Harding Men's Tennis Plays Friday, Saturday in Missouri

Harding Men's Tennis (3-1) vs. William Jewell (3-8)
Mar. 11, 2016 * 2 p.m. * Liberty, Mo.

Harding vs. #19 Nebraska-Kearney (8-0)
Mar. 12, 2016 * 10 a.m. * Overland Park, Kan.

HOW TO FOLLOW
No media available for the matches

THE COACHES
David Redding, Harding
                at Harding: 3-1 (1st season)
                Career: same
                vs. William Jewell: 0-0
                vs. Nebraska-Kearney: 0-0
Paul Worstell, William Jewell (10th season)
Jake Saulsbury, Nebraska-Kearney (7th season)

THE SERIES
Harding leads William Jewell, 1-0. The Bisons won 6-0 over William Jewell last season in the first meeting between the teams.
Nebraska-Kearney leads Harding, 2-1. Harding won the first meeting 9-0 in 2000. Kearney won 5-4 in 2014 and 6-3 in 2015.

WHAT TO WATCH FOR
Harding, the No. 10-ranked team in the ITA Division II Central Region Rankings, will play back-to-back days in its first action since a 9-0 victory over Arkansas-Fort Smith on Feb. 24. Both matches will count as regional competition.

Harding has won its last two matches and has been particularly strong in singles matches since dual competition began in the spring. The Bisons are 20-4 (.833) in singles and 9-3 (.750) in doubles matches.

William Jewell, a member of the NCAA Division II Great Lakes Valley Conference, enters the contest on a five-match losing streak. Most recently the Cardinals dropped a 7-2 decision to Newman on Saturday. William Jewell has a 23-37 (.383) record in dual singles matches and 8-22 (.267) in doubles.

Nebraska-Kearney is a member of the NCAA Division II Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association. The Lopers are undefeated entering the weekend at 8-0 and are ranked 19th in NCAA Division II. Kearney plays Rockhurst on Friday before Saturday's match with Harding.

PLAYERS TO WATCH
Harding's top doubles team is comprised of Carlos Crisostomo and Henrique Vieira. The duo is 6-3 overall and 3-1 in dual matches.

William Jewell has used both Amery Clews and Marc Gartner at No. 1 singles. Clews, a junior from Canberra, Australia, has won one of four matches at No. 1, and Gartner, a sophomore from Munich, Germany, has won two of six.

Lucas Garces, a junior from Spain, and Georges Wakim, a sophomore from Eden Prairie, Minnesota, make up the No. 1 doubles team for Nebraska-Kearney and are 5-0 this season.

UP NEXT
Harding hosts NAIA opponent John Brown on Wednesday, March 16.

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Players Mentioned

Carlos Crisostomo: Sophomore

Henrique Vieira: Freshman

Players Mentioned

Carlos Crisostomo
: Sophomore

Henrique Vieira
: Freshman