Razorbacks come close, but can’t get past Ole Miss in road match Thursday

OXFORD, Miss. — Arkansas’ men’s tennis team fell on Thursday evening, 4-3, to Ole Miss and now returns home Saturday after three consecutive matches away from Fayetteville.

Arkansas jumped out to a 1-0 lead after securing the doubles point with consecutive wins on courts one and three.

Oscar Mesquida and his partner Adam Sanjurjo made quick work of Filip Kraljevic and Karlo Kranic for a 6-3 win, while Alex Reco and Jose Dominguez Alonso secured the point with a 6-2 win over Fabian Fallert and Cotter Willson.

Ole Miss evened things in singles action on the second court, as Filip Kraljevic def. Adam Sanjurjo 6-2, 6-2.

The Rebels would take a brief 2-1 lead as No. 52 Oscar Mesquida dropped his match to No. 70 Tim Sandkaulen 7-5, 6-2.

Enrique Paya immediately tied things up with a 6-3, 6-4 victory on court five. The Razorbacks dropped consecutive three-set matches on courts six and four as the Rebels clinched the match.

Josh Howard-Tripp would win by retirement in three sets to give the match a 4-3 final.

Arkansas returns to host No. 8 Mississippi State and UAPB in a Saturday doubleheader that begins at 1 p.m.

Doubles Results – Order of Finish (1,3)
1. Oscar Mesquida/Adam Sanjurjo (ARK) def. Filip Kraljevic/Karlo Kranic (OM) 6-3
2. Tim Sandkaulen/Finn Reynolds (OM) vs. Enrique Paya/Maxim Verboven (ARK) 5-3, unfinished
3. Alex Reco/Jose Alonso (ARK) def. Fabian Fallert/Cotter Wilson (OM) 6-2

Singles Results – Order of Finish (2,1,5,6,4,3)
1. No. 70 Tim Sandkaulen (OM) def. No. 52 Oscar Mesquida (ARK) 7-5, 6-2
2. Filip Kraljevic (OM) def. Adam Sanjurjo (ARK) 6-2, 6-3
3. Josh Howard-Tripp (ARK) def. Karlo Kranic (OM) 6-4, 6-7 (4-7), 3-0, retired
4. Fabian Fallert (OM) def. Alex Reco (ARK) 6-2, 2-6, 6-4
5. Enrique Paya (ARK) def. Finn Reynolds (OM) 6-3, 6-4
6. Simon Junk (OM) def. Jose Alonso (ARK) 2-6, 6-1, 6-3