Harding Men's Tennis Falls to No. 14 Southwest Baptist

ARKADELPHIA, Ark. – Harding men's tennis fell 9-0 to 14th-ranked Southwest Baptist Thursday in nonconference, Central Region action. The match was played indoors at Ouachita Baptist's Ward Tennis Center.

Southwest Baptist (1-1) won three close doubles matches and won five of the six singles matches in straight sets.

The closest match was at No. 5, where Morgan Salvan went three sets with Torben Semrau. He won the second set 6-3 after dropping the opener 6-4. Semrau won the tiebreaker 10-2.

Harding returns to action Friday in Arkadelphia and will take on Gulf South Conference member Mississippi College.

Tennis Match Results
Southwest Baptist vs Harding
Feb 15, 2018 at Arkadelphia, Ark.
(Ward Tennis Center)

#14 Southwest Baptist 9, Harding 0

Singles competition
1. #6 Sherif Abohabaga (SBU) def. Alejandro Sendra (HU) 6-4, 6-4
2. Raul Caballero (SBU) def. #44 Carlos Crisostomo (HU) 6-3, 6-0
3. David Szeri (SBU) def. Luis Tirado (HU) 6-4, 7-6
4. Ferenc Agoston (SBU) def. Pablo Trevino (HU) 6-2, 6-1
5. Torben Semrau (SBU) def. Morgan Salvan (HU) 6-4, 3-6, 10-2
6. Gyorgy Agoston (SBU) def. Adria Abella (HU) 6-3, 7-5

Doubles competition
1. Gyorgy Agoston/Ferenc Agoston (SBU) def. Alejandro Sendra/Morgan Salvan (HU) 9-8
2. Raul Caballero/Torben Semrau (SBU) def. #21 Carlos Crisostomo/Luis Tirado (HU) 8-5
3. Sherif Abohabaga/Carlos Corser (SBU) def. Adria Abella/Pablo Trevino (HU) 8-6

Match Notes:
Southwest Baptist 1-1; National ranking #14; Regional ranking #1
Harding 3-4; Regional ranking #7
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (2,1,4,3,5,6)

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Players Mentioned

Adria Abella: 5' 7"; Senior

Carlos Crisostomo: 5' 10"; Senior

Alejandro Sendra: 5' 9"; Sophomore

Pablo Trevino: 5' 5"; Sophomore

Morgan Salvan: 6' 4"; Freshman

Luis Tirado: 5' 7"; Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Adria Abella
: 5' 7"; Senior

Carlos Crisostomo
: 5' 10"; Senior

Alejandro Sendra
: 5' 9"; Sophomore

Pablo Trevino
: 5' 5"; Sophomore

Morgan Salvan
: 6' 4"; Freshman

Luis Tirado
: 5' 7"; Sophomore