Harding Women's Tennis Hosts Southeastern Oklahoma on Saturday in GAC Action

Harding Men's Tennis (11-4, 1-0) vs. Southeastern Oklahoma (4-3, 1-1)
Apr. 2, 2016 * 11 a.m. * Searcy, Ark.

HOW TO FOLLOW
Live Results: HardingSports.com

THE COACHES
David Redding, Harding
                at Harding: 11-4 (1st season)
                Career: same
                vs. Southeastern Oklahoma: 0-0
Shawn Hamil, Southeastern Oklahoma

THE SERIES
Harding leads 5-1 … Harding won the first five meetings before an 8-1 Southeastern victory last season on April 10 in Durant, Oklahoma.

WHAT TO WATCH FOR
Harding will carry a seven-match winning streak into a stretch of six straight Great American Conference matches that begins Saturday with the Lady Bisons hosting Southeastern Oklahoma. The six-match run will conclude Harding's regular season.

Harding enters the match 11-4 overall with its last loss coming on Mar. 12 against Nebraska-Kearney.

Harding is 54-36 (.600) in its dual singles matches this season. Gabriella Alves and Brittany Smyser lead Harding with nine dual singles wins. Harding is 27-18 (.600) in doubles with the team of Arielle Butler and Emily Faulkner posting a team-high nine dual doubles wins.

Harding's top-ranked singles player in the Central Region, No. 15 Piper Huey, has a 9-12 overall record and an 8-6 mark at No. 1 singles. Sophomore Brittany Smyser leads the team with 12 total singles victories and is 9-6 in dual singles matches.

Southeastern Oklahoma, ranked ninth in the Central Region, has won its last two matches. The Savage Storm is 1-1 in conference matches with a 5-4 loss to Okalhoma Baptist and an 8-1 victory over Southern Nazarene.

Junior Anna Buiukian, of Russia, is Southeastern's highest-ranked singles player. She is ranked sixth in Central Region singles.

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Players Mentioned

Gabriella Alves: Sophomore

Arielle Butler: Junior

Emily Faulkner: Sophomore

Piper Huey: Junior

Brittany Smyser: Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Gabriella Alves
: Sophomore

Arielle Butler
: Junior

Emily Faulkner
: Sophomore

Piper Huey
: Junior

Brittany Smyser
: Sophomore