MTEN | Gaels Fall to No. 25 BYU - SMC California Athletics

Saturday, March 16

Provo, UT

11:00 AM

Saint Mary's College of California

BYU

Photo by: Saint Mary's Athletics / Tod Fierner

MTEN | Gaels Fall to No. 25 BYU

3/16/2019 11:14:00 PM | Men's Tennis

Saint Mary's picked up a point against the Cougars but would eventually fall on the road.

PROVO, Utah — Saint Mary's (2-9, 0-1 WCC) faced on against No. 25 BYU (13-2, 1-0 WCC) on the road on Saturday but fell against the top-ranked WCC team, 4-1.

Matis Bot had a strong day for the Gaels on both the singles and doubles courts. Partnering with Abhishek Bastola, he led BYU's top tandem 5-2 before the match was called. In singles play, Bot took down Sam Tullis in straight sets to grab the Gaels' only point of the day.

Bastola also forced three sets with his opponent Jeffrey Hsu on Court 2 after the Gaels' junior won the first set 6-3.

The Gaels return to Moraga on Friday for a showdown with Santa Clara. More information can be found on the team's schedule page.

RESULTS
No. 25 BYU 4, Saint Mary's 1

SINGLES
1. Sean Hill (BYU) def. JAMES WATT (SMC) 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
2. Jeffrey Hsu (BYU) def. ABHISHEK BASTOLA (SMC) 3-6, 6-1, 6-3
3. MATIS BOT (SMC) def. Sam Tullis (BYU) 7-6 (7-4), 6-3
4. Ben Gajardo (BYU) def. DANIEL KRUTIK (SMC) 6-2, 6-1
5. Matthew Pearce (BYU) vs. DAVID ABFALTER (SMC) 6-2, unfinished
6. David Ball (BYU) vs. BORIS RECKOW (SMC) 2-2, unfinished
Order of finish: 4,3,1,2

DOUBLES
1. MATIS BOT/ABHISHEK BASTOLA (SMC) vs. Sean Hill/Jeffrey Hsu (BYU) 5-2
2. Sam Tullis/Ben Gajardo (BYU) def. DAVID ABFALTER/JAMES WATT (SMC) 6-2
3. Mateo Vereau/Matthew Pearce (BYU) def. DANIEL KRUTIK/ANDY WATTERSON (SMC) 6-2
Order of finish: 2,3