March 6, 1999

LEXINGTON, Ky.-The 26th-ranked University of Kentucky men’s tennis teamfell, 5-2, at No. 12 Tennessee on Saturday.

Kentucky (7-3, 0-1 Southeastern Conference) won the doubles point, as theWildcat duo of Johan Hesoun and Patrik Johansson defeated Mark Way and MarkFitzpatrick, 8-3, at No. 1, and Tomas Smid and Edo Bawono defeated ChadCopenhaver and Paul Podbury, 8-6, at No. 2. But the Vols (9-4, 3-1 SEC) wonfive of six singles matches to clinch the victory.

The Wildcats next see action on March 17 when they travel to South Carolina.

Tennessee 5, Kentucky 2

Singles

1. Mark Parsons (UT) def. Carlos Drada (UK), 6-2, 6-0
2. Paul Handoyo (UT) def. Johan Hesoun (UK), 7-6, 6-3
3. Mark Way (UT) def. Gustav Pousette (UK), 7-6, 6-4
4. Adam Carey (UT) def. Edo Bawono (UK), 2-6, 7-6, 7-6
5. Paul Podbury (UT) def. Tomas Smid (UK), 6-4, 6-3
6. Johan Grunditz (UK) def. Mark Fitzpatrick (UT), 7-5, 4-6, 6-3

Doubles

1. Hesoun/Johansson (UK) def. Way/Fitzpatrick (UT), 8-3
2. Smid/Bawono (UK) def. Copenhaver/Podbury (UT), 8-6
3. Handoyo/Mirko Jovanovich (UT) def. Grunditz/Drada (UK), 8-3