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Gators too strong for Razorbacks in 6-1 win Sunday
Arkansas concluded its three-match road trip Sunday with a 6-1 road loss to No. 9 Florida.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Arkansas concluded its three-match road trip Sunday with a 6-1 road loss to No. 9 Florida.
Arkansas showed fight in the doubles, despite falling on court two to give the Gators the early advantage.
Arkansas’ duo of Oscar Mesquida and Adam Sanjurjo defeated the top doubles team in the country in Florida’s Alfredo Perez and Johannes Ingildsen 6-3 to even things up in doubles.
On court three, brothers Pedro and Jose Alonso led the No. 8 tandem in the country Chase Perez-Blanco and Oliver Crawford 5-3, before the Gator duo ran off four straight games to win 7-5 and clinch the doubles point for Florida.
Mesquida fell fast to No. 52 Crawford 6-1, 6-0 to give Florida the early 2-0 lead, right before Reco lost to Perez-Blanco 6-3, 6-2 to stretch its lead to 3-0.
Florida recorded three straight two-set wins to open singles and clinch the match, as Andy Andrade defeated Pedro Alonso on court five 6-3, 6-2 to give the Gators the win.
The lone point for Arkansas came on court one, as No. 65 Salazar defeated No. 8 Perez 6-4, 6-4 to give Salazar his sixth ranked win of the season.
Jose Alonso fell to Kessler in two sets 7-5, 6-4 on court six. Court two was the only court to go three sets, as Sanjurjo fell to No. 11 Ingildsen 6-4, 3-6, 10-6, as the court went to a 10-point third-set tiebreaker following the clinch.
Arkansas will return to action next Sunday, as the Razorbacks host a triple header on Easter day.
Arkansas will start the evening with an SEC match against Alabama at 1 p.m., followed by a doubleheader with Nebraska-Omaha.
No. 9 Florida 6, Arkansas 1
Singles Results – Order of finish (3,4,5,1,6,2)
1. No. 65 Salazar (AR) def. No. 8 Perez (UF) 6-4, 6-4
2. No. 11 Ingildsen (UF) def. Sanjurjo (AR) 6-4, 3-6, 10-6
3. No. 51 Crawford (UF) def. Mesquida (AR) 6-1, 6-0
4. Perez-Blanco (UF) def. Reco (AR) 6-3, 6-2
5. Andrade (UF) def. P. Alonso (AR) 6-3, 6-2
6. Kessler (UF) def. J. Alonso (AR) 7-5, 6-4
Doubles Results – Order of finish (2,1,3)
1. Mesquida/Sanjurjo (AR) def. No. 1 Perez/Ingildsen (UF) 6-3
2. No. 32 Kessler/Vale (UF) def. Salazar/Reco (AR) 6-3
3. No. 8 Perez/Blanco (UF) def. P. Alonso/J. Alonso (AR) 7-5
| 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, 63-31 |
| Sat, Nov 16 |  | vs Texas | 11:00 AM ABC |
| Sat, Nov 23 |  | vs Louisiana Tech | 3:00 PM ESPN+/SECN+ |
| Sat, Nov 30 |  | @ Missouri | 2:30 or 3:30 PM TBA |
| 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. | ||||