Mustangs drops Hogs 5-2.
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The 17th-ranked University of Arkansas women’s tennis team fell to the No. 69 Southern Methodist Mustangs Wednesday afternoon at the Billingsley Tennis Center, 5-2. “Give a ton of credit to SMU for winning an overall well-played match,” said Arkansas head coach Michael Hegarty. The Mustangs (13-2) swept through doubles earning the critical first point of the match. “Doubles wasn’t out best, but we played a fairly good match throughout singles.” Halfway through the singles matches, teams were forced to finish the match inside due to darkness. Pavi Francis put SMU ahead, 2-0, after defeating Nanar Airapetian, 6-4, 6-3. On Court 6, Kate Lukomskaya fell to Kseniia Tokarieva, 6-2, 7-6(2), extending the Mustang lead to 3-0. Aleksandra Malyarschikova provided the clincher dropping Ela Kaluder, 7-6, 6-0. With the match in hand, freshman Emily Carbone stormed back for a three-set victory, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4, over Nicole Briceno. Sophomore Anouk Tigu, ranked 92nd nationally, dropped Natalia Bubien in three sets, 5-7, 6-2, 6-2. Fourth-ranked Aurelija Miseviciute fell to Marta Lesniak in a tough three-sets, 1-6, 7-5, 7-6(7) The Hogs (4-2) will be back in action hosting Memphis on Feb. 28 at 1 p.m. Live stats can be found on ARKNASASRAZORBACKS.COM. #69 SMU- 5#17 Arkansas- 2Singles1. Marta Lesniak (SMU) def. #4 Aurelija Miseviciute (Ark), 1-6, 7-5, 7-6(7) 2. #92 Anouk Tigu (Ark) def. Natalia Bubien (SMU), 5-7, 6-2, 6-2.3. Aleksandra Malyarschikova (SMU) def. Ela Kaluder (Ark), 7-6, 6-0.4. Pavi Francis (SMU) def. Nanar Airapetian (Ark), 6-4, 6-3.5. Emily Carbone (Ark) def. Nicole Briceno, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4.6. Kseniia Tokarieva (SMU) def. Kate Lukomskaya (Ark), 6-2, 7-6(2)Order of Finish: (4,6,3*,5,2,1)Doubles1. Marta Lesniak/Aleksandra Malyarschikova (SMU) def. #12 Nanar Airapetian/Anouk Tigu (Ark), 9-7.2. Natalia Bubien/Pavi Francis (SMU) def. #56 Aurelija Miseviciute/Ela Kaluder (Ark), 8-6.3. Nicole Briceno/Kseniia Tokarieva (SMU) def. Emily Carbone/Kate Lukomskaya (Ark), 8-4.Order of Finish (3,2*,1)
