CONWAY, Ark. - The Harding men's tennis team swept all three doubles matches and took five of six singles matches to defeat Hendrix 8-1 on Thursday. The victory moved the Bisons to 3-0 during its fall season.

Harding's five wins in singles all came in straight sets. The only Hendrix point came at No. 1 where Michael Gardner defeated Harding's Henrique Ruiz in three sets.

Tennis Match Results
Harding vs Hendrix
Oct 08, 2009 at Conway, Ark.

Harding 8, Hendrix 1

 Singles competition
1. Michael Gardner (HC) def. Henrique Ruiz (HU) 4-6, 6-0, 7-5
2. Adam Edwards (HU) def. Ben Thomas (HC) 6-0, 6-3
3. Helio Hashimoto (HU) def. Austin Kearwey (HC) 6-2, 6-4
4. Ivan Michelli (HU) def. Kent Dunson (HC) 6-0, 6-2
5. Aldo Campos (HU) def. Eli Harpst (HC) 7-6, 6-2
6. Sammy Lhotek (HU) def. Ken Yang (HC) 6-1, 6-2

 Doubles competition
1. Henrique Ruiz/Adam Edwards (HU) def. Michael Gardner/Ben Thomas (HC) 8-3
2. Helio Hashimoto/Ivan Michelli (HU) def. Austin Kearwey/Kent Dunson (HC) 8-3
3. Sammy Lhotek/Corey Stumne (HU) def. Ken Yang/Eli Harpst (HC) 8-6

Match Notes:
Harding 3-0
Hendrix 1-1