Arkansas drops second road match, falling to LSU on Sunday

BATON ROUGE, La. — Arkansas’ men’s tennis team dropped its second road match of the weekend in Baton Rouge, La., to the Tigers of LSU, 5-2, on Sunday afternoon.

Court three was to decide the doubles point after Arkansas and LSU split matchups on courts one and two.

Tied 5-5, Boris Kozlov and his partner Nick Watson won the next two sets over Alex Reco and Joes Dominguez Alonso for a 7-5 final as the Tigers took a 1-0 lead heading into singles play.

The Tigers quickly jumped to a 3-0 lead as they defeated Pedro Dominguez Alonso and Enrique Paya in two set contests.

The match was clinched on court six as Nick Watson was victorious over Jose Dominguez Alonso in three sets 2-6, 6-4, ,6-2.

The Tigers would hold a 5-0 lead before the Razorbacks would secure their first points of the match.

Alex Reco and No. 53 Oscar Mesquida each won their matchups, each winning in three sets after dropping the first set in their respective contests.

The Razorbacks head to Ole Miss this Thursday before returning home to hose Mississippi State and UAPB in a Saturday doubleheader.

Doubles Results – Order of Finish (1,2,3)
1. Oscar Mesquida/Adam Sanjurjo (ARK) def. Rafael Wagner/Joey Thomas (LSU) 6-3
2. Daniel Moreno/Shane Monroe (LSU) def. Maxim Verboven/Enrique Playa (ARK) 6-4
3. Boris Kozlov/Nick Watson (LSU) def. Alex Reco/Jose Alonso (ARK) 7-5

Singles Results – Order of Finish (5,4,6,2,3,1)
1. No. 53 Oscar Mesquida (ARK) def. Shane Monroe (LSU) 3-6, 7-5, 6-3
2. Rafael Wagner (LSU) def. Adam Sanjurjo (ARK) 4-6, 6-3, 6-4
3. Alex Reco (ARK) def. Malik Bhatnagar (LSU) 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7-5)
4. Boris Kozlov (LSU) def. Enrique Playa (ARK) 6-4, 6-4
5. Joey Thomas (LSU) def. Pedro Alonso (ARK) 6-1, 6-2
6. Nick Watson (LSU) def. Jose Alonso (ARK) 2-6, 6-4, 6-2