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Arkansas falls in SEC opener on Friday in match against Kentucky

The No. 41 Arkansas women’s tennis team fell at No. 25 Kentucky in its SEC opener Friday afternoon.

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LEXINGTON, Ky. — The No. 41 Arkansas women’s tennis team fell at No. 25 Kentucky in its SEC opener Friday afternoon.

The Hogs got off to a solid start, taking the doubles point in straight sets. Martina Zerulo and Tatum Rice defeated No. 50 Akvile Parazinskaite and Justina Mikulskyte before Jackie Carr and Laura Rijkers clinched the point with a 6-2. Win at the No. 3 position.

In singles play, the Wildcats evened the match as No. 81 Rice fell 6-0, 6-2 to No. 46 Mikulskyte. Kentucky went up 2-1 as Carr was defeated at the No. 3 position.

The team got within one as Rijkers fell 7-5, 6-4 and clinched the match as Lauren Alter fell at the No. 5 position. Kentucky put the match away at the No. 2 position, with Zerulo falling 4-6, 6-4, 6-3.

The Hogs will return to the court Sunday afternoon to face No. 6 at Vanderbilt.

For more information on Razorback women’s tennis, follow @RazorbackWTEN on Twitter.

No. 25 Kentucky 5, No. 41 Arkansas 5

Doubles Results – Order of Finish (1,3,2)
1. Martina Zerulo/Tatum Rice (ARK) def. #50 Akvile Parazinskaite/Justina Mikulskyte (UKWTEN) 6-2
2. Tiphanie Fiquet/Lesedi Jacobs (UKWTEN) def. Lauren Alter/Miruna Tudor (ARK) 6-3
3. Jackie Carr/Laura Rijkers (ARK) def. Anastasia Tkachenko/Alexis Merrill (UKWTEN) 6-2

Singles Results – Order of Finish (1,3,4,5,2)
1. #46 Justina Mikulskyte (UKWTEN) def. #81 Tatum Rice (ARK) 6-0, 6-2
2. Akvile Parazinskaite (UKWTEN) def. Martina Zerulo (ARK) 4-6, 6-4, 6-3
3. Lesedi Jacobs (UKWTEN) def. Jackie Carr (ARK) 6-1, 6-3
4. Tiphanie Fiquet (UKWTEN) def. Laura Rijkers (ARK) 7-5, 6-4
5. Diana Tkachenko (UKWTEN) def. Lauren Alter (ARK) 6-3, 6-2
6. Anastasia Tkachenko (UKWTEN) vs. Miruna Tudor (ARK) 4-6, 1-1, unfinished

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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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