{"id":622563,"date":"2026-04-22T01:37:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T01:37:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/622563\/"},"modified":"2026-04-22T01:37:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T01:37:09","slug":"mens-tennis-has-five-aggies-earn-all-mountain-west-honors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/622563\/","title":{"rendered":"Men\u2019s Tennis has Five Aggies Earn All-Mountain West Honors"},"content":{"rendered":"

LOGAN, Utah –\u00a0Utah State had five men’s tennis players receive all-Mountain West recognition, it was announced Tuesday as the league released its all-conference teams. Senior Jean-Baptiste Badon<\/a> and sophomores Xavier Calvelo<\/a> and Roman Venger<\/a> each earned spots on the All-MW Singles Team while Badon and sophomore Dmitri Goubin<\/a> plus Calvelo and freshman Jakub Medved<\/a> were named to the All-MW Doubles Team.<\/p>\n

Calvelo and Medved posted a 9-3 record as a doubles duo this season while playing exclusively at the No. 1 position. The pair has gone 3-3 during conference play and has clinched the doubles point on three occasions this season.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Badon and Goubin have compiled a 9-1 record in doubles this season, including a 5-1 mark during conference play, with every match coming at the second position of the lineup. The duo has recorded the clinching point for doubles a team-high six times this season. Goubin also received all-MW honors in doubles play last season as a freshman.<\/p>\n

Badon has also led the Aggies in singles this season, posting a 10-7 record while manning the No. 1 position in the lineup. Badon has gone undefeated in MW action, going 4-0 and dropping only a single set while having a further three matches abandoned while up a set. Badon also held a one-set lead on UNLV’s Ilia Snitari, then ranked 61st\u00a0in the ITA rankings, before the match was abandoned in the second set.<\/p>\n

Calvelo has gone a team-best 16-2 in singles action this season while playing predominantly at the second position with the lone aberration being an appearance at No. 1 singles that ended one point away from victory. Calvelo is also undefeated in conference play, going 6-0 and six straight-set victories, and was in a second-set tiebreak in his seventh and final conference match in a bid for another victory.<\/p>\n

Venger has posted a 14-3 singles record while appearing at No. 3 and 4 singles. Venger has also gone unbeaten against MW opponents, going 5-0 and dropping only one set. He has also had a further two matches in conference play left abandoned while leading by a set.<\/p>\n

Next Up

\nUtah State\u00a0readies for the Mountain West Tournament at the Darling Tennis Center in Las Vegas on Wednesday through Friday, April 22-24. The top-seeded Aggies will begin in the first round against eighth-seeded Nevada on Wednesday at 2 p.m. (MT).

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\nFOLLOW ALONG

\nFans can follow USU’s men’s tennis team on Twitter @USUMensTennis, on Facebook at \/UtahStateMensTennis or on Instagram at USUMensTennis. Aggie fans can also follow the Utah State athletic program on Twitter, @USUAthletics, Facebook at \/USUAthletics and on Instagram, @USUAthletics.

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