ophomore Andrew Giron positions his racquet a slice a tennis ball across the court at the Harding ennis Center Sept. 23. Although Giron lost his atch, the Bisons defeated the Hendrix Warriors -2. (Photo by Curtis Seright). ~ligning his racquet with the tennis ball, sopho10re Stephen Paine prepares to make a serve to is opponent in a home match against John Brown niversity March 27. Paine went undefeated while :Jlaying as the third and fourth seeds during his econd season. (Photo by Jeff Montgomery) "I research the competition before each match, A good night of rest, warm-up drills and practice givesme an edge over my opponents," //David Ferreira, sopho~9re numbersco~n 1924marked the first year for a men's tennis team to compete on an intercollegiate level at Harding. 1 p layer, sophomore Andrew Giron, received recog– nition as a member of the 2003 Verizon Academic All-District VI At-Large Team. 4 P layers earned All-Gulf South Conference honors, including sophomores David Ferreira and Andrew Giron on first team and seniors Klaus Schmidt and Arthur Sikora on second team. 2003sChedUIe Hendrix W7-2 John Brown W9-0 Oklahoma Christian lO-9 Harding Invitational Christian Brothers W9-0 Delta State L2-5 Texas-Tyler W7-0 Freed Hardeman W6-1 Rhodes W4-1 Christian Brothers W9-0 Ozarks (Ark.) W9-0 Delta State W5-4 Dallas Baptist W9-0 Missouri-Rolla W9-0 John Brown W9-0 Ouachita Baptist L 1-8 East Central W8-' Ozarks (Ark.) W9-0 Southeastern Oklahoma W5-4 GSC Tournament Missouri-Aolla W9-0 Lincoln Memorial L 1·5 Arkansas-Little Rock L '-8 Christian Brothers W6-0 Rhema Bible College W9-0 NCAA Division II Nationals L 3·5 After racing to prevent the tennis ball from bouncing out of bounds, sophomore Andrew Giron dives as he returns the ball to his opponent at the Harding Tennis Center Sept. 23. Giron completed the spring portion of the 2003 season with a record of 15-4, including a victory against the nation's third ranked player. (Photo by Curtis Seright) men's tennis11247
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