European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 10, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Sunday August 10.1936 the stars and stripes pagans Vii corps rivals gain Tennis final by Craig dooms suit writer Garmisch Germany they Call ii a Friendly rivalry loaded Wilh Mutual re Spect. To the casual observer sunday s men s open singles final of the 1986usareur Tennis championships be Tycon Michael Barer and Ray Cooper Smith May Mure closely resemble to sharpshooters squaring Oft at 20 paces with loaded weapons. The iwo Vii corps players forged their Way into the 10 30 . Sunday show Down at the Garmisch Tennis Center with impressive semifinal victories sat urday. Borer from Illus him and the defend ing men s open Champion Defeated tenacious Mike Scritchfield of Frankfurt 6-4, 6-3. Goes Pineci s Cooper Smith was relentless in blanking Timothy 6-0,6-0. In sunday s other singles finals Leslie Loether of Mainz will meet Jacqueline Borge of Nuernberg at 9 . For the women s open title. Dennis Kirstein of Nuernberg will face Peter Bradley of Worms also at 9 ., for he men s Junior Veteran Crown and in an All Frankfurt senior men s match Thomas egg plays Wayne Downhour at 10 . Similarities abound in the Borer Coopersmith confrontation. Both players Are aggressive Power hitters Wilh Excel Lent Range. Both have claimed the Vii corps singles title. Borer this year and Coopersmith in 1981. Both have All experience Borer attending last year following his Victory Here in the men s open singles and double competitions and Coopersmith for three straight years 1981-83. The two have clashed three times previously in a pressure situation on each occasion. Borer holds the advantage 2-1, winning 3-6, 6-2, 6-4 in the usar eur semifinals last year and 7-5,6-0 in the Vii corps finals this year. Coopers Mith claimed his Victory at the 1985 All trials. I anticipate a hard hitting match said won t be Able to Wail for him 10 make mistakes. Every shot will have to be aggressive especially from the Baseline. The match will de Mand 110 percent concentration. Mike has no real weaknesses in his game. If i m going to win full have to keep him guessing Cooper Smith said. Borer sees the key to retention of his title revolving around his serve. I be got to hold my service. If i do that it will build my Confidence for breaking his serve. 1 feel that service re turn is one of the strongest parts of my game Borer said. This Mutch is really going to be 50-50.1 respect his Coopersmith s game so much that every Lime we meet i realize there s a Good Chance he will beat me and every Lime 1 beat him i consider it a great win the Champion said. Borer gained the finals by stopping Scritchfield in straight sets after drop Ping the lint two games of the match. After a Borer charge and with the first set tied 3-3, Borer broke Scritchfield after the challenger double faulted four times in the seventh game. Both players then held service until Borer reached Back and poured four aces past Scritchfield in the 10th game to win the first set 6-4. Borer then opened the second set by breaking s serve twice in route to a 4-0 advantage. Scratch Flold then rallied to win three of the next four it fms before Borer held service in the ninth game for a 6-3 decision and the match. I did what wanted to do against him said Scritchfield who unsuccessfully employed a variety of half strokes and spinning placement shots. He really poured it on in the second Coopersmith s 6-0. 6-0 Triumph Over Campbell was a thing of Beauty. I did t miss a passing shot All Day said Coopersmith. My Best shots were when he came to the net and i just drilled them by him. A spotted some weaknesses Early that i tried to exploit and i was always in control of the ground stroke rallies. He did t appear to want a serve and Volley game so hat look some pressure off Meto make real Good in the women s singles semifinals Borge won her Isle straight game by blitzing Gaile Otoole of Mannheim 6-0, 6-0, and Loeffler surprised Virginia wat Ford of bad or Cugnach 1-6, 6-1. 6-4. Watford had earlier eliminated defend ing Champion Kathy Horton of Worms in the first round. Kirstin continued his March to a fourth consecutive Junior veterans sin a Les title by upending Heidelberg s Seig r hangers 6-4, 6-3 in their semifinal match. It took Bradley three sets to Knock off Charles moms of Heidelberg 6-2, 5-7, 6-3 and gain the Opportunity to end Kirat Cin s reign. In men s seniors singles semifinal action Egan and his unorthodox under hand stroke outlasted shape s Charles Stewart 7-5, 6-2 in a match featuring Marathon volleys while Downhour had Little difficulty in defeating Ray Smith of Heidelberg 6-1,6-1. In men s open doubles semifinals lat saturday afternoon defending champions Borer and Richard Anderson were upset by Stephen Elliott and Jason bar Kelso 7-5, 6-3 and v corps Mark John son and Robert Beckvall Defeated Vii corps Thomas Wallace Cocker Smith 6 3,6-4.the men s open doubles final is scheduled for 1 30 . Sunday. Horton and Otoole avenged their earlier singles losses saturday. They reached the finals of the women s Dou Bles by dropping Shalika Ngin and wat Ford 6-1, 6-2. Honor and Otoole will face Borge and Annette Savage winners Over 21st supt come s Donna Gamett and Annette ores 6-2, 7-5, sunday a noon for the title. In men s Junior veterans doubles action saturday the 26lh support group team of Hartgers and Morris reached sunday s 9 . Final As did the Vii corps tandem of Al retain and Robert and Morris Defeated v corps George Morton and Frank min Ner. While the Kirstein Milledge connection ousted v corps Ben Anderson and Larry Brazil 6-2,6-4. In seniors men s doubles v corps Downhour and Egan