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Harding HU (14-6, 3-2 GAC)
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Winner Arkansas Tech ATU (10-5, 3-2 GAC)
Harding HU
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Arkansas Tech ATU
(10-5, 3-2 GAC)
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Match Recap: Women's Tennis |

ARKANSAS TECH WINS CLOSE MATCH OVER HARDING

RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – Arkansas Tech women's tennis moved into a tie for third in the Great American Conference standings with a 5-4 win over Harding on Thursday.
 
NEXT UP
  • Arkansas Tech (10-5, 3-2 GAC) will return to action on Saturday, April 14, as the Golden Suns host Henderson State to close out the regular season. The match is scheduled to begin with doubles play at 2 p.m.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Arkansas Tech took the first lead of the dual, with a win at No. 3 doubles from Megan Bell and Teresa Sanchez. The victory is the duo's second in just their third match together this spring.
  • After falling in the No. 1 doubles match, the Suns took a 2-1 lead into singles play with a win from Annabel Rowlands and Kami Ward at No. 2 doubles. Rowlands and Ward improve to 6-2 this spring.
  • Sanchez gave Arkansas Tech the first point of singles play, winning the No. 2 match after falling 6-0 in the first set. Sanchez moves to 8-6 this spring with the victory.
  • Rowlands then put the Suns ahead, 4-1, with a three-set win in the No. 4 singles match. Rowlands earned her team-leading ninth singles win this spring.
  • Harding (14-6, 3-2 GAC) responded by winning singles matches at the No. 4 and No. 6 position, but Kami Ward secured the win for the Golden Suns with a three-set victory in the No. 3 singles match.
 
MATCH BREAKDOWN
  • (No. 1 Doubles) - Laura Golubic/Arisa Takanashi (HU) def. Katharina Drebka/Julia Schoch (Tech) 8-4
  • (No. 2 Doubles) – Annabel Rowlands/Kami Ward (Tech) def. Hana Folse/Gabriella Alves (HU) 8-5
  • (No. 3 Doubles) – Megan Bell/Teresa Sanchez (Tech) def. Emily Faulkner/Jordan Shaw (HU) 8-3
  • (No. 1 Singles) – Arisa Takanashi (HU) def. Katharina Drebka (Tech) 2-6; 6-1; 7-5
  • (No. 2 Singles) – Teresa Sanchez (Tech) def. Laura Golubic (HU) 0-6; 7-5; 6-3
  • (No. 3 Singles) – Kami Ward (Tech) def. Gabriella Alves (HU) 6-7; 6-4; 6-2
  • (No. 4 Singles) – Hana Folse (HU) def. Julia Schoch (Tech) 7-6; 6-4
  • (No. 5 Singles) – Annabel Rowlands (Tech) def. Emily Faulkner (HU) 5-7; 6-2; 6-1
  • (No. 6 Singles) – Paulina Kostka (HU) def. Megan Bell (Tech) 7-6; 6-2
 
ORDER OF FINISH
  • Doubles – 3, 1, 2
  • Singles – 2, 5, 6, 4, 3, 1

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