Hogs Fall In Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES- The Arkansas women’s tennis team fell 4-1 at Loyola Marymount Saturday afternoon.

The Razorbacks picked up the doubles point in three sets, with Jackie Carr and Shwetha Prabakar falling 6-2 at the No. 3 position. Tatum Rice and Martina Zerulo put Arkansas even with the Lions, before Lauren Alter and Thea Rice clinched the point with a 6-4 win.

Loyola Marymount quickly went up 2-1, as Thea Rice retired at the No. 5 position and Alter fell 6-4, 6-1. The Lions got within one as Zerulo was defeated 6-3, 6-2 before clinching the match at the No. 6 position.

The final two matches were suspended due to the clinch.

Arkansas will return to the court next weekend at No. 12 Kansas. First serve is scheduled for 12 p.m.

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Loyola Marymount 4, Arkansas 1
Doubles Results – Order of Finish (3,1,2)
1. Tatum Rice/Martina Zerulo (ARK) def. Vero Miroshnichenko/Eva Marie Voracek (LMU) 6-4
2. Lauren Alter/Thea Rice (ARK) def. Sofiya Gaisina/Yesica De Lucas (LMU) 6-4
3. Elvira Juravliova/Lillian Gabrielson (LMU) def. Jackie Carr/Shwetha Prabakar (ARK) 6-2

Singles Results – Order of Finish (5,4,2,6)
1. Vero Miroshnichenko (LMU) vs. Tatum Rice (ARK) 6-2, 5-6, unfinished
2. Eva Marie Voracek (LMU) def. Martina Zerulo (ARK) 6-3, 6-2
3. Yesica De Lucas (LMU) vs. Jackie Carr (ARK) 5-7, 4-1, unfinished
4. Elvira Juravliova (LMU) def. Lauren Alter (ARK) 6-4, 6-1
5. Lillian Gabrielson (LMU) def. Thea Rice (ARK) 6-0, retired
6. Camila Tumosa (LMU) def. Shwetha Prabakar (ARK) 6-4, 6-2