FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The University of Arkansas women’s tennis team extended its win streak to five matches on Thursday afternoon, defeating Wichita State, 6-1 inside the Billingsley Tennis Center.
Doubles partners Jackie Carr and Kelly Keller made quick work of Alexandra Lazarova and Natsumi Kurahashi of Wichita State (6-2) while freshmen Razorback duo Morgan Cross and Indianna Spink defeated WSU’s Ting-Ya Hsu and Jie Xin Zheng, 6-3 to clinch the doubles point for Arkansas.
The Razorbacks saw continued success in singles play, taking down the Shockers on five of six courts. Laura Rijkers was the first to earn a win, registering a 6-1, 6-0 victory against WSU’s Lazarova. Keller and Rice followed suit, taking down Wichita State’s Marta Bellucco (6-1, 6-3) and Ting-Ya Hsu (6-3, 6-2) respectively.
Securing the match win for Arkansas was Spink, who recorded a hard-fought victory on court one against Shocker Sarvinoz Saidhujaeva. Spink dropped the first set to Saidhujaeva, 6-1 but was able to pick up momentum and come out on top (1-6, 6-4 (6)).
Cross earned the final singles win of the day for the Razorbacks. She defeated her opponent from Wichita State on court four, Natsumi Kerahshi (6-4. 6-3).
Arkansas dropped only one singles match up to the Shockers. Senior Lauren Alter dropped the first set against her opponent but battled back to win the second against Jie Xin Zheng of Wichita State. Alter ultimately came up just short in the tiebreaker (6-2, 1-6, 6-3).
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