Bison Tennis Opens Fall Season with 9-0 Victory
Harding defeats Maryville University on the road.
by Scott Goode
ST. LOUIS - The Harding men's tennis team breezed to a 9-0 victory over Maryville University on Tuesday. The Bisons won all nine matches without losing a set.
Five players--Adam Edwards, Ivan Michelli, Helio Hashimoto, Sammy Lhotek and Cory Stumne--each made their Harding debuts.
Tennis Match Results
Harding vs Maryville (MO)
Sep 29, 2009 at St. Louis, MO
Harding 9, Maryville (MO) 0
Singles competition
1. Henrique Ruiz (HU) def. Jonas Skold (MU) 6-2, 6-3
2. Chris Beach (HU) def. Andy Tipton (MU) 6-0, 6-0
3. Adam Edwards (HU) def. Ryan Williams (MU) 6-0, 6-0
4. Ivan Michelli (HU) def. Dino Kanlic (MU) 6-1, 6-0
5. Helio Hashimoto (HU) def. Doug Niemann (MU) 6-2, 6-0
6. Aldo Campos (HU) def. Matt Murray (MU) 6-0, 6-0
Doubles competition
1. Chris Beach/Adam Edwards (HU) def. Jonas Skold/Andy Tipton (MU) 8-4
2. Henrique Ruiz/Ivan Michelli (HU) def. Ryan Williams/Dino Kanlic (MU) 8-1
3. Sammy Lhotek/Corey Stumne (HU) def. Matt Murray/Doug Niemann (MU) 8-0
Match Notes:
Harding 1-0
Maryville (MO) 0-1