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Razorbacks down Alabama for third straight win over Crimson Tide

Dominant doubles play and a strong singles effort helped Arkansas to a 4-1 victory against Alabama on Friday night.

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FAYETTEVILLE — Dominant doubles play and a strong singles effort helped Arkansas to a 4-1 victory against Alabama on Friday night.

It was the Hogs’ third straight win over the Crimson Tide.

The Razorbacks (6-13, 2-8 SEC) opened the night picking up the doubles point. Ana Oparenovic and Tatum Rice teamed up for a 6-2 win over Andie Daniell and Smith Hinton at the top spot.

Arkansas picked up the win as the rain began to fall forcing a delay on the outside courts.

The teams moved inside and resumed play after a nearly 20-minute delay. Arkansas dropped the match at No. 2 but finished strong with a 6-2 win at No. 3 by Agne Cepelyte and Natsuho Arakawa to clinch the opening point.

Moving right into singles play, the Razorbacks got a first-set win at No. 1 with Giulia Pairone defeating Daniell, 6-1.

Arkansas dropped the first sets at No. 4 and 5 but rallied with 6-3 first-set wins from Oparenovic and Mia Jurasic as the momentum swung back and forth between the teams.

Pairone continued her strong play taking a quick lead in the second set. She never trailed getting the 6-1, 6-3 win. The center-court victory gave Arkansas a 2-1 lead with four courts still playing.

Jurasic picked up the second singles win of the night with a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Jacqueline Pelletier at No. 3, never trailing.

Courts two, four and six all went to a third set.

Arakawa secured the Arkansas win over the Tide (13-13, 0-10 SEC) with a thrilling come-from-behind win on court four over Ann Selim.

After dropping the first set, 2-6, Arakawa rallied to win 6-2, 6-4 in the final two sets.

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Seniors Peyton Jennings and Jurasic will be recognized prior to Sunday’s Senior Day match at 1 p.m. against No. 17 Auburn.

Doors will open at noon with the ceremony slated to begin at approximately 12:50 p.m.

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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 (18)8-02521
2.Conway (6)8-02302
3.Greenwood (2)8-02103
4.Little Rock Parkview7-11714
5.Bentonville5-31416
6.Benton7-11265
7.Fayetteville6-21008
8.Pulaski Academy6-2757
9.Rogers5-3459
10.Shiloh Christian6-24010
Others receiving votes: Marion 13, Valley View 9, Joe T Robinson 8, Mountain Home 4, Cabot 3, Elkins 3.
CLASS 7A
1.Bryant (20)8-01241
2.Conway (6)8-01052
3.Bentonville5-3753
4.Fayetteville6-2455
5.Pulaski Academy6-2354
Others receiving votes: Rogers 5.
CLASS 6A
1.Greenwood (26)8-01301
2.Benton7-11022
3.Shiloh Christian6-2713
4.Marion7-1524
5.Mountain Home7-131
Others receiving votes: Little Rock Catholic 4.
CLASS 5A
1.Little Rock Parkview (23)7-11271
2.Joe T Robinson7-1902
3.Valley View (3)8-0803
4.Hot Springs Lakeside7-1484
5.Farmington7-130
Others receiving votes: Camden Fairview 4, Maumelle 4, Morrilton 3, Greenbrier 2, Harding Academy 1.
CLASS 4A
1.Elkins (19)8-01161
2.Arkadelphia (5)6-2792
3.Little Rock Mills (1)8-0703
4.Warren6-2404
5.Malvern (1)8-0315
Others receiving votes: Dardanelle 22, Southside Batesville 11, Mena 8, Bauxite 7, DeWitt 4, Highland 2.
CLASS 3A
4.Bismarck (15)8-01054
5.Fordyce (4)8-0765
Prescott (3)7-1531t
1.Osceola (2)6-149
3.Mayflower (1)8-036
Others receiving votes: Booneville (1) 31, Rivercrest 19, Mansfield 14, Charleston 4, Rison 3.
CLASS 2A
1.Carlisle (21)8-01211
2.Conway Christian (4)8-01042
3.Des Arc7-1663
4.Bigelow (1)6-2455
5.Murfreesboro6-230
Others receiving votes: Marked Tree 10, Mineral Springs 6, Junction City 5, Cross County 1, Mount Ida 1, Poyen 1
8-MAN SANCTIONED
1.Strong-Huttig (25)5-0761
2.Midland (1)7-0502
3.Cedar Ridge7-1253
Others receiving votes: Rector 5.

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