MTEN | Gaels Battle Waves in Tough Home Contest

Saturday, March 31

Moraga, Calif.

2:00 PM

Saint Mary's College of California

Pepperdine

MTEN | Gaels Battle Waves in Tough Home Contest

3/31/2018 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis

March 31, 2018

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MORAGA, Calif. - In a high energy, passionate match, Saint Mary's men's tennis (3-13, 0-4 WCC) forced tough matches but ultimately fell to Pepperdine (4-12, 1-2 WCC), 4-1 at Timothy Korth Tennis Courts on Saturday afternoon.

Pepperdine won the important doubles point after securing wins on courts 1 and 3. The Waves top duo handed Damon Kesaris and Nash Vollenweider their first conference loss of the season with the 6-2 score.

Down 3-0, Saint Mary's got on the board as Kesaris won his contest in straight sets on court 1. The second year player is now 11-3 in the dual season and has won his last five contests.

Senior Nash Vollenweider battled back after dropping the first set, and won the second set, 6-4, in an unfinished match.

The Gaels will be back in action on Thursday, April 5 at home versus BYU. First serve is set for 2 p.m. PDT.

Pepperdine 4, Saint Mary's 1
Timothy Korth Tennis Complex
March 31, 2018

Doubles
1. Lautaro Pane/Dane Esses (PEPP) def. Damon Kesaris/Nash Vollenweider (SMC) 6-2
2. Chambers Easterling/Jacob Lagman (SMC) vs. Brian Berdusco/Max Mendelsohn (PEPP) 4-4, unfinished
3. Yusuf Khamis/Dennis Uspensky (PEPP) def. Matthew Campana/Matis Bot (SMC) 6-3

Singles
1. Damon Kesaris (SMC) def. Uspensky (PEPP) 6-3, 6-4
2. Nash Vollenweider (SMC) vs. Khamis (PEPP) 4-6, 6-4, unfinished
3. Esses (PEPP) def. Matthew Campana (SMC) 7-6, 6-2
4. Berdusco (PEPP) def. Matis Bot (SMC) 6-2, 6-4
5. Pane (PEPP) def. Chambers Easterling (SMC) 6-1, 6-4
6. Daniel Krutik (SMC) vs. Mendelsohn (PEPP) 6-2, 1-6, unfinished

Order of Finish: Doubles (1, 3) Singles (5, 4, 1, 3)