April 20, 2021
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – There is a lot to be said about the Razorbacks’ play against No. 21 Auburn in the second round of the SEC Tournament on Tuesday evening, but lack of effort is not one of them.
A day after defeating 14th seed Mizzou to advance, Arkansas fell to sixth-seeded Auburn 4-1 with the Razorbacks’ sole win coming from senior Tatum Rice on court three.
Rice defeated her opponent in straight sets for the second consecutive night, taking down Auburn’s Yu Chen 6-3, 6-4. Rice and freshman partner Morgan Cross also picked up a 6-1 doubles win over Georgie Axon and Adeline Flach in the number one position.
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“When you’re climbing a mountain, you can’t always take the same path to the top,” said Auburn head coach Caroline Lilley. “You have to climb in inches and focus on the next step instead of the whole journey ahead. Inch by inch, step by step. Climbing is like a tennis match point by point until the job is done.