February 2, 1999
LEXINGTON, Ky. – The 26th-ranked University of Kentucky men’s tennis team opens its season Wednesday, Feb. 3, at the Hilary J. Boone Tennis Center on the UK campus. The Wildcats first face Bowling Green at 2 p.m., and Miami of Ohio follows at 6 p.m.
The Cats are led by junior Carlos Drada, ranked 27th in the country, and sophomore Edo Bawono. Drada and Bawono last saw action at the Region III Championships in November.
Bowling Green (1-1) is coming off a loss at Ohio State on Jan. 30, while Miami (3-2) dropped dual matches to Notre Dame and DePaul on Jan. 23. Admission is free.
Following is a revised 1999 UK Men’s Tennis schedule.
1999 UK MEN’S TENNIS SCHEDULE
Feb. 3 BOWLING GREEN 2 p.m. LEXINGTON, KY. Feb. 3 MIAMI (OHIO) 6 p.m. LEXINGTON, KY. Feb. 5-7 Indiana University Invitational TBA Bloomington, Ind. Feb. 9 NOTRE DAME 3 p.m. LEXINGTON, KY. Feb. 13 Harvard TBA Boston, Mass.Feb. 14 Tulsa TBA Boston, Mass.Feb. 20 SOUTH ALABAMA TBA LEXINGTON, KY. Feb. 27 Virginia Commonwealth 7 p.m. Columbus, Ohio March 4 INDIANA 2 p.m. LEXINGTON, KY. March 4 EASTERN KENTUCKY 7 p.m. LEXINGTON, KY. March 6 Tennessee 2 p.m. Knoxville, Tenn. March 17 South Carolina TBA Columbia, S.C. March 21 Duke 1 p.m. Durham, N.C.March 24 ALABAMA TBA LEXINGTON, KY.March 26 FLORIDA TBA LEXINGTON, KY.March 28 Louisiana State 1 p.m. Baton Rouge, La. March 30 AUBURN 2 p.m. LEXINGTON, KY. April 1 OLE MISS TBA LEXINGTON, KY.April 3 MISSISSIPPI STATE 1 p.m. LEXINGTON, KY. April 6 Vanderbilt 2:30 p.m. Nashville, Tenn. April 9 Georgia 6 p.m. Athens, Ga.April 11 ARKANSAS 1 p.m. LEXINGTON, KY. April 18 ILLINOIS 1 p.m. Champaign, Ill. April 22-25 SEC Championships TBA TBAMay 14-16 NCAA Regionals TBA TBA
