Pairone, Hudson Primed For NCAA Doubles Action

Doubles Bracket (PDF)

ATHENS, Ga. — Arkansas’ No. 40-ranked duo of senior co-captain Shannon Hudson and freshman Giula Pairone will take on No. 13-ranked Vladica Babic and Carla Tur Mari of Oklahoma State at 2:30 p.m. CT Thursday in the opening round of the NCAA doubles championship.

It will be Pairone’s first ever NCAA individual appearance. Hudson, who is ranked No. 45 nationally in singles, made her NCAA debut Wednesday night with a 6-3, 6-1 victory over No. 38-ranked Caroline Doyle of 18-time national champion and 2017 runner up Stanford in the opening round of the NCAA singles championship. It will also mark the program’s first NCAA doubles championship appearance since 2011.

Hudson and Pairone enter the postseason with a 9-5 doubles record.

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