Delta State Defeats Harding Men's Tennis 5-2

ARKADELPHIA, Ark. - The 48th-ranked Harding men's tennis team suffered its first defeat of the season Thursday with a 5-2 loss to Delta State.

Delta State (2-0) won all three doubles matches with a tight 9-7 match at No. 1 and a 9-8 tiebreaker victory at No. 3.

Harding's two points came in singles. Freshman David Korsten won in a third-set super-tiebreaker to improve to 7-2 overall and 4-0 in singles dual matches. Freshman Andras Marics won in straight sets at No. 4 and is 6-3 overall and also 4-0 in dual singles.

Harding plays its second straight neutral site match Saturday when it takes on Newman University in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The match is scheduled to begin at 5 p.m.

Delta St. 5, #48 Harding 2
Feb 19, 2015 at Arkadelphia, Ark. (Heflin Tennis Center)

Singles competition

1. Niko Ptasinski (DSU) def. Jon Mark Rowden (HU) 6-0, 6-4

2. David Korsten (HU) def. Lionel Gazzo (DSU) 4-6, 7-6, 10-7

3. Arthur Berthiaux (DSU) def. Carlos Crisostomo (HU) 6-1, 2-6, 6-1

4. Andras Marics (HU) def. Joao Yamacita (DSU) 7-5, 6-2

5. Brandon Hogland (HU) vs. Clement Depreeuw (DSU) unfinished

6. Adrian Torrico (HU) vs. Guillermo Saura (DSU) unfinished

Doubles competition

1. Niko Ptasinski/Lionel Gazzo (DSU) def. David Korsten/Andras Marics (HU) 9-7

2. Arthur Berthiaux/Guillermo Saura (DSU) def. Jon Mark Rowden/Carlos Crisostomo (HU) 8-3

3. Joao Yamacita/Clement Depreeuw (DSU) def. Adrian Torrico/Neto Cacace (HU) 9-8

Match Notes

Delta St. 2-0; Regional ranking #10

Harding 3-1; National ranking #48; Regional ranking #6

Harding is ranked No. 6 in the Central Region.

Delta State is ranked No. 10 in the South Region.

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Players Mentioned

Brandon Hogland: Sophomore

Jon Mark Rowden: Senior

Neto Cacace: Sophomore

David Korsten: Freshman

Andras Marics: Freshman

Carlos Crisostomo: Freshman

Adrian Torrico: Freshman

Players Mentioned

Brandon Hogland
: Sophomore

Jon Mark Rowden
: Senior

Neto Cacace
: Sophomore

David Korsten
: Freshman

Andras Marics
: Freshman

Carlos Crisostomo
: Freshman

Adrian Torrico
: Freshman