FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (February 27, 2026) – The Northern Arizona men's tennis team secured all but one point up for grabs in its Big Sky Conference opening match as it took down Idaho State, 6-1.
NAU improves to 6-4 and 1-0 in league action while ISU falls to 3-6 and 0-1 in the Big Sky.
The match began with competitive action in doubles play, as the point came down to the victors of court three.
Jakub Jedrzejczak and
Jakub Volesky trailed 5-3, but rallied and took their court and the doubles point for NAU with a 7-6(7-3) tiebreaker win.
With the 1-0 lead, Jedrzejczak continued working as he took a win in straight sets on court two.
Felix Neumeister followed his lead, going for a 6-4, 6-3 win on court five to put NAU on the verge of the clinch.
Volesky then fought back after a 6-1 second set loss to win his match in three sets on court three for the clinch as NAU took the 4-0 lead.
Tens and
Noa Tcherniack then wrapped up the scoring for the day with three-set wins on courts six and one.
The Lumberjacks extend their home winning streak to 34 matches, dating back to early in the 2023 season.
DOUBLES DRAWS
1
Takumi Katsuda and
Vincent Vohl (NAU) def. Lewie Bouman and Sep de Visser (ISU) 6-4
2 Jack Calleri and V. De Pellegrin (ISU) def.
Noa Tcherniack and
Daniels Tens (NAU) 6-1
3
Jakub Jedrzejczak and
Jakub Volesky (NAU) def. Tyler Dalos and Quentin Lamothe (ISU) 7-6 [7-3]
SINGLES DRAWS
1
Noa Tcherniack (NAU) def. V. De Pellegrin (ISU) 6-3 2-6 7-6
2
Jakub Jedrzejczak (NAU) def. Sam Wensley (ISU) 6-2 6-1
3
Jakub Volesky (NAU) def. Sep de Visser (ISU) 6-4 1-6 6-1
4 Hayden Ciguenza (ISU) def.
Takumi Katsuda (NAU)
5
Felix Neumeister (NAU) def. Lewie Bouman (ISU) 6-4 6-3
6
Daniels Tens (NAU) def. Tyler Dalos (ISU) 6-4 4-6 6-4
Order of finish: Singles -- 2 5 3 6 1 4 ; Doubles -- 2 1 3
NAU returns to action next week as it hosts Denver on Saturday, March 7 at 5 p.m. MST.
