Razorbacks To Open Fall Action In Athens
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The University of Arkansas men’s tennis team is set to open its fall season at the Southern Collegiate in Athens, Georgia, this weekend. The team will begin play Friday and continue through Monday.
The Razorbacks enter the weekend with three players ranked in the Oracle/ITA Collegiate Tennis Preseason Rankings that were released earlier this month. In singles, Mike Redlicki ranks No. 11 nationally while Jose Salazar ranks No. 45, making Arkansas one of six Southeastern Conference teams with two players in the top 50 nationally. Redlicki also combines with Adam Sanjurjo for a No. 32 national ranking in doubles.
There are a total of 170 singles players and 81 doubles pairs representing 32 different schools competing at the Southern Intercollegiate, including Arkansas and fellow SEC members Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, South Carolina, Tennessee and Vanderbilt.
The field has been divided into three singles divisions and two doubles divisions. Play is scheduled to begin Friday at 8 a.m. CDT with Division I and II singles matches at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex. Day one action is set to conclude with Division I and II doubles matches.
“We’re eager to get started this fall,” head coach Andy Jackson said. “We’re in a preparation phase before the season starts in January. The national championships are going to be in Athens, so we’re hoping to start and finish the season at the same place. It’s exciting to get started.”
Redlicki is the top seed in the Division I singles draw and will begin play Friday at 8 a.m. CDT against Felipe Sarasague of Elon. Salazar is the No. 9 seed in the Division I singles draw and will also begin play Friday at 8:30 a.m. against Mitch Harper of Virginia Tech.
Other Razorbacks competing Friday will include Sanjurjo, Juan Marino and Johan den Toom in the Division I singles draw and Branch Terrell, Jacob Herndon and Austin Robles in the Division II singles draw.
Redlicki and Sanjurjo are the No. 4 seed in the Division I doubles draw and receive a bye to the round of 32, beginning play Saturday at 8:30 a.m. Salazar and Marino are also in the Division I doubles draw and receive a bye to the round of 32, also beginning play Saturday at 8:30 a.m. Terrell and Herndon, along with Robles and den Toom, are in the Division II doubles draw and begin play Saturday.
Results will be posted at the conclusion of each day throughout the weekend.
Southern Intercollegiate (All Times CDT):
Division I Singles Draw:
- Johan den Toom vs. Enrique Paya Gonzalez (UCF) at 7 a.m.
- No. 1 Mike Redlicki vs. Felipe Sarrasague (Elon) at 8 a.m.
- No. 9 Jose Salazar vs. Mitch Harper (Virginia Tech) at 8:30 a.m.
- Juan Marino vs. Jan Zielinski (Georgia) at 12:30 p.m.
- Adam Sanjurjo vs. No. 15 Alex Favrot (Clemson) at 12:30 p.m.
- den Toom/Gonzalez (UCF) vs. Nathan Ponwith (Georgia) at 12:30 p.m
Division II Singles Draw:
- Branch Terrell vs. Parker Wynn (Louisville) at 11 a.m.
- Jacob Herndon vs. Kyle Kinsler (Georgia College) at 2 p.m.
- Austin Robles vs. Marcos Bernardes (Tennessee Tech)/Wenceslao Albin (East Tennessee State) at 2:30 p.m.
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