The No. 41-ranked Harding men's tennis team fell 4-0 on the road on Friday in Springfield, Missouri at No. 18-ranked Southwest Baptist. Harding fell to 7-6 on the year while Southwest Baptist moved to 8-7. 

Harding battled in doubles action but dropped two matches and the point to open the match. The lone Bison victory came at No. 1, in a match between two nationally ranked pairs. Cian Mikkelsen and Cas De Ruiter, the No. 40-ranked duo, won their 12th consecutive match, this time taking down the No. 12-ranked doubles team of Makary Adamek and Marcio Silva. 

The Bearcats needed just the first three singles matches to take the victory, winning at No. 1, No. 2, and No. 3. Dani Ortiz battled into a third set, but eventually fell at No. 1. Teodor Zlatar, the No. 10-nationally ranked, fell in a ranked matchup, 6-4, 6-4 to No. 47-ranked Youssef Nabil. 

The Bisons will return to action next weekend with two matches in Kansas at Washburn and Newman on Thursday (March 23) and Friday (March 24).