ADA – The East Central University men's tennis team fell to No. 47 Harding, 3-6, in the final Great American Conference match of the 2013-14 season.
Box ScoreWhile the Tigers (7-10, 1-2 GAC) finished tied for second with Harding and Ouachita Baptist, ECU earned the No. 2 seed in the 2014 GAC Tournament.
The Tigers fell behind 1-2 after the doubles matches were completed, with seniors
Julian Caminos and
Andrew Cabato claiming the point with an 8-5 win over Mathaus Spiering and Yann Le Mat at No. 1 doubles.
Caminos tied the match at two with a 6-2, 6-3 win over Le Mat at No. 3 singles, but the Bisons (7-6, 1-2 GAC) took the next three points to win the match.
Freshman
Stefan Schodlbauer earned a final point for ECU with a 6-4, 6-1 win over Caleb McReynolds at No. 5 singles.
The Tigers will face Harding again in the first round of the 2014 GAC Tournament, Friday, April 18 at 1 p.m.
Before heading to the tournament, ECU will play a regular-season match, Tuesday, April 15 at 2p.m. against Oklahoma Baptist in Shawnee, Okla.