Fayetteville, Ark. – The LSU women’s tennis team (5-13, 4-9 SEC) was defeated by No. 33 Arkansas (15-8, 8-5 SEC) by a score of 7-0 on Sunday afternoon at the Billingsley Tennis Center.
Doubles Results
The No. 43-ranked doubles duo of Morgan Cross and Tatum Rice opened doubles play with a 6-1 win over Taylor Bridges and Safiya Carrington at the No. 1 doubles court.
Arkansas clinched the doubles point at the No. 2, where Lenka Stara and Laura Rijkers defeated Ena Babic and Maggie Cubitt by a score of 6-2.
Singles Results
Kelly Keller was the first off the singles courts as she defeated Nina Geissler at the No. 2 spot by a score of 6-3, 6-1.
The Razorbacks took a 3-0 lead on the afternoon after No. 99 Tatum Rice claimed a ranked victory as she defeated No. 83 Carrington by a score of 6-3, 6-4, at the No. 1 singles spot.
Morgan Cross clinched the match victory for Arkansas at the No. 5 as she defeated Mia Rabinowitz in straight sets. She grabbed the first set by a score of 6-1 before outlasting Rabinowitz in a tiebreaker by a score of 7-4 to clinch the point.
Arkansas made it 5-0 on the day with a win at the No. 4 as Stara defeated Bridges in three sets. Bridges claimed the first set by a score of 6-3 before Stara responded with two straight 6-0 wins to complete the come from behind win.
At the No. 3, Indianna Spink defeated Ena Babic. Babic won the first set by a score of 6-2 before Spink equalized with a 6-1 win in the second to force a third. The decisive third set saw Spink narrowly pull away and claim a 6-4 win to secure her court.
The final court to finish was the No. 6 singles, where Rijkers defeated Rania Azziz in three sets. Rijkers won the first set, 6-3, before Azziz claimed her own 6-3 win to extend the match to a decisive third set. The gritty third set required a tiebreaker to decide the match, with Rijkers narrowly edging Azziz by a score of 7-5 to secure the sweep for the host team.
Up Next
No. 11-seeded LSU will face the No. 14-seed Kentucky Wildcats in the first round of the 2022 SEC Tournament at 2 p.m. CT on Wednesday afternoon in Gainesville, Florida.
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#33 Arkansas 7, #69 LSU 0
Singles competition
- #99 Tatum Rice (ARKW) def. #83 Safiya Carrington (LSU) 6-3, 6-4
- Kelly Keller (ARKW) def. Nina Geissler (LSU) 6-3, 6-1
- Indianna Spink (ARKW) def. Ena Babic (LSU) 2-6, 6-1, 6-4
- Lenka Stara (ARKW) def. Taylor Bridges (LSU) 3-6, 6-0, 6-0
- Morgan Cross (ARKW) def. Mia Rabinowitz (LSU) 6-1, 7-6 (7-4)
- Laura Rijkers (ARKW) def. Rania Azziz (LSU) 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (7-5)
Doubles competition
- #43 Morgan Cross/Tatum Rice (ARKW) def. Safiya Carrington/Taylor Bridges (LSU) 6-1
- Lenka Stara/Laura Rijkers (ARKW) def. Ena Babic/Maggie Cubitt (LSU) 6-2
- Nina Geissler/Mia Rabinowitz (LSU) def. Kelly Keller/Indianna Spink (ARKW) 4-3
Match Notes:
LSU 5-13; National ranking #69
Arkansas 15-8; National ranking #33
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2); Singles (2,1,5,4,3,6)