MTEN | Gaels Pick Up Win Against Zags, 4-2

Friday, April 23

Moraga, CA

1:00 PM

Saint Mary's College of California

Gonzaga

Photo by: Saint Mary's Athletics / Tod Fierner

MTEN | Gaels Pick Up Win Against Zags, 4-2

4/23/2021 7:09:00 PM | Men's Tennis

Box Score

MORAGA, Calif. — The Gaels picked up an impressive win over Gonzaga at Korth Tennis Complex in their penultimate match of the season. With the victory, SMC improved to 5-13 and 2-5 in West Coast Conference action.

Saint Mary's earned the doubles point after recording two close sets. The team's top tandem of James Watt and Boris Reckow got the ball rolling with a 6-4 win and shortly after, Damon Kesaris and Fabian Roensdorf secured the point with another 6-4 set on Court 2.

GU (12-11, 1-6 WCC) would tie the score up in singles with a win from their No. 5 player but SMC retook the Zags with wins on Courts 1 and 3. Matis Bot earned the 6-2, 7-5 win in the 3-slot. Roensdorf would clinch the match for Saint Mary's on Court 4 as he powered past his opponent in a three-setter, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3.

The Gaels wrap up their regular season tomorrow against Portland beginning at 1 p.m. The team will honor it's three seniors before the match as part of Senior Day festivities.

RESULTS
Saint Mary's 4, Gonzaga 2

DOUBLES
1. James Watt/Boris Reckow (SMC) def. McDONALD, Theo/ANDERSSON, Oliver (GON) 6-4
2. Damon Kesaris/Matis Bot (SMC) def. HOLLINGWORTH, M./PERKINS, Matthew (GON) 6-4
3. Fabian Roensdorf/Felipe Rincon (SMC) vs. TRKULJA, Sasha/ROIDER, Leon (GON) 5-6, unfinished
Order of finish: 1,2

SINGLES
1. Damon Kesaris (SMC) def. HOLLINGWORTH, M. (GON) 6-2, 6-3
2. TRKULJA, Sasha (GON) def. James Watt (SMC) 6-3, 6-7, 6-2
3. Matis Bot (SMC) def. ANDERSSON, Oliver (GON) 6-2, 7-5
4. Fabian Roensdorf (SMC) def. ROIDER, Leon (GON) 6-4, 4-6, 6-3
5. GOMEZ GALVAN, Pablo (GON) def. Caelan Potts (SMC) 6-0, 6-1
6. Felipe Rincon (SMC) vs. PERKINS, Matthew (GON) 7-5, 3-6, 3-4, unfinished
Order of finish: 5,1,3,2,4

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