Nov. 6, 1999

ATHENS, Ga. – The run of success achieved this fall by the University of Kentucky doubles team of Johan Hesoun and Gustav Pousette ended on Saturday as the they lost in the quarterfinals of the ITA Region III Championships. The 8-4 defeat came at the hands of the 11th-ranked tandem in the nation, Carey and Parsons of Tennessee.

For the fall, the Swedish duo posted a spectacular 10-4 doubles record, including a 5-0 run for the title at the Citizens Bank Clay Court Championships to begin the season in September. En route to that title, the pair knocked off the 2nd-ranked team in the country, Meineke and Moodie of Boise State, in the quarterfinals and then the No. 13 team, Andersson and Moser of Virginia Commonwealth, in the finals.

After going 3-1 this fall against top 25 ranked doubles teams, Hesoun and Pousette can expect to find themselves among the top 25 themselves when the final fall rankings come out on December 7.

The event was the final fall event of 1999 for the Wildcat tennis team. Their next competition will come at the Southeastern Conference Indoor Championships, held from Jan. 20-22 in Tuscaloosa, Ala.