April 14, 2000

The Wildcat tennis team lost to No. 8 Louisiana State, 5-2, on Friday night at the Hilary J. Boone Tennis Complex. LSU won the doubles point and four of the six singles matches.

In singles action, Daniel Kiernan clinched the match with a win over sophomore Gustav Pousette, 6-2, 1-6, 6-1. Pousette forced the match to a third set, but could not pick up the win at the No. 3 position. Johan Hesoun, ranked 82nd nationally, retired in the third set at the No. 1 position, due to an injury, giving No. 21 Michal Chmela the win, 6-2, 3-6, 6-5. At the No. 5 spot, Johan Grunditz earned a win for Kentucky when No. 100 Ed Rubin retired, 7-6, 3-6, 2-2.

Louisiana State won two of the three doubles matches. The doubles team of Johan Hesoun and Edo Bawono earned Kentucky’s only doubles victory, defeating Ed Rubin and Anthony Mateljan, 8-6, at the No. 2 spot.

The Cats will play their final regular season match on Sunday at noon at the Hilary J. Boone Tennis Complex.

Louisiana State 5, Kentucky 2

Singles

No. 21 Michal Chmela, LSU def. No. 82 Johan Hesoun, UK 6-2, 3-6, 6-5 ret. inj.
Ajay Ramaswami, LSU def. No. 25 Carlos Drada, UK 6-3, 6-4
Daniel Kiernan, LSU def. Gustav Pousette, UK 6-2, 1-6, 6-1
Edo Bawono, UK def. Jesse Smatt, LSU 6-3, 7-5
Johan Grunditz, UK def. No. 100 Ed Rubin, LSU 7-6, 3-6, 2-2 ret.
John Gray Pou, LSU def. Reven Stephens, UK 4-6, 6-3, 6-4

Doubles

No. 17 Chmela/Kiernan, LSU def. Grunditz/Pousette, UK 8-6
Hesoun/Bawono, UK def. Rubin/Mateljan, LSU 8-6
Smatt/Ramaswami, LSU def. Drada/Stephens, UK 8-6