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Razorbacks rally to sweep pair of weekend series in Mississippi
The Arkansas women’s tennis team earned its first weekend sweep in conference play, defeating Mississippi State, 4-3, Sunday afternoon.
STARKVILLE, Miss. — The Arkansas women’s tennis team earned its first weekend sweep in conference play, defeating Mississippi State, 4-3, Sunday afternoon.
The Hogs got off to a slow start, dropping the doubles point in the third set. Lauren Alter and Tatum Rice dropped the No. 1 position before Thea Rice and Martina Zerulo evened doubles play with a 6-3 win.
The Bulldogs clinched the point at the No. 3 position as Jackie Carr and Laura Rijkers fell 6-4.
Mississippi State quickly went up 3-0 as Rijkers fell 6-2, 6-2 and No. 115 Martina Zerulo fell 6-1, 6-4. No. 79 Tatum Rice earned Arkansas’ first point of the match, defeating Magda Adaloglou 6-3, 6-3.
The Hogs got within one of the tie at the No. 5 position as Miruna Tudor earned a 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 win.
Alter tied the match in the tiebreaker set, rallying from a first-set deficit for a 3-6, 7-6, 6-3 victory. Carr clinched the match for the Razorbacks with a 5-7, 7-6, 6-2 win at the No. 6 position.
Arkansas will return to the court to close out its home slate next weekend, hosting No. 5 Georgia, No. 24 Tennessee, and Oral Roberts. Senior day activities are set for Sunday afternoon between the Tennessee and Oral Roberts matches.
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Arkansas 4, Mississippi 3
Doubles Results – Order of Finish (1,2,3)
1. Magda Adaloglou/Tamara Racine (MS) def. Lauren Alter/Tatum Rice (ARK) 6-2
2. Thea Rice/Martina Zerulo (ARK) def. Emma Antonaki/Anastasia Rentouli (MS) 6-3
3. Janina Braun/Sara Lizariturry (MS) def. Jackie Carr/Laura Rijkers (ARK) 6-4
Singles Results – Order of Finish (3,1,2,5,4,6)
1. No. 82 Emma Antonaki (MS) def. No. 115 Martina Zerulo (ARK) 6-1, 6-4
2. No. 79 Tatum Rice (ARK) def. Magda Adaloglou (MS) 6-3, 6-3
3. Anastasia Rentouli (MS) def. Laura Rijkers (ARK) 6-1, 6-2
4. Lauren Alter (ARK) def. Tamara Racine (MS) 3-6, 7-6 (7-2), 6-3
5. Miruna Tudor (ARK) def. Janina Braun (MS) 6-4, 4-6, 6-2
6. Jackie Carr (ARK) def. Sara Lizariturry (MS) 5-7, 7-6 (7-1), 6-2
| Thu, Aug 29 |  | vs UAPB (Little Rock) | W, 70-0 |
| Sat, Sep 7 |  | @ Oklahoma State | L, 31-39 2OT |
| Sat, Sep 14 |  | vs UAB | W, 37-27 |
| Sat, Sep 21 |  | @ Auburn | W, 24-14 |
| Sat, Sep 28 |  | vs Texas A&M (Arl) | L, 21-17 |
| Sat, Oct 5 |  | vs Tennessee | W, 19-14 |
| Sat, Oct 19 |  | vs LSU | L, 34-10 |
| Sat, Oct 26 |  | @ Mississippi State | W, 58-25 |
| Sat, Nov 2 |  | vs Ole Miss | L, 63-35 |
| Sat, Nov 16 |  | vs Texas | 11:00 AM |
| Sat, Nov 23 |  | vs Louisiana Tech | TBD ESPN+/SECN+ |
| Sat, Nov 30 |  | @ Missouri | TBD |
| 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: | ||||
| OVERALL | Record | Pts | Prv | |
| 1. | Bryant (18) | 8-0 | 252 | 1 |
| 2. | Conway (6) | 8-0 | 230 | 2 |
| 3. | Greenwood (2) | 8-0 | 210 | 3 |
| 4. | Little Rock Parkview | 7-1 | 171 | 4 |
| 5. | Bentonville | 5-3 | 141 | 6 |
| 6. | Benton | 7-1 | 126 | 5 |
| 7. | Fayetteville | 6-2 | 100 | 8 |
| 8. | Pulaski Academy | 6-2 | 75 | 7 |
| 9. | Rogers | 5-3 | 45 | 9 |
| 10. | Shiloh Christian | 6-2 | 40 | 10 |
| Others receiving votes: Marion 13, Valley View 9, Joe T Robinson 8, Mountain Home 4, Cabot 3, Elkins 3. | ||||
| CLASS 7A | ||||
| 1. | Bryant (20) | 8-0 | 124 | 1 |
| 2. | Conway (6) | 8-0 | 105 | 2 |
| 3. | Bentonville | 5-3 | 75 | 3 |
| 4. | Fayetteville | 6-2 | 45 | 5 |
| 5. | Pulaski Academy | 6-2 | 35 | 4 |
| Others receiving votes: Rogers 5. | ||||
| CLASS 6A | ||||
| 1. | Greenwood (26) | 8-0 | 130 | 1 |
| 2. | Benton | 7-1 | 102 | 2 |
| 3. | Shiloh Christian | 6-2 | 71 | 3 |
| 4. | Marion | 7-1 | 52 | 4 |
| 5. | Mountain Home | 7-1 | 31 | — |
| Others receiving votes: Little Rock Catholic 4. | ||||
| CLASS 5A | ||||
| 1. | Little Rock Parkview (23) | 7-1 | 127 | 1 |
| 2. | Joe T Robinson | 7-1 | 90 | 2 |
| 3. | Valley View (3) | 8-0 | 80 | 3 |
| 4. | Hot Springs Lakeside | 7-1 | 48 | 4 |
| 5. | Farmington | 7-1 | 30 | — |
| Others receiving votes: Camden Fairview 4, Maumelle 4, Morrilton 3, Greenbrier 2, Harding Academy 1. | ||||
| CLASS 4A | ||||
| 1. | Elkins (19) | 8-0 | 116 | 1 |
| 2. | Arkadelphia (5) | 6-2 | 79 | 2 |
| 3. | Little Rock Mills (1) | 8-0 | 70 | 3 |
| 4. | Warren | 6-2 | 40 | 4 |
| 5. | Malvern (1) | 8-0 | 31 | 5 |
| Others receiving votes: Dardanelle 22, Southside Batesville 11, Mena 8, Bauxite 7, DeWitt 4, Highland 2. | ||||
| CLASS 3A | ||||
| 4. | Bismarck (15) | 8-0 | 105 | 4 |
| 5. | Fordyce (4) | 8-0 | 76 | 5 |
| Prescott (3) | 7-1 | 53 | 1t | |
| 1. | Osceola (2) | 6-1 | 49 | — |
| 3. | Mayflower (1) | 8-0 | 36 | — |
| Others receiving votes: Booneville (1) 31, Rivercrest 19, Mansfield 14, Charleston 4, Rison 3. | ||||
| CLASS 2A | ||||
| 1. | Carlisle (21) | 8-0 | 121 | 1 |
| 2. | Conway Christian (4) | 8-0 | 104 | 2 |
| 3. | Des Arc | 7-1 | 66 | 3 |
| 4. | Bigelow (1) | 6-2 | 45 | 5 |
| 5. | Murfreesboro | 6-2 | 30 | — |
| 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) | 5-0 | 76 | 1 |
| 2. | Midland (1) | 7-0 | 50 | 2 |
| 3. | Cedar Ridge | 7-1 | 25 | 3 |
| Others receiving votes: Rector 5. | ||||