No. 42 Harding Women's Tennis Tops Delta State 5-2

Box Score SEARCY, Ark. (AP) — The 42nd-ranked Harding women's tennis team defeated Delta State 5-2 on Friday.

Alexia Zarate Valdez, ranked 13th nationally in singles, outlasted Elena Palioura 7-5, 4-6, [12-10]. Karli Roux, ranked 40th in singles, beat Maria Caride 6-0, 6-0. Madison Stafford topped Cameron Jacob 6-0, 6-2, and Natalia Alvarez defeated Isabella Llano 6-2, 6-0.

Roux and Zarate Valdez, ranked 30th in doubles, paired up to defeat Palioura and Yasmina Mayer 7-6 (8-6), 10-8. Natalia Alvarez and Itza Rogel won at No. 2 doubles, beating Lara Torres and Angela Moreno 7-6 (7-4). Sofia Sarmiento Ruiz and Madison Stafford completed the doubles sweep with a 6-1 win over Cameron Jacob and Maria Caride.

Harding (5-7) handed Delta State (0-7) its seventh consecutive loss.

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Players Mentioned

Natalia Alvarez: 5' 9"; Sophomore

Itza Rogel: 6' 1"; Sophomore

Karli Roux: 5' 9"; Junior

Sofia Sarmiento Ruiz: 5' 6"; Sophomore

Madison Stafford: 5' 11"; Senior

Alexia Zarate Valdez: 5' 8"; Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Natalia Alvarez
: 5' 9"; Sophomore

Itza Rogel
: 6' 1"; Sophomore

Karli Roux
: 5' 9"; Junior

Sofia Sarmiento Ruiz
: 5' 6"; Sophomore

Madison Stafford
: 5' 11"; Senior

Alexia Zarate Valdez
: 5' 8"; Sophomore