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Louis Alejandro Sendra
0
Harding HU (13-8)
4
Winner Southwest Baptist SBUMT (18-2)
Harding HU
(13-8)
0
Final
4
Southwest Baptist SBUMT
(18-2)
Winner

Match Recap: Men's Tennis | | by Scott Goode (5/11/19)

Southwest Baptist Defeats Harding Men's Tennis 4-0 in NCAA Tournament

BOLIVAR, Mo. – Harding men's tennis, ranked 38th nationally, had its season end Saturday with a 4-0 loss to 12th-ranked Southwest Baptist at the NCAA Men's Tennis Central Regional Final.

Harding, the No. 4 seed in the regional and making its first regional appearance since 2010, finished with a 13-8 record.

Southwest Baptist (18-2), the No. 1 seed, advanced to the NCAA Division II Tennis Championship round of 16 next week near Orlando, Florida.

Southwest Baptist won the doubles point with victories at No. 2 and No. 3, both by 6-2 scores.

The Bearcats won singles matches at No. 1, No. 2 and No. 4 to clinch the victory. Adham Gaber defeated Harding's Arthur Bellan 0-6, 6-4, 6-3 at No. 1. Raul Caballero won 6-4, 6-3 over Alejandro Sendra, and David Szeri won 6-1, 6-1 over Morgan Salvan at No. 4.

The three remaining singles matches went unfinished after Southwest Baptist clinched the victory.
 
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