Louisiana State University overcame a 2-0 deficit to defeat the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville 4-2 on Thursday at the LSU Tennis Complex in Baton Rouge.
The Razorbacks (5-8, 1-3 SEC) won the doubles point and got the first victory in singles, but the Tigers (11-4, 2-3 SEC) rallied to win the next four matches.
In doubles, Arkansas junior Agne Cepelyte and sophomore Natsuho Arakawa earned a 6-0 sweep over LSU’s Luba Vasilyuk and Ashton Rabalais at the No. 3 spot. Sophomore Giulia Pairone and senior Mia Jurasic clinched the opening point with a 6-3 victory at No. 2.
At the clinch, No. 30 junior Ana Oparenovic and freshman Tatum Rice led 5-4 at the top spot.
Cepelyte defeated Rabalais 6-1, 6-1 at No. 6 singles. LSU then picked up consecutive victories at the top four spots for the overall team victory.