CLEVELAND, Miss. – The Harding men's tennis team had its nine-game winning streak snapped Monday with a 7-2 loss at 47th-ranked Delta State.

Harding fell to 15-2 overall and 1-1 in Gulf South Conference West Division play.

The Bisons picked up one point in doubles with the No. 2 team of Helio Hashimoto and Ivan Michelli winning 8-3. The duo improved to 14-1 this season and has won seven straight matches.

Harding's singles point came at No. 6 where Adam Edwards won his fifth straight match, 6-1, 7-5. Edwards has team-high 11 singles victories this season.

Tennis Match Results

Harding vs Delta State

Apr 05, 2011 at Cleveland, Miss.

#47 Delta State 7, Harding 2

 Singles competition

1. #46 Josselin Polosse (DSU) def. Alex Ford (HU) 6-0, 4-6, 6-1

2. Florian Mondoloni (DSU) def. Henrique Ruiz (HU) 3-6, 6-3, 6-3

3. Cristian Serrano (DSU) def. Ivan Michelli (HU) 6-0, 6-2

4. Guillaume Lacour (DSU) def. Germans Uglovs (HU) 6-0, 6-4

5. Sebastien Rajaonary (DSU) def. Helio Hashimoto (HU) 6-3, 7-5

6. Adam Edwards (HU) def. Marco Heinzleman (DSU) 6-1, 7-5

 Doubles competition

1. Josselin Polosse/Florian Mondoloni (DSU) def. Henrique Ruiz/Alex Ford (HU) 9-8

2. Ivan Michelli/Helio Hashimoto (HU) def. Guillaume Lacour/Sebastien Rajaonary (DSU) 8-3

3. Cristian Serrano/Marco Heinzleman (DSU) def. Germans Uglovs/Adam Edwards (HU) 8-3

Match Notes:

Harding 15-2, 1-1

Delta State 3-6, 2-0; National ranking #47; Regional ranking #14