. . r~. season rouiKIup 1978 AIC TENNIS RESULTS Ouachita Baptist University 33 Southern Arkansas University 26 Harding College 20 Henderson State University 12 Hendrix Coilege 11 Coilege of the Ozark, 11 University of Central Arkansas 10 Arkansas Tech University 5 U. of Arkansas-Monticello 5 I l 7 1. LINDY WOODS powerfully drives the ball toward his opponent. 2. DOUBLES PARTNERS Lindy Woods and Dennis Sanders anxiously await the return of the ball as Coach Elliott looks on 3. STHAlNING, Bob Ballinger serues the ball. 4. SCOTT DAWKINS improves his serving at one of the daily tennis team practices. 5. A MEMBER of the 1979 Bison Netters, Scott Carstens makes a backhand shot at an after· noon practice. 6. RALLYING from the back court, Dave Delaware carries through with his swing. 7. TENNIS TEAM. Front row, Dawkins, Sonders, Williams, Lindsey, Woods, Honea, Wood. Back row: Byrd, Kinney, Holliman, Elliott, Cloud, Delaware, Peddle, Redden , Woodroof. TENNIS_ Netters Take Third In Ale Opening the first week of March, the Bison tennis team took a loss to Southern Arkansas University (SAU) 1·8. However, the Netters rebounded from their initial defeat with wins of 8·1 over Christian Brothers of Memphis and a 9·0 sweep of Arkansas College. As the season advanced, the Bisons boosted their match record to 10-4, claiming the back·to·back victories by defeating the University of Central Arkansas 8-1 and College of the Ozarks 9·0. "The boys played well and showed they wanted to win," stated Coach David Elliott. Harding's luck ran out April 1st when the squad traveled to Arkadelphia for competition in the Ouachita Baptist UniverSity Invitational Tournament. Failing to win any first round matches put the Bisons out of reach for a place among the top four. In a field of eight teams, Harding totaled up only 18 paints and finished in last place. Losing three matches in two days dropped the Bisons' record to 10-8 in mid-April. The losses came at the hands of Southwest Missouri and Arkansas State and served to tamper the team's morale. The last two matches before the AIC championship were a boost for the Netters as they advanced their season record to 12-8 defeating Christian ' Brothers of Memphis 6·3 and rolling over AIC rival Hendrix College 8-1. The Bisons travelled to Conway April 27-28 for the AIC tournament and placed third overall with 27 points, with 'OBU capturing first place with 32. Harding's Jerry Honea advanced to the finals, but was overturned there by SAU's Herman Guevara. The Netter's number one doub les team of Tom Lind· sey and Lindy Woods lost in the finals to Victor Almaral and Iker Ortiz of OBU. Winding up the season , Harding's tennis squad finished fourth in the NAIA District 17 tournament in Arkadelphia May 4·5. All the Nelters were eliminated in preliminary matches , thus barring them from the finals. OBU and SAU repeated their one· two finish of the previous week, but a strong John Brown University edged out the Bisons for third place. Harding completed its season with a 13·9 dual match record and a third place showing in the AIC tournament. Tennis. 137
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