Saturday, March 20
Reno, CA
12:00 PM
Saint Mary's College of California
4
at
1
Nevada
Photo by: Saint Mary's Athletics / Tod Fierner
MTEN | Big Singles Play Leads to 4-1 Win Over Wolfpack
3/20/2021 7:13:00 PM | Men's Tennis
RENO, Nev. — After a short snow delay, Saint Mary's took on Nevada and posted a 4-1 road win to snap a three-match losing skid. The Gaels improved to 3-8 with the victory.
SMC won the first doubles match of the day as Damon Kesaris and Fabian Roensdorf took a 6-2 set on Court 2 but the Gaels were edged in close matches on Courts 1 and 3 to fall behind 1-0.
Saint Mary's ended up not needing the doubles point however as they rolled to four straight wins in singles to take the match. Roensdorf was the first finisher with a 6-4, 6-2 decision as the team's No. 3 player and was followed shortly by Matis Bot who breezed to a 6-1, 6-2 win on Court 4.
No. 23 Kesaris also took down his opponent in straight sets 6-3, 6-1 as the Gaels' top singles player and then James Watt completed the singles sweep with a come-from-behind 5-7, 6-4, 6-3 win against Isaac Nortey on Court 2.
SMC was narrowly defeated by Nevada less than a week prior at the Golden Gate Invitational in Sacramento, 4-3.
Saint Mary's will look to build upon Saturday's win as they head to Utah next week for a two-match road trip. SMC faces off with Utah State on Thursday at 1 p.m. before opening West Coast Conference action at Brigham Young the following day at noon.
RESULTS
Saint Mary's 4, Nevada 1
SINGLES
1. #23 Damon Kesaris (SMC) def. N'Tcha, Delmas (NEV) 6-3, 6-1
2. James Watt (SMC) def. Nortey, Isaac (NEV) 5-7, 6-4, 6-3
3. Fabian Roensdorf (SMC) def. Batalla, Juan (NEV) 6-4, 6-2
4. Matis Bot (SMC) def. Marchand, Ambroise (NEV) 6-1, 6-2
5. Campi, Benjamin (NEV) vs. Boris Reckow (SMC) 6-7, 7-5, 2-1, unfinished
6. Coupu, Matheo (NEV) vs. Felipe Rincon (SMC) 6-2, 3-6, 4-3, unfinished
Order of finish: 3,4,1,2
DOUBLES
1. Batalla, Juan/Nortey, Isaac (NEV) def. James Watt/Boris Reckow (SMC) 6-4
2. Damon Kesaris/Fabian Roensdorf (SMC) def. N'Tcha, Delmas/Motuzas, Gvidas (NEV) 6-2
3. Campi, Benjamin/Zisswiller, Loris (NEV) def. Caelan Potts/Matis Bot (SMC) 7-6 (7-4)
Order of finish: 2,1,3
#GaelsRise
SMC won the first doubles match of the day as Damon Kesaris and Fabian Roensdorf took a 6-2 set on Court 2 but the Gaels were edged in close matches on Courts 1 and 3 to fall behind 1-0.
Saint Mary's ended up not needing the doubles point however as they rolled to four straight wins in singles to take the match. Roensdorf was the first finisher with a 6-4, 6-2 decision as the team's No. 3 player and was followed shortly by Matis Bot who breezed to a 6-1, 6-2 win on Court 4.
No. 23 Kesaris also took down his opponent in straight sets 6-3, 6-1 as the Gaels' top singles player and then James Watt completed the singles sweep with a come-from-behind 5-7, 6-4, 6-3 win against Isaac Nortey on Court 2.
SMC was narrowly defeated by Nevada less than a week prior at the Golden Gate Invitational in Sacramento, 4-3.
Saint Mary's will look to build upon Saturday's win as they head to Utah next week for a two-match road trip. SMC faces off with Utah State on Thursday at 1 p.m. before opening West Coast Conference action at Brigham Young the following day at noon.
RESULTS
Saint Mary's 4, Nevada 1
SINGLES
1. #23 Damon Kesaris (SMC) def. N'Tcha, Delmas (NEV) 6-3, 6-1
2. James Watt (SMC) def. Nortey, Isaac (NEV) 5-7, 6-4, 6-3
3. Fabian Roensdorf (SMC) def. Batalla, Juan (NEV) 6-4, 6-2
4. Matis Bot (SMC) def. Marchand, Ambroise (NEV) 6-1, 6-2
5. Campi, Benjamin (NEV) vs. Boris Reckow (SMC) 6-7, 7-5, 2-1, unfinished
6. Coupu, Matheo (NEV) vs. Felipe Rincon (SMC) 6-2, 3-6, 4-3, unfinished
Order of finish: 3,4,1,2
DOUBLES
1. Batalla, Juan/Nortey, Isaac (NEV) def. James Watt/Boris Reckow (SMC) 6-4
2. Damon Kesaris/Fabian Roensdorf (SMC) def. N'Tcha, Delmas/Motuzas, Gvidas (NEV) 6-2
3. Campi, Benjamin/Zisswiller, Loris (NEV) def. Caelan Potts/Matis Bot (SMC) 7-6 (7-4)
Order of finish: 2,1,3
#GaelsRise
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,1,3
#1 Singles Match
12
66
Delmas N'tcha / 0 [NEV]
31
#2 Singles Match
123
566
Isaac Nortey / 0 [NEV]
743
#3 Singles Match
12
66
Juan Batalla / 0 [NEV]
42
#4 Singles Match
12
66
Ambroise Marchand / 0 [NEV]
12
#5 Singles Match
1234
7510
Benjamin Campi / 0 [NEV]
672UF
#6 Singles Match
1234
2630
Matheo Coupu / 0 [NEV]
634UF
Order of Finish:
3,4,1,2
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