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Bulldogs edge Razorbacks in marathon match Sunday

In a match that lasted more than 5 hours and included a one-hour rain delay, Mississippi State edged out a win at No. 4 singles to pull off a 4-3 victory against Arkansas.

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FAYETTEVILLE — In a match that lasted more than 5 hours and included a one-hour rain delay, Mississippi State edged out a 7-6 (7-5), 4-6, 6-4 win at No. 4 singles to pull off a 4-3 victory against Arkansas on Sunday at George M. Billingsley Tennis Center.

Bulldogs (14-5, 5-3 SEC) Madison Harrison and Khrystyna Vozniak were first off the court in doubles, recording a 6-3 win at the top spot.

Then, rain moved the match indoors.

Following the one-hour delay, Razorbacks (5-11, 1-6 SEC) Natsuho Arakawa and Agne Cepelyte scored a 6-4 win at the No. 3 spot, but Mississippi State’s Janina Braun and Magda Adaloglou clinched the tight opening point with a  7-6 (7-2) win at No. 2.

In singles, the Bulldogs extended their lead to 2-0 when Vozniak won 6-0, 0-6, 6-1 at No. 6.

Arkansas quickly bounced back with consecutive wins. Mia Jurasic defeated Adaloglou 7-5, 6-2 at No. 3 and then No. 76 Ana Oparenovic earned a 6-3, 6-3 win at No. 2 to level the match 2-2.

Harrison reclaimed the lead for Mississippi State, winning 6-3, 1-6, 6-3 at the top spot, but Arkansas responded once again with Cepelyte’s 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 victory at No. 5.

With the match tied 3-3, Arakawa and Mississippi State’s Anastasia Rentouli entered a third set at No. 4. Arakawa raced out to a 4-1 lead, but Rentouli rallied to win the next five games, earning a 7-6 (7-5), 4-6, 6-4 victory and clinching the overall team victory 4-3.

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Arkansas will hit the road for a pair of matches next weekend.

The Razorbacks are set to play No. 18 Florida in Gainesville, on March 29, before they take on No. 10 South Carolina on March 31, in Columbia.

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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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