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Razorbacks’ women open 2020 season with win over Arizona
Arkansas women’s tennis defeated Arizona, 5-2, Saturday at the Ralphs-Straus Tennis Center to advance to the championship against No.6 Pepperdine.
MALIBU, Calif. — Arkansas women’s tennis defeated Arizona, 5-2, Saturday at the Ralphs-Straus Tennis Center to advance to the championship against No.6 Pepperdine at 3 p.m. tomorrow.
Doubles
The Razorbacks wasted no time capturing the doubles point beginning with the 34th-ranked duo of Lauren Alter and Tatum Rice.
The pair defeated Kayla Wilkins and Kristen Prelle 6-3 in the No.1 spot. Thea Rice and Laura Rijkers followed suit, clinching the doubles point 6-3 over Talya Zandberg and Abby Amos.
Martina Zerulo and Jackie Carr lost their doubles match in the No. 2 spot to Khim Iglupas and Gitte Heynemans 6-4.
Singles
In singles, Zerulo won the first point for Arkansas, taking both sets 6-3, 6-2 over Prelle on court two.
Freshman Kelly Keller took a 6-3, 7-6 (8-6) battle over the Wildcats’ Marie Van Aelst to give the Hogs a 3-1 advantage. On court one, Tatum Rice was defeated in two sets by Zandberg 6-3, 6-4. Alter was defeated by Iglupas, in a nail-biter match of 6-2, 4-6, 6-4.
Carr was next to sweep both sets 6-4, 6-4 against Amos, but it was Rijkers on court six, who clinched the match against Wilkins in a tie breaker 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 to lead the Hogs to a 5-2 victory.
Up next
The Razorbacks will be back on the courts on Sunday at 3 p.m. against Pepperdine.
Box Scores
Doubles Competition
1. Tatum Rice/Lauren Alter (ARK) def. Wilkins, Kayla/Prelle, Kirsten (ARIZ) 6-3
2. Iglupas, Khim/Heynemans, Gitte (ARIZ) def. Martina Zerulo/Jackie Carr (ARK) 6-3
3. Thea Rice/Laura Rijkers (ARK) def. Zandberg, Talya/Amos, Abby (ARIZ) 6-3
Singles Competition
1. Zandberg, Talya (ARIZ) def. Tatum Rice (ARK) 6-3, 6-4
2. Martina Zerulo (ARK) def. Prelle, Kirsten (ARIZ) 6-3, 6-2
3. Jackie Carr (ARK) vs. Amos, Abby (ARIZ) 6-4, 6-4
4. Iglupas, Khim (ARIZ) def. Lauren Alter (ARK) 6-2, 4-6, 6-4
5. Kelly Keller (ARK) def. Van Aelst, Marie (ARIZ) 6-3, 7-6 (8-6)
6. Laura Rijkers (ARK) def. Wilkins, Kayla (ARIZ) 6-4, 4-6, 6-4
Match Notes:
Arizona 0-1
Arkansas Razorbacks 1-0
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (2,1,5,4,6)
Information from Razorback Sports Communications is included in this story.
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| 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 (25) | 10-0 | 268 | 1 |
| 2. | Greenwood (2) | 10-0 | 234 | 3 |
| 30 | Conway | 9-1 | 202 | 2 |
| 4. | Little Rock Parkview | 9-1 | 171 | 4 |
| 5. | Bentonville | 7-3 | 162 | 5 |
| 6. | Benton | 9-1 | 148 | 6 |
| 7. | Fayetteville | 8-2 | 111 | 7 |
| 8. | Pulaski Academy | 8-2 | 89 | 8 |
| 9. | Rogers | 7-3 | 43 | 9 |
| 10. | Joe T. Robinson | 9-1 | 22 | — |
| 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) | 10-0 | 135 | 1 |
| 2. | Conway | 9-1 | 102 | 2 |
| 3. | Bentonville | 7-3 | 81 | 3 |
| 4. | Fayetteville | 8-2 | 45 | 4 |
| 5. | Pulaski Academy | 8-2 | 39 | 5 |
| Others receiving votes: Rogers 3. | ||||
| CLASS 6A | ||||
| 1. | Greenwood (27) | 10-0 | 135 | 1 |
| 2. | Benton | 9-1 | 108 | 2 |
| 3. | Mountain Home | 8-2 | 62 | 3 |
| 4. | Shiloh Christian | 7-3 | 49 | 4 |
| 5. | Little Rock Catholic | 9-1 | 34 | 5 |
| Others receiving votes: Marion 6. | ||||
| CLASS 5A | ||||
| 1. | Little Rock Parkview (27) | 9-1 | 135 | 1 |
| 2. | Joe T. Robinson | 9-1 | 106 | 2 |
| 3. | Valley View | 10-0 | 79 | 3 |
| 4. | Farmington | 9-1 | 48 | 4 |
| 5. | Hot Springs Lakeside | 8-2 | 20 | 5 |
| Others receiving votes: Camden Fairview 7, Harding Academy 7, Morrilton 3. | ||||
| CLASS 4A | ||||
| 1. | Elkins (20) | 10-0 | 126 | 1 |
| 3. | Arkadelphia (5) | 8-2 | 91 | 3 |
| 2. | Little Rock Mills (1) | 10-0 | 68 | 2 |
| 4. | Warren | 8-2 | 55 | 4 |
| 5. | Dardanell (1) | 9-1 | 23 | — |
| Southside Batesville | 10-0 | 23 | — | |
| Others receiving votes: Malvern 12, Gravette 5, Highland 2. | ||||
| CLASS 3A | ||||
| 1. | Bismarck (12) | 10-0 | 105 | 1t |
| 2. | Fordyce (10) | 10-0 | 96 | 1t |
| 3. | Prescott (1) | 9-1 | 70 | 4 |
| 4. | Osceola (2) | 8-1 | 54 | 3 |
| 5. | Booneville (1) | 9-1 | 39 | 5 |
| Others receiving votes: Mansfield (1) 23, Rivercrest 10, Rison 4, Salem 4. | ||||
| CLASS 2A | ||||
| 1. | Carlisle (20) | 10-0 | 127 | 1 |
| 2. | Conway Christian (7) | 10-0 | 115 | 2 |
| 3. | Des Arc | 8-2 | 59 | 5 |
| 4. | East Poinsett Co. | 7-3 | 52 | — |
| 5. | Bigelow | 6-4 | 18 | 3 |
| Murfreesboro | 7-3 | 18 | 4 | |
| Others receiving votes: Mount Ida 6, Junction City 4, Cross County 3, Poyen 3. | ||||
| 8-MAN SANCTIONED | ||||
| 1. | Strong-Huttig (27) | 5-0 | 81 | 1 |
| 2. | Midland | 9-0 | 53 | 2 |
| 3. | Cedar Ridge | 8-1 | 25 | 3 |
| Others receiving votes: Woodlawn 3. | ||||