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Razorbacks come from behind to upset No. 14 Georgia

Arkansas came from behind Sunday afternoon to defeat the No. 14 Georgia Bulldogs, 4-3.

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FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas came from behind Sunday afternoon to defeat the No. 14 Georgia Bulldogs, 4-3.

Down 3-1, Arkansas swept the final three courts to knock off the Bulldogs for the first time since 2004, improving to 9-8 overall this season and 2-4 in the Southeastern Conference.

Arkansas fell behind early, dropping the doubles point with a 6-2 loss on court one and a 6-1 loss on court two.

Georgia would push its lead to 2-0, as No. 21 Jan Zielinski defeated freshman Josh Howard-Tripp 6-4, 6-2 on court four.

Freshman Alex Reco would get Arkansas on the board, defeating Alex Diaz 6-4, 7-6 (7-5), giving him a 9-4 record in dual matches this season, improving to 12-9 overall.

Georgia was able to stretch its lead back to two, as No. 24 Wayne Montgomery knocked off Adam Sanjurjo 6-4, 7-5 to go up 3-1.

Arkansas would stand strong on courts one, three and five, taking all three to the third set. No. 84 Jose Salazar control the final two sets at the top spot, defeating No. 47 Emil Reinberg 4-6, 6-2, 6-1.

The Razorbacks were able to even the match at 3-3 with a 2-6, 6-2, 7-5 win on court five by Pedro Alonso, as the freshman defeated Robert Loeb.

It all came down to court three and junior Oscar Mesquida. After taking the first set 7-6 (11-9), Mesquida would fall 3-6 in the second set, bringing it all down to a decisive third set. Mesquida would go on to cruise 6-2 in the final set to give Arkansas the 4-3 win.

Arkansas 4, No. 14 Georgia 3

Singles competition – Order of finish (4,6,2,1,5,3)
1. #84 Jose Salazar (AR) def. #47 Emil Reinberg (UGA) 4-6, 6-2, 6-1
2. #24 Wayne Montgomery (UGA) def. Adam Sanjurjo (AR) 6-4, 7-5
3. Oscar Mesquida (AR) def. #81 Nathan Ponwith (UGA) 7-6 (11-9), 3-6, 6-2
4. #21 Jan Zielinski (UGA) def. Josh Howard-Tripp (AR) 6-4, 6-2
5. Pedro Alonso (AR) def. Robert Loeb (UGA) 2-6, 6-2, 7-5
6. Alex Reco (AR) def. Alex Diaz (UGA) 6-4, 7-6 (7-5)

Doubles competition – Order of finish (1,2)
1. Jan Zielinski/Walker Duncan (UGA) def. Jose Salazar/Josh Howard-Tripp (AR) 6-2
2. Wayne Montgomery/Nathan Ponwith (UGA) def. Oscar Mesquida/Adam Sanjurjo (AR) 6-1
3. Jose Alonso/Pedro Alonso (AR) vs. Robert Loeb/Alex Diaz (UGA) 3-2, unfinished

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2024 Razorbacks Football

Fri, Dec 27Liberty Bowl
vs Texas Tech (Memphis)
W, 39-26
Thu, Aug 29vs UAPB (Little Rock)W, 70-0
Sat, Sep 7@ Oklahoma StateL, 31-39 2OT
Sat, Sep 14vs UABW, 37-27
Sat, Sep 21@ AuburnW, 24-14
Sat, Sep 28vs Texas A&M (Arl)L, 21-17
Sat, Oct 5vs TennesseeW, 19-14
Sat, Oct 19vs LSUL, 34-10
Sat, Oct 26@ Mississippi StateW, 58-25
Sat, Nov 2vs Ole MissL, 63-31
Sat, Nov 16vs TexasL, 20-10
Sat, Nov 23vs Louisiana TechW, 35-14
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2024 High School Rankings

OVERALLRecordPts
1.Bryant (21)13-02461
2.Greenwood (4)13-02242
3.Bentonville9-41855
4.Little Rock Parkview13-11734
5.Conway10-21563
6.Pulaski Academy10-31128
7.Shiloh Christian9-477
6.Benton10-2676
7.Fayetteville9-3527
9.Rogers8-4359
Others receiving votes: Arkadelphia 20, Farmington 15, Valley View 5, Hot Springs Lakeside, Mountain Home 2, Salem 2, Conway Christian 1, Little Rock Christian 1.
CLASS 7A
1.Bryant (25)13-01251
2.Bentonville9-4983
3.Conway10-2772
4.Pulaski Academy10-3485
5.Fayetteville9-3174
Others receiving votes: Rogers 10.
CLASS 6A
1.Greenwood (25)13-01251
2.Shiloh Christian9-4964
3.Benton10-2772
4.Mountain Home10-3513
5.Lake Hamilton8-420
Others receiving votes: Little Rock Catholic 6.
CLASS 5A
1.Little Rock Parkview (25)13-11251
4.Farmington12-2904
3.Valley View12-1683
5.Hot Springs Lakeside10-3605
2.Joe T. Robinson10-2252
Others receiving votes: Morrilton 3.
CLASS 4A
1.Arkadelphia (25)13-21252
2.Elkins14-1991
3.Little Rock Mills12-1523
4.Southside Batesville13-1465t
5.Warren10-3284
Others receiving votes: Malvern 3.
CLASS 3A
1.Salem (25)11-4125
2.Bismarck14-11001
3.Mansfield11-365
4.Fordyce11-1422
5.Osceola10-2214
Others receiving votes: Booneville 17, Prescott 3, Rivercrest 2.
CLASS 2A
1.Conway Christian (25)14-01252
2.East Poinsett Co.10-4984
3.Junction City9-468
5.Mount Ida9-341
4.Carlisle11-1251
Others receiving votes: Des Arc 8, Bigelow 6, Murfreesboro 3, Cross County 1.
8-MAN SANCTIONED
1.Strong-Huttig (25)8-0751
2.Midland11-1502
3.Cedar Ridge9-2223
Others receiving votes: Woodlawn 3.

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