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MTEN | Aggies Overcome Gaels in Sacramento

Saint Mary's dropped their second match of Friday against New Mexico State.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Saint Mary's (1-8) dropped their second match on Friday with a 4-2 loss against New Mexico State (6-6) at the Golden Gate Invitational.

Damon Kesaris and James Watt won their doubles match as the Gaels' top tandem but SMC was narrowly defeated on Court 2 and 3 to drop the doubles point.

Kesaris came back after falling in a close first set with two 6-0 sets to win in singles. Matis Bot also won a three-set battle on Court 4 and Abhishek Bastola led in his match before it was called.

DOUBLES
1. Damon Kesaris/James Watt (SMC) def. Menard, Louis/Asmar, Enrique (NMSU) 6-0
2. de Haan, Stijn/Simecek, Martin (NMSU) def. Abhishek Bastola/Matis Bot (SMC) 7-5
3. Buitrago, Nicolas/Flores, Luis (NMSU) def. Daniel Krutik/Andy Watterson (SMC) 7-6

SINGLES
1. Damon Kesaris (SMC) def. de Haan, Stijn (NMSU) 4-6, 6-0, 6-0
2. Menard, Louis (NMSU) def. James Watt (SMC) 6-3, 6-4
3. Abhishek Bastola (SMC) vs. Simecek, Martin (NMSU) 5-4, unfinished
4. Matis Bot (SMC) def. Asmar, Enrique (NMSU) 5-7, 6-1, 6-3
5. Buitrago, Nicolas (NMSU) def. Brian Lee (SMC) 6-4, 1-6, 6-3
6. Flores, Luis (NMSU) def. David Abfalter (SMC) 6-7, 6-1, 6-3

UP NEXT: CALIFORNIA
Saint Mary's will play their rescheduled match against Cal on Monday in Berkeley. More information for the game can be found on the team's schedule page.
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Players Mentioned

Matis Bot

Matis Bot

6' 1"
Junior
Damon Kesaris

Damon Kesaris

6' 0"
Junior
Daniel Krutik

Daniel Krutik

5' 8"
Senior
Brian Lee

Brian Lee

6' 0"
Senior
Andy Watterson

Andy Watterson

5' 11"
Redshirt Freshman
Abhishek Bastola

Abhishek Bastola

Junior
James Watt

James Watt

6' 9"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Matis Bot

Matis Bot

6' 1"
Junior
Damon Kesaris

Damon Kesaris

6' 0"
Junior
Daniel Krutik

Daniel Krutik

5' 8"
Senior
Brian Lee

Brian Lee

6' 0"
Senior
Andy Watterson

Andy Watterson

5' 11"
Redshirt Freshman
Abhishek Bastola

Abhishek Bastola

Junior
James Watt

James Watt

6' 9"
Freshman