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Bulldogs edge Razorbacks in marathon match Sunday

In a match that lasted more than 5 hours and included a one-hour rain delay, Mississippi State edged out a win at No. 4 singles to pull off a 4-3 victory against Arkansas.

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FAYETTEVILLE — In a match that lasted more than 5 hours and included a one-hour rain delay, Mississippi State edged out a 7-6 (7-5), 4-6, 6-4 win at No. 4 singles to pull off a 4-3 victory against Arkansas on Sunday at George M. Billingsley Tennis Center.

Bulldogs (14-5, 5-3 SEC) Madison Harrison and Khrystyna Vozniak were first off the court in doubles, recording a 6-3 win at the top spot.

Then, rain moved the match indoors.

Following the one-hour delay, Razorbacks (5-11, 1-6 SEC) Natsuho Arakawa and Agne Cepelyte scored a 6-4 win at the No. 3 spot, but Mississippi State’s Janina Braun and Magda Adaloglou clinched the tight opening point with a  7-6 (7-2) win at No. 2.

In singles, the Bulldogs extended their lead to 2-0 when Vozniak won 6-0, 0-6, 6-1 at No. 6.

Arkansas quickly bounced back with consecutive wins. Mia Jurasic defeated Adaloglou 7-5, 6-2 at No. 3 and then No. 76 Ana Oparenovic earned a 6-3, 6-3 win at No. 2 to level the match 2-2.

Harrison reclaimed the lead for Mississippi State, winning 6-3, 1-6, 6-3 at the top spot, but Arkansas responded once again with Cepelyte’s 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 victory at No. 5.

With the match tied 3-3, Arakawa and Mississippi State’s Anastasia Rentouli entered a third set at No. 4. Arakawa raced out to a 4-1 lead, but Rentouli rallied to win the next five games, earning a 7-6 (7-5), 4-6, 6-4 victory and clinching the overall team victory 4-3.

Up Next

Arkansas will hit the road for a pair of matches next weekend.

The Razorbacks are set to play No. 18 Florida in Gainesville, on March 29, before they take on No. 10 South Carolina on March 31, in Columbia.

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2024 High School Rankings

Following is the Arkansas Sports Media High School Football Poll including the Overall Top 10, the top five in Classes 7A, 6A, 5A, 4A, 3A and 2A, plus the top three in the 8-man division, as voted by a panel of sports media from around the state for the week ending August 24. Ranking is given with first-place votes received, records, total points and ranking from last week's poll:
OVERALLRecordPtsPrv
1.Bryant (25)10-02681
2.Greenwood (2)10-02343
30Conway9-12022
4.Little Rock Parkview9-11714
5.Bentonville7-31625
6.Benton9-11486
7.Fayetteville8-21117
8.Pulaski Academy8-2898
9.Rogers7-3439
10.Joe T. Robinson9-122
Others receiving votes: Valley View 8, Mountain Home 7, Cabot 6, Little Rock Catholic 6, Shiloh Christian 6, Elkins 1, Farmington 1.
CLASS 7A
1.Bryant (27)10-01351
2.Conway9-11022
3.Bentonville7-3813
4.Fayetteville8-2454
5.Pulaski Academy8-2395
Others receiving votes: Rogers 3.
CLASS 6A
1.Greenwood (27)10-01351
2.Benton9-11082
3.Mountain Home8-2623
4.Shiloh Christian7-3494
5.Little Rock Catholic9-1345
Others receiving votes: Marion 6.
CLASS 5A
1.Little Rock Parkview (27)9-11351
2.Joe T. Robinson9-11062
3.Valley View10-0793
4.Farmington9-1484
5.Hot Springs Lakeside8-2205
Others receiving votes: Camden Fairview 7, Harding Academy 7, Morrilton 3.
CLASS 4A
1.Elkins (20)10-01261
3.Arkadelphia (5)8-2913
2.Little Rock Mills (1)10-0682
4.Warren8-2554
5.Dardanell (1)9-123
Southside Batesville10-023
Others receiving votes: Malvern 12, Gravette 5, Highland 2.
CLASS 3A
1.Bismarck (12)10-01051t
2.Fordyce (10)10-0961t
3.Prescott (1)9-1704
4.Osceola (2)8-1543
5.Booneville (1)9-1395
Others receiving votes: Mansfield (1) 23, Rivercrest 10, Rison 4, Salem 4.
CLASS 2A
1.Carlisle (20)10-01271
2.Conway Christian (7)10-01152
3.Des Arc8-2595
4.East Poinsett Co.7-352
5.Bigelow6-4183
Murfreesboro7-3184
Others receiving votes: Mount Ida 6, Junction City 4, Cross County 3, Poyen 3.
8-MAN SANCTIONED
1.Strong-Huttig (27)5-0811
2.Midland9-0532
3.Cedar Ridge8-1253
Others receiving votes: Woodlawn 3.

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