Razorbacks down Tennessee Tech, but drop match to Volunteers on Friday

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Arkansas posted a 4-0 victory over Tennessee Tech, but dropped a 4-0 decision to Tennessee in a Friday afternoon doubleheader at Barksdale Stadium.

The Razorbacks (13-12) fell to 2-7 in conference play after the loss to the Volunteers, while moving to 11-5 in non-conference matches after the win over the Golden Eagles.

In the first match of the day, the Volunteers took the doubles point behind a 6-2 finish from No. 15 Timo Stodder & Preston Touliatos over Oscar Mesquida & Adam Sanjurjo on court one and a 6-3 win by Andrew Rogers and Pat Harper over Alex Reco and Jose Dominguez Alonso on the third court.

Maxim Verboven and Enrique Paya held a 5-4 lead on court two went the doubles point went final.

Arkansas wrapped up the first match of the day with three losses on courts one, five and four. No. 37 Stodder defeated No. 60 Mesquida, 6-0, 6-2 on the first court to give Tennessee a quick 2-0 lead.

The final two decisions came shortly after as Josh Howard-Tripp fell 6-4, 6-3 on court four and Enrique Paya suffered a 6-3, 6-3 loss on court five to push the Volunteers to a victory.

Later in the day, the Razorbacks and the Golden Eagles battled in Knoxville in a non-conference matchup.

Arkansas earned the doubles point thanks to a 6-0 clean sheet on court two by Paya and Verboven, while Mesquida and Sanjurjo also made quick work on court one with a 6-2 decision for a 1-0 lead.

Reco dominated court three to a tune of 6-0, 6-0 to earn the first singles point for the Razorbacks.

Paya was just as impressive on court four with a 6-1, 6-1 victory to push the Hogs up to a 3-0 advantage early in singles action.

Pedro Dominguez Alonso finished off the day on court six, putting up scores of 6-1, 6-2, to clinch the match for Arkansas with three singles courts still to be decided.

The Hogs led on the other three courts before the match was clinched.

The Razorbacks will be back in action on Sunday, April 7, at Georgia at noon.

No. 14 Tennessee 4, Arkansas 0

Doubles Results – Order of Finish (1,3)
1. 15 Timo Stodder/Preston Touliatos (TENN) def. Oscar Mesquida/Adam Sanjurjo (ARK) 6-2
2. Adam Walton/Scott Jones (TENN) vs. Maxim Verboven/Enrique Paya (ARK) 4-5 (unfinished)
3. Andrew Rogers/Pat Harper (TENN) def. Alex Reco/Jose Alonso (ARK) 6-3

Singles Results – Order of Finish (1,5,4)
1. 37 Timo Stodder (TENN) def. No. 60 Oscar Mesquida (ARK) 6-0, 6-2
2. 72 Adam Walton (TENN) def. Adam Sanjurjo (ARK) 6-4, 3-2 (unfinished)
3. Scott Jones (TENN) def. Josh Howard-Tripp (ARK) 6-4, 6-3
4. Preston Touliatos (TENN) vs. Alex Reco (ARK) 6-7 (6-8), 1-3 (unfinished)
5. Martin Prata (TENN) def. Enrique Paya (ARK) 6-3, 6-1
6. Andrew Rogers (TENN) vs. Jose Alonso (ARK) 6-3, 4-4 (unfinished)

Arkansas 4, Tennessee Tech 0

Doubles Results – Order of Finish (2,1)
1. Oscar Mesquida/Adam Sanjurjo (ARK) def. Gonzalo Garcia/Carlos Vicente (TTU) 6-2
2. Enrique Paya/Maxim Verboven (ARK) def. Riku Kubota/Wenceslao Albin (TTU) 6-0
3. Alex Reco/Jose Alonso (ARK) vs. Lucca Silva/Rafael Tosetto (TTU) 4-3 (unfinished)

Singles Results – Order of Finish (3,4,5)
1. 60 Oscar Mesquida (ARK) vs. Rafael Tosetto (TTU) 7-5, 1-0 (unfinished)
2. Adam Sanjurjo (ARK) vs. Carlos Vicente (TTU) 7-6 (7-4) (unfinished)
3. >Alex Reco (ARK) def. Gonzalo Garcia (TTU) 6-0, 6-0
4. Enrique Paya (ARK) def. Riku Kubota (TTU) 6-1, 6-1
5. Pedro Alonso (ARK) vs. Wenceslao Albin (TTU) 6-1, 6-2
6. Jose Alonso (ARK) vs. Lucca Silva (TTU) 6-4, 1-2 (unfinished)