Sunday, February 17
Moraga, CA
1:00PM
Saint Mary's College of California
1
vs
6
Grand Canyon
MTEN | Gaels Drop First Home Match to GCU
2/17/2019 9:18:00 PM | Men's Tennis
Saint Mary's fell in their spring season home opener to the Lopes on Sunday.
MORAGA, Calif. — Saint Mary's (0-4) dropped Sunday's match against a tough Grand Canyon (6-1) team in the Gaels' first home contest of the season with a final score of 6-1.
Picking up the lone point for Saint Mary's was freshman David Abfalter who won in straight sets in the No. 6 singles spot, 7-5, 7-5. His opponent, Jakub Novak, had won three straight matches prior to running into Abfalter.
Both Abhishek Bastola and James Watt forced three sets in their respective matches but were edged in the final set. Matis Bot played in a marathon second set in his singles match but narrowly dropped the tiebreaker. Damon Kesaris and Daniel Krutik also took the court for Saint Mary's in solo play.
Bot and Bastola were leading in their doubles match against the tandem of Lang/Novak, 5-4, but their game was called before it could finish as the Lopes claimed the doubles point.
Grand Canyon 6, Saint Mary's 1
Korth Tennis Complex
Feb. 16, 2019
DOUBLES
1. Fucile/Rajaonah (GCU) def. Kesaris/Watt (SMC) 6-4
2. Bot/Bastola (SMC) led. Lang/Novak (GCU) 5-4, unfinished
3. Grego/Grant (GCU) def. Lee/Krutik (SMC) 6-3
SINGLES
1. Lorenzo Fucile (GCU) def. Damon Kesaris (SMC) 6-3, 6-2
2. Mathieu Rajaonah (GCU) def. Abhishek Bastola (SMC) 5-7, 6-1, 6-0
3. Valentin Lang (GCU) def. Matis Bot (SMC) 7-5, 7-6 (12-10)
4. Lucas Grego (GCU) def. Daniel Krutik (SMC) 6-0, 6-3
5. Freddie Grant (GCU) def. James Watt (SMC) 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
6. David Abfalter (SMC) def. Jakub Novak (GCU) 7-5, 7-5
Order of Finish: Doubles (1, 3) - Singles (1, 4, 6, 5, 3, 2)
UP NEXT: NEVADA
Saint Mary's will travel to Reno for their next contest on Sunday against the Wolfpack. More information can be found on the Gaels' schedule page.
Picking up the lone point for Saint Mary's was freshman David Abfalter who won in straight sets in the No. 6 singles spot, 7-5, 7-5. His opponent, Jakub Novak, had won three straight matches prior to running into Abfalter.
Both Abhishek Bastola and James Watt forced three sets in their respective matches but were edged in the final set. Matis Bot played in a marathon second set in his singles match but narrowly dropped the tiebreaker. Damon Kesaris and Daniel Krutik also took the court for Saint Mary's in solo play.
Bot and Bastola were leading in their doubles match against the tandem of Lang/Novak, 5-4, but their game was called before it could finish as the Lopes claimed the doubles point.
Grand Canyon 6, Saint Mary's 1
Korth Tennis Complex
Feb. 16, 2019
DOUBLES
1. Fucile/Rajaonah (GCU) def. Kesaris/Watt (SMC) 6-4
2. Bot/Bastola (SMC) led. Lang/Novak (GCU) 5-4, unfinished
3. Grego/Grant (GCU) def. Lee/Krutik (SMC) 6-3
SINGLES
1. Lorenzo Fucile (GCU) def. Damon Kesaris (SMC) 6-3, 6-2
2. Mathieu Rajaonah (GCU) def. Abhishek Bastola (SMC) 5-7, 6-1, 6-0
3. Valentin Lang (GCU) def. Matis Bot (SMC) 7-5, 7-6 (12-10)
4. Lucas Grego (GCU) def. Daniel Krutik (SMC) 6-0, 6-3
5. Freddie Grant (GCU) def. James Watt (SMC) 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
6. David Abfalter (SMC) def. Jakub Novak (GCU) 7-5, 7-5
Order of Finish: Doubles (1, 3) - Singles (1, 4, 6, 5, 3, 2)
UP NEXT: NEVADA
Saint Mary's will travel to Reno for their next contest on Sunday against the Wolfpack. More information can be found on the Gaels' schedule page.
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