Arkansas cutting tennis programs prompts backlash from former pro John Isner
Former tennis professional player John Isner called out Arkansas and the SEC for cutting tennis programs in a cost-cutting move on Friday.
While he did not attend the University of Arkansas, former professional tennis player John Isner shared his candid thoughts on Razorbacks cutting their tennis programs. The former Georgia tennis star took to X (formerly Twitter) to signal his disappointment about an SEC program cutting its tennis program, as Arkansas announced the move earlier in the day on Friday, April 24, at the conclusion of the 2026 spring season. Isner blamed NIL.
REQUIRED READING: University of Arkansas will discontinue men's and women's tennis programs "The post NIL college landscape is out of control," Isner wrote. "Flat out ruining college sports and now a very proud men’s and women’s program is being cut altogether because of all this BS. This is a travesty.
"Never thought I’d see the day where an SEC school eliminated tennis. " The post NIL college landscape is out of control. Flat out ruining college sports and now a very proud men’s and women’s program is being cut altogether because of all this BS.
This is a travesty. Never thought I’d see the day where an SEC school eliminated tennis. https://t.