Tennessee defeated Arkansas Friday in Fayetteville.
Rebeka Mertena picked up the clinching victory as the Lady Vols defeated Arkansas, 4-3, at Billingsley Tennis Center.
Mertena, the nation’s No. 44 player, defeated the Razorbacks’ top player, Tatum Rice, in thee sets, prevailing 6-0, 4-6, 6-4.
Tennessee (10-6, 4-4 SEC) claimed the doubles point by winning two of the three matches.
At No. 1 doubles, Daria Kuczer and Tenika McGriffin, defeated Rice and Morgan Cross, 7-5.
Martena also won in doubles as she teamed with Esther Adeshina to defeat the Arkansas tandem of Laura Rijkers and Lenka Stara, 6-3.
Elza Tomase, the nation’s No. 88 player, and Kuczer also won in singles for Tennessee.
Tomase defeated Indianna Spink, 6-1, 7-6 (7-6), and Kuczer toppled Cross, 6-2, 6-0.
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