FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The Razorback men’s tennis team is set for the squads first road trip this spring when it travels to Norman, Okla. for a matchup with Oklahoma (4-3) tomorrow. Arkansas is coming off a double header when it beat Omaha and upset No. 5 Baylor last weekend.
Match 6 Info
Opponent: Oklahoma Sooners
Date: Friday, Feb. 7
First Serve: 5 p.m.
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Oklahoma upset No. 24 Kentucky in its last outing on Feb. 2, 5-2. The Sooners opened with the doubles point and then added four wins in singles action to move to 4-3 on the season. Mason Beiler is ranked 71st nationally with a 2-1 record at the No. 2 spot this season while Justin Schlageter is undefeated in singles play and ranked 92nd.
Last Time Out
Arkansas won a pair of matches last weekend when it downed the Mavericks and upset No. 5 Baylor. After dropping the doubles point against the Bears, the Razorbacks picked up four singles wins to get the victory. Josh Howard-Tripp clinched the upset win in his first singles match of the spring. After breezing through the first set, 6-3, Howard-Tripp dropped the next nine sets and found himself trailing 0-3 in the third set. The junior fought back and earned the clincher in the tiebreak.
Quick Hits
>> The Razorbacks are looking to even the all-time series with Oklahoma, trailing 6-7 against the Sooners.
>> Razorback junior Alex Reco entered the singles rankings this week, coming in at No. 73 and entering Friday with an undefeated record this season.
>> Nico Rousset has won three straight singles matches and is 4-1 in the spring while Enrique Paya is sporting a 3-1 record. Paya led the Razorbacks last season with the most individual wins (21).