February 21, 1999

LEXINGTON, Ky. – The 26th-ranked University of Kentucky men’s tennis team picked up its fifth win of the season as the Cats defeated No. 38 South Alabama, 6-1, on Sunday.

UK (5-1) won four singles matches in straight sets to clinch the victory. Freshman Johan Grunditz came back to win in three sets at No. 5 singles, as he defeated Chris Bergues, 3-6, 6-4, 6-3. The Cats also won the doubles point, as the No. 1 team of Johan Hesoun and Patrik Johansson defeated South Alabama’s Julien Raynal and Paul McInerney, 8-5, and the No. 2 duo of Carlos Drada and Johan Grunditz outlasted the Jaguars’ Fredrik Mellin and Carl Hesser, 8-5. With the loss, South Alabama falls to 1-7 on the season. Kentucky next sees action when it travels to face Virginia Commonwealth on Saturday, Feb. 27.

Singles

1. Carlos Drada, UK, def. Julien Raynal, S. Ala., 7-5, 7-6
2. Johan Hesoun, UK, def. Zak Lahmar, S. Ala., 6-2, 6-4
3. Edo Bawono, UK, def. Frerik Mellin, S. Ala., 6-1, 7-5
4. Gustav Pousette, UK, def. Paul McInerney, S. Ala., 6-4, 6-1
5. Johan Grunditz, UK, def. Chris Bergues, S. Ala., 3-6, 6-4, 6-3
6. Christian Thall, S. Ala., def. Patrik Johansson, UK, 6-2, 7-6

Doubles

1. Hesoun/Johansson, UK, def. Raynal/McInerney, S. Ala., 8-5
2. Drada/Grunditz, UK, def. Mellin/Carl Hesser, S. Ala., 8-5
3. Thall/Dani Homedes, S. Ala., def. Bawono/Pousette, UK, 8-6