European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 16, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Monday March 16, 1987. The stars and stf11pes Page 25 a photo Spain Sergio Cual stretches for � shot in route to his Upsel win Over West Germany s Boris Becker in Bim Lona sunday. Casal shocks Becker As Spain ousts w. Germany in Davis cup from press dispatches Barcelona Spain Spain advanced to the quarterfinals of the Davis cup world group sunday with a Shock ing Victory by Sergio Casal Over Wimble Don Champion Boris Becker of West Ger Many in the final singles match Casal s 6-2,0-6,6-2,6-3 Triumph Over the world no. 2 in the decisive fifth match gave the spaniards a 3-2 Victory Over the highly favored West germans. Spain will meet the Winner of the United states Paraguay match in the next round Casal no is in world rankings was the heavy underdog in the match against Becker. But except for a Brief reverse in the second set. Casal was in control in the first i Casal broke Becker s serve three times to run the score up to to 4-2. Placing his shots deep Casal never gave Becker the Chance to recover ending the set at 6-2. But a determined Becker rallied in the second set to Blank the spaniard As Casal committed a surprising number of in forced errors. With the cheers of the standing room Only crowd ringing in his cars Casal turned his fortunes around in the third set. Effortlessly resuming shot after shot from the German Casal coolly advanced to 5-2. These went to Casal after a Brief rally at the net when the spaniard tapped the Ball out of Becker s reach. In the fourth set a visibly nervous Becker tried hard to frustrate Casal by firing shots just inside the lines. But the spaniard returned the balls with equal Force quickly running the score up to 4-0, Becker who double faulted eight times during the set never really recovered de spite managing to get on the scoreboard by taking three games through errors by Casal. Casal look the game set and match when Becker failed to return a lightning serve. The Victory broke the 2-2 tie after Emilio Sanchez s 8-6, 6-3, 6-2 win earlier sunday Over Eric Jelcin. In sunday s other world group Davis cup action Sweden 3, Italy 2 Prato Italy Sweden s Anders Jar Ryd substituting for miracl be mfrs downed Simone Colombo in four sets to propel Sweden Over Italy. Jarryd who was inserted into the lineup after pc Runfors dropped out with a sore Throat and fever gave Sweden an insurmountable 3-1 Lead by dealing Colombo 6 3,6-4.4-6,7.5. In the second reverse singles match reduced to Best of three sets Italy s Paolo Cane Defeated Mats Wilander 6-3,2-6,7-5. Australia 4, Yugoslavia 1 Adelaide Australia defending cup Champion Australia clinched a Quarter finals berth after winning both reverse singles matches from Yugoslavia. Wally Masur subdued teen Ager Boris Oresar 8-6, 6-2, 6-1 to give Australia an unbeatable 3-1 Lead. Later Pat Cash won the reverse singles which was shortened to three sets. Dealing Slobodan Zivojinovic 6-8, 7-5,6-0. India 3, Argentina 2 new Delhi India India upset Argentina As team Captain Vijay Amri Iraj pulled India even with a come from behind 3-6, 3-6,6-4,8-6, 6-2 Victory Over Martin Jaile and India s Racsh Krish Nan overwhelmed 20-year-old Horatio do la Perm 6-4,7-5,6-2. Israel 3, Czechoslovakia 2 Prague Czechoslovakia Amos Mansdorf Defeated Karel nov cock in the decisive fifth match to Lead Israel loan upset Victory Over Czechoslovakia. Miloslav Mccier pulled the czechs even at 2-2 by Downing Shlomo Glickstein 6 3,6-1,6-2. But then Mansdorf closed Oul the surprising Victory by slopping Nova cock 6-3,4-6, 6-2, 6-0. . Netters hold Lead in Paraguay Asuncion Paraguay up Ken Flach and Robert Sigus Defeated Victor a Eccl and Francisco Gonzalez 5-7. 9-11, 6-2. 7-5, 6-4 saturday night to give the United slam a 2-1 Lead Over Paraguay in a first round Davis cup match. On sunday Hugo Chapalu of Para Guay was to face Jimmy Arias and Pucci was to meet Aaron Krickstein in the final match. Krickstein beat Chapalu 3-2 Fri Day in the first singles match. Earlier saturday Pucci Defeated Arias 6-3, 4-6. 