European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 03, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday september 3, 1977 the stars and stripes it Page 25 rejects All army Usa eur singles Champ Oehrlein says he s just a social Tennis player by Dave Cowa staff writer Darmstadt Germany is Munich s Dick Oehrlein of Vii corps who swept to the Usa eur men s open single Sand doubles titles last week in Garmisch has possibly angered some Usa eur officials when he disclosed following the prestigious event that he would not participate in the All army trials next week. The lanky 35-year-old Courtman Defeated v corps Bob Becker who on any other Day might had won in three sets for the singles championship similar to their last year s meeting for the v corps title when Becker won that showdown taking a 5-3 tie breaker in the final set. Win or lose both men were already selected by the department of the army to participate in the All army trials sept. 5-12atft.eustis.va. However Becker is unable to attend be cause of military commitments. On the other hand Oehrlein just obviously declined the three week trip Back to the states for reasons that left officials bewildered. According to Usa eur officials themen s open singles would not be filled by the third place finisher in the tournament which upset a few More. The 6-foot-2 Union n.j., native a Liason officer to a German signal school at Munich caught Many at Garmisch Flat footed with his decision. He certainly had the credentials to Advance to the All army trials. He was there before As a Winner in 1974. Then Why would a player who has everything going for him shun such an offer for Oehrlein it was a simple  play Tennis socially. I Haven t played competitively for one year. And besides have no desire to go to All army they have enough Good players to select from Oehrlein said. Competitiveness seemed hardly the appropriate word in this Case. After All the 180-Pound Oehrlein had just beaten Thebes the army had to offer in Europe. You could hardly say he lacked the expertise or toyed with his opponents on the court. Oehrlein was dead serious most of the time a characteristic needed in most cases to be competitive. Some players suggested Oehrlein was afraid he might lose in higher Competition and that s Why he is not attending the All army trials or maybe his wife influenced his decision. Neither Oehrlein said. About five years ago i made the break and decided not to compete in tournaments. I Only prac Tice a couple hours a week sometimes Only a couple hours a month. And then it s about80 per cent of the time with my wife Ginger and the rest with my two children Jeffery 7, and Krissy 9. I m just a social player. But i also like to play Tennis for the exercise too quipped Oehrlein. Basically he s a family Man said Ginger her words Cut Short by Dick. If i was to play Tennis constantly and As you say competitively i might As Well get a divorce. When you be got a family you jus can t spend the hours needed to compete competitively with others in tournament play said Oehrlein. Oehrlein started playing Tennis at the age of seven. My dad got me interested he said. He stayed with it throughout his school Days at Union High and was re warded for his efforts when he captured the new Jersey state High school Tennis championship during his Junior and senior years. Besides Tennis he lettered in football and basketball even baseball but base Ball practice conflicted with Tennis and had to give it up he added. Oehrlein who is a West Point graduate received his Bachelor of science in 1964 and then later his masters of science 1970 i operations research from the naval Post graduate school at Monterey Calif during his four years at West Point Oehrlein was ranked nos. 1 and 2 twice having to play second fiddle once to his brother Walter 34, who was one Yea behind him there. Walter is now a Tennis pro at the Birmingham athletic club i Michigan after serving seven years in the air Force. We re a big Tennis family said Oehr Lein. My dad was a real social Tennis player and my Mother also played. However when one of us kids had to compete in a tournament it was my Mother who carted us All  Oehrlein admitted his opponent Becker pursued the game More competitively. I just