MTEN | SMC Tops BYU 4-1 - SMC California Athletics

Saturday, April 23

Moraga, CA

2:00 p.m.

Saint Mary's College of California

Brigham Young University

Photo by: SMC Athletics / Tim Fitzgerald

MTEN | SMC Tops BYU 4-1

4/23/2022 7:54:00 PM | Men's Tennis

Box Score

MORAGA, Calif. - Saint Mary's Men's Tennis took care of business in their penultimate match of the season by defeating the BYU Cougars 4-2 at home on Saturday afternoon.

BYU jumped out to a 1-0 lead after taking the doubles point, but it would be the last time SMC allowed the Cougars to get on the board as the Gaels swept the singles competition.

Caelan Potts recorded the Gaels first win of the day in a 6-1, 6-1 win over Mateo Vereau followed by James Watt defeating Matheus Ferreira Lei 6-1, 6-1 to put SMC ahead. Carlos Ramos Membrives beat Dominik Jakovljevic 7-5, 6-2 and Mathis Moysan sealed the win again by outlasting Wally Thayne 6-3, 3-6, 6-4.

The win gives the Gaels a chance to finish .500 in WCC competition on senior day.

UP NEXT
Senior Day in Moraga will be Sunday, April 24 with the match scheduled to begin at 1:00 p.m. against the University of San Diego.

Saint Mary's 4, Brigham Young University 1

Singles competition
1. Mathis Moysan (SMC) def. Wally Thayne (BYU) 6-3, 3-6, 6-4
2. James Watt (SMC) def. Matheus Ferreira Lei (BYU) 6-3, 6-4
3. Caelan Potts (SMC) def. Mateo Vereau (BYU) 6-1, 6-1
4. Carlos Ramos Membrives (SMC) def. Dominik Jakovljevic (BYU) 7-5, 6-2
5. Thibaud Maxant (SMC) vs. Otto Schreiner (BYU) 6-4, 4-6, 1-0, unfinished
6. Diego Jarry (SMC) vs. Tennyson Whiting (BYU) 5-7, 5-3, unfinished

Doubles competition
1. Wally Thayne/Tennyson Whiting (BYU) def. James Watt/Boris Reckow (SMC) 6-4
2. Jack Barnett/Dominik Jakovljevic (BYU) def. Mathis Moysan/Carlos Ramos (SMC) 6-0
3. Caelan Potts/Felipe Rincon (SMC) def. Otto Schreiner/Alex Lin (BYU) 5-4

Match Notes:
Brigham Young University 8-13 (1-8)
Saint Mary's 6-14 (4-5)
Doubles order of finish: 2,1
Singles order of finish 3,2,4,1