(Moscow, ID) Sophomore Rafael Bonnet de Larbogne opened the 2025 LC State Men’s Tennis season with a singles win over his opponent from NCAA Division I Idaho on Saturday. The victory scored the lone point for the Warriors in their 6-1 loss to the Vandals in Moscow.
The freshman duo of Pablo Herrera and Giacomo Moreira battled in their No. 1 doubles match before falling 6-4. Alvaro Camino and Nell Rollin finished with the same score in No. 3 doubles, while senior Austin Swing and freshman Gautam Balakrishnan dropped their No. 2 matchup 6-3.
Bonnet de Larbogne won his No. 6 singles match with a three-set battle. He dropped the opening frame 6-3 and bounced back for a 6-2 win in the second set. A tie-breaker decided set three which the sophomore won 10-5.
Moreira put up a strong fight in the No. 3 slot where he lost 6-3, 6-4. Rollin, playing in the No. 4 spot, pushed his first set to a tiebreak before dropping the match 7-6(7), 6-1.
RESULTS
Doubles
1. Francisco Gay/Noe De Col (UI) def. Pablo Herrera/Giacomo Moreira (LCSC) 6-4
2. Chetanna Amadike/Sebastian Medica (UI) def. Austin Swing/Gautam Balakrishnan (LCSC) 6-3
3. Eric Wang/Yu Shun Lai (UI) def. Alvaro Camino/Nell Rollin (LCSC) 6-4
Singles
1. Chetanna Amadike (UI) def. Pablo Herrera (LCSC) 6-1, 6-0
2. Yu Shun Lai (UI) def. Austin Swing (LCSC) 6-0, 6-2
3. Nie De Col (UI) def. Giacomo Moreira (LCSC) 6-3, 6-4
4. Gabriel Moroder (UI) def. Nell Rollin (LCSC) 7-6(7), 6-1
5. Eric Wang (UI) def. Gautam Balakrishnan (LCSC) 6-0, 6-3
6. Rafael Bonnet de Larbogne (LCSC) def. Shane Gardner (UI) 3-6, 6-2, 10-5
UP NEXT
The Warriors host the spring home opener against NCAA Division III Whitworth on Feb. 9.
