Stevenson, Md. – No. 10 Harford completed its regular season on a high note, defeating the Stevenson University Mustangs, 8-1, Sunday afternoon at the Greenspring Tennis Courts.

Stevenson came into the match with a 14-2 record. Their last defeat to a junior college was back in 2018, when they dropped a neutral site meeting against Juniata College. 

The Fighting Owls end their regular season with a 9-5 overall record. Their 7-1 record against four colleges and universities this season is Harford's best mark since 2016.
 
How it Happened
Harford went relatively unchallenged against the Mustangs, with four singles and two doubles matches ending with Stevenson managing to tally two games or less. Thomas Norwood, Artur Etzberger, John Brett and Nico Verdu each collected two wins on the afternoon.
 
The most competitive match of the day took place at No. 3 doubles, where Jackson Cesark and Bruno Brocanelli went to a tiebreaker with the Mustangs before claiming an 8-7 (10-4) win.
 
Harford split a couple of tight matches as well at No. 4 and 5 singles. Adria Aguilar Guerrero fell to Stevenson senior Douglas Vaughan, 8-6, while Harford freshman Nico Verdu managed to overcome another Mustangs' senior in Worden Ly by the same score.

#10 Harford 8, Stevenson (STE) 1

Singles Competition
1. Thomas Norwood (HCC) def. Ray McDermott (STE) 8-1
2. Artur Etzberger (HCC) def. Andre Sturniolo (STE) 8-1
3. John Brett (HCC) def. Drew Ryan (STE) 8-1
4. Douglas Vaughan (STE) def. Adria Aguilar Guerrero (HCC) 8-6
5. Nico Verdu (HCC) def. Wornden Ly (STE) 8-6
6. Willian Lopes (HCC) def. Peter Appiah Jr. (STE) 8-2
 
Doubles Competition 
1. Norwood/Etzberger (HCC) def. McDermott/Ryan (STE) 8-2
2. Brett/Verdu (HCC) def. Ly/Vaughan (STE) 8-2
3. Cesark/Brocanelli (HCC) def. Appiah Jr./Sanidas (STE) 8-7 (10-4)