6-4, 7-s, keeping his record in tact of never losing a singles Davis cup match in Asuncion the american doubles team got off to a shaky Start. Flach missed easy shots but he steadied in the final three sets making the difference for the Victory the crowd rattled Flach and he responded with obscene hand gestures and at one Point threw a Ball into the stands. Team Captain Tom Gorman called Lime out to Calm Flach Down. I knew 1 was the weakest Man on my Side said Flach. "1 wanted to get it off my Chest i got Tetter in the second pan of the paraguayan coach Alberto Guss Brown said Pucci Paraguay s leading player was tired because of his singles match against Arias. That match was sus Pended Friday night because of the late hour and play was continued saturday afternoon. Pecci dominated the net in defeating Arias. His strength was diminished by play ing on two consecutive Brown said. Gonzalez who is nol at his Busl on Clay courts missed Many easy backhand shots and had five double faults. Flach was Strong with his volleys and lobs but he was weak on the Baseline. Seguso made up for that deficiency with efficient Long shots. Both Flach and Secuso had four Dou ble faults compared with two double faults for Pucci. Arias 22, appeared rallied by the crowd in his singles Maich and missed several easy shots. He slammed his Racket on the ground after Pucci brought the game to match Point fora third Lime. The new yorker s forehand was effective but it was not us accurate saturday As it had been on Friday. Pucci clinched his Victory on the fourth mulch Point. Complaining of the subtropical heal Arias said he lost the momentum he had on Friday when he forced the 31-year old paraguayan to race around inc court to recover forehand blows. On saturday Pecci was Heller positioned to return shots and ran less. I fell the heat and i lost my Momen Tum Arias said. Pucci played Well Mueller wins men s downhill Wolf repeats at Vail from press dispatches Canmore Canada Peter Mueller of Switzer land won the final men s world cup downhill race of the season Al the mount Allan course saturday beating his nearest rival by nearly two seconds. This was one of the my Best races 1 made no mis lakes the jul Biliani Veteran said of his Isle world cup downhill Victory. I had one of the Best lines today and 1 knew i was Mueller finished in i minute 44.32 seconds. Team mates Franz he incr placed second in 1 46.15 and Daniel Mahrer third in 1 46.18. Marc Girardelli of Luxembourg had the second fast esl Lime posted but he was disqualified for missing a Gate. Rob Boyd finished fifth in 1 46.33, the Only Canad an in the lop 10. The race was run under nearly Ideal conditions. With the course hard and icy. It was the first major lest of the men s olympic course a 2,953-meter run with a vertical drop of 786 meters. Doug Lewis was Ilic top american finisher finishing 19lh in 1 48.17. Bill Hudson was the rest . Fin Isher placing 23rd in 1 48.81. Pirmin Zurbriggen of Switzerland Winner of five downhills this season and the Overall world cup Champion struggled with the Middle Section of the course and finished 11 lit the men were to race the super giant slalom in sunday austrian triumphs attain Vail Colo. Sigrid Wolf of Austria tap lured the her second world cup downhill in iwo Days Here sat urday edging Canada s Laurie Graham Swiss Star Maria Wall scr finished third Hul missed the season downhill title which Wen in teammate Mic Clu Figini. Wolf who look her first world cup Victory iinix1 1981 Friday was timed in 1 52,30 saturday with Gra Ham second in i s3.47. Walliser s third place was not enough to give her the Overall downhill title which Figini won despite scoring no Points in saturday s race. Figini finished with 93 downhill Points Ihrck More than Wall scr total Ira Ham was third with 86 Points. Regine Moesel Culiner of Wen cief Marn Plua d fourth saturday in i s3.k8. In Firth place just .03 behind Mohesen Keliner a us Austria s Elisabeth Kircharr. A win he runner up Friday. I am Klel Dier was Ijain the Hesi . Finisher. Fletcher who was third in Friday s downhill docked 1 55.24. Americans curler i Aynu. Tori Ellinger Anil Debbie Armstrong finished 20lh. 22nd and 2"7lh. 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