BERKELEY, Calif. – SMC Men's Tennis had another split-squad weekend for their early-season action, with some Gaels participating in the Battle of the Bay Classic and others at the Napa Valley College Tennis Invitational.
 
James Watt came up just short in round one in the Men's Singles at the Battle of the Bay Classic, losing a close one to No. 5 Jacob Fearnley of Texas Christian University 7-5, 6-4.
 
Fearnley would go on to win the singles competition, while Watt would go on a good run in the consolation bracket, making it all the way to the semifinals. That semi-final match was even more of a nail-baiter for Watt, losing 6-4, 0-6, and a 13-11 tie breaker to Alex Martinez of the University of Oklahoma.
 
Watt and Thibaud Maxant made the Battle of the Bay as a doubles tandem, but lost 8-3 to Ryder Jackson and Lucas Magnaudet of Cal.
 
Maxant recorded a victory in the Napa College Invitational, beating Thomas Navarro of UNLV 6-3, 1-0 (retired). Aiden Watt got in his first action of the season, in a 6-1, 6-1 loss to San Diego State's Matthieu Josserand. The younger Watt also paired up with USF's Luka Kalenic to go 1-1 in a pair of doubles matches.