Razorbacks Advance to Championship After Semifinal Win
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark.– A big week for Razorbacks Alex Reco and Nico Rousset got even bigger Friday, as the all-French doubles duo took down the top-seeded pairing of the ITF World Tour 15k in Fayetteville. Reco and Rousset defeated Toby Kodat and Mark Whitehouse, 6-3, 4-6, 10-5.
It was a victory with high implications, as Whitehouse is a former top-500 doubles player on the ATP Tour, while Kodat reached a career-high ATP doubles ranking of 366 in October 2020. The trip to the finals already guarantees Reco and Rousset six ATP points in doubles, and they could earn 12 with a win in the championship. Reco earned 12 points in singles in France when he made it to the Plaisir final last week.
The Arkansas pair will look to take down the No. 2 seeds, American Sekou Bangoura and Abraham Asaba of Spain, in the finals.
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