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David Korsten won Harding's first match this season against a nationally-ranked singles player.

Men's Tennis 3/19/2015 4:59:00 PM by Scott Goode (3/19/15)

No. 45 Harding Men's Tennis Falls 5-4 to No. 19 Cameron

SEARCY - A pair of close losses in doubles proved too much to overcome as No. 45 Harding lost 5-4 to No. 19 Cameron on Thursday at the Harding Tennis Courts.

Harding (4-5) led 7-6 at both No. 1 and No. 2 doubles, but Cameron (7-5) came from behind to win 9-7 at No. 1 and 9-8 at No. 2. Harding's No. 3 team of Neto Cacace and Adrian Torrico won their fifth straight match and improved to 6-1 as a team this season.

Harding won three of the six singles matches, highlighted by David Korsten's 6-2, 7-5 victory over Joao Fazendeiro, the No. 41 singles player in Division II and the No. 3 singles player in the South Central Region. It was Harding's first singles victory over a nationally-ranked player this season.

Torrico won his second straight singles match at No. 6. He won 6-0, 7-5 and improved to 4-2 in singles. Brandon Hogland won a three-set match and is 6-2 in singles matches.

Harding returns to action Friday against Missouri-St. Louis. The match will begin at 1 p.m. indoors in Conway, Arkansas.

Tennis Match Results
Cameron vs Harding
Mar 19, 2015 at Searcy, Ark.
(Harding Tennis Courts)

#19 Cameron 5, #45 Harding 4

Singles competition
1. Dennis Merdan (CU) def. Jon Mark Rowden (HU) 7-6, 6-0
2. David Korsten (HU) def. #41 Joao Fazendeiro (CU) 6-2, 7-5
3. Angelo Lencioni (CU) def. Carlos Crisostomo (HU) 1-6, 6-0, 6-4
4. Felipe Oyarzun (CU) def. Andras Marics (HU) 6-4, 6-2
5. Brandon Hogland (HU) def. Mateo Velasco (CU) 5-7, 7-5, 6-3
6. Adrian Torrico (HU) def. Dean Weigeit (CU) 6-0, 7-5

Doubles competition
1. Dennis Merdan/Joao Fazendeiro (CU) def. Andras Marics/David Korsten (HU) 9-7
2. Felipe Oyarzun/Mateo Velasco (CU) def. Jon Mark Rowden/Carlos Crisostomo (HU) 9-8
3. Neto Cacace/Adrian Torrico (HU) def. Florian Kartner/Andres Velasco (CU) 8-6

Match Notes:
Cameron 7-5; National ranking #19; Regional ranking #2
Harding 4-5; National ranking #45; Regional ranking #9
Harding is ranked No. 9 in the Central Region.
Cameron is ranked No. 2 in the South Central 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