ARKADELPHIA, Ark. - The Harding women's tennis team won its eighth straight match with a 9-0 blanking of Ouachita Baptist on Tuesday in Great American Conference play.

Harding, who defeated Ouachita Baptist for the 10th straight time, improved to 13-5 overall and remained perfect at 5-0 in the GAC. Ouachita Baptist fell to 0-12 overall and 0-6 in the GAC.

Harding, ranked No. 10 in the ITA Central Region Rankings, won all three doubles matches for the eighth time this season and for the second straight match. Benyapa Phumtip and Piper Huey won their second straight match and eighth of the season with an 8-3 victory at No. 1. Ali Rowden and Katie Huff won their team-best ninth double match together with an 8-2 victory at No. 2. Autrey Bradley and Arielle Butler played together for the first time this season and won 8-0 at No. 3.

Ouachita Baptist's Keely Howk played in doubles but did not play singles, and the Lady Tigers were forced to forfeit No. 6 singles to give Harding a 4-0 lead.

The Lady Bisons cruised to victory in the other five remaining singles matches, winning each of them in straight sets. Huey won her seventh straight match with a 6-0, 6-0 victory at No. 2. It was her team-best 16th singles victory of the season.

Tennis Match Results
Harding vs Ouachita Baptist
Apr 08, 2014 at Arkadelphia, Ark.

Harding 9, Ouachita Baptist 0

 Singles competition
1. Ali Rowden (HU) def. Valeriya Mansvetova (OBU) 6-3, 6-2
2. Piper Huey (HU) def. Polina Tsymbalova (OBU) 6-0, 6-0
3. Benyapa Phumtip (HU) def. Camila Ferreira (OBU) 6-0, retired
4. Arielle Butler (HU) def. Mary Wolf (OBU) 6-2, 6-0
5. Maria Moreno (HU) def. Katelyn Barber (OBU) 6-0, 6-0
6. Autrey Bradley (HU) def. No player (OBU), by default

 Doubles competition
1. Benyapa Phumtip/Piper Huey (HU) def. Valeriya Mansvetova/Polina Tsymbalova (OBU) 8-3
2. Ali Rowden/Katie Huff (HU) def. Camila Ferreira/Mary Wolf (OBU) 8-2
3. Arielle Butler/Autrey Bradley (HU) def. Katelyn Barber/Keely Howk (OBU) 8-0

Match Notes:
Harding 13-5, 5-0; Regional ranking #10
Ouachita Baptist 0-12, 0-6