MORAGA, Calif. - Saint Mary's Men's Tennis won the first two singles matches to take a 2-1 lead before the Idaho State Bengals came back for a 4-2 win at the Korth Tennis Courts on Friday afternoon.

The Bengals took the doubles point to go up 1-0, but Carlos Ramos Membrives defeated Ege Cankus 7-6, 6-2 and James Watt took down Aleksandar Petrovic 7-6, 7-6 (6) for a 2-1 Gaels lead. But the Bengals took the next three matches, with the last two going to three sets.

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Match Results

Idaho State 4, Saint Mary's 2

Singles competition
1. James Watt (SMC) def. Aleksandar Petrovic (ISU) 7-5, 7-6 (6-0)
2. Caelan Potts (SMC) vs. Patrik Trhac (ISU) 7-6, 2-6, 5-5, unfinished
3. Andreas Kramer (ISU) def. Karlo Divkovic (SMC) 6-4, 6-4
4. Carlos Ramos (SMC) def. Ege Cankus (ISU) 7-6, 6-2
5. Hiroki Fujita (ISU) def. Felipe Rincon (SMC) 6-4, 4-6, 6-2
6. Wikus Robbertse (ISU) def. Thibaud Maxant (SMC) 6-4, 0-6, 6-2

Doubles competition
1. Patrik Trhac/Aleksandar Petrovic (ISU) def. James Watt/Boris Reckow (SMC) 6-4
2. Carlos Ramos/Mathis Moysan (SMC) vs. Andreas Kramer/Wikus Robbertse (ISU) 5-5, unfinished
3. Hiroki Fujita/Ege Cankus (ISU) def. Caelan Potts/Felipe Rincon (SMC) 6-4

Match Notes:
Idaho State 9-8
Saint Mary's 3-7
Singles order of finish: 4, 1, 3, 6, 5, 2
Doubles order of finish: 3, 2, 1