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

PROVO, Utah –  BYU Men’s tennis will travel to California for their last two conference matches of the season against Pacific and Saint Mary’s. The Pacific match will be Friday, April 22 at 2 p.m. PDT. The Saint Mary’s match will be Saturday, April 23 also at 2 p.m. PDT.

BYU Notes: (8-11)

• The Cougars are 8-11 this season after two losses at last weekend to Pepperdine (1-4) and Loyola Marymount (0-4).
• BYU has also taken losses from Boise State (3-4), New Mexico (0-4), UC Santa Barbara (0-4), Cal Poly (0-4), Gonzaga (1-4), San Diego (0-4), Santa Clara (1-4) and San Francisco (0-4).
• BYU had two home wins in a row against University of Idaho (4-2) and University of Portland (4-2).
• The Cougars have also come out on top of Weber State (6-1), Grand Canyon (6-1), Nevada (4-3), UC Davis (4-1) and Utah State (4-3).
• BYU is 1-4 in West Coast Conference play.
• `BYU kicked off its 2021-22 season at the Hawai’i Invitational on Jan. 6-8. The Cougars were 8-1 in doubles and 9-12 in singles for an overall record of 17 wins and 13 losses.  

Head Coach- Dave Porter

• Alma Mater: BYU, 1975
• Division 1 Coaching Record: 22-14 (2nd Season)
• Record at BYU: Same
• Overall collegiate coaching record: 1,432-204

BYU Singles Record

Brigham Andrus (1-2)

Jack Barnett (1-3)

Zach Fuchs (3-1)

Matheus Ferreira Leite (5-8)

Dominik Jakovljevic (4-2)

Wally Thayne (4-5)

Mateo Vereau (4-3)

Tennyson Whiting (1-2)

Alex Lin (3-4)

Otto Schreiner (3-4)

BYU Doubles Record

Brigham Andrus & Matheus Ferreira Leite (3-1)

Zach Fuchs & Wally Thayne (1-1)

Mateo Vereau & Wally Thayne (1-1)

Dominik Jakovljevic & Mateo Vereau, (1-0)

Jack Barnett & Tennyson Whiting (4-2)

Jack Barnett & Wally Thayne (1-0)

Dominik Jakovljevic & Alex Lin (1-0)

Mateo Vereau & Matheus Leite (6-3)

Dominik Jakovljevic & Tennyson Whiting (0 & 1)

Otto Schreiner & Alex Lin (1 & 2)

University of Pacific Notes: (6-15)

• The Tigers are 13-5 this season after two losses last weekend to Portland (0-4) and Gonzaga (0-4).
• Pacific has also taken losses from Cal Poly (1-4), UC Santa Barbara (0-7), UC Irvine (2-5), Montana State (1-6), Boise State (3-4), Hawai’i (2-4), Nevada (1-4), Northern Arizona (3-4), Nevada (1-6), San Francisco (0-4), Santa Clara (1-4), Pepperdine (1-4) and Saint Mary’s (1-4).
• The Tigers have come out on top against USTA (4-1), UC Davis (5-2), Sacramento State (4-3), Idaho State (4-3), Loyola Marymount (4-2) and Riverside (4-3).
• BYU leads the series 8-3.   

Head Coach- Robin Goodman

• Alma Mater: Drake University    
• This is Goodman’s second season at Pacific.  

Pacific Match Information – Friday, April 22

• Time: 2 p.m. PDT
• Live Stats

Saint Mary’s Notes: (5-14)

• The Gaels are 5-14 this season after two losses last weekend to Portland (2-4) and Gonzaga (1-4).
• Saint Mary’s has also taken losses from University pf California (2-5), UCLA (0-7), Cal Poly (2-5), UC Davis (1-6), Sacramento State (3-4), Stanford (1-6), University of Nevada (2-4), Hawai’i (1-4), Idaho State (2-4), Santa Clara (1-4), San Francisco (2-4) and Pepperdine (0-4).
• The Gaels came out on top against UC David (4-3), San Francisco (4-3), Yale (4-2), Loyola Marymount (4-1) and Pacific (4-1)
• BYU leads the series against Saint Mary’s 7-6.

Head Coach- Greg Kennett

• Alma Mater: Illinois
• This is Kennett’s seventh season at SMC.  

Saint Mary’s Match Information– Saturday, April 23

• Time: 2 p.m. PDT
• Live Stats