Nov. 4, 2001
– ATHENS, Ga.– The University of Kentucky men’s tennis team took part in the 2001 Bulldog Scramble at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex on Nov. 2-4. The Wildcats paired with the defending SEC and NCAA champion Georgia Bulldogs for action against Miami, Baylor, Florida and Mississippi State.
One the first day of action, Kentucky and Georgia battled against Miami in doubles and singles action. The UK duo of senior Gustav Pousette and sophomore Rahim Esmail dropped their match 8-5 to Miami’s team of Andrew McDade and Jose Lieberman. In singles, Pousette defeated Lieberman in straight sets as Esmail also grabbed a straight-set win against Miami’s Maxime LePivert. Evening action for the Wildcats and Bulldogs was against Baylor in singles only. Pousette grabbed another victory on the day against Zoltan Papp, 7-6, 6-0. Esmail and junior Elliott Datlow suffered losses to Baylor’s Armando Carrascosa and Mike Garcia in straight sets.
Saturday’s action against Florida was solely in doubles as Datlow and Esmail paired together. The duo suffered an 8-0 loss to the Florida duo of Matt Behrmann and Ryan Sherry. In competition against Misissippi State, the doubles team of Pousette and Esmail grabbed a victory over Matt Armstrong and Luiz Carvalho, 8-6. In singles, Pousette defeated David Ruiz in three sets. Esmail suffered a loss to Carvalho in straight sets as Datlow dropped the last two sets after a 6-4 victory in the first.
To finish out the scramble today, the Cats battled against the Bulldogs in singles action. Pousette and Esmail grabbed tough victories in straight sets against Georgia’s Nicolas Boeker and Ion Vlad.
The Wildcats’ freshman Jesse Witten will represent the team at the Omni Hotels National Intercollegiate Indoor Tennis Championship, Nov. 8-11 at the Brookhaven Country Club in Farmers Branch, Texas.
AGATE:Friday, Nov. 2SinglesGustav Pousette, UK def. Zoltan Papp, Baylor6-1, 7-5Armando Carrasco, Baylor def. Rahim Esmail, UK6-2, 6-3Mike Garcia, Baylor def. Elliott Datlow, UK6-3, 6-1Gustav Pousette, UK def. Jose Lieberman, Miami7-5, 6-2Rahim Esmail, UK def. Maxime LePivert7-6, 7-5DoublesMcDade/Lieberman, Miami def. Pousette/Esmail, UK8-5
Saturday, Nov. 3SinglesGustav Pousette, UK def. David Ruiz, MSU6-1, 2-6, 7-5Luis Carvalho, MSU def. Rahim Esmail, UK6-3, 6-1Michael Hailey, MSU def. Elliott Datlow, UK4-6, 6-4, 7-5DoublesPousette/Esmail, UK def. Armstrong/Carvalho, MSU8-6Behrmann/Sherry, UF def. Datlow/Esmail, UK8-0
Sunday, Nov. 4SinglesGustav Pousette, UK def. Niolas Boeker, UG7-6 (8), 6-3Rahim Esmail, UK def. Ion Vlad, UG7-6, 6-4
