MTEN | SMC Battles To Final Set with Nevada in 4-3 Loss

Sunday, March 14

Sacramento, CA

9:00 AM

Saint Mary's College of California

Nevada

Photo by: Saint Mary's Athletics / Tod Fierner

MTEN | SMC Battles To Final Set with Nevada in 4-3 Loss

3/14/2021 8:29:00 PM | Men's Tennis

Box Score

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Saint Mary's (2-7) went down to the wire with Nevada (3-4) on Sunday at the Golden Gate Invitational in Sacramento but came up just short in a close 4-3 loss.

The Gaels picked up the doubles point with wins on Courts 2 and 3. The team's third tandem of Matis Bot and Caelan Potts had a dominating 6-0 performance to get the ball rolling and then Damon Kesaris and Fabian Roensdorf secured the point in the final doubles match with a 6-2 decision.

Nevada took a 2-1 lead in the match with singles wins from their No. 4 and 5 players but the Gaels answered back with a win from No. 23 Kesaris to tie things back up. The senior won in straight sets 7-5, 6-3 for his second straight set win in as many days.

Nevada moved up again 3-2 after getting a win from their 3-seed but James Watt tied things for Saint Mary's shortly after in a close three-set battle, 6-4, 6-7, 7-5. The Wolfpack ultimately won the match after eeking out a 2-6, 6-4, 6-3 win on Court 6.

The Gaels' road trip continues this week with a Wednesday match against Stanford. The action begins at 2 p.m. and fans can follow along by clicking the links on the team's schedule page.

RESULTS
Nevada 4, Saint Mary's 2

DOUBLES
1. Isaac Nortey/Juan Batalla (NEV) def. James Watt/Boris Reckow (SMC) 6-4
2. Damon Kesaris/Fabian Roensdorf (SMC) def. Matheo Coupu/Delmas N'tcha (NEV) 6-2
3. Matis Bot/Caelan Potts (SMC) def. Loris Zisswiller/Satchel Benn (NEV) 6-0
Order of finish: 3,1,2

SINGLES
1. #23 Damon Kesaris (SMC) def. Delmas N'tcha (NEV) 7-5, 6-3
2. James Watt (SMC) def. Isaac Nortey (NEV) 6-4, 6-7, 7-5
3. Juan Batalla (NEV) def. Fabian Roensdorf (SMC) 6-3, 7-6
4. Benjamin Campi (NEV) def. Karlo Divkovic (SMC) 7-6 (7-5), retired
5. Ambroise Marchand (NEV) def. Matis Bot (SMC) 6-4, 6-2
6. Matheo Coupu (NEV) def. Andy Watterson (SMC) 2-6, 6-4, 6-3
Order of finish: 4,5,1,3,2,6

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