Harding Men's Tennis Falls to Southeastern in GAC Tournament Finals; Awaits NCAA Announcement
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April 28, 2019
BENTONVILLE, Ark. – Harding men's tennis suffered a 4-0 defeat to Southeastern Oklahoma Saturday in the finals of the Great American Conference Tournament, but the Bisons's season is likely not done yet.
Harding (13-7) ranked No. 3 in the latest NCAA Central Region Rankings and defeated No. 2 Southern Arkansas Friday in the GAC Tournament semifinals. The top four teams from the region qualify for the Central Region Tournament.
Southeastern took the doubles point with wins at No. 2 and No. 3. Harding won at No. 1. The team of Morgan Salvan and Alejandro Sendra, ranked 19th nationally, won 6-1 for their ninth consecutive victory.
Southeastern won in straight sets at No. 1, No. 4 and No. 5.
#49 Southeastern Okla. 4, #40 Harding 0
4/27/2019 at Bentonville, Ark. (Memorial Park Tennis Complex)
Singles competition
1. #3 Juan Scoppetta (SE) def. Arthur Bellan (HU) 6-4, 7-5
2. Ondrej Nice (SE) vs. Alejandro Sendra (HU) 7-6 (7-3), 4-2, unfinished
3. Sandro Lena (SE) vs. Morgan Salvan (HU) 6-3, 2-6, 1-0, unfinished
4. Danrich Kruger (SE) def. Luis Tirado (HU) 6-2, 6-2
5. Benji Finet (SE) def. Diego Pierola (HU) 6-2, 6-2
6. Milos Vuckovic (SE) vs. Will Reeves (HU) 6-2, 6-6, unfinished
Doubles competition
1. #19 Morgan Salvan/Alejandro Sendra (HU) def. Ondrej Nice/Benji Finet (SE) 6-1
2. Danrich Kruger/Sandro Lena (SE) def. Will Reeves/Pablo Trevino (HU) 6-3
3. Milos Vuckovic/Juan Scoppetta (SE) def. Arthur Bellan/Luis Tirado (HU) 7-6 (7-5)
Match Notes
Harding 13-7; National ranking #40; Regional ranking #5
Southeastern Okla. 8-6; National ranking #49; Regional ranking #7
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (5,1,4)
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