{"id":529691,"date":"2026-03-11T18:46:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T18:46:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/529691\/"},"modified":"2026-03-11T18:46:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T18:46:10","slug":"bisons-climb-in-national-rankings-solorzano-and-mikkelsen-move-to-no-3-in-doubles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/529691\/","title":{"rendered":"Bisons Climb in National Rankings; Solorzano and Mikkelsen Move to No. 3 in Doubles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n                    &#13;<br \/>\n                        Story Links&#13;<br \/>\n                        &#13;<br \/>\n    &#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"1\">TEMPE, Ariz. \u2013 The Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) released its updated NCAA Division II national rankings on Wednesday, and the Harding men&#8217;s tennis program continues to make its presence felt among the nation&#8217;s elite.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"2\">The highlight of the new release features the doubles tandem of <a href=\"https:\/\/hardingsports.com\/sports\/mens-tennis\/roster\/adrian-solorzano\/18775\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"18775\" target=\"_blank\">Adrian Solorzano<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/hardingsports.com\/sports\/mens-tennis\/roster\/cian-mikkelsen\/18774\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"18774\" target=\"_blank\">Cian Mikkelsen<\/a>, who climbed to No. 3 in the nation. The duo, currently 12-2 on the season, remains one of the most formidable pairings in Division II as they head into a pivotal weekend of play.<\/p>\n<p>Ranked Bisons<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"4\">Harding&#8217;s depth was on full display in the individual rankings, with four different Bisons earning national recognition across singles and doubles.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t&#13;<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"5,0,0\">Doubles: Behind the No. 3-ranked Solorzano and Mikkelsen, the pair of <a href=\"https:\/\/hardingsports.com\/sports\/mens-tennis\/roster\/sebastian-de-las-salas\/19967\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"19967\" target=\"_blank\">Sebastian De Las Salas<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/hardingsports.com\/sports\/mens-tennis\/roster\/edoardo-d-arrigo\/18767\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"18767\" target=\"_blank\">Edoardo D&#8217;Arrigo<\/a> moved up to No. 26 nationally. The duo holds a 5-1 record and has been a reliable source of points for Harding at the No. 2 flight.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t&#13;<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"5,1,0\">Singles: <a href=\"https:\/\/hardingsports.com\/sports\/mens-tennis\/roster\/adrian-solorzano\/18775\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"18775\" target=\"_blank\">Adrian Solorzano<\/a> remains the highest-ranked Bison in singles at No. 59, followed closely by junior <a href=\"https:\/\/hardingsports.com\/sports\/mens-tennis\/roster\/caleb-folse\/18772\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"18772\" target=\"_blank\">Caleb Folse<\/a>, who makes a significant jump into the national rankings at No. 60.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t&#13;<\/p>\n<p>Team and Conference Outlook<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"8\">As a team, Harding is currently ranked No. 31 in the country. The Bisons are part of a highly competitive MIAA\/GAC representation in the Top 50, which includes:<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\tRank&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\tTeam&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\tConference&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t16&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\tWashburn&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\tMIAA\/GAC&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t18&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\tNebraska-Kearney&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\tMIAA\/GAC&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t31&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\tHarding&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\tMIAA\/GAC&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t38&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\tOuachita Baptist&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\tMIAA\/GAC&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t46&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\tSouthern Arkansas&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\tMIAA\/GAC&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t48&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\tNorthwest Missouri State&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\tMIAA\/GAC&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t&#13;<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"10\">Looking Ahead<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"12\">The Bisons face a massive &#8220;Ranking Weekend&#8221; on the road. Harding travels to Wichita Falls, Texas, on Friday to take on No. 27 Midwestern State, followed by a top-20 showdown against No. 16 Washburn on Saturday in Edmond, Oklahoma. Both matches will have significant implications for the NCAA Central Region rankings as the postseason approaches.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#13; Story Links&#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; TEMPE, Ariz. \u2013 The Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) released its updated NCAA&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":510916,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[442],"tags":[49,48,82,593],"class_list":["post-529691","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tennis","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-sports","tag-tennis"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/529691","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=529691"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/529691\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/510916"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=529691"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=529691"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=529691"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}