LAS VEGAS – Saint Mary's Men's Tennis defeated Grand Canyon University 4-3 at host UNLV's Fertitta Tennis Complex on Saturday afternoon for their second-consecutive victory.
 
The Lopes took the doubles point to start the match, but Saint Mary's play in the singles side would power them to the win. Each Gaels singles win required three sets, with Paulo Hugo Etchecoin coming the closest to having a two-set match, but instead had a convincing third-set win in a 6-4, 6-7, 6-1 victory to clinch the win.
 
Diego Jarry's 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 win over Pablo Salvador set the tone, and Thibaud Maxant came back brilliantly from a 6-1 loss in the first set, to win 6-3 and 7-6 over the last two. Pierre Lieutaud came back to win his three-set battle 4-6, 6-3, 6-3.
 
Saint Mary's had their match with UNLV on Friday postponed after weather initially delayed it three hours. No make-up date has been announced.
 
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The Gaels begin WCC play when they host Pacific on Saturday, March 23 at 2:00 p.m.
 
Match Results
Saint Mary's Men's Tennis vs Grand Canyon
March 16, 2024 at Las Vegas

Saint Mary's Men's Tennis 4, Grand Canyon 3

 Singles competition
1. Diego Jarry (SMC) def. Pablo Salvador (GCU) 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
2. Gerhard Sullwald (GCU) def. Carlos Membrives (SMC) 4-6, 6-1, 6-4
3. David Wekesa (GCU) def. Mathis Moysan (SMC) 6-1, 6-2
4. Thibaud Maxant (SMC) def. Alfred Almasi (GCU) 1-6, 6-3, 7-6
5. Paulo Hugo Etchecoin (SMC) def. Jonathan Da Silva (GCU) 6-4, 6-7, 6-1
6. Pierre Lieutaud (SMC) def. Paolo Rosati (GCU) 4-6, 6-3, 6-3

 Doubles competition
1. David Wekesa/Gerhard Sullwald (GCU) def. Paulo Etchecoin/Diego Jarry (SMC) 7-6
2. Alfred Almasi/Paolo Rosati (GCU) def. Mathis Moysan/Thibaud Maxant (SMC) 6-4
3. Carlos Membrives/Ellison Greco (SMC) def. Wyatt Anderson/Jonathan Da Silva (GCU) 6-2
 
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