Harding Men's Tennis Travels Wednesday to UAFS

Harding Men's Tennis (2-1) vs. Arkansas-Fort Smith (2-0)
Feb. 24, 2016 * 1 p.m. * Fort Smith, Ark. (Fort Smith Athletic Club)

HOW TO FOLLOW
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THE COACHES
David Redding, Harding
                at Harding: 2-1 (1st season)
                Career: same
                vs. Ark.-Fort Smith: 0-0
Ben Anderson, Ark.-Fort Smith (2nd season)

THE SERIES
Harding leads 9-4

Harding won 5-4 last season in Searcy. Two current Bisons won points in singles. Carlos Crisostomo won 6-3, 7-6 at No. 2, and Adrian Torrico won 6-3, 6-1 at No. 5. Torrico and Neto Cacace won 8-6 at No. 3 doubles.

WHAT TO WATCH FOR
Harding is coming off a 7-2 victory over Mississippi College last Friday and enters the match 2-1 overall. The Bisons are 1-1 against NCAA Division II teams and are 1-0 in road matches. The match against Arkansas-Fort Smith will be Harding's final match before Spring Break.

Arkansas-Fort Smith, a member of the NCAA Division II Heartland Conference, enters the match 2-0 with a 9-0 win over NCAA Division III University of the Ozarks and an 8-1 victory over Dallas Baptist in its first conference match.

PLAYERS TO WATCH
Torrico, a sophomore from Santa Cruz, Bolivia, and Chase Stumne, a freshman from Belleville, Illinois, have both opened the season with three straight dual match wins. Torrico is 3-0 at No. 2, has won all three matches in straight sets and has not given up more than three games in any set. Stumne has lost just one set and has won three of the six sets by 6-0 scores.

Josh Coleman, a senior from Tulsa, Oklahoma, is the No. 1 singles player for UAFS. Last season, Coleman lost 6-3, 7-6 to Crisostomo at No. 2 singles.

UP NEXT
Harding's next scheduled match is Mar. 9 against LeMoyne-Owen in Searcy.

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Players Mentioned

Neto Cacace: Junior

Carlos Crisostomo: Sophomore

Adrian Torrico: Sophomore

Chase Stumne: Freshman

Players Mentioned

Neto Cacace
: Junior

Carlos Crisostomo
: Sophomore

Adrian Torrico
: Sophomore

Chase Stumne
: Freshman