Razorbacks Down Golden Lions

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark.- The Arkansas women’s tennis team swept Pine Bluff Sunday afternoon in the first meeting between the two teams in program history.

The Hogs earned the doubles point with wins at the No. 1 and No. 2 positions. The team quickly went up to 3-0 as Miruna Tudor defeated Malaik Muhammad. Laura Rijkers clinched the match for Arkansas, with Lauren Alter putting the match away at the No. 1 position.

The second match of the day consisted only of singles play, with the Hogs quickly going up once again. Tatum Rice put Arkansas within one, while Rijkers earned her second clinch of the day.

The team will return to the court Friday afternoon, hosting Oklahoma State at 1 p.m.

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Match One | Arkansas 7, Pine Bluff 0
Doubles Results – Order of Finish (1,2)
1. Martina Zerulo/Jackie Carr (ARK) def. C. Fenwick/Ta’Miya Strickland (UAPB) 6-0
2. Lauren Alter/Laura Rijkers (ARK) def. Karissa Fenwick/Malaik Muhammad (UAPB) 6-0
3. Miruna Tudor/Shwetha Prabakar (ARK) def. No player/No player (UAPB), by forfeit

Singles Results – Order of Finish (6,4,2,3,5,1)
1. Lauren Alter (ARK) def. Ariel Zena Graves (UAPB) 6-3, 6-3
2. Laura Rijkers (ARK) def. C. Fenwick (UAPB) 6-0, 6-0
3. Jackie Carr (ARK) def. Karissa Fenwick (UAPB) 6-0, 6-0
4. Miruna Tudor (ARK) def. Malaik Muhammad (UAPB) 6-0, 6-0
5. Shwetha Prabakar (ARK) def. Ta’Miya Strickland (UAPB) 6-0, 6-0
6. Thea Rice (ARK) def. No player (UAPB), by forfeit

Match Two | Arkansas 5, Pine Bluff 0
Singles Results – Order of Finish (6,4,2,3,5)
1. Martina Zerulo (ARK) vs. Ariel Zena Graves (UAPB) 6-0, unfinished
2. Tatum Rice (ARK) def. C. Fenwick (UAPB) 6-0, 6-0
3. Laura Rijkers (ARK) def. Karissa Fenwick (UAPB) 6-0, 6-0
4. Shwetha Prabakar (ARK) def. Malaik Muhammad (UAPB) 6-0, 6-0
5. Miruna Tudor (ARK) def. Ta’Miya Strickland (UAPB) 6-0, 6-0
6. Thea Rice (ARK) def. No player (UAPB), by forfeit