Alabama Continues Conference Play At Home Against Missouri, Arkansas

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. –– After competing in a pair of road matches last weekend, the Alabama women's tennis team returns home to host Missouri and Arkansas at the Alabama Tennis Stadium. The Crimson Tide (12-5, 2-3 SEC) opens the weekend against Missouri (6-12, 1-4 SEC) at 5 p.m. CT on Friday while first serve for UA's match against Arkansas (11-4, 4-1 SEC) is at noon CT Sunday.

The Matches

Missouri:
Date: March 25
Time: 5 p.m. CT
Venue: Alabama Tennis Stadium

Arkansas:
Date: March 27
Time: Noon CT
Venue: Alabama Tennis Stadium

How to Follow

Links to live scoring and video streams will be available at RollTide.com. Updates will be provided on the team's Twitter account, @AlabamaWTN

The Alabama Crimson Tide

Alabama ranks 38^th in the latest Intercollegiate Tennis Association rankings, holding a 12-5 overall record and a 2-3 record in Southeastern Conference play
In singles, Loudmilla Bencheikh ranks 74^th and Petra Sedlackova ranks 107^th
Alabama is coming off a pair of hard losses, falling to Ole Miss and Mississippi State on the road last weekend
Sedlackova holds a 13-2 record while play No. 3 singles for the Tide, while Ola Pitak is 11-4 at the No. 2 spot
In doubles, Ola Pitak and Kasia Pitak hold an impressive 14-2 overall dual match record, including a 12-1 record while playing No. 3 doubles for the Tide

Missouri

Missouri enters the weekend 6-12 overall and 1-4 in conference play
The Tigers are on a three-match skid after falling to then-No. 39 Vanderbilt, then-No. 16 Florida and then-No. 45 South Carolina
Bronte Murgett paces the team in singles with a 9-6 record at the top of the ladder, while Murgett and Marta Oliveira are 9-5 while playing No. 1 doubles
The Tide and Tigers have only met nine times with Alabama holding a 7-2 advantage in the series
Alabama won the last meeting, edging Missouri 4-3 on the road in 2021

Arkansas

The Razorbacks are 11-4 overall and 4-1 in conference play, taking SEC wins against Missouri, Vanderbilt, Kentucky and South Carolina
Arkansas is ranked 33^rd as a team in the latest ITA rankings and has one doubles pair ranked in No. 53 Morgan Cross and Tatum Rice
The Razorbacks are coming off a recent loss to then-No. 16 Florida on Sunday, falling 4-3 in the home contest
Alabama leads the all-time series 23-12, including winning the last two head-to-head matchups in 2019 and 2021
Arkansas will face Auburn on Friday before traveling to Tuscaloosa Sunday for its match with the Tide

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