Kiana Schlenker | Posted: 25 Apr 2022 | Updated: 21 Sep 2022

Men's tennis loses 4-1 to Saint Mary's on the road

main image
Image
Otto vs Utah State

MORAGA, Calif. – In their last match of the season, BYU men’s tennis fell 4-1 to Saint Mary’s at the Timothy Korth Tennis Complex on Saturday.

MATCH RESULTS

Coming out strong, Jack Barnett and Dominik and Jakovljevic dominated at No. 1 doubles with a 6-0 win for the Cougars. At No. 1 doubles, Wally Thayne and Tennyson Whiting fought hard and eventually earned the 6-4 win over James Watt and Boris Reckow to secure the first point for BYU.

Saint Mary’s fought back, earning a point at No. 3 singles to tie the score. At No. 1 singles, Thayne fell in his first set only to come back in the second 6-3. With another tight match at No. 5 singles, Otto Schreiner also fell in his first set but took the win in the second 6-4 over Thibaud Maxant. Saint Mary’s continued to be a tough competitor, earning a win by Watt at No. 2 singles. Dominik Jakovljevic battled hard at No. 4 singles, taking his opponent to 5-5 in the first set. Jakovljevic eventually fell 7-5, 6-3 to Carlos Ramos to give Saint Mary’s their third point.

In a split set match, Thayne continued to fight for the Cougars, but eventually fell in the third set 6-4 to secure the 4-1 win for the Gaels.

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 (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

File Attachments

Recent Stories

Image
Graphic announcing Wally Thayne as WCC Singles Player of the Week
WCC names Wally Thayne UCU Singles Player of the Week

Wally Thayne’s two wins over ranked opponents last week earned him the West Coast Conference’s University Credit Union…

Image
Zach Fuchs celebrating
Cougars take down No. 27 San Diego 4-2

BYU men’s tennis upset No. 27 San Diego 4-2 on Saturday afternoon, snapping the Toreros’ previously-perfect 5-0 record…