Bison Tennis Drops Regular Season Finale to Delta State

April 19, 2006

Junior Ryan Robets won his ninth straight singles match.

SEARCY – Harding needed to win two of the final three singles matches played Tuesday against 26^th-ranked Delta State, but came up one match short, falling 5-4 to the Statesmen at the Harding Tennis Complex.

The Bisons, ranked No. 7 in the NCAA II South Region, completed their regular season with a 15-6 overall record and a 1-2 mark in the Gulf South Conference West Division. Harding will have the No. 3 seed from the West and will likely take on West Florida, the fourth-ranked team in NCAA II, in the first round of the conference tournament.

Harding won two of the three doubles matches against Delta State, gaining victories at No. 1 and No. 2. The Statesmen came back to win four of the six singles matches. Bison No. 2 singles player Ryan Roberts won his ninth straight singles match with a straight sets victory. Richard Rios also won at No. 4 for Harding.

#4 Delta State 5, #7 Harding 4

Singles competition:

1. David Voravongsa (DSU) def. Andrew Giron (HU) 6-4, 6-3

2. Ryan Roberts (HU) def. Kirill Pervoon (DSU) 6-3, 6-2

3. #15 Thomas Pasquet (DSU) def. Ethan Bryant (HU) 6-0, 6-1

4. Richard Rios (HU) def. Justin Garnier (DSU) 6-4, 4-3, retired

5. Rafael Weigand (DSU) def. Enrique Mendoza (HU) 6-2, 6-2

6. Julian Beckensteiner (DSU) def. Brett Hoch (HU) 6-3, 6-4

Doubles competition:

1. Andrew Giron/Richard Rios (HU) def. Kirill Pervoon/Justin Garnier (DSU) 8-4

2. Ryan Roberts/Ethan Bryant (HU) def. David Voravongsa/Benjamin Plongenet (DSU) 8-6

3. Rafael Weigand/Thomas Pasquet (DSU) def. Patrick Owen/Enrique Mendoza (HU) 8-5

Match Notes:

Delta State 10-10, 2-1 GSC; National ranking #26; Regional ranking #4

Harding 15-5, 1-2 GSC; Regional ranking #7

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