BYU to Host Saint Mary's Friday

BYU to Host Saint Mary's FridayBYU to Host Saint Mary's Friday

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