Feb. 7, 1998

BLOOMINGTON, Ind.-The men’s tennis team split a pair of matches at the Indiana Winter Invitational, as the Wildcats defeated Southern Illinois-Carbondale 7-0 then fell to the host school, Indiana, 5-2 Saturday. UK won the doubles point against SIU-Carbondale on Friday and swept the singles competition Saturday with Marcus Fluitt leading the way for the Wildcats, defeating SIU’s Mick Smyth, 6-4, 6-2. Sophomore Carlos Drada and newcomer Edo Bawono had straight set victories over Indiana’s Scott Lippitt and Gabriel Montilla but the Wildcats dropped their remaining matches to the Hoosiers. The tournament continues Sunday.

AGATEMen’s singlesMarcus Fluitt, UK, def. Mark Smyth, SIU, 6-4, 6-2 Edo Bawono, UK, def. Kenny Hutz, SIU, 6-4, 6-0 Patrik Johansson, UK, def. Jack Oxler, SIU, 6-2, 6-4 Keith Mauriello, UK, def. Kyle Henry, SIU, 6-0, 6-1 Mike Meier, UK, def. Brian Etzkin, SIU, 1-6, 6-3, 6-4 Ryan Dloski, UK, def. Brian Ingle, SIU, 7-5, 6-1 Carlos Drada, UK, def. Scott Lippitt, IU, 6-1, 6-0 Edo Bawono, UK, def. Gabriel Montilla, IU, 6-4, 7-5 Andrew Held, IU, def. Dan Spaner, UK, 6-1, 6-3 Ian Arons, IU, def. Ariel Gaitan, UK, 6-0, 2-6, 7-6 Paul Jacobson, IU, def. Patrik Johanson, UK, 7-5, 2-6, 7-5 Brendon Storey, IU, def. Keith Mauriello, UK, 4-6, 6-1, 6-1 Men’s doublesPope/Montilla, IU, def. Fluitt/Spaner, UK, 8-6 Arons/Jacobson, IU, def. Meier/Dloski, UK, 8-3 For more information regarding this release, please contact Molly Mazzolini in UK Media Relations at 606-257-3838 or via e-mail mmazz@pop.uky.edu.