Razorbacks fall to 19th-ranked Bulldogs in Athens on Sunday

ATHENS, Ga. — Arkansas fell to No. 19 Georgia, 6-1, in Athens on Sunday afternoon.

The team will return to action this Thursday at Alabama, before returning home to host Auburn on Saturday.

The Razorbacks got out to a 1-0 lead by taking the doubles point on courts two and three. Alex Reco and his partner Jose Dominguez Alonso took their court 6-4.

After falling on court one, the point was decided on the second court as Maxim Verboven and Enrique Paya delivered a 6-4 victory to secure an early lead.

The Bulldogs would even the match on court three, and take their first lead on the second court as No. 26 Emil Reinberg (UGA) def. Adam Sanjurjo 6-3, 6-1.

The match would be clinched on consecutive two-set victories by Georgia on courts six and five, respectively. Oscar Mesquida would take his match to the third set tiebreaker, before falling to 15th-ranked Jan Zielinski (UGA), 3-6, 6-3, 6-4.

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Singles Results – Order of Finish (3,2,6,5,4,1)
1. No. 15 Jan Zielinski (UGA) def. #60 Oscar Mesquida (AR) 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
2. No. 26 Emil Reinberg (UGA) def. Adam Sanjurjo (AR) 6-3, 6-1
3. Trent Bryde (UGA) def. Josh Howard-Tripp (AR) 6-2, 6-2
4. Robert Loeb (UGA) def. Alex Reco (AR) 7-5, 6-4
5. Walker Duncan (UGA) def. Enrique Paya (AR) 6-1, 6-4
6. Blake Croyder (UGA) def. Pedro Alonso (AR) 6-3, 6-2

Doubles Results – Order of Finish (3,1,2)
1. No. 21 Robert Loeb/Jan Zielinski (UGA) def. Adam Sanjurjo/Oscar Mesquida (AR) 6-4
2. Maxim Verboven/Enrique Paya (AR) def. Walker Duncan/Emil Reinberg (UGA) 6-4
3. Alex Reco/Jose Alonso (AR) def. Trent Bryde/Blake Croyder (UGA) 6-4