Harding Men's Tennis Travels to Meet Ouachita Baptist on Thursday

Harding Men's Tennis (10-5, 1-1) vs. #26 Ouachita Baptist (10-6, 2-0)
Apr. 14, 2016 * 1 p.m. * Arkadelphia, Ark.

HOW TO FOLLOW
No live updates planned

THE COACHES
David Redding, Harding
                at Harding: 10-5 (1st season)
                Career: same
                vs. Ouachita Baptist: 0-0
Craig Ward, Ouachita Baptist

THE SERIES
Ouachita Baptist leads 47-36

Ouachita won the meeting last season 8-1. Harding's point came at No. 6 singles, where Neto Cacace defeated Andre Stefano 2-6, 6-2, 10-8.

WHAT TO WATCH FOR
Harding will play its fifth nationally-ranked opponent of the season Thursday when it travels to meet 26th-ranked Ouachita Baptist at the Heflin Tennis Center in Arkadelphia, Arkansas.

Four of Harding's five losses this season have come to nationally-ranked teams.

Harding is coming off a 6-3 victory over Oklahoma Baptist last Saturday in Shawnee, Oklahoma, for its first GAC victory of the season. The Bisons won two doubles matches and four singles matches.

Ouachita won 9-0 over Arkansas-Fort Smith on Tuesday, snapping a three-match losing streak.

The Tigers were listed fourth in the first NCAA Division II Central Region Rankings on Wednesday. The top four teams in the region advance to the NCAA Central Region Tournament.

Harding freshman Chase Stumne has a team-best three-match winning streak and is the only Bison to win both of his GAC singles matches.

Ouachita senior Vitor Oliviera is the No. 3-ranked singles player in the Central Region.

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Players Mentioned

Neto Cacace: Junior

Chase Stumne: Freshman

Players Mentioned

Neto Cacace
: Junior

Chase Stumne
: Freshman