MORAGA, Calif. - The University of Nevada (5-3) men's tennis team fell 4-2 to Saint Mary's (3-4) at the Korth Tennis Complex in Moraga, Calif. on Saturday afternoon. The loss was the third in a row for the Wolf Pack as the team is now 5-3 on the season while the Gaels improved to 3-4. The Pack plays at Sacramento State (1-4) on Sunday at 1 p.m.
The Pack earned the doubles point as the No. 2 team of
Gvidas Motuzas and
Delmas N'Tcha defeated Boris Reckow and Felipe Rincon 7-5. Nevada's duo of
Daniel Dudockin and
Benjamin Campi won 6-4 on court 3 to even the doubles competition at one match each after the Pack's No. 1 team of
Julien Evrard and
Isaac Nortey fell 6-3 in the first completed match of the day.
The Gaels won the next four matches to earn the victory. SMC scored victories at No. 1, 6, 2 and 5 singles to clinch the win. Abhishek Bastola defeated
Gvidas Motuzas in three sets 6-2, 5-7 and 6-1 on court 5 to clinch the victory. N'Tcha needed three sets 4-6, 6-0 and 7-6 to earn the Pack's second point of the day on court 3.
Tennis Match Results
Nevada vs Saint Mary's
Feb 15, 2020 at Moraga, Calif.
(Korth Tennis Complex)
Saint Mary's 4, Nevada 2
Singles competition
1. Damon Kesaris (SMC) def.
Julien Evrard (NEV) 6-0, 6-2
2. James Watt (SMC) def.
Isaac Nortey (NEV) 6-4, 4-6, 6-4
3. Delmas N'tcha (NEV) def. Felipe Rincon (SMC) 4-6, 6-0, 7-6
4. Karlo Divkovic (SMC) vs.
Daniel Dudockin (NEV) 6-7, 6-4, 1-0, unfinished
5. Abhishek Bastola (SMC) def.
Gvidas Motuzas (NEV) 6-2, 5-7, 6-1
6. Matis Bot (SMC) def.
Benjamin Campi (NEV) 7-6, 6-2
Doubles competition
1. James Watt/Damon Kesaris (SMC) def.
Isaac Nortey/
Julien Evrard (NEV) 6-3
2.
Gvidas Motuzas/Delmas N'tcha (NEV) def. Boris Reckow/Felipe Rincon (SMC) 7-5
3.
Daniel Dudockin/
Benjamin Campi (NEV) def. Matis Bot/Karlo Divkovic (SMC) 6-4
Match Notes:
Doubles order of finish: 1,3,2
Singles order of finish: 1,6,2,5,3
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