MTEN | Gaels Drop Season Opener at No. 10 Stanford

Saturday, January 12

Stanford, CA

1:00PM

Saint Mary's College of California

Stanford

Photo by: Saint Mary's Athletics / Tod Fierner

MTEN | Gaels Drop Season Opener at No. 10 Stanford

1/13/2019 12:01:00 AM | Men's Tennis

Saint Mary's traveled to Stanford to begin their 2019 season but came up short, 7-0.

STANFORD, Calif. — Saint Mary's faced steep competition Saturday as they traveled across the bay to play No. 10 Stanford and were shutout by a 7-0 final score.

HOW IT HAPPENED
The Gaels nearly earned a win on the top doubles court as Matis Bot and Damon Kesaris paired up against the Cardinal's top duo of Kumar/Sah but fell, 7-5.

In singles' action, Saint Mary's faced off against three ranked players but were overcome in all three matches. On Court 4, freshman David Abfalter kept a close first set against Michael Genender but would eventually drop the match, 7-5, 6-1. Newcomer James Watt also got his first taste of collegiate tennis on Court 6.

RESULTS

DOUBLES
1) Kumar/Sah (STAN) d. Bot/Damon Kesaris (SMC) 7-5
2) Geller/Rotsaert (STAN) d. Bastola/Krutik (SMC) 6-2
3) Genender/Genesen (STAN) d. Abfalter/Watt (SMC) 6-2
Order of Finish: 2, 3, 1

SINGLES
1) No. 20 Axel Geller (STAN) d. Matis Bot (SMC) 6-1, 6-0
2) No. 64 Alexandre Rotsaert (STAN) d. Abhishek Bastola (SMC) 6-1, 6-0
3) No. 101 William Genesen (STAN) d. Daniel Krutik (SMC) 6-1, 6-1
4) Michael Genender (STAN) d. David Abfalter (SMC) 7-5, 6-1
5) Jack Barber (STAN) d. Brian Lee (SMC) 6-2, 6-1
6) Timothy Sah (STAN) d. James Watt (SMC) 6-2, 6-3
Order of Finish: 1, 2, 5, 6, 3, 4

UP NEXT: UC IRVINE
The Gaels will stay on the road for their next match against UC Irvine on Feb.1. More information about the contest can be found on the men's tennis schedule.