BERKELEY, Calif. — Saint Mary's (0-1) took the court for the first time in 313 days due to the COVID-19 layoff and played their season opener against California on Monday. The Golden Bears (1-0) ended up getting the 5-2 win on their home court.
Cal took two of the three doubles matches to grab the doubles point but Saint Mary's did grab a big win on Court 1 as the tandem of James Watt/Boris Reckow took down No. 36 Paul Barretto/Can Kaya with a 6-4 score.
The Gaels earned singles wins on courts 5 and 6 thanks to solid play from Matis Bot and Reckow.