Box Score The Harding men's tennis team had the 3-1 advantage in the match before the Ichabods came all the way back for the 4-3 win on Friday afternoon at the Elliott Tennis Complex. Harding falls to 8-6 on the season with three additional wins against junior colleges.
The Ichabods opened the match securing the doubles point with wins at No. 2 and No. 3.
Cas de Ruiter picked up the first Bison victory of the day with a 6-4, 7-5 victory over the No. 28 ranked player in Division II. De Ruiter picked up his tenth win of the season and fifth consecutive victory. Teodor Zlatar won his match at the No. 2 line, 7-6, 6-4 against Sebatian Pjontek, the 10th-ranked singles player. Cian Mikkelsen also took down a nationally-ranked opponent at No. 5 that pushed the Bisons lead to 3-1.
The Ichabods were able to grab the final three matches to win the dual 4-3.
Harding will return to action on Sunday as they host No. 13 Drury at 1 p.m.