\u00a0<\/b>With any sport, a new season calls for new goals, challenges and successes. Harding\u2019s tennis team will begin their 2018 season on Feb. 2. The men\u2019s team will be playing Seward County Community College in the morning in Arkadelphia, and the women\u2019s team will be traveling to Dallas to play against Dallas Baptist University at 9:30 a.m. and 2 p.m.<\/p>\n
The men\u2019s team is coming out of a season in which they finished 9-9 and are looking to improve. The Bisons held an impressive away record at 5-2 but went 1-2 at home and 3-5 at neutral sites. The team is comprised of two seniors, three sophomores and one freshman. They will start the season on the road and will not host a home game until March 17. One of the two seniors, Adria Abella, is looking forward to the new season and is ready to move on from the last.<\/p>\n
\u201cI have the feeling that this season is going to be different,\u201d Abella said. \u201cWe have just six players, and I feel that all of us are on the same page. I will try to keep giving my best to the team and I think we can do better than last season.\u201d<\/p>\n
The women\u2019s team is coming out of a 15-7 season. The Lady Bisons had an impressive away record of 7-2. They finished 3-2 at home and 5-2 at neutral sites. The team is comprised of eight players, including three seniors. Senior Laura Golubic is looking forward to leading her team to another winning record.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think our team set a high bar last season, and I especially had a really good record in doubles,\u201d Golubic said. \u201cI am hoping to live up to that this season as well.\u201d<\/p>\n
Head coach David Redding is entering his third year of coaching both the men\u2019s and women\u2019s tennis teams. Like any coach, Redding said he is looking forward to the season and understands the importance of creating the right culture.<\/p>\n
\u201cI want to create a culture of substance with my teams,\u201d Redding said. \u201cEverything we do should be to glorify God, from hitting tennis balls, to how we conduct ourselves in the classroom, to how we practice, to how we relate to each other and to our opponents and to how we act and live when no one else is watching.\u201d<\/p>\n
To encourage more students to attend their home matches, the teams are considering having a drawing for either half tuition or a \u201cdestination wedding\u201d\u00a0 for any student who comes out dressed as their favorite professional tennis player or favorite Harding personality.<\/p>\n
Both teams are looking to improve from last season. The ultimate goal is to bring the Great American Conference (GAC) title back to Harding.<\/p>\n
Conference play for both teams begin on March 28 against the Oklahoma Baptist University Bison in Shawnee, Oklahoma.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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