Razorbacks Prepare for SEC Tournament

ATHENS, Ga. – The Arkansas Males’s Tennis workforce (14-13, 3-9) is headed to Athens, Georgia, for the 2022 SEC Event this week. The Eleventh-seeded Hogs are pitted in opposition to No. 21 and sixth-seeded Texas A&M (21-12, 7-5) within the first spherical on Thursday.

The Razorbacks and Aggies met earlier this yr on March 4 in Arkansas’ first SEC match of the season. A highway match for the Hogs in Faculty Station, Arkansas caught with A&M for all seven factors earlier than falling in a good one, 4-3. The 2 groups are set to face off on impartial floor Thursday at host Georgia’s courts.

The Aggies are led by No. 37-ranked Noah Schachter, who’s 17-21 on the yr at A&M’s prime singles place. Schachter can also be ranked in two totally different doubles pairings: No. 14 with Kenner Taylor and No. 46 with Austin Abbrat.

Arkansas senior Alex Reco and Schachter battled it out earlier this spring on the highest courtroom, with Reco prevailing in three units, 3-6, 6-1, 7-6(4).

The Hogs have been rewarded for a hard-fought weekend on the highway final weekend within the latest version of the ITA Nationwide Rankings sponsored by Tennis-Level, launched on Wednesday. Senior Alex Reco jumped to No. 26 within the singles rankings, his highest mark of the season. Reco and fellow senior Nico Rousset additionally cracked the doubles rankings for the primary time this season, coming in at No. 83.

Sophomore Aleksa Bucan, who has been ranked in singles the whole season, got here in at No. 107.

First serve for Thursday’s match between Arkansas and A&M is about for 10 a.m. CT.

MATCH INFO-

Opponent: No. 21 Texas A&M Aggies

Date: Thursday, April 21, 2022

Time: 10 a.m. CT

Location: Athens, Ga.

Event Homepage: bit.ly/3JZDl0W

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