March 20, 2000

AUBURN, Ala. – The 25th-ranked men’s tennis team defeated the No. 30 Auburn Tigers Monday afternoon, 5-2. Sophomore Gustav Pousette kept his SEC win streak alive, beating Estevam Strecker at the No. 4 position and giving him a 3-0 SEC record. The Cats are now 8-6 (2-1 SEC).

The Tigers won the doubles point, winning two of the three doubles matches. The No. 33 doubles team of Pousette and Johan Hesoun fell to Strecker and Stephen Huss, 8-5, at the No. 2 position. The Cats lone doubles victory came at the No. 3 position where Carlos Drada and Reven Stephens defeated Georges Matijasevic and Raitis Tukans, 8-1.

In singles action, the Cats won five of the six matches in straight sets. No. 24 Carlos Drada lost to No. 100 Stephen Huss in three sets, 1-6, 6-3, 6-4.

The Cats will continue SEC dual match play against No. 4 Florida in Gainesville on March 26.

Singles

 Stephen Huss, Auburn def. Carlos Drada, UK          1-6, 6-3, 6-4 Johan Hesoun, UK def. Georges Matijasevic, Auburn   6-3, 6-2 Edo Bawono, UK def. Mark Kovacs, Auburn             6-3, 6-2 Gustav Pousette, UK def. Estevam Strecker, Auburn   6-3, 6-4 Johan Grunditz, UK def. Marcel Mizerski, Auburn     7-6(4), 6-4 Jorge Escallon, UK def. Andre Boz, Auburn           6-4, 6-2 

Doubles

 Kovacs/Mizerski, Auburn def. Bawono/Grunditz, UK                 8-6 Huss/Strecker, Auburn def. Hesoun/Pousette, UK                   8-5 Drada/Reven Stephens, UK def. Matijasevic/Raitis Tukans, Auburn  8-1