European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 12, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse Saturday August 12, 1989 the stars and stripes Page 25 military Tennis Farrow Burns Nguyen for title Hof serving helps Mac Champ scorch Csc foe writer Torrejon a Spain aces were wild Here Friday morning As Paul Farrow swept to the Safe men open singles Tennis title. Five time Mediterranean sport conference Champion Furrow look it to Continental sports conference Cham Pion Mike Nguyen quickly registering four straight aces in the third game Orthe first set in route to a 6-1,6-3 Victory that took Only 57 minutes. My serve is my game said it s working i can be pretty Tough and it worked perfectly that perfect serve accounted for total of 11 aces and kept Nguyen off balance throughout the match. Farrow came up with an array of shots powerful backhands and fore hands drop shots and passing shot that often brought applause from about Safe Tennis 80 players and Tennis fans who took inthe Early morning title match. Several times. Farrow spoiled Nguyen s strategy trying to use the full court in an Effort to make his older opponent run with spectacular re 35-year-old Farrow is in the Middle of the 30-39 seniors age bracket but he is still too Good to compete on that level this be been playing pretty Good Tennis All this year and i decided to try to playing the open division again he said. It was a very Good decision. 1 had a very Good week. Farrow beat Nguyen in three sets inthe quarterfinals of the Safe meet last year. He was really Tough today Nguyen said. I could t do anything with his serve. He was booming themis Farrow added a men s open doubles trophy to his collection in the last of the Day when he teamed up with Allen Rhoades to beat Nguyen and Alex Torres 4-6. 6-4. 6-3. The Mac s Jim Parsons and the . S Joyce Aguilar posted 6-0. 6-0 verdicts Over the Csc Bill Hess Burger and the Mac s Diana Flores to win the men s seniors an women s singles Crown respectively. Paul Edwards of the Csc did t Haveit quite As easy in his men s masters title Battle against the Mac s Earl Cunningham. Edwards finally prevailed in a 6-3,6-1 two hour , Flores and Cunningham were All playing their second matches of the morning All coming out of the losers bracket of the Doudle Climina tips format used in their respective i their earlier matches Edwards Defeated Cire Luchers of the . 7-6. 7-1, 6-0 Flores eliminated Susan Wolf of the Csc 6-4, 7-6 7-5 and cunning Ham ousted the Csc s Ron Haddix 7-5, 6-2.hessbcrgcr and Al Ritter went undefeated in two round Robin Battles lat thursday to win the men s seniors Dou Bles titles. They Defeated the . Tan dem of Luchers and Tracy Hare 3-6, 6-3. 6-3 and the Mac combo of Parsons and will Reid 6-1,4-6, 6-4. Aguilar and Kari Bradley prevailed in the women s doubles also a round Robin arrangement. They Defeated the emacs Flores Djuna Brunell duo 6-2, 6-1 and the Csc team of Wolf Anda a bar Chute 2-6,6-3,6-1. Chute who had lost a first round singles match wednesday was forced to play two singles matches and two doubles Marche thursday. I was on the courts about eight hours she said Friday morning it was so hot and my Arm was really Ach ing when i got three time Champ Downhour reaches final Berlin. West Germany three time Usa eur men s seniors singles Champ Wayne Downhour will face a familiar face in saturday s finals when he meets former teammate and three year finalist Joe Egan As the usar eur Tennis championships rolled into its second Day. Downhour a former teammate of Egan during his Days with v corps had no problem disposing of 5th Talcom hopeful Tonu Toomepuu 6-2,6-0. Egan sweated out a three set Battle against Vii corps Robert Bundick. Bendick forced Egan to 7-6 in the first set that ended with Egan winning a Usa eur Tennis 9-7 tiebreaker. Bendick avenged the set wiping Egan for a 6-1 Victory to Force the third set which Egan won 6-3. In the women s singles division v corps will try to Best Vii corps when the two commands Send Stacy Gilbert and Kristin Thomas respectively on the court to Settle the women s title sunday. Gilbert beat Vii corps Monica Man Doz 6-2. 