Tatum Rice Set to Compete at NCAA Singles Championships
Graduate student Tatum Rice is headed to Champaign, Illinois for the 2022 NCAA Singles Championships to be held May 23-28 at the Khan Outdoor Complex, hosted by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Rice will face Carmen Corley of Oklahoma in the round of 64 on Monday, May 23 at 6:30 p.m. CT.
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Graduate student Tatum Rice is headed to Champaign, Illinois for the 2022 NCAA Singles Championships to be held May 23-28 at the Khan Outdoor Complex, hosted by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Rice will face Carmen Corley of Oklahoma in the round of 64 on Monday, May 23 at 6:30 p.m. CT.
Rice is ranked No. 61 in the latest ITA rankings, earning her an at-large selection for the individual tournament.
All matches shall be the best-of-three sets. No-ad scoring and a seven-point tiebreaker (first to seven points, must win by two points) at six-games-all will be used for all matches. In doubles, a 10-point match tiebreaker will be played in lieu of a third set.
The Hot Springs, Ark. native has had an impressive season as a Razorback, being selected First Team All-SEC and earning SEC Player of the Week earlier this year after clinching the match win over Vanderbilt. Rice has accumulated a 12-10 record in singles at the No. 1 position for Arkansas, going 8-8 against nationally-ranked opponents this season. In four straight SEC matches, including taking down No. 80 Antonaki to clinch the win over Mississippi State and over No. 16 Branstine of Texas A&M.
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