European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 25, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday february 25, 1986 stars and stripes Page 23 Lendl whips Wilander in final Boca Raton Fla. A top seeded Ivan Lindl won the Pivotal rain delayed tiebreaker and then cruised to a 3-6,6-1,7 6,6-4 Victory Over second seeded Mats i Lander of Sweden sunday night to capture the men s singles title in the Lipton International players championships. The third set tiebreaker took nearly 3w hours to Complete being interrupted by a 3 hour 15-minute rain delay. The score was 2-2 when the rain began at 4 15 . Est. When the players returned to the court at 7 30, they traded Points to 5-5, when Wilander made two great saves of powerful Lindl forehand Only to hit a backhand Long. After using Power to get ahead Lendl then won the tiebreaker with a touch drop Volley. Neither player could make a Dent in the other s serve in the final set until Wilander missed three first serves in the i oth game and Lindl responded by slamming deep re turns. Wilander hit three straight Back hands Long then floated a forehand Long on the first match Point. The match officially lasted 3 hours 24 minutes not counting the rain delay. In the women s final saturday top seeded Chris Evert Lloyd beat second seeded Steffi Graf of West Germany 6-4,6-2. I was struggling All Day Long Lendl said. I could t get the crunch on my serve. But i played much better once we got Back  Lendl who watched a televised Golf tournament with Wilander during the rain delay picked up $112,500 for the Victory. Wilander earned $56,250. Wilander served More aces than his usually Strong serving opponent ii to 9. But the czechoslovakian right hander had 42 winners compared to 17 for Wilander. Lindl now has a 9-6 career Edge Over Wilander and has won four of their last five meetings. Lendl has lost one match in his last 47. I played Well in the first set. I Don t think i be played that Well since the French open said Wilander. He beat Lindl in the final on the slow red Clay at stadium Roland Garros in Paris. But i did t play As Well after  Wilander said waiting for the rain to Stop was difficult but he did t feel the delay Hurt him any More than Lindl. It s always very difficult because a tie breaker is so tense the swedish Star said. But it s belter to sit for three hours than to wait until the next Day. It still feels like the same match this  both players served Well in the first set. The one service break of the set came in the sixth game when Lindl saw a 40-0 Lead evaporate and eventually lost when he netted a forehand after Wilander had surprisingly reached a Well placed drop shot Lendl had one break Point on Wilander s serve in the seventh game. But the swede responded with an Ace and went on to win the game and the set. Lindl dominated the second set winning 20 of the first 24 Points and closing it out with a perfect backhand passing shot. After breaking Wilander s serve in the first game of the third set Lendl suddenly lost his Edge. He complained about a fault Call on one of his serves in the second game then played four consecutive Loose Points to drop his serve. The two stayed on serve the rest of the set with Lendl overcoming the Only break Terew s awesome 63 wraps up la. Open los Angeles Dpi Doug the Well who birdied his first six holes in taking the third round Lead sunday blistered the Riviera country club course for a 8-Undcr-Par 63 to claim the $450,000 los Angeles open by seven strokes. Tewell who had t won a pea event since capturing two in 1980, began the final round with a one stroke Lead after carding a 66 saturday. His final round featured eight birdies and no bogeys. He put himself in position for the first prize of $81,000 with birdies on nos. 1, a 7 and 8 at the 7,029-Yard course before making the turn. He continued distancing himself from the Field on the Back nine. The 36-year old Louisiana birdied the i oth 12th and 13th holes to go 13-under and grab a six stroke Lead. He breezed in parking nos. 14-17 before getting a Birdie on the 18th Hole for a 270 four Day total. I m still trying to count the birdies he said minutes after finishing a round which was a stroke off Larrv Mize s course record set last year. I Bate to admit it but i did t think it was going to happen. I woke up twice last night and told my wife i was too scared to win it. This morning i was very nervous. Five years is a Long  Tewell who earned More than $137,000 last year captured the sea Pines heritage classic and Philadelphia classic in 1980. He had been bothered in recent years by a Back problem. Last year i was going to quit at the pea when my Back Hurt he said. Then i had a 64. It s amazing How Good your Back can  Clarence Rose who carded a 68 Sun Day finished second with a 277 total. A 63 is awesome Rose said of the will s round under that pressure and everything he just played  Willie Wood who shot a 70, was an other stroke Back. Jay Delsing and Jim Gallagher were tied for fourth at 5 under. Defending Champion Lanny Wadkins who won last year s event with a 20-under score was in a group at 4-under. The tournament had been threatened by heavy Rains last week but for the fourth straight Day the players were _ greeted with Brilliant Sunshine and warm temperatures. Curtis strange Jack Nicklaus and fuzzy Zoeller were among those Choos up photo Doug Tewell. Still trying to count birdies ing not to play the 60th los Angeles open which did not have a National television contract. Many pea players traditionally pass on the last Stop of the Western swing. The tour moves to Florida next