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No. 13 Drury Defeats Harding Men's Tennis, Harding Doubles Team Upsets No. 6 Duo

No. 13 Drury Defeats Harding Men's Tennis, Harding Doubles Team Upsets No. 6 Duo

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Harding's No. 1 doubles team upset one of the nation's top duos, but No. 13 Drury defeated Harding 7-2 Friday at the Cooper Tennis Center.
 
Both teams entered the match ranked in their respective regions. Drury was ranked second in the Division II Midwest Region, and Harding was seventh in the Central Region.
 
The big news for the Bisons came in doubles, where freshman Morgan Salvan and Alejandro Sendra defeated the sixth-ranked doubles team in Division II with an 8-6 upset of Sebastien Amato and Gregor Kokalj. It was Harding's first doubles win over a nationally ranked team since Harding's David Korsten and Andras Marics defeated 18th-ranked Maximilian Hepp and Jorge Nadal of Drury in 2015.
 
Salvan also continued his strong play in singles action, winning his fifth straight match to improve to 13-2 on the season. He defeated Lukas Stierling 7-6, 6-1 for Harding's lone singles point.
 
Harding is back in action Saturday against Nebraska-Kearney at the Cooper Tennis Complex.
 
Tennis Match Results
Harding vs Drury
Feb 09, 2018 at Springfield, Mo.
(Cooper Tennis Complex)
 
#13 Drury 7, Harding 2
 
 Singles competition
1. #48 Nico Hadeler (DU) def. #44 Carlos Crisostomo (HU) 6-3, 6-2
2. Sebastien Amato (DU) def. Luis Tirado (HU) 6-4, 6-4
3. Gregor Kokalj (DU) def. Alejandro Sendra (HU) 6-0, 6-2
4. Augustin Diot (DU) def. Adria Abella (HU) 6-3, 7-6
5. Morgan Salvan (HU) def. Lukas Stierling (DU) 7-6, 6-1
6. Sacha Mourier (DU) def. Pablo Trevino (HU) 6-3, 6-0
 
 Doubles competition
1. Morgan Salvan/Alejandro Sendra (HU) def. #6 Sebastien Amato/Gregor Kokalj (DU) 8-6
2. Nico Hadeler/Lukas Stierling (DU) def. #21 Carlos Crisostomo/Luis Tirado (HU) 8-6
3. Augustin Diot/Sacha Mourier (DU) def. Adria Abella/Pablo Trevino (HU) 8-4
 
Match Notes:
Harding 3-2; Regional ranking #7
Drury 3-0; National ranking #13; Regional ranking #2
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (3,1,2,4,6,5)
 
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