February 13, 1999

BOSTON, Mass. – The University of Kentucky men’s tennis team lost a 4-3 heartbreaker to No. 16 Harvard on Saturday in the Harvard Invitational. UK (4-1) took an early 1-0 lead after claiming the doubles point, but dropped four of six singles matches as Harvard (5-0) picked up its fifth win of the season.

Johan Grunditz and Edo Bawono picked up singles wins for the Cats, and Tomas Smid and Bawono and Grunditz and Carlos Drada claimed doubles victories. The Cats return to the courts tomorrow when they face Tulsa in Boston.

Harvard 4, UK 3

   SinglesBlake, HU, def. Drada, UK, 6-3, 4-6, 6-0Majmudar, HU, def. Johansson, UK, 6-3, 6-3Doran, HU, def. Hesoun, UK, 6-4, 7-5, 6-2Grunditz, UK, def. Passarella, HU, 6-3, 7-5Green, HU, def. Smid, UK, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4Bawono, UK, def. Lee, HU, 6-1, 6-4

DoublesBlake/Majmudar, HU, def. Hesoun/Johansson, UK, 8-6Smid/Bawono, UK, def. Clark/Passarella, HU, 9-8 (10-8)Drada/Grunditz, UK, def. Green/Doran, HU, 9-8 (7-3)