MTEN | Nail Biter Goes Sac State's Way on Sunday

Sunday, February 20

Moraga, CA

1:00 p.m.

Saint Mary's College of California

Sacramento State

Photo by: Saint Mary's Athletics / Tod Fierner

MTEN | Nail Biter Goes Sac State's Way on Sunday

2/21/2022 11:08:00 AM | Men's Tennis

MORAGA, Calif. - Saint Mary's Men's Tennis got in a back-and-forth affair with Sacramento State on Sunday afternoon, but the Hornets hung on to top the Gaels 4-3 at the Korth Tennis Complex.

Five of the six singles matches lasted three sets, as the Gaels cut into the deficit to make it 2-1 Hornets after James Watt defeated Mark Keki at No. 1 by a 3-6, 6-2, 7-6 (5) score. It took a big comeback by Mate Voros to put the Hornets up, 3-1, as he came back from a 5-2 deficit in the third set against Caelan Potts to win 4-6, 6-3, 7-5.

Saint Mary's tied things at 3-3 after Carlos Ramos Membrives beat Ori Maior 4-6, 6-2, 6-2 and Thibaud Maxant topped Rudolfs Aksenoks 3-6, 6-4, 6-3. It all came down to Karlo Divkovic against Jan Silva, with Sliva providing the match clinching point for the Hornets with a 6-2, 5-7, and 6-0 in the third set.

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The Gaels will play on Saturday and Sunday this coming weekend, going down to Stanford for a 1:00 p.m. start on Saturday and hosting Nevada at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday.

Sacramento State 4, Saint Mary's 3

Singles competition

1. James Watt (SMC) def. Keki, Mark (SAC) 3-6, 6-2, 7-6 (7-5)

2. Voros, Mate (SAC) def. Caelan Potts (SMC) 4-6, 6-3, 7-5

3. Silva, Jan (SAC) def. Karlo Divkovic (SMC) 6-2, 5-7, 6-0

4. Carlos Membrives (SMC) def. Maior, Ori (SAC) 4-6, 6-2, 6-2

5. Wong, Patrick (SAC) def. Diego Jarry (SMC) 7-6, 7-5

6. Thibaud Maxant (SMC) def. Aksenoks, Rudolfs (SAC) 3-6, 6-4, 6-3

Doubles competition

1. Keki, Mark/Voros, Mate (SAC) def. James Watt/Caelan Potts (SMC) 6-3

2. Silva, Jan/Maior, Ori (SAC) def. Boris Reckow/Carlos Membrives (SMC) 6-2

3. Felipe Rincon/Karlo Divkovic (SMC) vs. Aksenoks, Rudolfs/Wong, Patrick (SAC) 4-4, unfinished