week. Zimmerman bags first Lyga win Phoenix. Ariz. Up Mary Beth Zimmerman fired a 1-under-Par 71 sunday to withstand challenges from Cathy Kratzert and Donna Capo and capture the $250,000 Turquoise classic her first Lyga tour Victory. Zimmerman s round gave her a four Day total of 10-under-Par 278, one stroke better than both Kratzert and Capo. Caponi shot a 3-under 69 on sunday while Kratzert shot a 2-under 70. Finishing alone in fourth place was de fending Champion Betsy King with a 7 under Par 281 after shooting 69 on Sun Day. She was followed by Alice Ritzman and Vicki Fergon at 6-under-Par 282. Zimmerman s Victory gave her the Winner s Check of $37,500, and she be came the fourth golfer in seven years to record her first professional Victory in Zimmerman took a one shot Lead Over Kratzert on the Par-4 17th Hole running in a 40-foot putt for Birdie. Two feet from the Hole i knew the putt was in Zimmerman said. Kratzert who needed to save Par by blasting out of a Bunker to within 5 feet also thought that Zimmerman had won the tournament on that Hole. She could t hit it full and she got it right at the pin Kratzert said of Zim Merman s play. I hit it perfect and it went in the , Zimmerman received a scare on the Par-4 18th Hole. She bit her drive Way right onto the 15th Fairway then her approach shot hit a tree and bounced underneath a scoreboard. However she chipped to within 10 feet and two putted from there to come away with a  18 i was shaking on the tee and hit it so far right Zimmerman said. I bit a solid shot i had wanted to make sure that i did t hit it left but i hit it so far  Kratzert who again found herself in a Bunker missed a 12-foot putt for Par that would have forced a playoff. " the putt did not have a Chance after i hit it said Kratzert the younger sister of pea golfer Bill Kratzert. Win ners take advantage of their openings. I did t take advantage of  however Kratzert added she was pleasantly surprised with her finish considering an opening round score of 2-Over ill take it she said of the second place tie. If you had told me after that 74 that i was getting the second place Check i would have taken it and ran. Also on sunday third year profession Al Allison Finney set a course record with an 8-Undcr-Par 64. She carded six birdies and an Eagle on the Par-5 15th Hole to finish at 4-under 184 on the tournament. Point in the sixth game with a service win Ner. The Rains came at 2-2 in the tiebreaker with Wilander serving. Lindl and Wilander reached the championship match in the two week grand slam sized tournament in an unusual Man Ner. Lindl led his semifinal with 33-year-old Jimmy Connors 1-6,6-1,6-2, 2-6, 3-2 when Connors refused to play after what he considered a bad line Call. Stefan Edburg of Sweden quit after the second game of the second set because of a pulled abdominal muscle after losing the first set of the other semifinal to Wilander. Lindl and Wilander have won six grand slam lilies Between them Lindl taking the French open in 1984 and the . Open in 1985, and Wilander winning the French in 1982 and 1985 and the austra Lian in 1983 and 1984. Pam Shriver teamed with Czechoslovakia a s Helena Sutkova to capture the women s doubles title defeating Evert Lloyd and Australia s Wendy Turnbull 6-2,6-3. College from Page 21 and Michael Jackson. Syracuse s Rafael Addison scored 20 Points including five baskets in the second half while Center Rony Shikaly wound up with 10 Points 14 rebounds and six blocks after a Brilliant first half. However Shikaly missed both ends of a two shot foul with four seconds to play. He also missed a slam Dunk on the shot when fouled by freshman Johnathan Edwards. Jackson fired a 25-fom potential game Winner at the Buzzer but it went off the rim and Edwards lip in was Laic. Williams scored on two offensive re bound baskets and a 23-Footcr late in the contest to help Cut a 58-50 Syracuse Lead to 62-58. The orangemen held an 18-Point Lead twice in the first half arriving at a 31-13 advantage when Wendell Alexis tipped in a missed Layup by freshman Rodney Walker with 4 43 to play. The Basket capped a 23-4 Stampede by Syracuse during which Georgetown s Only baskets came on Long Range jumpers. Washington hit two free throws with 4 15 to play for a 33-15 Lead but Georgetown scrapped Back to 35-23 by halftime. Purdue 85, Indiana 68 West Lafayette ind. Todd Mitchell scored 10 of his game High 24 Points in the first 10 minutes sparking the boilermakers Over no. 15 Indiana and knocking the hoosiers from sole Possession of first place in the big ten. The boilermakers who moved to within a half game of Indiana and Michigan in the Battle for the conference title took the Lead for Good on two free throws by Mitch Ell with 18 15 left in the first half. Mitchell s Early spurt and three consecutive scores by guard Mack Cadis who had two baskets after making steals produced a 30-15 Purdue Lead with 10 19 left in the first half. Purdue found holes in Indiana s Man to Man defense consistently in the opening half and was near perfect from outside. The boilermakers took a 38-19 Lead on a 15-Foolcr by Everett Stephens with 5 27 left. A Doug Lee 20-Footcr gave Purdue its biggest Lead at 41-19 with 3 49 remaining in the first half. The boilermakers were 19 of 23 from the Field at that Point. Indiana trailed 46-29 at half Lime As Purdue hit on 20 of 27 from the Field. The hoosiers found Purdue just As Tough on the other end of the court. With leading scorer Steve Alford effectively de Nied the Ball much of the time by Stephens and his mates the hoosiers were Only 14 of 32 from the Field at the break