FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The Arkansas men’s tennis team (2-1) suffered its first loss of the spring season, falling 6-1 to MTSU (3-1) on Sunday at Billingsley Tennis Center.
In doubles play, the Blue Raiders took the early advantage with a win on court two, as Matsuoka/Al-Amin defeated Sau Franco/Kajin, 6-1. MTSU claimed the doubles point after another victory from Raquin/Horak over Savva/Smillie at the No. 3 position. Melvin Manuel and Jared Horwood’s match went unfinished with the Razorback duo ahead 5-3.
The singles lineup for the Blue Raiders featured three top-105 ranked players, however, Manuel earned the only point of the match for the Hogs with a 6-2, 6-4 win over No. 105 Horak. On court two, No. 47 Kamrowski of MTSU secured a straight-set win over Barun, while Gerard Planelles Ripoll dropped his match after a battle against No. 25 Raquin.
On court five, Sau Franco fell in a tight finish to Kroslak, 6-7 (8), 6-2, 6-7 (3). At the No. 6 position, Benedikt Emesz fought back to force a third-set tiebreak against Taramonlis. However, Taramonlis eventually won by defeating Emesz 6-0 in the final set. On court six, Savva and Matsuoka split the first two sets, with Matsuoka taking the final set 6-3.
The Razorbacks return to Billingsley Tennis Center next week for a pair of matches against New Mexico on Friday, Jan. 26 and South Alabama on Sunday, Jan. 28.
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