Feb. 20 ,1998

LOUISVILLE, Kty. - Consolation bracket action was no kinder to No. 2 ranked UCLA as the Bruins fell to No. 5 Mississippi, 5-2, at the USTA / ITA Men's National Indoor Team Championships.

UCLA started strong by claiming the doubles point with victories on court Nos. 1 and 2. However, only Vince Allegre managed to win in singles as he battled back for a 4-6, 7-5, 6-1 win on court No. 2. Jean-Noel Grinda suffered only his second dual match loss of the season despite taking 18th ranked Sebastien DeChaunac to a tiebreaker.

UCLA plays No. 9 Florida at 8 a.m. Saturday, while Ole Miss will play Harvard at the same time.

Here are the position-by-position results:

Singles
No. 1	Sebastien DeChaunac (Ole Miss) def. Jean-Noel Grinda (UCLA)	6-3, 7-6(1)
No. 2	Vince Allegre (UCLA) def. Anders Stenman (Ole Miss)	4-6, 7-5, 6-1
No. 3	Martin Sjoqvist (Ole Miss) def. Matt Breen (UCLA)	6-4, 6-4
No. 4	Sebastien Lami (Ole Miss) def. Alex Decret (UCLA)	7-6(5), 6-4
No. 5	Vikrant Chada (Ole Miss) def. Brandon Kramer (UCLA)	6-1, 6-3
No. 6	James Shortall (Ole Miss) def. Noah Newman (UCLA)	5-7, 6-2, 6-3

Doubles - (UCLA wins singles point)
No. 1	Matt Breen / Jean-Noel Grinda (UCLA) vs. Sebastian DeChaunac / Martin Sjoqvist (Ole Miss)	8-6
No. 2	Alex Decret / Brandon Kramer (UCLA) def. Sebastien Lami / Vikrant Chada (Ole Miss)	8-4
No. 3	Vince Allegre / Chris Sands (UCLA) vs. James Shortall / Hassell (Ole Miss)	Suspended

Final Team Score: Mississippi 5, UCLA 2