European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 17, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday May 17,1990 the stars and stripes a a Page 19top seeds win in Rome and Berlin from wire reports Rome a Brad Gilbert led a Parade of top seeds into the third round of the italian open with a 7-6,6-4 Victory wednesday Over unseeded Luis Mattar of Brazil. Gilbert the worlds fifth ranked player took a 5-0 Lead in the first set tiebreak then let up before closing it out at 7-5 second seeded Aaron Krickstein swept Karel Nova Cek 6-2, 6-2. No. 3-seed Andres Gomez advanced with a 7-6,6-4 win Over Italy a Diego Nargiso. Austria a Thomas Muster the no. 10 seed moved on when Anders Jarryd withdrew with a calf injury. Muster was leading 5-1 at the time. No. 4 Emilio Sanchez of Spain outlasted Uruguay a Marcelo Filipini 4-6, 6-1, 6-3. No. 6 Martin Jaite downed Renzo Furlan 6-4, 6-4. And no. 9 Jim courier Tennis Roundup of the United states beat Peru a Jaime Yznaga 6-3, 6-4. A 12 seed Guillermo Percz Roldan of Argentina beat Frances Jean Phillipe Leurian 6-3, 6-1. The 13th seed Jonas Svonsson of Sweden advanced with a 6-3, 6-1 win Over Spain a Tomas Charboneall. Defending Champion Alberto Mancini the 16th seed eliminated Frenchman Henri Leconte 6-4, 6-4. Mancini will face Gilbert in the third round. Jan Gunnarsson advanced to the third round by beating Spain a Sergi bruguera 6-4, 6-2. Graf Seles Sabatini Advance Berlin a Steffi Graf Monica Seles and Gabriela Sabatini the top three seeds won in straight sets wednesday at the German open. Graf downed italian qualify or Katia Piccolini 6-0, 6-i and move into the quarterfinals at the rot Weiss club in West Berlin. Sics overwhelmed Nicole Jager Man of the Netherlands 6-1, 6-0 and Sabatini routed american Elisc Burgin 6-2, 6-1 before hurring off to celebrate her 20th birthday. Soviet Larisa Savchenko wiped out Hana Mandrikova of Australia the no. 15 seed 6-3, 6-0 in 40 minutes. The other winners were no. 13 Leila Meskhi who upset no.5 Katerina male Eva no. 10 seed Nathalie Tau Fiat of France 15-year-old Magdelena male Eva of Bulgaria american mai7 Joe Fernandez and no. 8 Natalia Zvereva of the soviet Union. Quiet Berger finds his toehold up americans Jay Berger. Eyes improvement by Ron Mckinney staff writer Hamburg West Germany a when Jay Berger Felt his grip on the red Clay slipping he turned to running shoes to gain traction. It has been that kind of season for the worlds loth ranked Tennis player. For the first two rounds at the German open at Hamburg last week Berger was desperate enough to try the running shoes and tournament officials said it was Fine As Long As he did no to tear up the court. A it helped me because in Mable to push off a Berger said explaining his turning to running shoes. A this is the first time i even thought about playing with running shoes. I can to seem to be Able to stand up with any other shoe right  his shoe company discontinued the shoes he wore at the French open last year when he upset Jimmy Connors in the second round. Despite his 2-0 record with the running shoes Berger switched shoes in the third round to a More contemporary Tennis shoe with which he Felt More comfortable. While bergers grip on the european soil May be slipping he has a solid grip As one of the top players in the world. He joined a group of six americans who held positions among the worlds top 10 at the end of 1989. The others included no. 4 John Mcenroe no. 5 Michael Chang no. 6 Brad Gilbert no. 7 Andre Agassi and no. 8 Aaron Krickstein. The most Anonymous member of this group Berger turned professional in 1986 after two years at Clemson University. He has been in the top 100 Ever since steadily climbing to his current ranking and has won three career titles. A i done to seek any publicity a he said. A i just go about my business and do what i do which is play Tennis and if the publicity comes the publicity  Berger saved his Best Tennis for the French open and the . Open last year when he reached the quarterfinals in both tournaments. Stricken with cramps he was forced to retire Early in the fourth set while trailing by a set to Krickstein at f Lushing Meadow. He lost in straight sets to Boris Becker at Roland Garros. His Success at the two grand slam tournaments pushed his ranking into the top 10. A i done to really have any ambition to be number one or to be number two or to be 10 or whatever a he explained. A i just want to improve my Tennis. That a my ambition  the 5-1 1, 165-Pound Berger who holds his opponents at Bay by hammering relentless ground strokes. Keeps his Tennis career in perspective. A a lot of people intelligent Guys their world is not surrounded by just Tennis a said Berger from Weston Fla. A i know that Tennis is not my entire life. In be got a real Nice Girlfriend a Home family my parents and everybody. So in a not at All obsessed with  Berger who is seeded fifth at the italian open this week will play an exhibition tournament at Ede Netherlands next week to prepare for the French open which starts May 28. Pwt May 17-23 unless otherwise dated Cher v corps offers its monster game of the year when