European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 5, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                June the stars and stripes Page 21 sports Mcenroe triumphs in 3y2hour Battle Ever Lloyd in 7th straight semifinals Paris a John Mcenroe survived a Tough test of character when he came from behind to beat Sweden Joakim nys trom in five sets in a 3v4hour struggle tuesday to reach the semifinals of the million French open Tennis at 13 Down in the final set on his least favorite surface in a tournament no Ameri can has won for 30 the Odds were stacked against the 26yearold new York who was meeting the second of three consecutive swedish playing As if he had set out to single hand edly avenge last decembers Davis cup defeat by the american stormed Back to beat the 7 seed 67 in 3 hours and 32 in the Mcenroe will play 4 seed Mats who dashed French Hopes of a Hometown win by beating unseeded Henri Leconte 76 67 in women quarterfinal Chris 2 seed and last years los ing had a 60 Victory Over country woman Terry in her seventh consecutive semifinal appearance the five time Winner will meet Gabriela Sabatini of the 14 upset Manuela the fourth seeded although his game against Nystrom was sprinkled with occasional brilliance the 1 failed to sustain anything like the High Standard he always sets the unspectacular swede was con tent to feed on the americans frequent errors and although he fell behind in the beginning of the match he never looked out of Nystrom forced his Way Back by taking the fourth set and he had the match in his sights when he broke Mcenroe serve to hold a but the american snatched it away in style As he abandoned All caution and unleashed a series of shots that broke the swedes serve and then turned the match around to Lead Nystrom saved a match Point with a spectacular service he broke Back and then held his serve for 55 to increase the pressure on but the swedes Chance had Long Mcenroe had been too close to Victory to let it slip again and he closed out the match when Nystrom sliced the Ball Mcenroe punched the air in Triumph to seeded John Mcenroe smashes backhand in quarterfinals Victory Over Joakim Nystrom in French open a photo his Victory in the knowledge that he in the third round he despatched 5 fully earned his semifinal seed Andres Gomez of Ecuador and then he said later in just glad i won there were a lot of ups and Downs and i Mck the newly crowned italian open nals for the first feel Good that i Hung in there and won a who was seeded reeled off three consecutive fifth Wizander dampened the French Leconte had Hopes of a third Scalp when games to take the first set against 17year his powerful serve earned him the third her and by the 1 have never played her 1 was on the Center court ended the comeback of countryman Zanfor the first time and 1 was in the Quarter i Nick the  italian own talc or first fire with his patient  taking a two sets Lead and then breaking Leconte serve in the opening game of the the Lefthar ded Frenchman was the Only unseeded player male or female to have knocked two seeds out of the but the who won Here in held his game together to set up a semifinal clash with in the women quarterfinals Ever Lloyd recovered from an Uncertain Start to beat Phelps in 1 hour and 13 Phelps said later i was intimidated by old but in a game remarkably the bulgarian stormed Back to snatch the Sec Ond before she crumbled in the Sabatini prospered by her fierce ground strokes while he More Subtle male Eva was unable to Man Euver the 15yearold around the May withdraw from Sec gators say they wont give up title up univer sity of Florida president Marshall Criser announced monday the school refuses to give up the 1984 Southeastern conference football championship and will study withdrawal from the Criser said he had Analysed with Legal counsel the action of Sec University presi who voted 64 on May 29 to strip the gators of the football championship which had been awarded Florida april 3 by the Sec executive it is our unanimous opinion that those six having delegated that final authority to the executive had no Power or jurisdiction to Deal in any manner with the question of the Sec foot Ball championship after april their actions Are a Criser de by by any Standard of and in our 1984 will always be the year of the he As a we shall continue to proclaim the 1984 team As the Sec football Champi we regard that Issue As and respectfully decline to recognize any action of the Sec after april relating to that the Florida president said he had re Quested the University special Legal coun Sel to continue a review of every Legal option open to again today we serve notice to All concerned that we do not and will not meekly acquiesce in inappropriate actions either by our employees or by certain Mem Bers of the in a fou Page statement read at a news Criser questioned the effective Ness of the Sec and National collegiate athletic association As regulatory i have asked our administration Aca Demic and athletic to reassess the Posi Tion that this University occupies in relationship to other higher educational he what Are the positive and negative factors in continuing in the he said the study will receive input from every one of Florida the univer sity of Florida athletic association and Gator Booster i am personally convinced that the Mcaa must undergo major changes if intercollegiate As we have known Are to Criser the Florida Case was the first of a new direction with severe penalties being assessed in a major infractions if that Type of commitment is consistently applied and it becomes Clear that the penalties Are sufficient to avoid then the Mcaa will be carrying out its responsibilities and its membership will this raises a second and probably More difficult he can the conferences Deal with member organizations where much More direct and intimate Fric Tion Points develop will conferences responsibly act Only to maintain integrity or will in act to perpetuate a competitive advantage Over a traditional rival for their perceived self interest nowhere will that temptation to gain and perpetuate competitive advantage be greater than in everybody recruits in Florida because this is where Many of the better athletes if most of the Sec shools cannot recruit Well outside of their own especially in they probably will not be championship he