SEARCY, Ark. (AP) – The No. 16-ranked Harding University men's tennis team defeated No. 46 Southern Arkansas 4-3 on Friday at the Elliott Tennis Complex. Harding improved to 4-0 at home and defeated its third nationally ranked opponent this season. The win was Harding's first over Southern Arkansas since 2021, snapping a four-match skid against the Muleriders.
Harding's Luis Agullo won his three-set singles match to clinch the victory for the Bisons. After Southern Arkansas tied the match 3-3, Agullo defeated Jinsei Tajima 7-5, 2-6, 7-6 (7-2).
Cas de Ruiter defeated his fourth nationally ranked opponent of the season, and Adrian Solorzano defeated his second.
Here are the match results:
Singles competition:
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#10 Cas de Ruiter (HU) def. #40 Mathys Pinoit (SAU) 6-1, 7-5
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#19 Adrian Solorzano (HU) def. #49 Tim Fischer (SAU) 6-4, 6-1
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Frode Neumann (SAU) def. Cian Mikkelsen (HU) 6-2, 6-4
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David Wallechner (SAU) def. Caleb Folse (HU) 2-6, 6-2, 6-2
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Luis Agullo (HU) def. Jinsei Tajima (SAU) 7-5, 2-6, 7-6 (7-2)
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Lluc Pasqual (SAU) def. Edoardo D'Arrigo (HU) 7-6 (7-5), 6-1
Doubles competition:
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#27 Cas de Ruiter/Adrian Solorzano (HU) def. Tim Fischer/Uwe Diehl (SAU) 6-2
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Lluc Pasqual/Jinsei Tajima (SAU) def. Florian Gayme/Cian Mikkelsen (HU) 6-3
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Edoardo D'Arrigo/Caleb Folse (HU) def. David Wallechner/Frode Neumann (SAU) 6-2
Harding improved to 12-4 overall and 2-0 in the Great American Conference. Southern Arkansas is 7-7 and 1-2 in conference play.
