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SURPRISE, Ariz. \u2014 The historic, record-breaking run for the Harding men’s tennis team came to a close Wednesday afternoon in the Round of 16 at the NCAA Division II National Championship.<\/p>\n
The No. 14-seeded Bisons battled fiercely but ultimately fell 4-0 to South Central Region powerhouse and No. 3 seed Lubbock Christian at the Surprise Tennis & Racquet Complex. Harding ends its finest season of the NCAA era with a 17-8 dual match record.<\/p>\n
While the team result favored the Chaps (23-5), the day featured a historic milestone at the top of the doubles lineup. Harding’s No. 3-ranked duo of Cian Mikkelsen<\/a> and Adrian Solorzano<\/a> closed out their stellar careers in spectacular fashion, capturing a 6-4 victory over Lubbock Christian’s No. 8-ranked tandem of Mattia Ghedin and Kelly Giese.<\/p>\n With the victory, Mikkelsen and Solorzano finished the season with an incredible 20-7 record as a pair.<\/p>\n The win also cemented Mikkelsen’s place in the Harding record books. The senior collected his 24th doubles victory of the season, setting a new program record for the most doubles wins in a single season during the NCAA era (since 1997). Mikkelsen caps his time in Searcy with 69 career doubles victories, placing him third all-time in program history.<\/p>\n Lubbock Christian managed to secure the early 1-0 advantage by taking the remaining two doubles matches. The Chaps won 6-2 at No. 2, and despite a hard-fought push from Edoardo D’Arrigo<\/a> and Sebastian De Las Salas<\/a> at No. 3, LCU claimed a 6-4 win to clinch the doubles point. Harding’s No. 2 team of Florian Gayme<\/a> and Jan Alexander Has<\/a> concluded the season 20-10.<\/p>\n In singles play, the Chaps showed why they are highly regarded as national title contenders, moving quickly on the back courts. LCU extended its lead to 3-0 with straight-set victories at No. 4 and No. 5 singles.<\/p>\n The match was decided at the No. 2 slot, where Lubbock Christian’s No. 20-ranked Pablo Segura managed to hold off a furious second-set rally from Harding’s De Las Salas, taking the match 6-1, 7-5 to secure the decisive fourth point.<\/p>\n When play was halted, the remaining Bisons were locked in highly competitive battles. At No. 1 singles, Solorzano had taken the opening set 6-3 against No. 4-ranked Kelly Giese before dropping the second set. At No. 6, Jan Alexander Has<\/a> had won his first set 7-5 and was tied 5-5 in the second.<\/p>\n Though Wednesday’s loss marks the end of the tournament trail, the 2026 Bisons under first-year head coach Craig Kirchgessner<\/a>,\u00a0leave Arizona having fundamentally rewritten the program’s expectations. This season featured the program’s first-ever NCAA tournament victory, its first trip to the national final site, and individual milestones that will stand for years to come.<\/p>\n Tennis Match Results<\/p>\n Harding vs Lubbock Christian May 20, 2026 at Surprise, Ariz. (Surprise Tennis + Racquet Club)<\/p>\n #3 Lubbock Christian 4, #14 Harding 0<\/p>\n Singles Competition<\/p>\n
#4 Kelly Giese (LCU) vs. #66 Adrian Solorzano<\/a> (HU) 3-6, 6-4, 2-0, unfinished<\/p>\n
#20 Pablo Segura (LCU) def. Sebastian DeLasSalas (HU) 6-1, 7-5<\/p>\n
#57 Mattia Ghedin (LCU) vs. Cian Mikkelsen<\/a> (HU) 7-6 (9-7), 2-1, unfinished<\/p>\n
#31 Andres De Los Rios (LCU) def. Luis Agullo<\/a> (HU) 6-0, 6-2<\/p>\n
Marco Seccia (LCU) def. Caleb Folse<\/a> (HU) 6-1, 6-3<\/p>\n
Hayden Loffler (LCU) vs. Jan Alexander Has<\/a> (HU) 5-7, 5-5, unfinished<\/p>\n
Doubles Competition<\/p>\n
#3 Cian Mikkelsen<\/a>\/Adrian Solorzano<\/a> (HU) def. #8 Mattia Ghedin\/Kelly Giese (LCU) 6-4<\/p>\n
#26 Andres De Los Rios\/Pablo Segura (LCU) def. #27 Florian Gayme<\/a>\/Jan Alexander Has<\/a> (HU) 6-2<\/p>\n
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