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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 13, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                              The stars and stripes Page 21 title action Dewey yarn left photo hits a Beautiful backhand for a Point against Carl Evans in the us afe open singles championship. At right Bui Medeiros volleys for a me Deiros Varn Point against Evans Back ground and Wayne Schell in the doubles final. Is Schuettler triumphs in the Safe n by Don Sauer staff writer Garmisch Germany is Lewey Varn of the Continental conference out a t r o k e d carl3vans of the . To win e Safe open singles Tennis own Here Friday in one of the St stirring matches Evered on the Garmisch Redrea area court winning in five 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 6-4. Tatien Varn teamed with Bill Medeiros to again Best Evans and his doubles partner Wayne Cheli in another Fine five set or though it was strictly Antl climactic. Varn and Medeiros came from two sets Down to Dom-6, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, 8-2. In an excellent seniors single sinal simply overshadowed by he brilliance of the open class aul Hansen surprised defend ing Champion Paul Buskey in anal Csc final 6-2, 3-6, 6-3. Varn Evans and Hansen qualified for a trip to the air orce worldwide tournament a Vandenberg fab Calif. Also Gong will be Mideiros and Stuart Skadden of Continental. Buskey normally would have gone also jut is unable to get away from Nis duties As Deputy chief of staff or intelligence at Headquarters in  fierce Evans Varn Duel produced such magnificent ten Nis that it had the audience gasp i la. It was played in perfect Feather sunny but coolish Fol allowing thursday s Day Long  courts Friday were in per t shape. Varn finally won it on what appeared to be a Little lapse by Evans after the latter had miraculously summoned unseen Goth Lime and time again Toff the powerfully built " the latter states of Theolu Iain. Cir in. Not the jump in that de i Kluth set firns a backhands vans let 80 and the Ball just inside. That gave big 5 3 Lead T his backhand then pushed a fore hand just a bit catching the top of the  were Many Long games and magnificent  grunted hard with virtually every service As he strove to put every ounce from his slender Frame behind Heball. Varn grimly clenched his Teeth and scrambled Back after crucial Points went against him. Evans took the first set scor ing a pair of Breaks in the third game with a ripping fore hand to the Corner and again in the seventh on a precisely placed lob which Varn simply could t get at. Then Varn who at times inthe first set appeared to be scrambling for his life stormed Back to knot the match and then take a one set Lead. The third game of the second set was typical of the fierce struggle. Varn four times had the advantage but Evans clutch shots each time pulled him even. Evans himself had advantage twice. Varn finally won it with a driving serve and a follow up at the net this Only to have his own service. Evans surprised again by bathing Back in the fourth set to Square it. Varn helped with four Paul Hansen. Seniors titlist double faults in the Long fourth game which Evans won at the  the doubles Evans and Schell were playing strongly an Medeiros had trouble with his twisting service. Two of his Dou ble faults and two Side forehand produced the decisive break inthe first set which the . Pair won 6-3. The second set went mostly against service and again a pair j of double faults by the Stocky Jav Medeiros keyed a decisive breakthrough and Evans wrapped it up with a backhand Down the line. Then Varn and Medeiros staged their rally. Perhaps the key turning Point came when Anschell s service in a Long fifth game the Ball appeared to be in and Evans smashed away the return. But the service was called a fault and the . Play ers lost a replay of the Point an eventually the game and that set 6-3.Varn s steady play throughout the improved showing by Medei Ros and a pair of crucial double faults by Schell his second an third helped the Csc duo score two Breaks for the 6-2 fourth set which knotted the match. Evans now having trouble holding service lost his delivery right off the Bat and the winners took a Quick 3-0 Lead. Later on Medeiros sealed another break against Schell with a Crisp Side liner and Varn ran out his own service smashing one at Schell to wrap it  was not his usual accurate self against  he took the match to three sets. The seniors final also produced great Tennis and Han sen was the magnificent retriever running More like a Man of 20 than the 45-plus that he is. Hansen started the crucial third set by breaking Buskey on the latter s Over hit  built a 5-3 Lead and went to triple match Point on his own serve with Buskey s wide Back hand ending it. Hansen also got the first set jump with a pair of Breaks As the Little intelligence sergeant from Safe has played sur Pri singly Well at the net. Buskey came Back to take a4-1 Lead in the second set. Scor ing two breakthroughs. Hansen almost levelled it again he got one break but fell Short of an other by netting an easy Back hand. Then Buskey served out tomake it 6-3 in the second set. Open singles championship a Tovey Varn Csc Del  k � us 4-6. 6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 6-t open doubles championship i Varv Bill Medeiros so  
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