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Carlos Crisostomo and Henrique Vieira are ranked No. 5 in Central Region doubles.

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Harding Men's Tennis Hosts No. 24 Southeastern Oklahoma on Saturday in Final Home Match

Harding Men's Tennis (9-4, 0-0) vs. #24 Southeastern Oklahoma (8-1, 1-0)
Apr. 2, 2016 * 11 a.m. * Searcy, Ark.

HOW TO FOLLOW
Live Results: HardingSports.com

THE COACHES
David Redding, Harding
                at Harding: 9-4 (1st season)
                Career: same
                vs. Southeastern Oklahoma: 0-0
Shawn Hamil, Southeastern Oklahoma

THE SERIES
Southeastern Oklahoma leads 6-3 … Southeastern won both meetings against Harding last season, winning 7-2 in Durant, Oklahoma, on April 10, and 6-0 at the Great American Conference Tournament on April 24 in Bentonville, Arkansas.

WHAT TO WATCH FOR
Harding will look for its first win over a nationally-ranked team Saturday as it opens Great American Conference play by hosting 24th-ranked Southeastern Oklahoma.

Harding, ranked No. 8 in the ITA Central Region Rankings, enters the match 9-4 overall. Three of its four losses came to nationally-ranked teams—No. 19 Nebraska-Kearney, No. 14 Northwest Missouri State and No. 31 Southwest Baptist.

The Bisons' next four matches are all GAC matches and will conclude Harding's regular season. Saturday's match is Harding's six and final home match of the season.

Harding is 54-24 (.692) in its dual singles matches this season. Four different Bisons are tied for the team lead with nine dual singles victories. Harding is 30-9 (.769) in doubles with two of the three doubles teams reaching 10 wins in 13 matches.

Harding's top-ranked singles player in the Central Region, No. 20 Carlos Crisostomo, has an 11-8 overall record and an 8-5 mark at No. 1 singles. Sophomore Adrian Torrico leads the team with a 14-5 overall singles record and is 9-2 at No. 2.

Southeastern Oklahoma, ranked third in the Central Region, opened the season with seven consecutive wins before falling 5-1 to Northwest Missouri State on March 25. The Savage Storm responded with a 6-3 victory over 33rd-ranked St. Edward's. Southeastern will play Ouachita Baptist on April 1 before the Harding match.

Senior Max Fil is the top-ranked player for the Savage Storm. Fil is ranked 45th in Division II singles and is the No. 1 singles player in the Central Region. Fil, of Minsk, Belarus, teams with Netanel Alcabas, of Israel, to form the No. 3-ranked doubles team in the region.

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Players Mentioned

Carlos Crisostomo: Sophomore

Adrian Torrico: Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Carlos Crisostomo
: Sophomore

Adrian Torrico
: Sophomore