Baum older visits Darmstadt a Frankenstein Cavern at 11 . Saturday. The bears come into town 3-0-1, Good Lor first place in the West division. The demons Are 3-2-�0, just a Point behind. Two other games Start at 1 . Hanau at Frankfurt and Mainz at bad Kreuz Nach. The 21st Talcom goes at 2 . Saturday with two games Pir Masens at Mannheim and Wei Brincken at Kaiserslautern. In a Safe a Continental sports conference sem Bach came through with a 1-0 Triumph Over defending Champion Hahn last weekend. The tigers Are tied with Wei Brincken for first place at 6-1-1. Sembach has an easier game at 1 . Saturday when it visits Oesterberg -7-0. Hahn does no to. The Hawks 4-1-1, must play Host to Wei Brincken. The other saturday games have Kleine Brogel at Rhein main and Span Dahlem at Lindsey. Germany a first division finished last weekend with Munich Landing on top. The second division finishes today with 10 games at 7 . Darmstadt at Wattenscheid Hertha Berlin at Kassel Unte reaching at Bias Weiss Berlin Schalke at Osna Briick Hanover at Essen Duisburg at Braunschweig Stuttgart at Aachen Bayreuth at Saar Brincken Miinster at Cologne and Meppen at  j the Mannheim Klee Amigos bounced Back i with a double header sweep of Frankfurt last weekend in the Tele 5 German american league. Now the perennial Champion Amigos take their 3-2 record into a free game weekend. They play Host to Giessen at Mannheim a Benjamin Franklin Village Field at 4 30 . Saturday. Mannheim then visits Schwabish Hall Tor a noon sunday double header. Nurnberg is at Stuttgart for another sunday twin  racing the fifth round in the International German Louring car championship will be staged sunday at he Mainz Fin then army Airfield with the fifth race in the German National formula 3 championship to be held there saturday. The races Are sponsored by the Hessen motor sport club and the Mainz military Community. Other races Are also on the two Day program including an opel Lotus Challenge cup race and a Ford fiesta xr2i cup race sunday. Saturdays program practice qualifying and the formula 3 race goes from about 8 . To 5 ., whereas sundays program starts at 10 30 . With the opel Lotus Challenge race and ends about 6 . The touring car championship races two separate rounds Start at 2 30 . With the first round and 3 30 . With the second. Advance tickets Are being sold at All Mainz Wiesbaden usos and All Mainz recreation centers. Ticket prices for race Day Are 15 Marks. To reach the Mainz Fin then army Airfield take the Fin then exit off autobahn 60, and follow signs to the Airfield which is located about two Miles from the exit. In England the third round in the world sports prototype championship will be held sunday on the Silverstone circuit where Mercedes will confront Jaguar on the British teams Home grounds. Practice is Friday and saturday and there Are supporting races on the three Day program. Sundays world sport prototype championship race starts at 2 . The Silverstone circuit is located near Towcester Southwest of Northampton. At the brands Hatch circuit Southeast of London there is a National championship formula 3 race sunday while at the Donington Park circuit near Derby formula Fords and Vauxhall Lotus races Are on sundays  racing the third round in the european  championship will be held sunday on the Oster reaching near a Altweg in Central Austria with practice on Friday and  racing the grand prix of san Marino for motorcycles fourth round in the motorcycle world championship series will be held sunday on the Santa Monica circuit at Misano Adriatico near Rimini ital with races for 125, 250 and 500cc cycles plus cycles sidecars. Practice and qualifying will take place Friday and saturday. In Germany the Nair Burgering is hosting a four hour Cycle race saturday As Well As a Long distance race for cars while a rally Cross will be staged sunday. To reach the Nair Burgering take the Koblenz Trier autobahn a48 and exit at Ulmen Nair Burgering. At the Bockenheim circuit a German trophy round will be held saturday for bikes in the 250, 350 and 500cc classes and a National championship Cycle rally will be held sunday. Bockenheim is located Southwest of Heidelberg off autobahn a 5 and a6. In the Netherlands an International racing program for historic racing motorcycles will be held saturday and sunday at the Assen circuit. Assen is located South of  tiie 18th div Kinzig Tal Motocross. With Motos for i25cc bikes and cycles sidecars will be held sunday at Wachter Sbach with practice and qualifying Motos saturday. Wachter Sbach is located near Geln Hausen Northeast of  Derheim is the site of a 10-Kilometer race at 2 . Saturday. Registration is from 9 . To 1 . Entry fee is $5, or $8 if you want a to shirt. For More information Call ets 490-6 f 177.volleyball Giessen is holding tournaments this weekend. Men serve it up saturday women sunday both Days starting at 9 30 . Entry fee is $75 per team. Call 343-7158.powerlifting the army european championships lift off at 10 . Saturday at Rose Cavern in Vilseck. Weigh ins run 7 . To 9 30 . Friday and 7 30 . To 9 . Saturday. For More information Call Worth Putnam at ets 4762-500 or 906