April 17, 1998
AUBURN, Ala.-After a 20-hour rain delay, the 20th-ranked University of Kentucky men’s tennis team (16-11, 4-8) fell to host Auburn, 4-0, Friday in the first round of the SEC Men’s Championships.
The singles matches were played before the doubles due to the rain delay. Once the match was clinched with four wins, play was stopped. Kentucky lost at number one, two, three and at five singles.
“Auburn played great,” Coach Dennis Emery said. “They have lots of seniors that came to play. (Auburn’s Lee) Pearson dominated (UK’s Cedric) Kauffmann and I feel that Cedric is one of the best players in the country.”
Kentucky has now lost both matches to Auburn (12-8, 4-7) this season. The Tigers, ranked 21st, advanced to a second-round match against top-ranked LSU tentatively scheduled for later on Friday.
AGATEAuburn 4, Kentucky 0
Singles:1. Lee Pearson (AU) def. Cedric Kauffmann (UK), 6-1, 6-22. Stephen Huss (AU) def. Marcus Fluitt (UK), 6-3, 6-13. Rene Moller (AU) def. Johan Hesoun (UK), 6-4, 6-24. Dan Spaner (UK) vs. Georges Motijasvic (AU), DNF5. Christian Limbart (AU) def. Edo Bawono (UK), 6-0, 6-06. Patrik Johansson (UK) def. Marcel Mizerski (AU), DNF
South Carolina 4, Vanderbilt 1Singles:1. Vladimir Pavicevic (USC) def. Kyle Porter (VU), 7-5, 6-3 2. Jerome Jourdan (USC) def. Eddie Coates (VU), 6-4, 6-43. Guillaume Legat (USC) def. Danny Tym (VU), 6-3, 6-34. Remy Nagel (USC) vs. Paul Thurmond (VU), DNF5. Olof Akessan (USC) vs. Andrew Nisker (VU), DNF6. Tomasz Wawrzyniak (USC) def. Bill McGugin (VU), 6-1, 6-4
Doubles:1. Jourdan-Pavicevic (USC) vs. Porter-Thurmond (VU), DNF 2. Coates-Tym (VU) def. Akessan-Legat (USC), 8-03. Nisker-Peter (VU) def. Wawrzyniak-Miller Brice (USC), 8-3
Florida 4, Alabama 3
Singles:1. Jon Glover (UF) def. Francisco Rodriguez (UA), 6-4, 3-6, 6-1 2. Chris Lopez (UA) def. Nathan Overholser (UF), 7-6 (7-4), 6-43. Jeff Morrison (UF) def. Ariel Rivero (UA), 7-5, 6-04. Jack Whigham (UF) def. Alin Taranga (UA), 6-4, 3-6, 6-35. Graydon Oliver (UA) def. Amr El Sawaf (UF), 6-2, 6-06. Mason Snider (UA) def. Trey Adcock (UF), 6-2, 3-6, 6-3
Doubles:1. Overholser-Morrison (UF) def. Oliver-Lopez (UA), 8-3 2. Rivero-Rodriguez (UA) def. Adcock-Mann (UF), 8-33. Glover-El Sawaf (UF) def. Taranga-Zaher (UA), 8-3
Tennessee 4, Arkansas 2
Singles:1. Tim Crichton (UA) def. Mark Way (UT), 5-7, 6-4, 6-4 2. Mark Fitzpatrick (UT) def. Tom Hamilton (UA), 7-5, 6-43. Mark Parsons (UT) def. Oskar Johansson (UA), 3-6, 6-3, 7-64. Paul Podbury (UT) def. Henrik Tofft (UA), 6-2, DNF5. Chad Copenhaver (UT) def/ Darin Phelan (UA), 6-4, 6-46. Juan Gamboa (UT) def. Marc Serrilli (UA), 6-7(3), 6-1, 6-1
Doubles:1. Hamilton-Crichton (UA) def. Way-Copenhaver (UT), 8-3 2. Fitzpatrick-Podbury (UT) vs. Johansson-Tofft (UA), DNF3. Phelan-John Deaton (UA) def. Gamboa-Parsons (UT), 8-6
Mississippi State 4, South Carolina 1Georgia 4, Florida 0
Men’s SEC Tennis Championships (cont.)
Schedule1998 SEC Men’s Tennis TournamentApril 16-19 Luther Young Tennis Center Auburn, Ala. April 17 (Friday)Match 7 – #5 Tennessee vs. #4 Ole Miss 3:00 p.m. Match 8 – #8 Auburn vs. #1 LSU 5:30 p.m. April 18 (Saturday)Match 9 – Mississippi State vs. Georgia, 10 a.m. Match 10 – Match 7 Winner vs. Match 8 Winner, 2 p.m. April 19 (Sunday)Match 11 – Match 9 Winner vs. Match 10 Winner, 2 p.m. All Times Central
Satellite Feed
Please note new coordinates:Highlights of the tournament will be available Sunday, April 19 at 5:45 p.m. CT. The coordinates areGalaxy C4, Transponder 12 (C-Band).
Internet
Up-to-the-minute information for the tournament can be accessed via Internet at:www.auburn.edu/athletics or www.sec-sports.com
Television
FOX Sports South will televise a one-hour special highlighting the SEC men’s and women’s tournaments on Saturday, April 25 at 10 a.m. ET. The 60-minute show will give a concise wrap-up of all the action from both tournaments.