meet Vii corps Phillip Thoni and de Harris at 1 30 . Sunday for the title. Downhour and Egan beat 26th sup port come s Ray Smith and Darrell of lasters 6-2, 7-5 in saturday s semifinals while Thoni and Harris triumphed Over 21st support come s Charles Stewart and Tonu Toomepuu 6-4,7-6 7-4sky Kings rumble past tigers 4 Bobucky Folstaff writer Raf upper he Ford England upper Heyford 47, Sembach 0. But wait. Hold the cheers. Hold the jeers. Hold the applause. Ii was Only an exhibition. Thank god Laid Sembach tackle Chris Rubin after his tigers were Tram pled under 500 total Yards in saturday s preseason lilt Between air Force football Powers. The sky Kings Are a helluva team they re prime. But this was our first game. We were running a new offence and a new it s just the preseason said sem Bach punter and Reserve quarterback Miguel Macliz whose offence was St Rcd Tor minus-25 total Yards. It mean anything. Upper Heyford their first game was like this l look where they ended up i indeed the sky Kajj opened the i98s regular Seasor a 39-� loss then , sport Confer ence us up promptly opened the Moo Lynon season by beating fellow member Grenham Hamon and the British civilian Lon Don Ravens. A a Force football this was the first action for Sembach which reached the Continental sport conference semifinals last year. Upper Heyford s diplomats noted the tigers fresh them a had t played yet and we had iwo games said Lawrence stroll or guard tuned Center who Ted a Blowout of Sam Bosch i de Fesij we hurl Way More petted said Jim coach who has a in May sex year s title to goner it we d win by mainly because imps tinder our Belt there was Andrew Eppi the of a Heyford defense that punished Sembach with 10 tacks who asked a Sembach supposed to be a Good team not saturday. Not against upper hey Ford s new Wishbone to that sprang these Guys Butch Lindsey for 136 Yards and three touchdowns Jerome Solomon for 124 Yards and one to Gerald Delp for 69 Yards and one to. Nol against Heyford s new Quarter Back Alton Murphy who takes Over from the legendary Jeff Gaddy. Murphy passed for two touchdowns. Not against Heyford s new linebacker Ron Twolley who racked up four Sac Kim where did Heyford find180-Pound Rock from Satiu at the sky re Impf "1 head conch Deqi Jap to just glad to Ben Llcy who last saw a ago on an intramural in Ciurlik Turkey. There a lot r Competition on this team. I m trying to gel me a starting Solomon ii the new fullback. He produced a most unusual run in the fourth Quarter. After Sembach s Gerald Gordon intercepted Solomon stole the Ball an sped for 37 Yards. With the backs we have we can run on anybody said Salomon. We have seven backs thai Are Murphy called the sky King signals in the first and third Quarter. Pat Clinton relieved him the rest of the game. It s easy to follow Gaddy because he taught me so much Murphy said of the Man who played on three Heyford play off teams. I know what to do. 1 have no problem adjusting to this Evi Dently. Murphy s sky Kings amassed 20 first Downs to die tigers seven. Which brings up Heyford s defense. It Ling out of Chicago the eight men at the line As Delaney impressed we re weak some where i Don t Delaney and his Kings do know they re Strong some places nine months after losing to Ramstein by one Point in toe Safe , which lost to Ramstein by a touchdown in the Csc semifinals opens the regular season aug. 30 at Home against Span Dahlem. Heyford opens aug. 23 Here against Alconbury after the Alconbury game Sai Strother Well see How Good we in other Safe football action sat urday bin Walm 34, Spant Dahlem 13 Span Dahlem a Germany Brian Everton s 93-Yard run and Scott Lee s three touchdown passes lifted the Bent Waters phantoms Over the Spang Dahlem sabers in an exhibition opener for both teams. Ben Waters from the , Confer ence built up a 20-6 halftime Lead As Curt Kluster scored on a 3-Yard run Andlee passed 74 and 18 Yards to Rod Haw Kins and Maurice Stokes respectively. Nis captures 40th National diving Crown Orlando a. Map Greg Lough ii Shook off the Shock of Hilling the Lugai Bowd on Hii next to us dive fonday to score the second highest one dive total m history on bit finale and win the s-jT"1springboard litle at the Phillips 66-U.S. Diving never teammate of Lou Gams on the Mission Bay Makos of Boc Araton won the women s 3-meter event for her 12th National springboard title. Louganis earned 98.70 Points on nil Lith and final dive a reverse 3w somersault tuck to win his 40lh Overall nation Al title and his second in one Weet he won he 1-meter springboard event wednesday. The Only higher score Ever recorded was the 99.00 Lougan got for a reverse Ivi somersault Wilh 3ffi to inti. Ironically that s the dive he was attempting when he hit the Board with his right hand was having trouble Selling out Over the Board Louganis said holding an icepack to his thumb. My Takeoff was Loo straight up and i did t give myself enough room to Complete the he got scores of 2vi and 3 from the judges on the aborted Effort and led Pat Evans of Cincinnati by a scant two Points entering the final round. Lou Gams finished with 683.70 Points while Ken Ferguson of Boca Raton was second Wilh 656746 and Evans was third Wilh �49.20. I knew i needed a Good dive and i was t sure i could do it Aid the 26 year old Lougan. Louganis got three perfect 10s on the dive which bad a 3.3 degree of difficulty the highest of any dive performed at the meet. The other judges gave him a9. A a 9.0 and two 8.5s. In the women s event the 24-year-old never scored 547.23 Points to lop mis Sion Bay teammate Michele Mitchell who had 523.95 Baker of sail Lake City was third Wilh 521.34, and Wendy Wylatta of Boca Raton was next with 509.43
