
Photo by: Saint Mary's Athletics / Tod Fierner
MTEN | Gaels Take Down Wolfpack, 4-2
2/15/2020 7:50:00 PM | Men's Tennis
MORAGA, Calif. — Saint Mary's (3-4) pulled through in a close match against the Wolfpack to earn their third victory of the season at the Timothy Korth Tennis Complex, 4-2.
Nevada took the doubles point with tight set wins on courts 2 and 3. Both matches came down to wire with 7-5 and 6-4 decisions after Damon Kesaris and James Watt began the day with a 6-3 win as the No. 1 pair.
In singles, Kesaris made quick work of Nevada's Julien Evrard with a 6-0, 6-2 win on Court 1. Matis Bot would also win in straight sets as the No. 6 seed, 7-6(1), 6-2 and James Watt grinded out a three-set win to put the Gaels one win away from taking the match.
Nevada earned a win on Court 3 but Abishek Bastola would finish the match as he went three sets for a 6-2, 5-7, 6-1 victory.
Saint Mary's will take on UC Santa Cruz tomorrow to wrap up their weekend. First serve is set for 10 a.m.
RESULTS
DOUBLES
1. Kesaris/Watt (SMC) def Evrard/Nortey (NEV) 6-3
2. Motuzas/N'tcha (NEV) def. Reckow/Rincon (SMC) 7-5
3. Dudockin/Campi (NEV) def. Bot/Divkovic (SMC) 6-4
Order of finish: 1,3,2
SINGLES
1. D. Kesaris (SMC) def. J. Evrard (NEV) 6-0, 6-2
2. J. Watt (SMC) def. I. Nortey (NEV) 6-4, 4-6, 6-4
3. D. N'tcha (NEV) def. F. Rincon (SMC) 4-6, 6-0, 7-6(5)
4. D. Dudockin (NEV) led K. Divkovic (SMC) 7-6(5), 4-6, 1-0 unf.
5. A. Bastola (SMC) def. G. Motuzas (NEV) 6-2, 5-7, 6-1
6. M. Bot (SMC) def. B. Campi (NEV) 7-6(1), 6-2
Order of finish: 1,6,2,5,3
Nevada took the doubles point with tight set wins on courts 2 and 3. Both matches came down to wire with 7-5 and 6-4 decisions after Damon Kesaris and James Watt began the day with a 6-3 win as the No. 1 pair.
In singles, Kesaris made quick work of Nevada's Julien Evrard with a 6-0, 6-2 win on Court 1. Matis Bot would also win in straight sets as the No. 6 seed, 7-6(1), 6-2 and James Watt grinded out a three-set win to put the Gaels one win away from taking the match.
Nevada earned a win on Court 3 but Abishek Bastola would finish the match as he went three sets for a 6-2, 5-7, 6-1 victory.
Saint Mary's will take on UC Santa Cruz tomorrow to wrap up their weekend. First serve is set for 10 a.m.
RESULTS
DOUBLES
1. Kesaris/Watt (SMC) def Evrard/Nortey (NEV) 6-3
2. Motuzas/N'tcha (NEV) def. Reckow/Rincon (SMC) 7-5
3. Dudockin/Campi (NEV) def. Bot/Divkovic (SMC) 6-4
Order of finish: 1,3,2
SINGLES
1. D. Kesaris (SMC) def. J. Evrard (NEV) 6-0, 6-2
2. J. Watt (SMC) def. I. Nortey (NEV) 6-4, 4-6, 6-4
3. D. N'tcha (NEV) def. F. Rincon (SMC) 4-6, 6-0, 7-6(5)
4. D. Dudockin (NEV) led K. Divkovic (SMC) 7-6(5), 4-6, 1-0 unf.
5. A. Bastola (SMC) def. G. Motuzas (NEV) 6-2, 5-7, 6-1
6. M. Bot (SMC) def. B. Campi (NEV) 7-6(1), 6-2
Order of finish: 1,6,2,5,3
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