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Jeff Montgomery

Carlos Crisostomo clinched the victory for Harding with his win at No. 2 singles.

Men's Tennis 4/1/2015 8:30:00 AM by Scott Goode (4/1/15)

HU Men's Tennis Wins Tight Match over UAFS

SEARCY - Harding men's tennis won its sixth consecutive match Tuesday with a 5-4 victory over Arkansas-Fort Smith.

The Bisons improved to 10-5 overall and 7-5 against NCAA Division II opponents. Teams in Division II must have a .500 record or better against other Division II teams to have a chance to qualify for the NCAA Tournament. Arkansas-Fort Smith dropped its second straight and fell to 1-7 overall.

Harding trailed all three doubles matches 6-5, but the No. 2 team of Josh Hurt and Carlos Crisostomo and the No. 3 team of Neto Cacace and Adrian Torrico both rallied to win 8-6 and give the Bisons a 2-1 lead. Hurt and Crisostomo are 3-0 this season as a team, and Cacace and Torrico won its fifth straight doubles match and improved to 11-2 together. Cacace has won 17 doubles matches this season, the most since Stephen Paine won 17 in 2003.

Arkansas-Fort Smith tied the match at 2-2 soon after singles began. Cacace had to retire with leg cramps at No. 6 singles to even the match.

Harding won the next two matches to finish and led 4-2. David Korsten won his fourth straight match overall and his first at No. 1 singles. He is tied with Brandon Hogland with 11 singles victories. Torrico won 6-3, 6-1 at No. 5 for his team-best seventh consecutive victory.

Arkansas-Fort Smith closed to within 4-3 with a victory at No. 4, but Harding's Crisostomo closed out the victory for the Bisons by winning 6-3, 7-6 at No. 2. Crisostomo has won six straight matches.

Harding will play twice this weekend, taking on No. 19 Northwest Missouri State and No. 44 Washburn. The Northwest Missouri State match will take place Friday in Bolivar, Missouri, and the Washburn match is Saturday in Springfield, Missouri.

Tennis Match Results
Ark.-Fort Smith vs Harding
Mar 31, 2015 at Searcy, Ark.
(Harding Tennis Courts)

Harding 5, Ark.-Fort Smith 4

Singles competition
1. David Korsten (HU) def. Chris Ramirez (UAFS) 6-0, 6-3
2. Carlos Crisostomo (HU) def. Josh Coleman (UAFS) 6-3, 7-6
3. Jesse Green (UAFS) def. Brandon Hogland (HU) 5-7, 6-4, 6-3
4. Sean Manning (UAFS) def. Josh Hurt (HU) 6-1, 6-4
5. Adrian Torrico (HU) def. Seth Laster (UAFS) 6-3, 6-1
6. JT Tasker (UAFS) def. Neto Cacace (HU) 3-3, retired

Doubles competition
1. Chris Ramirez/Jesse Green (UAFS) def. David Korsten/Felipe Carbonari (HU) 9-7
2. Josh Hurt/Carlos Crisostomo (HU) def. Josh Coleman/Seth Laster (UAFS) 8-6
3. Neto Cacace/Adrian Torrico (HU) def. Sean Manning/Ryan Heslop (UAFS) 8-6

Match Notes:
Ark.-Fort Smith 1-7
Harding 10-5; Regional ranking #9
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3,1); Singles (6,1,5,4,2,3)

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Players Mentioned

Felipe Carbonari: Junior

Brandon Hogland: Sophomore

Josh Hurt: Sophomore

Neto Cacace: Sophomore

David Korsten: Freshman

Carlos Crisostomo: Freshman

Adrian Torrico: Freshman

Players Mentioned

Felipe Carbonari
: Junior

Brandon Hogland
: Sophomore

Josh Hurt
: Sophomore

Neto Cacace
: Sophomore

David Korsten
: Freshman

Carlos Crisostomo
: Freshman

Adrian Torrico
: Freshman