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SEARCY – Coming off a 17-day layoff, the Harding women's tennis team looked sharp in a 9-0 victory over Henderson State on Tuesday in Great American Conference action at the Harding Tennis Complex.
Ranked No. 9 in the ITA Division II Central Region, Harding improved to 6-5 overall with six shutout victories. The Lady Bisons are 1-0 in the GAC and have defeated the Lady Reddies eight times in their last nine meetings.
Henderson State fell to 3-10 overall and 0-3 in the GAC.
Harding won all three doubles matches for the sixth time this season. Piper Huey and Benyapa Phumtip improved to 5-3 as a duo with an 8-3 victory over Sara Griffin and Hannah Watson at No. 1 doubles.
Ali Rowden and Katie Huff won 8-3 over Sarah Camras and Brittany Harness at No. 2 doubles. Rowden and Huff are now 4-3 together this season.
Harding's No. 3 doubles team of Arielle Butler and Lauren Doversola won 8-1 over Tyler Reaves and Maddie McJunkins and is now 2-1.
Leading 3-0 after doubles, Harding won five of the six singles matches in straight sets. Butler was the first to finish with her second career 6-0, 6-0 victory. She defeated Reaves to move to 7-6 in singles this season.
Kaleigh Wagner clinched the team victory for Harding with a 6-2, 6-1 win over McJunkins at No. 6 singles.
Huey made quick work of Watson at No. 2 singles, winning 6-0, 6-1. It was the 10th singles victory of the season for Huey and gave her seven wins in her eight matches when playing No. 2 singles.
Rowden picked up Harding's next point and earned her 20th career singles victory when Griffin retired with a hip injury. Rowden led 6-1, 3-0 when the match ended.
Phumtip won her team-high 12th singles match, cruising to a 6-1, 6-0 victory over Watson at No. 3 singles. Phumtip, who played the match with her family from Bangkok, Thailand in attendance, earned her 45th career singles victory.
The longest match of the day came at No. 4 singles where Doversola battled back from one set down to win 1-6, 7-5, 11-9 over Harness. Doversola is a perfect 3-0 in three-set matches this season.
Harding 9, Henderson State 0
Mar 18, 2014 at Searcy, Ark. (Harding Tennis Complex)
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Singles competition
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1. Ali Rowden (HU) def. Sara Griffin (HSU) 6-1, 3-0, retired
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2. Piper Huey (HU) def. Hannah Watson (HSU) 6-0, 6-1
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3. Benyapa Phumtip (HU) def. Sarah Camras (HSU) 6-1, 6-0
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4. Lauren Doversola (HU) def. Brittany Harness (HSU) 1-6, 7-5, 11-9
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5. Arielle Butler (HU) def. Tyler Reaves (HSU) 6-0, 6-0
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6. Kaleigh Wagner (HU) def. Maddie McJunkins (HSU) 6-2, 6-1
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Doubles competition
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1. Benyapa Phumtip/Piper Huey (HU) def. Sara Griffin/Hannah Watson (HSU) 8-3
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2. Ali Rowden/Katie Huff (HU) def. Sarah Camras/Brittany Harness (HSU) 8-3
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3. Arielle Butler/Lauren Doversola (HU) def. Tyler Reaves/Maddie McJunkins (HSU) 8-1
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Match Notes
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Henderson State 3-10, 0-3
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Harding 6-5, 1-0; Regional ranking #9
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T-2:45 A-100
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