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Razorbacks’ women open 2020 season with win over Arizona

Arkansas women’s tennis defeated Arizona, 5-2, Saturday at the Ralphs-Straus Tennis Center to advance to the championship against No.6 Pepperdine.

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MALIBU, Calif. — Arkansas women’s tennis defeated Arizona, 5-2, Saturday at the Ralphs-Straus Tennis Center to advance to the championship against No.6 Pepperdine at 3 p.m. tomorrow.

Doubles

The Razorbacks wasted no time capturing the doubles point beginning with the 34th-ranked duo of Lauren Alter and Tatum Rice.

The pair defeated Kayla Wilkins and Kristen Prelle 6-3 in the No.1 spot. Thea Rice and Laura Rijkers followed suit, clinching the doubles point 6-3 over Talya Zandberg and Abby Amos.

Martina Zerulo and Jackie Carr lost their doubles match in the No. 2 spot to Khim Iglupas and Gitte Heynemans 6-4.

Singles

In singles, Zerulo won the first point for Arkansas, taking both sets 6-3, 6-2 over Prelle on court two.

Freshman Kelly Keller took a 6-3, 7-6 (8-6) battle over the Wildcats’ Marie Van Aelst to give the Hogs a 3-1 advantage. On court one, Tatum Rice was defeated in two sets by Zandberg 6-3, 6-4. Alter was defeated by Iglupas, in a nail-biter match of 6-2, 4-6, 6-4.

Carr was next to sweep both sets 6-4, 6-4 against Amos, but it was Rijkers on court six, who clinched the match against Wilkins in a tie breaker 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 to lead the Hogs to a 5-2 victory.

Up next

The Razorbacks will be back on the courts on Sunday at 3 p.m. against Pepperdine.

Box Scores

Doubles Competition
1. Tatum Rice/Lauren Alter (ARK) def. Wilkins, Kayla/Prelle, Kirsten (ARIZ) 6-3
2. Iglupas, Khim/Heynemans, Gitte (ARIZ) def. Martina Zerulo/Jackie Carr (ARK) 6-3
3. Thea Rice/Laura Rijkers (ARK) def. Zandberg, Talya/Amos, Abby (ARIZ) 6-3

Singles Competition
1. Zandberg, Talya (ARIZ) def. Tatum Rice (ARK) 6-3, 6-4
2. Martina Zerulo (ARK) def. Prelle, Kirsten (ARIZ) 6-3, 6-2
3. Jackie Carr (ARK) vs. Amos, Abby (ARIZ) 6-4, 6-4
4. Iglupas, Khim (ARIZ) def. Lauren Alter (ARK) 6-2, 4-6, 6-4
5. Kelly Keller (ARK) def. Van Aelst, Marie (ARIZ) 6-3, 7-6 (8-6)
6. Laura Rijkers (ARK) def. Wilkins, Kayla (ARIZ) 6-4, 4-6, 6-4

Match Notes:
Arizona 0-1
Arkansas Razorbacks 1-0
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (2,1,5,4,6)

Information from Razorback Sports Communications is included in this story.

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2024 High School Rankings

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:
OVERALLRecordPtsPrv
1.Bryant (18)8-02521
2.Conway (6)8-02302
3.Greenwood (2)8-02103
4.Little Rock Parkview7-11714
5.Bentonville5-31416
6.Benton7-11265
7.Fayetteville6-21008
8.Pulaski Academy6-2757
9.Rogers5-3459
10.Shiloh Christian6-24010
Others receiving votes: Marion 13, Valley View 9, Joe T Robinson 8, Mountain Home 4, Cabot 3, Elkins 3.
CLASS 7A
1.Bryant (20)8-01241
2.Conway (6)8-01052
3.Bentonville5-3753
4.Fayetteville6-2455
5.Pulaski Academy6-2354
Others receiving votes: Rogers 5.
CLASS 6A
1.Greenwood (26)8-01301
2.Benton7-11022
3.Shiloh Christian6-2713
4.Marion7-1524
5.Mountain Home7-131
Others receiving votes: Little Rock Catholic 4.
CLASS 5A
1.Little Rock Parkview (23)7-11271
2.Joe T Robinson7-1902
3.Valley View (3)8-0803
4.Hot Springs Lakeside7-1484
5.Farmington7-130
Others receiving votes: Camden Fairview 4, Maumelle 4, Morrilton 3, Greenbrier 2, Harding Academy 1.
CLASS 4A
1.Elkins (19)8-01161
2.Arkadelphia (5)6-2792
3.Little Rock Mills (1)8-0703
4.Warren6-2404
5.Malvern (1)8-0315
Others receiving votes: Dardanelle 22, Southside Batesville 11, Mena 8, Bauxite 7, DeWitt 4, Highland 2.
CLASS 3A
4.Bismarck (15)8-01054
5.Fordyce (4)8-0765
Prescott (3)7-1531t
1.Osceola (2)6-149
3.Mayflower (1)8-036
Others receiving votes: Booneville (1) 31, Rivercrest 19, Mansfield 14, Charleston 4, Rison 3.
CLASS 2A
1.Carlisle (21)8-01211
2.Conway Christian (4)8-01042
3.Des Arc7-1663
4.Bigelow (1)6-2455
5.Murfreesboro6-230
Others receiving votes: Marked Tree 10, Mineral Springs 6, Junction City 5, Cross County 1, Mount Ida 1, Poyen 1
8-MAN SANCTIONED
1.Strong-Huttig (25)5-0761
2.Midland (1)7-0502
3.Cedar Ridge7-1253
Others receiving votes: Rector 5.

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