COLUMBIA, SC – The 20th women’s tennis team at the University of Arkansas fell 4 to 0 in 39th position in South Carolina on Friday. The defeat is only the second this spring for the Razorbacks.
Arkansas came out strong against the South Carolina doubles doubles, but ended up losing the doubles point with defeats in courts two and three. The pair Morgan Cross and Indianna Spink fell to 20th position, Silvia Chinellato and Emma Shelton, 6-1 and shortly thereafter, Kelly Keller and her partner Laura Rijkers lost 6-2 in the decision of Gamecock duo Ana Cruz and Alli Gretkowski .
The Razorbacks were looking for four straight wins, but South Carolina’s momentum was too much to overcome. Rijkers was the first to finish for Arkansas, dropping to Gretkowski on court five 6-1 6-2. In court three, senior Tatum Rice lost her first set to Chinellato 6-1 and, despite making the right adjustments in the second set, lost her match to Chinellato 6-1, 6-3.
South Carolina managed to close the match on court four, while Arkansas’ Cross battled No. 93 Shelton’s attack. Cross showed great promise in the second set after losing the first, but ended up falling to Shelton in straight sets 6-1, 6-4.
There was no shortage of brave play at Razorbacks today, with Keller leading a set on court two against No. 36 Megan Davies. Freshman Indianna Spink was recovering in court one, beating No. 34 Mia Horvit 4-1 in the second set. Senior Lauren Alter was holding on as strong as Arkansas’ No. 6, beating Cruz 1-0 in the second set after losing the first 7-6 (6).
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