Men's Tennis to host LSU, No. 12 Texas A&M
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Razorback Men’s Tennis hosts LSU (9-6, 1-5 SEC) and No. 12 Texas A&M (9-3, 4-2 SEC) for a pair of SEC matchups at the Billingsley Tennis Center. The Hogs are coming off a 5-2 victory over Vanderbilt on Sunday in Nashville.
Matches 13, 14 Info
Opponents: LSU Tigers // Texas A&M Aggies
Dates: Friday, March 12 // Sunday, March 14
Times: 5 p.m. CT // 1 p.m. CT
Location: Billingsley Tennis Center
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Last Time Out
The Hogs earned their first win against Vanderbilt in Nashville since 2016. Arkansas clinched the doubles point and added four straight sets singles victories for the 5-2 win.
Hunter Harrison and Enrique Paya added their second win as a duo this year with a 6-1 victory at the No. 1 spot. Alex Reco and Nico Rousset clinched doubles for the Hogs with a 6-2 win on court three.
In singles, Aleksa Bucan was the first off the courts with a straight sets 6-4, 6-1 win on court four. Adrien Burdet made it 3-0 Hogs with a 6-2, 6-3 win to move his record to 8-4 in his rookie season. Rousset then clinched the match at the No. 3 spot with a 6-4, 6-4 victory. After an extended first set, Paya easily won the second to pick up a 7-5, 6-2 win over Joubert Klopper to cap off the Razorback scoring.
Scouting the Tigers
LSU is coming off a close 4-3 loss to the No. 23 Mississippi State Bulldogs on Sunday. However, the Tigers started the spring with seven straight victories, including a 4-0 sweep against No. 23 Texas Tech.
Ronald Hohmann has gone 6-6 at the No. 1 spot in singles, while Boris Kozlov leads the Tigers with seven wins during the dual season. LSU has won the doubles point in their last three matches with a 23-12 overall record as team.
Scouting the Aggies
Texas A&M came in at No. 12 in the latest ITA rankings and host the second-ranked Baylor Bears today. The Aggies are a combined 18-4 at the top two spots in singles, with Hady Habib going 9-2 during the dual season.
Texas A&M has only lost the doubles twice this season and have used three pairings at the No. 1 position.
Quick Hits
>> The last time LSU came to Fayetteville the Razorbacks downed the Tigers by a score of 6-1 in 2018.
>> Arkansas is looking for its first win against the Aggies since a 5-2 upset win against No. 7 Texas A&M in 2016.
>> In his first year with Arkansas, freshman Adrien Burdet leads the Hogs with an 8-4 singles record. He started the dual season with five straight victories.
>> The doubles duo of Alex Reco and Nico Rousset has won three straight and is 6-1 at the No. 3 spot.