like to play Tennis but that s not my main purpose in life he said. Undoubtedly it s not Becker s  the Mcculley Barracks dentist at Wachenheim leaves Little doubt to Many that there s a Richer pot at the end of the rain Bow and he plans to work at it until he can reap its award. Anyone could see that he loves the game. He even had a shoulder operation last fall Vii corps Jim Keyes said twas his fourth one just so he would be Able to play this summer. The former All army and interservice Champion was a varsity player from 1967-71 at the University of Wisconsin and devotes Many hours toward the game including a membership in a German Tennis club at Wiesbaden. The men s open singles were billed As top seeds Tumble in senior singles of Safe Tennis tournament opens Torrejon Spain Frank Solana of the Mediterranean conference Mac and Chris Simmons of the Continental sports conference Csc totalled nearly five hours of co dirt time to Register upset Victo Ries in senior singles while tourney favor Ite Bill Young of Csc snared a win in the men s singles in the renewed Safe Tennis championships Friday As Clear skies and 84-degree temperature reigned throughout the opening Day play Here. Spain s Solana who took the Mac senior singles title on thursday fought for nearly 2va hours through three sets to upend Csc s Ron Bachman of Sembach who was top seeded in his conference. Solana opened with a 6-2 win but then dropped the second set to Bachman 4-6, before coming Back in the final set for a 6-3 Victory. It Wasa similar struggle for Simmons of ram Stein who finally won his Marathon match against pcs s no. 1 ranked William Yancey 6-3, 2-6, 6-4. Solana won his second match of the Day As he Defeated . S Dave Smith 6-3, 6-3 in a second round encounter. The 6-foot-4 Young of we Brucken Csc s top seeded singles Champ and regarded As the player to beat in the men s singles used a powerful serve to win his opener against Mac s . Eaton of greece646-1. In other singles matches . S top seeded Roger Tingley was ousted from the single elimination tourney by Csc s third seeded Charles Fischer. Fischer of sem Bach who was Defeated in his conference semifinals nailed Down the two hour upset with 6-1,6-2 wins after dropping the opener h. Med s no. I ranked Chris Mcatee won his opening match against . S Rob Myers of upper Heyford 6-2, 7-5. Jim  sons no. 2 seed from Csc outlasted med srexblanchard6-2,6-4. In the Junior Veteran singles age 34 39top seeded Dick Malloy of Csc and Mac s Dennis Dewitt won their matches while . S top ranked Gary Welch of London Drew a first round Bye. Span Dah Lem s Malloy downed . S Hap Davis 6-1, 6-2, while Dewitt of Turkey beat his team mate Ralph Schilling 6-0, 6-0 in a second round match after both players advanced under easy circumstances. Dewitt Drew a Bye in the first round while Schilling Wonky forfeit. Brandy Ponce Csc no. 2 captured two wins while top seeds Dorcy Jarry of . S Alconbury and Mac s Julie Newton of Spain were Defeated in the women s sin Gles. Ponce downed Jarry 6-2, 6-2 in her first match and then toppled her second top seed of the Day in a second round match that she won Over Newton 6-3, 5-7, 6-3 that took nearly 2 a hours to play. In other play Mac s no. 2 ranked Vero  Lopez Defeated . S Marilyn May 6 0,6-0 but then was eliminated by Csc s top ranked Jennifer Rose who Drew a Bye in the first round 6-0,6-0.although the three Day tournament is single elimination for most events the senior and women s doubles will play round Robin. Men open singles first round Randy Styberski ., def Dennis Carter Mac 6-4, 6-4 Ken Young Mac def Louis Szuch Csc 6-4, 7-6 William Young Csc def . Eaton Mac 6-0,6-1 Bob Hyer ., def John Virden Csc 6-3, 6-4 Chris Mcatee Mac def Rob Myers ., 6-2, 7-5 Jim Parsons Csc def Rex Blanchard Mac 6-2, 6-4 Randy Moss Mac def John Nyberg ., 3-6, 6-1, 6-1 Charles Fischer Csc def Roger Tingley .,4-6,6-1,6-2. Second round in Young def Larry stills ., 7-5, 6-1 Roy Hart Csc def Styberski default. Juniorvee singles first round Bob Blakely Csc def Ray Knapp Mac 6-3, 6-1 Bob Woodward ., def Ron Tudor Csc 6-2, 7-6 Dick Malloy Csc def Hap Davis ., 6-1,6-2. Second round Dennis Dewitt Mac def Ralph Schilling Mac 6-0, 6-0 Blakely def Woodard 6-3,6-2. Senior singles. First round