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Razorbacks follow win over No. 5 Bears downing Omaha comfortably
Arkansas followed up an upset over No. 5 Baylor earlier in the day with an easy 6-1 win against Omaha on Saturday night.
FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas followed up an upset over No. 5 Baylor earlier in the day with an easy 6-1 win against Omaha on Saturday night.
Arkansas took the doubles point, then earned five straight singles wins to take their second match of the day.
Melvin Manuel and Jose Dominguez Alonso started the scoring for Arkansas in doubles, winning 6-0, on court three.
The pair now have a record of 4-1 together this season. The No. 2 pair of Alex Reco and Nico Rousset downed Ouattara/Lawley, 6-3, claiming the doubles point for the Hogs.
After moving up to the No. 2 spot in singles, Nico Rousset cruised in straight sets over Nathan Reekie, 6-3, 6-4. Courts No. 5, No. 6 and No. 4 nearly finished at the same time with all three resulting in a Razorback win.
Enrique Paya came back in the second set, eventually winning it 7-5 to take the match in two sets while freshman Aleksa Bucan earned a win in his first appearance as a Hog, 6-4, 7-5.
Melvin Manuel picked up his second straight-set win of the day, downing Davis Lawley 7-6, 6-4 at the No. 4 spot.
Alex Reco then closed out the night with a win in his first time playing at the top spot this season. Reco fell behind 5-9 in the 10-point tiebreak but battled back to win it 12-10 and get a 7-5, 4-6, 12-10 victory.
The Razorbacks will be on the road for the first time this season when the squad heads to Norman, Okla., for a match with the Oklahoma Sooners.
First serve for the match has not be assigned.
Singles results
• No. 1 | Alex Reco (Ark) def. Abdoul Ouattara (Omaha), 7-5, 4-6, 12-10
• No. 2 | Nico Rousset (Ark) def. Nathan Reekie (Omaha), 6-3, 6-4
• No. 3 | Matt Hulme (Omaha) def. Jose Dominguez Alonso (Ark), 6-4, 6-2
• No. 4 | Melvin Manuel (Ark) def. Davis Lawley (Omaha), 7-6, 6-4
• No. 5 | Enrique Paya (Ark) def. Hugo Piles Ballester (Omaha), 6-3, 7-5
• No. 6 | Aleksa Bucan (Ark) def. Yaswanth Mylavarapu (Omaha), 6-4, 7-5
Doubles results
• No. 1 | Verboven/Paya (Ark) vs. Reekie/Hulme (Omaha), 2-5
• No. 2 | Reco/Rousset (Ark) def. Ouattara/Lawley (Omaha), 6-3
• No. 3 | Dominguez Alonzo/Manuel (Ark) def. Henry/Piles Ballester (Omaha), 6-0
Information from Razorbacks Sports Communications is included in this story.
| 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 | L, 20-10 |
| Sat, Nov 23 |  | vs Louisiana Tech | 3:00 PM ESPN+/SECN+ |
| Sat, Nov 30 |  | @ Missouri | 2:30 PM SEC Network |
| 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. | ||||