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Razorbacks suffer shutout loss at No. 8 Kansas in final non-conference match

Arkansas fell 7-0 at No. 8 Kansas Saturday afternoon in its final match before opening SEC play on road.

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LAWRENCE, Kan. — Arkansas fell 7-0 at No. 8 Kansas Saturday afternoon in its final match before opening SEC play.

The Hogs opened doubles play with a split at the top and bottom positions, as Tatum Rice and Martina Zerulo fell to the No. 3 ranked pair in the country while Jackie Carr and Laura Rijkers earned a 6-3 victory over No. 39 Maria Toran Ribas and Malkia Ngounoue.

The Jayhawks clinched the doubles point as Thea Rice and Lauren Alter fell to No. 51 Anastasia Rychagova and Sonia Smagina.

Kansas went up 2-0 as Thea Rice fell 6-2, 6-3, and the team got within one as Zerulo fell to No. 79 Janet Koch. The Jayhawks clinched the match at the No. 1 position, as No. 81 Tatum Rice fell 7-6 (4), 6-1 to No. 47 Rychagova.

Playing through the clinch, the Hogs went down 5-0 as Carr fell 6-3, 6-3. Alter picked up a second-set win to force a tiebreaker set, but dropped the match 6-2, 4-6, 6-3. Rijker’s match also went to the third set, with the freshman falling 6-3, 7-6, 1-0(8).

Arkansas will return to the court next weekend to open conference play, facing No. 25 Kentucky and No. 2 Vanderbilt on the road.

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No. 8 Kansas 7, No. 41 Arkansas 0

Doubles Results – Order of Finish (1,3,2)
1. No. 3 Janet Koch/Nina Khmelnitckaia (KU) def. Tatum Rice/Martina Zerulo (ARK) 6-3
2. No. 51 Anastasia Rychagova/Sonia Smagina (KU) def. Thea Rice/Lauren Alter (ARK) 6-4
3. Jackie Carr/Laura Rijkers (ARK) def. #39 Maria Toran Ribas/Malkia Ngounoue (KU) 6-3

Singles Results – Order of Finish (6,2,1,3,5,4)
1. No. 47 Anastasia Rychagova (KU) def. #81 Tatum Rice (ARK) 7-6 (4-0), 6-1
2. No. 79 Janet Koch (KU) def. Martina Zerulo (ARK) 6-3, 6-1
3. Ploburng Plipuech (KU) def. Jackie Carr (ARK) 6-3, 6-3
4. Nina Khmelnitckaia (KU) def. Laura Rijkers (ARK) 6-3, 6-7, 10-8
5. Maria Toran Ribas (KU) def. Lauren Alter (ARK) 6-2, 4-6, 6-3
6. Sonia Smagina (KU) def. Thea Rice (ARK) 6-2, 6-3

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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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