PROVO, Utah — BYU men's tennis swept Saint Mary's, 4-0, at the Indoor Tennis Courts on Friday, improving to 2-0 in West Coast Conference play. It was the Cougars' third sweep of the season. 

"It was a good win today," said BYU head coach Dave Porter. "Saint Mary's is a good team, they had a tight match with Utah State yesterday. We were pleased with the way we came out in doubles, and then after playing really good singles in the first set, we had a couple of close ones, but they just turned it around and came through in the third sets. It was absolutely wonderful tennis today, so we're excited, and we'll be ready for Montana State on Monday."

The Gaels opened the match with a win at No. 2 doubles as Damon Kesaris and Fabian Roensdorf defeated Mateo Vereau Melendez Matheus Ferreira Leite, 6-2. With both remaining doubles matches locked up a 4-apiece, the Cougars took commanding 5-4 leads on both courts. At No. 3 doubles, Sean Hill and Sam Tullis beat Matis Bot/Caelan Potts, 6-4. Ben Gajardo and Jack Barnett then took down No. 55 James Watt and Boris Reckow at No.1 doubles, 7-5, to earn the doubles point for BYU. 

The Gaels opened the match with a win at No. 2 doubles as Damon Kesaris and Fabian Roensdorf defeated Mateo Vereau Melendez Matheus Ferreira Leite, 6-2. With both remaining doubles matches locked up a 4-apiece, the Cougars took commanding 5-4 leads on both courts.

At No. 3 doubles, Sean Hill and Sam Tullis beat Matis Bot/Caelan Potts, 6-4. Ben Gajardo and Jack Barnett then took down No. 55 James Watt and Boris Reckow at No.1 doubles, 7-5, to earn the doubles point for BYU.  

Hill quickly put the Cougars up 2-0 with a 6-1, 6-2 victory at No. 1 singles over Damon Kesaris. After taking the first set at No. 2 and No. 3 doubles, BYU dropped both second sets, but prevailed in the third to get the win. 

In the No. 2 slot, Barnett beat Watt 6-4, 4-6, 6-0. Shortly after, Gajardo finished Fabian Roensdorf, 6-3, 2-6, 6-0, for the Cougars’ fourth needed point to earn the win.

BYU will remain at home for a matchup with Montana State on Monday, March 29 at 9:30 a.m. MDT at the Indoor Tennis Courts.

MATCH RESULTS

BYU 4 SMC 0

Doubles Competition

1. Ben Gajardo/Jack Barnett (BYU) def. No. 55 James Watt/Boris Reckow (SMC), 7-5

2. Damon Kesaris/Fabian Roensdorf (SMC) def. Mateo Vereau Melendez/Matheus Ferreira Leite (BYU), 6-2 

3. Sean Hill/Sam Tullis (BYU) def. Matis Bot/Caelan Potts (SMC), 6-4

Order of finish: (2, 3, 1)

Singles Competition

1. Sean Hill (BYU) def. Damon Kesaris (SMC), 6-1, 6-2

2. Jack Barnett (BYU) def. James Watt (SMC), 6-4, 4-6, 6-0

3. Ben Gajardo (BYU) def. Fabian Roensdorf (SMC), 6-3, 2-6, 6-0

4. Sam Tullis (BYU) vs. Matis Bot (SMC), 4-6, 6-4, 2-1, uf.

5. Mateo Vereau Melendez (BYU) vs. Boris Reckow (SMC), 6-0, 1-0, uf.

6. Matheus Ferreira Leite (BYU) vs. Caelan Potts (SMC), uf.

Order of finish: (1, 2, 3)

PROVO, Utah — After a loss at UNLV last weekend snapped a three-match win streak, BYU men's tennis looks to bounce back as they continue West Coast Conference play, hosting Saint Mary's at the Indoor Tennis Courts on Friday, March 26, at 12 p.m. MDT. 

BYU Notes (6-5, 1-0 West Coast Conference)

• The Cougars are 6-5, most recently falling to UNLV, 4-3, last weekend
• BYU has wins over Grand Canyon, Weber State, Idaho State, Montana, Santa Clara and Air Force. The Cougars' four losses were at Oregon (twice), to New Mexico at home, at Utah State and at UNLV. 
• The Cougars are led by senior Sean Hill, who earned his 10th singles win last weekend, and has won seven straight singles matches

Head Coach - Dave Porter

• Alma Mater: BYU, 1975
• Division 1 Coaching Record: 6-5 (1st Season)
• Record at BYU: Same

BYU Doubles Records

• Matheus Ferreira Leite & Mateo Vereau Melendez (1-5)
• Ben Gajardo & Sam Tullis (3-2)
• Jack Barnett & Sean Hill (2-2)
• Jack Barnett & Mateo Vereau Melendez (0-1)
• Ben Gajardo & Matheus Ferreira Leite (1-1)
• Sean Hill & Sam Tullis (4-2)
• Dominik Jakovljevic & Mateo Vereau Melendez (1-0)
• Jack Barnett & Ben Gajardo (3-0)

BYU Singles Records

• Sean Hill (10-1)
• Ben Gajardo (9-2)
• Sam Tullis (7-4)
• Matheus Ferreira Leite (5-2)
• Dominik Jakovljevic (4-5)
• Jack Barnett (3-2)
• Mateo Vereau Melendez (3-7)
• Vinicius Feijao Nogueira (1-0)
• Alex Lin (0-1)

Saint Mary's Notes (3-8, 0-1 West Coast Conference)

• The Gaels are 3-8, with their most recent win coming last weekend at Nevada, a 4-1 victory
• Saint Mary's has wins over UC Davis, Sacramento State and Nevada. The Gaels' losses are to Cal, USC, Cal Poly, San Diego, Sacramento State, Fresno State, Nevada and Stanford.
• The Gaels will be on a two-match road trip, stopping in Logan to take on Utah State on Thursday, March 25, at 1 p.m. MDT, before making their way down to Provo for the Friday afternoon matchup with BYU at noon MDT
• Saint Mary's returned their eight of ten players from last season, and welcomed two transfers, a junior and graduate senior this year
• The last meeting between BYU and Saint Mary's was on March 16, 2019, in Provo. The Cougars beat the Gaels, 4-1. BYU leads the all-time series, 8-1, and has won the last six matchups.

Head Coach - Greg Kennett

• Alma Mater: Illinois, 1991
• Record at Saint Mary's: 31-77 (6th Season)

Match Information - March 26

• Time: 12 p.m. MDT
• Live Stats: Stat Broadcast
• Live Stream (if match is held indoors): BYU Tennis Live Cam