{"id":193936,"date":"2025-10-06T22:06:19","date_gmt":"2025-10-06T22:06:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/193936\/"},"modified":"2025-10-06T22:06:19","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T22:06:19","slug":"baker-and-tallakson-win-doubles-championship-at-mw-fall-qualifiers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/193936\/","title":{"rendered":"Baker and Tallakson Win Doubles Championship at MW Fall Qualifiers"},"content":{"rendered":"

LAS VEGAS \u2013 Carson Baker<\/a> and Avery Tallakson<\/a> claimed the Mountain West Fall Qualifiers doubles title, and Tallakson finished as the runner-up in singles as action concluded Monday afternoon.<\/p>\n

The victory secures Baker and Tallakson a spot at the ITA Conference Masters, Nov. 6-9, in Los Angeles, California, where they will compete for a chance to play in the NCAA Championships.<\/p>\n

In their first tournament as a pair, Baker and Tallakson opened with 8-6 and 8-2 victories over Utah State and San Diego State, respectively. They then faced No. 2 seed Jakub Prachar and Tyler Waddock of New Mexico, edging out a 7-6(4), 6-4 win. In the title match, the pair powered past Grand Canyon’s Daniel Jankoski and Brice Patoux, 6-4, 6-4, to claim the tournament victory.<\/p>\n

In singles, Tallakson earned consecutive wins over Matthew Staton of Air Force, Daniel Jankoski of GCU, Vitaliy Horovoy of UNLV, and Philip Bosin of New Mexico to earn a spot in the championship. He battled but ultimately fell to UNLV’s Ilia Snitari 6-4, 6-2, finishing second.<\/p>\n

Notables:

\n\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Carson Baker<\/a> and Avery Tallakson<\/a> punched their ticket to the ITA Conference Masters.

\n\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Baker and Tallakson are now 4-0 as a pair.

\n\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Tallakson improved to 5-1 in singles on the season while finishing runner-up.

\n\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Baker reached the quarterfinals in singles.

\n\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Between tournament and extra matches, Filip Soderqvist<\/a> earned four singles wins.

\n\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Stewart Aronson<\/a> and Filip Soderqvist<\/a> reached the quarterfinals in doubles.

\n\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0The Broncos finished with 18 total wins across the four days of action.<\/p>\n

Quotable:

\n“Overall, the team had a great tournament. Avery really stepped up and proved he’s one of the best players in college tennis. Carson and Avery performed great in doubles as well. They played together all week and had each other’s backs when one guy was off. \u00a0They were aggressive and took the net early in the finals. We are happy with how the guys competed all weekend in singles too. 18 total wins on the weekend and a trophy. Go Broncos!” -Boise State Men’s Tennis Head Coach Luke Shields<\/a><\/p>\n

What’s Next

\n\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0The Broncos will compete in the ITA Mountain Region Championships in Las Vegas, Nevada, Oct. 15-20.<\/p>\n

Full Results

\nSingles

\nOct. 3

\nR32: Andreas Loizas (GCU) def. Stewart Aronson<\/a> (BOI) 6-3, 3-6, 7-6(5)

\nR32: Carson Baker<\/a> (BOI) def. Alex Fritzinger (AFA) 6-3, 6-3

\nR32: Filip Soderqvist<\/a> (BOI) def. Rayen Hermassi (NEV) 6-1, 3-6, 6-4

\nR32: Avery Tallakson<\/a> (BOI) def. Matthew Staton (AFA) 6-2, 6-3

\nR16: Carson Baker<\/a> (BOI) def. Roman Venger (USU) 4-6, 6-3, 6-4

\nR16: Xavier Calvelo (USU) def. Filip Soderqvist<\/a> (BOI) 7-6(5), 7-6(5)

\nR16: Avery Tallakson<\/a> (BOI) def. Daniel Jankoski (GCU) 6-4, 7-5<\/p>\n

Consolation:

\nStewart Aronson<\/a> (BOI) def. Caden Lee (AFA) 6-3, 6-1<\/p>\n

Oct. 4

\nQF: Philip Bosin (UNM) def. Carson Baker<\/a> (BOI) 6-4, 4-6, 6-4

\nQF: Avery Tallakson<\/a> (BOI) def. Vitaliy Horovoy (UNLV) 6-1, 6-3

\nQF Shootout: Vitaliy Horovoy (UNLV) def. Carson Baker<\/a> (BOI)<\/p>\n

Consolation:

\nStewart Aronson<\/a> (BOI) def. Axel Huysmans (NEV) 6-4, 5-7, 10-4

\nFilip Soderqvist<\/a> (BOI) def. Matthew Staton (AFA) 6-2, 6-3<\/p>\n

Oct. 5

\nSF: Avery Tallakson<\/a> (BOI) def. Philip Bosin (UNM) 7-6(4), 6-4<\/p>\n

Consolation:

\nTristan Beard (GCU) def. Stewart Aronson<\/a> (BOI) 5-7, 6-3, 1-0(3)

\nFilip Soderqvist<\/a> (BOI) def. Andreas Loizas (GCU) 6-4, 6-2<\/p>\n

Oct. 6

\nF: Illia Snitari (UNLV) def. Avery Tallakson<\/a> (BOI) 6-4, 6-2<\/p>\n

Consolation:

\nStewart Aronson<\/a> (BOI) def. Roman Venger (USU) 6-3, 7-5

\nFilip Soderqvist<\/a> (BOI) def. Jakub Medved (USU) 6-0, 6-1<\/p>\n

Doubles

\nOct. 3

\nR16: Cason Baker \/ Avery Tallakson<\/a> (BOI) def. Jean-Baptiste Badon \/ Jakub Medved (USU) 8-6

\nR16: Stewart Aronson<\/a> \/ Filip Soderqvist<\/a> (BOI) def. Illia Maksymchuk \/ Ilia Snitari (UNLV) walkover<\/p>\n

Oct. 4

\nQF: Carson Baker<\/a> \/ Avery Tallakson<\/a> (BOI) def. Brock Anderson \/ Imran Daniel Abdul Hazli (SDSU) 8-2

\nQF: Daniel Jankoski \/ Brice Patoux (GCU) def. Stewart Aronson<\/a> \/ Filip Soderqvist<\/a> (BOI) 8-3<\/p>\n

Oct. 5

\nSF: Carson Baker<\/a> \/ Avery Tallakson<\/a> (BOI) def. Jakub Prachar \/ Tyler Waddock (UNM) 7-6(5), 6-4<\/p>\n

Oct. 6

\nF: Carson Baker<\/a> \/ Avery Tallakson<\/a> (BOI) def. Daniel Jankoski \/ Brice Patoux (GCU) 6-4, 6-4

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