Hogs Down Knights, Billikens
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark.- In its second doubleheader of the season, the Arkansas men’s tennis team earned a sweep with a 4-3 victory over UCF and a 7-0 victory over Saint Louis.
The Hogs got off to a slow start against UCF, dropping the doubles point in straight sets. The team went down 2-0, as Alex Reco fell 7-5, 6-2. Josh Howard-Tripp gave the Razorbacks a spark, earning 6-4, 6-4 victory at the No. 1 position. Pedro Dominguez tied the match at the No. 4 position with a 7-6 (4), 6-3 win.
Arkansas won its next two matches, clinching the victory with a 7-5, 7-6(4) win from Adam Sanjurjo. The team played through, falling at the No. 5 position.
The Hogs dominated the Billikens, taking the doubles point in straight sets before earning five singles wins. Jose Dominguez Alonso clinched the match at the No. 4 position, and Arkansas improved to 4-0 on the season.
The Razorbacks will return to the court Monday, facing Oklahoma State in the team’s first road test of the season.
Match One | Arkansas 4, UCF 3
Doubles Results – Order of Finish (2,1)
1. Trey Hilderbrand/Bogdan Pavel (UCF) def. Enrique Paya/Maxim Verboven (AR) 7-5
2. Juan Pablo Mazzuchi/Manoel Alencar (UCF) def. Josh Howard-Tripp/Alex Reco (AR) 6-3
3. Pedro Alonso/Adam Sanjurjo (AR) vs. Alan Rubio/Mikhail Sokolovskiy (UCF) 6-5, unfinished
Singles Results – Order of Finish (3,1,4,6,2,5)
1. Josh Howard-Tripp (AR) def. Juan Pablo Mazzuchi (UCF) 6-4, 6-4
2. Adam Sanjurjo (AR) def. Alan Rubio (UCF) 7-5, 7-6 (7-4)
3. Trey Hilderbrand (UCF) def. Alex Reco (AR) 7-5, 6-2
4. Pedro Alonso (AR) def. Bogdan Pavel (UCF) 7-6 (7-4), 6-3
5. Mikhail Sokolovskiy (UCF) def. Enrique Paya (AR) 6-3, 4-6, 6-2
6. Maxim Verboven (AR) def. Manoel Alencar (UCF) 2-6, 6-2, 7-6 (7-4)
Match Two | Arkansas 7, Saint Louis 0
Doubles Results – Order of Finish (3,2,1)
1. Josh Howard-Tripp/Alex Reco (AR) def. Kenji Yanaba/Pavel Badaiants (SLU-M) 6-2
2. Jose Alonso/Pedro Alonso (AR) def. Justin Nogalski/Ignacio Tintore (SLU-M) 6-1
3. Maxim Verboven/Josh Bortnick (AR) def. No player/No player (SLU-M), by forfeit
Singles Results – Order of Finish (6,2,4,1,5,3)
1. Josh Howard-Tripp (AR) def. Justin Nogalski (SLU-M) 6-3, 6-3
2. Alex Reco (AR) def. Kenji Yanaba (SLU-M) 6-1, 6-1
3. Pedro Alonso (AR) def. Pavel Badaiants (SLU-M) 6-1, 6-4
4. Jose Alonso (AR) def. Ignacio Tintore (SLU-M) 6-1, 6-1
5. Josh Bortnick (AR) def. John Paul McKenzie (SLU-M) 6-0, 6-2
6. Maxim Verboven (AR) def. No player (SLU-M), by forfeit
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