ARKADELPHIA, ARK. – The Harding men’s tennis team, ranked seventh in the NCAA II South Region, split two matches played Saturday at the Heflin Indoor Tennis Center.
The Bisons opened the day with a 7-2 victory over Southwest Baptist, the ninth-ranked team in the NCAA II North Central Region. Harding won all three doubles matches and picked up four singles victories, including three-set wins by
Andrew Giron at #1 and
Richard Rios at #4.
Harding (5-2) then fell 9-0 to Ouachita Baptist, ranked second in the South Region and third nationally. All three doubles matches ended with identical 8-3 scores. The Bisons won only one set in the singles matches. Sophomore
Ethan Bryant took the first set at #4 singles over Vasek Stverka in a tie-breaker but dropped the next two sets.
The Bisons take on Christian Brothers on Tuesday in Memphis.
Harding 7, Southwest Baptist 2
Singles competition:
1.
Andrew Giron (HU) def. Emilio El Alabi (SBU) 6-3, 6-7 (5-7), 10-8
3. Agustin Mollar (SBU) def.
Ethan Bryant (HU) 5-7, 6-1, 10-4
6.
Brett Hoch (HU) def. Philip Enloe (SBU) 6-2, 6-2
Doubles competition:
3. Patrick Owen/
Enrique Mendoza (HU) def. Chris Canady/Philip Enloe (SBU) 8-5
#3 Ouachita Baptist 9, Harding 0
Singles competition:
4. Vasek Stverka (OBU) def.
Ethan Bryant (HU) 6-7 (5-7), 6-0, 10-3
6. Alejandro Chong (OBU) def. Patrick Owen (HU) 6-1, 6-2
Doubles competition:
