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May 7, 2021
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – No. 33 Arkansas dropped a 4-2 decision to No. 29 Old Dominion on Friday morning in Chapel Hill, N.C. at the NCAA Tournament. The Razorbacks fall to 11-11 on the year with the loss.
The Hogs earned the doubles point with big wins from Razorback duos on courts one and two. No. 36 Morgan Cross and Tatum Rice were the first to finish in doubles play, climbing back from a 4-3 deficit to win three-straight games and register a 6-4 win over Yulia Starodubtseva and Alesya Yakubovich.
The duo of Kelly Keller and Jackie Carr pushed their Monarch opponents, Brooke Pilkington and Alexandra Viktorovic, into extra games, but ultimately fell 7-5 on court three.
April 29, 2021
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Two freshmen women’s tennis players earned three All-SEC honors as announced by the Southeastern Conference office on Thursday. Morgan Cross was named to the SEC All-Freshman Team and Indianna Spink earned SEC Freshman of the Year honors and was selected First-Team All-SEC as well.
Spink is currently ranked No. 42 in singles play, good for ninth-best in the SEC and standing as the only freshman in the top 10 in the league. She completed her first regular season with an impressive 15-6 record, 8-3 at home. Spink has played the entirety of the conference season at the number one and two spots for the Razorbacks, accumulating a 6-2 record. Spink has tallied five ranked wins in her rookie campaign so far and has never lost to an unranked opponent dating back to the fall season.
April 20, 2021
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – There is a lot to be said about the Razorbacks’ play against No. 21 Auburn in the second round of the SEC Tournament on Tuesday evening, but lack of effort is not one of them.
A day after defeating 14th seed Mizzou to advance, Arkansas fell to sixth-seeded Auburn 4-1 with the Razorbacks’ sole win coming from senior Tatum Rice on court three.
Rice defeated her opponent in straight sets for the second consecutive night, taking down Auburn’s Yu Chen 6-3, 6-4. Rice and freshman partner Morgan Cross also picked up a 6-1 doubles win over Georgie Axon and Adeline Flach in the number one position.
April 19, 2021
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Freshman Morgan Cross completed an epic comeback against Missouri’s Valentina Vazquez Pongruber on day one of the SEC Tournament on Monday evening, securing a 3-6, 6-2, 7-5 win to clinch the team victory and lift No. 30 Arkansas over Mizzou 4-3.
The Hogs won the doubles point with big wins on courts two and three. The Tigers took the first doubles match on court one, but senior Jackie Carr and sophomore Kelly Keller quickly responded with a 6-4 win on court three. Freshman Indianna Spink and partner senior Lauren Alter defeated Gabrielle Goldin and Serena Nash 7-5 and the Razorbacks took a 1-0 advantage into singles play.