MTEN | Gaels Cruise Past Holy Names, 5-2 - SMC California Athletics

Thursday, February 21

Moraga, CA

2:30 PM

Saint Mary's College of California

Holy Names

MTEN | Gaels Cruise Past Holy Names, 5-2

2/22/2019 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis

Saint Mary's picked up their first win of the spring by taking down the Hawks in Moraga.

MORAGA, Calif. — Saint Mary's picked up a comfortable 5-2 win on Thursday against Div. II Holy Names at the Timothy Korth Tennis Complex.

The Gaels opened up the afternoon by sweeping doubles competition. Damon Kesaris and James Watt represented the top Saint Mary's duo and won 6-3 over the tandem of Vinee-Munoz/Colpart. SMC's other duos, Abhishek Bastola/Matis Bot and Daniel Krutik/David Abfalter, each won 6-1 in their respective matches.

Saint Mary's claimed four more wins in singles. Kesaris and Krutik both won their matches in straight sets while Watt and Bot battled into the third set to secure the win for the Gaels.

Saint Mary's 5, Holy Names 2
Korth Tennis Complex
Feb. 21, 2019

DOUBLES

Kesaris/Watt (SMC) def. Vinee-Munoz/Colpart (HNU) 6-3
Bastola/Bot (SMC) def. Fragalle/Giesberts (HNU) 6-1
Krutik/Abfalter (SMC) def. Luque/Baranyi (HNU) 6-1

Order of finish: 2,3,1

SINGLES

Damon Kesaris (SMC) def. Vinee-Munoz (HNU) 6-4, 6-1
Colpart (HNU) def. Abhishek Bastola (SMC) 5-7, 6-2, 10-1
James Watt (SMC) def. Giesberts (HNU) 6-3, 3-6, 6-2
Matis Bot (SMC) def. Baranyi (HNU) 3-6, 6-3, 6-2
Daniel Krutik (SMC) def. Luque (HNU) 6-4, 6-3
Achenbach (HNU) def. David Abfalter (SMC)1-6, 6-2, 6-2

Order of finish: 1,5,3,2,6,4

UP NEXT: NEVADA
The Gaels will travel to Reno to take on Nevada on Saturday. More information can be found on the team's schedule page.