Arkansas Back Home for Two Matches This Weekend

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. –  The Arkansas men’s tennis team (6-1) returns to Billingsley Tennis Center this weekend to host San Diego State (1-5) on Friday, Feb. 6 at 5:30 p.m. before a match against Oklahoma State (3-2) at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 8.

The Razorbacks are back in action after a 1-1 road trip where the squad fell to Yale in the opening match before defeating Penn in the second match. The Hogs dropped the doubles point in both matches last time out after beginning the season by claiming the early advantage in four of their first five matches. Gabriel Elicha Navas continued his hot start to the year, winning both of his singels matches in straight sets at the No. 3 and No. 4 position to improve to 6-1 this spring.

The Aztecs are off to a 1-5 start this season and recently fell to Loyola Marymount at Aztec Tennis Center. San Diego State’s lone win came over UC San Diego on Jan. 11. Imran Daniel Abdul Hazli has secured two wins at the No. 2 position for SDSU while Lars Johann is 2-3 on courts three and four. The Aztecs have lost the doubles point in all but one match this season, with the duos of Anderson/Lofman and Gonzalez Fitzmaurice/Johann each with one win.

Oklahoma State has started the year 3-2 and is coming off losses to Princeton and Yale. The Cowboys are led by Alessio Basile, who is 3-2, and Ian Bracks, who is 2-2 playing on courts one and two. The tandem of Kobelt and Williams are currently 4-1 at the No. 2 position in doubles play for Oklahoma State. The Cowboys have a doubleheader Friday, Feb. 6 before heading to Fayetteville.

Admission is free, live stats & video links are available on the men’s tennis schedule page.

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