MORAGA, Calif. — Saint Mary's Men's Tennis season will wrap up their 2022 season with two competitions at home this weekend. They will play against BYU on Saturday and University of San Diego on Sunday.
THE DETAILS
Saint Mary's (5-14) vs. Brigham Young University (8-11)
Saturday, April 23, at 2:00 p.m.
Korth Tennis Complex – Moraga, Calif.
Saint Mary's vs. University of San Diego (18-3)
Sunday, April 24, at 1:00 p.m.
Timothy Korth Complex – Moraga, Calif.
LAST TIME OUT
Saint Mary's Men's Tennis gave it their all against both University of Portland and Gonzaga University last week. Against the Pilots, the Gaels tied 2-2 before the Portland Pilots clinched a 4-2 win by taking the last two matches.
After Portland took the doubles point and the first singles match, the Gaels evened things up when Caelan Potts defeated Nocolas Ocana and James Watt outlasted Eleftherios Neos 3-6, 6-1, 6-4. But the Pilots took the next two matches to get the win
Following their competition against Portland, the No. 56 Gonzaga Bulldogs kept Saint Mary's Men's Tennis from pulling off an upset on the road as the Zags won 4-1 on Saturday.
The Gaels got a win from sophomore Mathis Moysan, as the transfer from the University of Kentucky defeated Sasha Trkuja 6-4, 6-2, to make it 3-1 Gonzaga before the home team put it away in the next match. James Wattwas ahead in the third set of his match when it was called after the dual match was decided.
ABOUT BYU
It's been a struggle for the BYU Cougars in the 2022 season, as they are currently 1-6 in WCC play and 8-11 overall. BYU had two home wins in a row against University of Idaho (4-2) and University of Portland (4-2). The Cougars have also come out on top of Weber State (6-1), Grand Canyon (6-1), Nevada (4-3), UC Davis (4-1) and Utah State (4-3).
ABOUT USD
San Diego is atop the WCC with their 7-0 conference record and has a solid chance to take the conference title. The Toreros redshirt senior, August Holmgren, was named WCC Co-Singles Player of the Week last week, totaling three of these titles just this year.
