FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The No. 47 Alabama men’s tennis team fell at No. 43 Arkansas, 4-3, at the Billingsley Tennis Center on Sunday.
The Crimson Tide (15-8, 1-7 SEC) won the doubles point before the Razorbacks (10-11, 3-6 SEC) won four-straight singles matches to clinch the win.
Next up, the Crimson Tide will on Friday, April 6 against No. 20 Georgia at the Alabama Tennis Stadium. The match is set to begin at 6 p.m. CT.
Alabama Results:
Singles vs. Arkansas:
1. No. 95 Mazen Osama def. No. 65 Jose Salazar, 6-7 (4), 6-4, 1-0 (10-5)
2. Oscar Mesquida def. Thibault Cancel, 6-2, 6-2
3. Josh Howard-Tripp def. Patrick Kaukovalta, 6-2, 6-4
4. Alex Reco def. Edson Ortiz, 6-3, 7-6 (4)
5. Alexey Nesterov def. Pedro Alonso, 7-6 (6), 6-1
6. Jose Alonso def. Riccardo Roberto, 6-4, 4-1, retired
Order of Finish: 2, 3, 6, 4, 5, 1
Doubles vs. Arkansas:
1. Ortiz/Osama def. Mesquida/Sanjurjo, 6-1
2. No. 71 Cancel/Nesterov def. Salazar/Howard-Tripp, 6-4
3. Alonso/Alonso vs. Roberto/Kaukovalta, 5-4, unf.
Order of Finish: 1, 2
