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Baylor's Top Three Lose in Main Draw
Singles lose, but doubles win.

Sept. 23, 1999

BALTIMORE - A day after Baylor's number four through six players lost in the qualifying round of the T. Rowe Price National Clay Court Championships, the Bears' top three players all lost in the main draw on Thursday.

Johann Jooste defeated Tom Hand of LSU in the first round of the main draw by a score of 6-4, 6-2. In the second round, Jooste lost to Duke's Ramsey Smith, 4-6, 6-3, 6-1.

Baylor's number two and three players both lost in the first round of the main draw. Pawel Gajdzik fell to Martin Selin of Ole Miss by a score of 7-5, 6-3, while Daniel Andersson of VCU beat Baylor's David Hodge, 6-4, 7-6(3).

In consolation, Gajdzik lost to Andres Pedroso of Duke, 6-3, 1-6, 6-3. Hodge fell to Auburn's Tiago Ruffoni, 7-6(2), 6-2.

Baylor's three doubles teams, however, fared better, as two of the three won to advance to the next round.

The team of Hodge and Mark Williams defeated Tennessee1s Andy Crews and Peter Handoyo by a score of 1-6, 6-1, 6-4.

Gajdzik and Johannes Michalsky teamed up to beat James Shortall and Kristopher Stahlberg of Ole Miss, 6-4, 7-5.

Baylor's team of Csongor Bibza and Jooste, however, lost to UNLV's Vladimir Pavicevic and Nenad Zivkovic.

In other doubles matches, Hodge and Mark Williams came back to beat Andy Crews and Peter Handoyo of Tennessee, 1-6, 6-1, 6-4 and Gajdzik and Michalsky topped James Shortall and Kristopher Stahlberg of Mississippi, 6-4, 7-5.