Frank Solana Mac def Ron Bachman Csc 6-2 4-6, 6-3 Chris Simmons Csc def William Yancey Mac 6-3, 2-6, 6 4. Second round Solana def Dave Smith ., 6-3,6-3. Women singles first round Brandy Ponce Csc def Dorcy Jarry ., 6-2, 6-2 Vero  Lopez Mac def Marilyn May ., 6-0,6-0. Second round Ponce def Julie Newton Mac 6-3, 5-7, 6-3 Jennifer Rose Csc def Lopez 6-0,6-0. Yank wins Star sailing title Keil Germany up America Dennis Connor has been proclaimed offi Cial Winner of the 55th Star class world sailing championships although he had unofficially bagged the trophy already the Day before. Connor of san Diego won Friday sixth and last race in the Baltic off Kiel to make it five wins in a Row. Connor a 1971 world Champion topped the final standings with an aggregate 435 Points. Sune Carlsson and Leif Carlsson of Sweden second placers in the final stand Ings had 408. Southwestern winds of Force four provided near Ideal sailing conditions on the final Day of the Competition. After the race a smiling Connor told re porters the championship has shown that the Star class has not lost a bit of its sport ing value. I think it is Only fair that the Star class will again compete in the 1980olympic sailing  possibly a grudge match Between the two but Oehrlein disagreed. There s really no hard feelings Between us. We Are just hard competitors when we get on the court comparing the two one would think Bot worked extremely hard at the game but according to Oehrlein he puts in Only one tenth of the time that Becker does. For the 13-year Veteran who has see Vietnam duty twice and has held positions As a platoon Leader and staff officer Oehr Lein says Tennis is similar to life. I be always liked sports from the standpoint that it s similar to life you learn How to win and lose to except defeat he said. Oehrlein who arrived in Germany in1975 and was a battalion executive officer for the 32nd signal in at Hochst for 18months, will most Likely he said miss next year s Usa eur championships. Hero tates to the states next summer. For some players at the Usa eur championships the score was  plays ploys and Faux  made the event what it was. For others it was Pride and prestige involved. And then there were those who were caught in verbal controversies which usually tailed off Incon Clu sively into comparisons of the Era each one had dominated. In any Case Oehrlein s philosophy on Tennis is that it makes you a better person but he did t clearly state for enrichment or social purposes. Roth Hudson remain 1 -2 in pro Bowling $ Akron Ohio a Mark Roth and Tommy Hudson continue their two Way Battle for the Lead in the the official stand Ings of the professional bowlers association but for the third straight week the pros have a new Champion. Roth of Staten Island n.y., was second to Bill Spigner of Hamden conn., monday in the $60,000 new England open at Cran Ston . The $3,500 Roth won raised his year s total to $84,548. Hudson of Akron Ohio close behind Roth throughout the summer earned an Lith position Check for $1,250 and a year total of $76,858. Spigner s title his first in five years of tour Competition earned him $6,000 and raised him to eighth spot in the standings with $37,161. The labor Day weekend ends the Aba s near million Dollar summer tour with the $60,000 Sarasota open. The tournament with a first prize of $6,000, started Friday. The leading Money winners on the pro Bowling tour Are Roth $84,548 Hudson. $76,858 Earl Anthony Tacoma wash., $63,940 Marshall , ore., $53,240 Mike Berlin Muscatine Iowa $40,515 de Ressler Allentown pa., $40,088 Steve Neff Sarasota fia., $39,715 Spigner $37,161 George Pappas Charlotte n.c., $34,500 Mike Durbin Chagrin Falls Ohio $33,508. Artu Sferro Racine to opponents in Montreal Montreal up Vito Artu Sferro of new York City knocked out Ramon Beras of the dominican Republic in the sixth round of a scheduled 10-round Middle weight fights at the Montreal forum tues Day night. Artu Sferro 39-3-1, dropped Beras at 2 16 of the sixth round before More than 3,000people. In the feature fight of the night Light weight Ralph Racine of Niagara Falls ont., knocked out defending Canadian lightweight Champion Jean Lapointe of Montreal at 34 seconds of the third round. Lapointe suffered his first defeat in bouts