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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 01, 1980, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday june 1. 1980 the stars and stripes Page 19 red raiders sweep Germany Tennis Hendon scores with backhand  s us a Lyndon Demon Strates the Strong backhand shot which helped her beat Mannheim s Mary Anne Mccadn. Al 6-2, in the girls singles championship match of the German regional Tennis tournament. The Tilory a tinged a 7-5, 7-6 loss to Mercado inthe 1979 finals. Is photo Crandy by  Abramss a prep sports editor . Germany. Is it was Kais Nauten s Day at the ten Nis Park  saturday. The red raiders became Llic first Tea to sweep All four events As the Dodds Germany Tennis championships wound up in perfect weather on the fast artificial outdoor courts. Glenn Stephen won the boys singles Liz Lyndon avenged last ear s loss in the girls singles finals. Jack Aisup and Scott Curry walked off with to s doubles and Crista a Lansill teamed up with Tammy Cross inthe girls doubles to make it a clean sweep. For Stephen Alsup Curry and Stansill it was a second championship apiece but not in the same category for two of  teamed up with Alsup to win the 1979 doubles title and Curry finished Sec Ond in the singles last year after winning All the marbles in 1978 As a Sophomore. Stansill partnered Missic Bently in Las year s doubles action. But this time around. Stephen conquered Wiesbaden s Niki Makarenko 6-2, 6-2, in the boys singles Hendon whipped Mannheim s Mary Anne Mercado 6-1, 6 2, in the girls singles the Alsup Curry tandem ousted Berlin s Richard Clarke and Irvin Hicks 6-2,6-1, and the Stansell Cross tandem prevailed Over the Wiesbaden duo of Chris Hutchinson and Debbi Hutchins 4-6,7-5.6-4. Although the final score was 6-2, 6-2,Stephen s match with Makarenko was a thrilling one to watch As both players executed some Brilliant shots that brought rounds of applause from the  broke Makarenko s service in the fifth game of the first set and then again in the seventh game As lie ran out the string for the Victory. The first game of the second set was demonstration of the finest Tennis one could expect from Dodds , Makarenko finally prevailed after seven Ducic situations produced by som outstanding backhands smashes and drop shots by both competitors. Stephen broke service again in the third game an chalked up a 5-1 advantage before losing another game. Niki played a very solid game today Stephen said. I had to go to the net to beat him. My net game is pretty Good and Glenn Stephen. Wins singles this year i thought if i got ahead of him i could keep applying pressure. Things worked out All  girls doubles match had the fans attention for almost two hours. The younger Wiesbaden tandem Hutchinson is a freshman and Hutchins a soph orc won the first set 6-4 and was leading the second set 3-1 before the favored  fought Back to win 7-5. Kaisers Lau turn getting some Fine drop shots from Lyndon and a couple of Beautiful place ments from Cross won another Tough Bat the in the third  beat them pretty easy earlier in the year and we May have underestimate them a Little Cross said. They really played us a Tough match today. We were Little edgy at the beginning but we settled Down  Hendon Mercado girls singles finals did t live up to expectations. Merca do beat Hendon 7-5, 7-6, in last year s championship Battle but Hendon Loo control Early breaking mar Cap s first two services and completely dominating the action with what a town coach Judy my Cihi Lintn to an Page 22 Renault Ferrari a faqs of Spanish up ready for run at the pole France s Jacques Safille u re by to make i qualifying run for Sundi i Spanish  Pris mechanics Mak final adjustment on his uglier.  up with the lop qualifying Speed to earn pole position lot the race. A Madrid a Renault Ferrari and Alfa Romeo saturday pulled out of Sun Day s Spanish grand prix saying the race would be unsanctioned and would not count for the world  Field of 22 cars headed by France s Jacques la filth top qualifier in a Ligier was lined up for the event which was to have been the 7th of 15 races for the 1980world Drivers and constructors Champi  situation arises from a bitter dispute Between the world sanctioning body the International Auto sport federation fisa and the formula one constructor association Foca. Representing the Small Independent race cars builders. American former world Champion Mario Andrelli who will race said i hate to Sec this happen in a shut that has never Bee More healthy financially sound or More popular. This can Only ruin it for  andr Clit said our customers the average paying spectators did not under stand the complicated quarrel and they arc the one who suffer. We should Wash our dirty laundry in private not like this i front of cod and the  fisa president Jean Marie a Lustre of France said in u radio interview that the governing body would be extremely lenient to the Drivers knowing they had been under heavy contract pressure from their  said he would race the Pocono $00 in two weeks whether or not his inter National licence was suspended relying on his Sac licence. Spain s supreme Council for sport also called the race unsanctioned backing the Spanish automobile federation Fea against the Royal Spanish automobile club race which took Over the event Friday from the  and Foca claimed repeatedly saturday that under rules of he highest world body the International automobile federation Farace had the Power Totake Over the race organization and main Tain the championship  action by the three big manufacturers concerned about repercussions on their other Auto sport activities if they ran in an  race clearly reflected the doubts of Man observers about the claim. Balls arc said the net scheduled grand prix in France june 2" was seriously threat ened and observers were concerned about the whole of the 1980 championship season. But racing sources expressed some Hope the problem com be resolved Over the next month. I he fisa executive committee is meeting in Athens june 3. Andretti said All the problems Here Stem from stubbornness. All businesses have to work on Compromise and without Compro Mise there can never be a solution. The problem stems from orders by Foca teams to their Drivers not to attend Driver briefings set by i Isa in ild Gium an Monaco  
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