SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Saint Mary's men's tennis (0-3) battled hard on Sunday afternoon, but dropped a 6-1 decision to Sacramento (3-4) at the Sacramento State Tennis Courts.

On Court 1, Junior Damon Kesaris was the lone Gael who picked up a win for Saint Mary's as he cruised to a 6-3, 6-1 victory over his opponent. The win was the first of the season for the South Africa native.

James Watt played a hard-fought match in singles play as he defeated his opposition, 6-4, in the first set of the contest. The freshman kept a close second and third set, but would eventually drop the match, 6-3, 6-4, respectively.

Sacramento 6, Saint Mary's 1
Sacramento State Tennis Courts
Feb. 10, 2019

RESULTS

SINGLES
1) Kesaris (SMC) def. Miller (SAC) 6-3, 6-1
2) Chabut (SAC) def. Bot (SMC) 6-4, 6-3
3) Legaspi (SAC) def. Bastola (SMC) 7-6 (7-0), 6-1
4) Gjerdaker (SAC) def. Krutik (SMC) 6-2, 6-0
5) Hall (SAC) def. Watt (SMC) 4-6, 6-3, 6-4
6) Snowdon-Poole SAC) def. Abfalter (SMC) 6-2, 7-5

DOUBLES
1) Losbergs/Chabut (SAC) def. Bot/Kesaris (SMC) 6-3
2) Hall/Snowdon-Poole (SAC) def. Bastola/Krutik (SMC) 6-3
3) Miller/Legaspi (SAC) def. Abfalter/Watt (SMC) 6-2

UP NEXT: GRAND CANYON
The Gaels will host Grand Canyon on Feb. 17 beginning at 1 p.m. More information about the contest can be found on the men's tennis schedule.