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Box Score 2 The Harding men's tennis team won all singles matches in a 6-0 sweep of Missouri-St. Louis on Friday afternoon before falling to McKendree 5-2 in the late night match. Harding is now 7-4 on the season.
Against Missouri-St. Louis, the teams opened the match with singles action. The Bisons won all six matches and clinched the match before doubles action.
Dani Ortiz won his match at No. 1, 7-6, 6-3. Teodor Zlatar returned to the lineup after missing the last two matches and won at No. 2, 6-3, 6-1. Cas de Ruiter won his fourth straight match at No. 3, 7-5, 6-3.
Bryce Walker picked up his third straight victory, grabbing the 7-5, 7-5 win at No. 4. Andres Urquiola won at No. 5, 6-2, 6-4. Edoardo D'Arrigo was the lone Bison to be pushed to three sets, but won 4-6, 6-1, 10-2.
In the night cap, the Bisons dropped the doubles point for only the second time this season. De Ruiter and Cian Mikkelsen improved to 10-0 on the season with a 6-3 win at No. 2.
In singles action, de Ruiter continued his great day with another win at No. 3, 6-4, 5-7, 6-2. Walker also picked up his second win of the day, this time at No. 5, with a 7-6, 6-3 victory.
The Bisons will host Texas-Permian Basin on Thursday (March 16) at the Elliott Tennis Complex in Searcy at 1 p.m.