COLUMBIA, S.C. - No. 11 seed South Carolina used its homecourt advantage to perfection in a gutty 4-1 win over No. 18 Arkansas Thursday morning in SEC Tournament second-round action at Carolina Tennis Center. Wins at the top of the doubles lineup and a commanding singles win by Andrew Schafer set the table, and redshirt freshman Wood Benton closed out the victory with a three-set decision in the No. 6 spot in the lineup.
Knowing the Razorbacks were looking to avenge their loss to South Carolina in the regular-season finale, the Gamecocks came out strong in doubles with Alex Fennell and Sam Swank scoring an early break to go up 3-1 in the No.