6-4. Thomas squeezed by the 21st Talcom s Jennifer Killcy 7 6 7-37-6 7-2. In doubles action Friday v corps Glen Andersen and Mark Moorcr Defeated Falon prude and Todd Copley of 5th Talcom 6-3, 6-3 in the men s open. In the same division the Stan Carlson Clinton Osborne tandem of v corps downed Daniel Jimenez and Charles Young of Vii corps 6-1,6-4. George talc and James Miller of the 26th support up outlasted the 21 is s David Warren and Dennis Neely 6-3, 6-3. Talc and Warren squared off thursday in singles action. Talc win Ning in two sets with a tiebreaker. Scott Poirier and Joe Wells of the 21st Defeated Berlin s David Wolfe and Kent Nelson 6-2,6-2. In the Junior vets doubles division. Kirstein null Defeated John Robertson Rand Bryant of the 26th 6-2, 6-1. To Lansa Falcao Defeated Olu Fash Yide Larry Fleming of v corps 6-4, 6-4. Woodruff Nathaniel sprang duo Defeated Richard Krauss and Gerry dil Lon 6-4,2-6,6-7 8-6. In the women s doubles division Killcy and teammate Susan glints Defeated the team of Gilbert and Cheryl Soronen 3-6, 6-3. 7-5. Tammy Mclen do and Andrea Richardson of Berlin Defeated Thomas and Monica Man Doz. 6-0,6-2. Despite weighty problem Duron feels hell be ready Reno Nev. A a Pudgy Roberto Duran battling a cold As he prepares for an exhibition fight in four Days said it would be a grave mistake for sugar Ray Leonard to underestimate him when they fight in december it s a big error that sugar Ray think Roberto in t going to be ready the panamanian fighter said through an interpreter. That s the biggest mistake he s going to make Duran 38, would t say How much he weighed. Although he wore a jacket to hide an ample paunch he appeared to beat least 20 pounds Over the 168-Pound weight he will have to make before the dec. 7 fight against Leonard in Las vegas. The 33-year-old Leonard with a re Cord of 35-1-1, sustained his Only defeat at Duran s hands in 1980. Leonard returned later that year to beat Duran who pleaded no Mas no Mas in a dramatic eighth round to end the title fight. Duran considered one of the greatest fighters Ever will take a record of 85-7 with 61 knockouts into the december fight. He holds the world boxing Council middleweight title which he gained in february with a 12-round decision overran Barkley in Atlantic City. Duran s four round exhibition fight against Irish Danny Morgan 30-0, . Minn., comes before a main event pitting Barkley 25-5, against Michael Nunn 33-0, for the International boxing federation middleweight championship at Bally s Reno. Duran joked during thursday s new conference that he was Only prepared to go three rounds in the exhibition which Leonard will watch As a television commentator Duran said he typically gains lots of weight Between fights and won t have trouble losing the extra pounds before dec. 7. I be always grown big every Tim after a fight is Over he said. Asked if the Leonard match would be his last Duran s interpreter said he thinks that will be the last fight for sugar Ray not for Duran said he probably would have to Knock out Leonard to win the fight be cause his crowd pleasing opponent might also win Over the judges. I m looking for the knockout Duran said adding that when Leonard stops running he would Stop Leonard. He s afraid to fight toc to toc Duran said adding Leonard is always dodging him. He s a fantastic fighter Duran con ceded. Now in this fight he s got to demonstrate Roberto Duran reels from a Pat Lawlor Raj Jet during an exhibition bout july 14. Duran said he favors Barkley in Henann Barkley matchup and thinks Nunn is taking the fight too just Don t like him Duran said of will earn at least $8 million for his rematch against Leonard but $1.5million must go to pay off an internal Revenue service debt the result of airs error. Leonard is expected to make about twice As much As Duran
