March 30, 1998

OXFORD, Miss. – The 15th-ranked University of Kentucky men’s tennis team fell to the sixth-ranked Ole Miss Rebels 4-3, Monday. The Rebels started the competition by taking the doubles point with wins at the No. 1 and No. 2 spots. UK sophomore Carlos Drada and freshman Edo Bawono defeated UM’s James Shortall and Barry Hassell at the No. 3 spot, 8-5. Kentucky stepped up in the singles matches with victories by seniors Cedric Kauffmann, Marcus Fluitt and Dan Spaner.

Since their first meeting in 1928, UK has 22-10 record over Mississippi. The Wildcats have been on the road for the last six matches and have pulled out an 3-3 record for the trip, which brings their current overall record to 14-7, and 2-4 in the SEC. They will return home to play Vanderbilt on Wednesday at the Hilary J. Boone Tennis Center.

AGATEMen’s singles

Cedric Kauffmann (K) def. Sebastian DeChaunac (M) 7-6,5-7,6-3 Marcus Fluitt (K) def. Sebastian Lami (M) 6-4,7-6(7) Martin Sjoqvist (M) def. Carlos Drada (K) 6-3,6-4 Vikrant Chada (M) def. Johan Hesoun (K) 4-6,6-2,6-2 James Shortall (M) def. Patrik Johansson (K) 6-3,6-4 Dan Spaner (K) def. Anders Stenman (M) 6-1,7-6(5)

Men’s doubles

DeChaunac/Sjoqvist (M) def. Fluitt/Hesoun (K) 8-5 Lami/Chada (M) def. Kauffmann/Spaner (K) 9-7 Drada/Edo Bawono (K) def. Shortall/Barry Hassell (M) 8-5