Harding Men's Tennis Meets Delta State in Thursday Neutral-Site Match

Harding Men's Tennis (1-0) vs. Delta State (0-0)
Feb. 18, 2016 * 1 p.m. * Arkadelphia, Ark. (Hefner Tennis Center)

HOW TO FOLLOW
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THE COACHES
David Redding, Harding
                at Harding: 1-0 (1st season)
                Career: same
                vs. Delta St.: 0-0
Asa Adkison, Delta St. (17th season)

THE SERIES
Delta State leads 23-19

WHAT TO WATCH FOR
Harding, ranked No. 10 in the ITA Central Region Rankings, will be playing its first match of the season against a Division II opponent. The Bisons opened the season with a 9-0 victory over NCAA Division III Hendrix on Feb. 9.

Delta State is playing its first match of the season. The Statesmen were 7-10 last season, including a 5-2 victory over Harding on Feb. 19.

PLAYERS TO WATCH
Brandon Hogland earned a victory at No. 5 singles for Harding against Hendrix. It was his 24th career singles victory, the most of any active Bison. Sophomore Adrian Torrico has a team-high six singles victories and is 19-5 in 24 career singles matches.

Brazilian sophomore Joao Yamacita is Delta State's top returning player. He played both No. 4 and No. 5 singles last season and posted a 7-4 singles record, winning his last four matches.

UP NEXT
Harding plays Mississippi College in Arkadelphia on Friday.

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Players Mentioned

Brandon Hogland: Junior

Adrian Torrico: Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Brandon Hogland
: Junior

Adrian Torrico
: Sophomore