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- Year:
- Junior
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- Hometown:
- Lubbock, TX
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- High School:
- Lubbock High
Bio
Austin College Career Honors - 2018 #14 year-end West Region Doubles Ranking (Siddharth Kortikere) ... 2018 1st Team All-SCAC ... 2018 ITA Scholar Athlete ... Member of the 2017-18 Austin College Men's Tennis ITA All-Academic Team ... Spring 2018 Dean's List ... 2017-18 co-Captain ... Fall 2017 ITA Men's Southwest Regional Doubles Championships Semi-Finalist ... 2017 1st Team All-SCAC (2nd honoree in AC Men's Tennis History) ... 2017 SCAC All-Tournament Team (Line 2 Singles) ... 2017 SCAC Spring Academic Honor Roll ... Spring 2017 Dean's List ... 2016-17 ITA Scholar Athlete ... 2016-17 ITA All-Academic Team Member ... 2015-16 ITA Scholar Athlete ... 2016 SCAC All-Tournament Team (Line 4 Singles) ... 2016 SCAC Spring Academic Honor Roll ... 2015-16 ITA All-Academic Team Member ... Fall 2015 ITA B-Draw Doubles Champion w/ Erik Meendsen.
2017-18 (Junior Season) - Singles: 8-11 (7-10 Dual), Doubles: 11-11 (6-10 Dual) ... Earned a year-end West Region Doubles Ranking of #14 with partner Siddharth Kortikere for the first time in program history ... First Men's Tennis Player in program history to earn two consecutive 1st Team All-SCAC honors ... 2018 ITA Scholar Athlete with a yearly GPA of 3.5 or better ... Spring 2018 Dean's List honoree ... Member of the 2017-18 Austin College Men's Tennis ITA All-Academic Team ... co-Captain of the Kangaroos Men's Tennis Team ... Made the further Men's Tennis Run at the Division III ITA Southwest Regional Doubles Championships with Siddharth Kortikere in the Fall of 2017 (Semi-Finals).
2016-17 (Sophomore Season) - Singles: 15-7 (Dual: 12-3), Doubles: 13-7 (Dual: 12-6) ... 1st Team All-SCAC Selection ... Second 1st-Team All-SCAC Selection in Program History (Kunde '13) ... 2017 SCAC All-Tournament Team (Line 2 Singles) ... 2017 SCAC Spring All-Academic Team ... Sig Lawson Award recipient, recognized for his team-first mentality ... 2016-17 ITA Scholar Athlete with a 3.5+ term GPA ... Member of the 2016-17 Austin College Men's Tennis ITA All-Academic Team ... Earned a GPA in the Top 10% of all AC Students in Spring 2017 for Dean's List ... Undefeated at Line 1 Singles ... Primarily played Line 2 Singles for Kangaroos ... Played Line 1 Doubles for entire season with Siddharth Kortikere.
2015-16 (Freshman Season) - Singles: 6-4 (Dual: 4-1), Doubles: 5-2 ... Injury to his shoulder at the end of Fall 2015 season would sideline Kenneth for the first two months of matches ... Would return to go 4-1 in SCAC Competition including an undefeated performance in the SCAC Conference Tournament, earning him All-Tournament Team Honors ... Won the ITA Men's B-Draw Doubles Championship with Erik Meendsen at Trinity University ... ITA Scholar Athlete with a better than 3.5 GPA for the Year ... Member of the 2015-16 Austin College ITA All-Academic Team.
Personal - Lubbock, TX ... Lubbock High School ... Son of Diana Belsan and Daniel Hardy ... Double-major in Biology and Chemistry... Interested in pursuing a career in the Medical Field.
Kenneth Hardy's Career Records
Singles
Year | Tournament | Dual | SCAC | Overall |
2015-16 | 2-3 | 4-1 | 4-1 | 6-4 |
2016-17 | 3-4 | 12-3 | 3-2 | 15-7 |
2017-18 | 1-1 | 7-10 | 8-11 | |
Total | 5-7 | 16-4 | 7-3 | 21-11 |
Doubles
Year | Tournament | Dual | SCAC | Overall |
2015-16 | 5-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5-2 |
2016-17 | 1-1 | 12-6 | 4-5 | 13-7 |
2017-18 | 5-1 | 6-10 | 11-11 | |
Total | 11-4 | 18-16 | 4-5 | 29-20 |
News mentions

Four 'Roos Earn All-SCAC in Men's Tennis
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. –Austin College men’s tennis players Kenneth Hardy and Andres Padilla were named first team All-Southern Collegiate...
May 2, 2018

2018 SCAC Men's All-Tournament Team Includes 5 Kangaroos
4 doubles recipients and 3 singles recipients is largest collection in program history
April 30, 2018

Men’s Tennis Falls 7-2 to #35 Cal Tech
Beaver singles too strong as AC takes 2-1 lead following doubles
March 19, 2018

Men’s Tennis Takes Thrilling 5-4 Victory Over Linfield
Kangaroos claim first victory on expedition to Portland
March 16, 2018

Comets Defeat 'Roos 5-4 In A Nail-Biter
2-1 doubles lead into singles not enough to best UTD
March 4, 2018

Men's Tennis Falls 0-9 to #26 UT-Tyler
Patriots sweep doubles; tight singles contests of 4/6 courts
March 3, 2018

Men’s Tennis Wins First Home Match 7-2 Over Whitworth
Doubles sweep fueled 4 singles victories to lock up win over regionally ranked opponent
February 17, 2018

2017-18 Men’s Tennis: Season Preview
With a 14-6 record last year, Men’s Tennis is poised for big things in 2018
February 10, 2018

Hardin-Simmons Defeats Men’s Tennis 5-4 in Abilene
Despite a 2-1 lead after doubles, the Kangaroos fell in a close contest with the Cowboys
February 10, 2018