BERKELEY, Calif. — Saint Mary's began their spring schedule this week at the three-day Cal Winter Invite tournament against No. 17 California and Cal Poly.
In the tournament, SMC picked up a few close doubles wins against the Mustangs. Newcomer Lene Mari Hovda and Liesl Pieters took down the tandem of Boyden/Bouquet 8-6 while Danielle McIntyre and Aubane Ville defeated Dunkle/LaMette in a tiebreaker, 8-7(3).
The Gaels return back to the courts on Jan. 31 as they face USC on the road. Saint Mary's will play their first home match on Feb.