European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 2, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 24 a the stars and stripes Friday november 2,1990 Sampras Falls Becker tops courier by Ron Mckinney staff writer Paris a Jim couriers quest for a top 10 ranking was sidelined thursday by a 61, 7-5 loss to Boris Becker at the Paris open but that did no to Dampen his Hopes to join the biggest guns in Tennis in the years ahead. However the biggest upset of the tournament and the biggest lift for the French fans came thursday when countryman Guillaume Raoux a ranked 134th in the world a decked fourth seeded . Open Champion Pete Sampras 6-3, 3-6,63 to reach the quarterfinals. Courier had that ranking in mind wednesday when he shot Down 19th-ranked Juan Aguilera to the tune of 6-1, 6-2. Couriers blistering ground strokes had Aguilera talking to himself through out the 55-minute match. In wednesdays other matches Stefan Edberg Becker and Ivan Lendl continued their Battle for the no. 1 ranking in the world by winning their second round matches at y the $2 million Paris indoor tournament. However John Mcenroe double faulted at match Point in the third Jim courier set tiebreaker to lose to Jakob Hlasek 36,6-3,7-6 7-5. Mcenroe survived a Point penalty in the second set and came from a break Down in the third to Force a tiebreaker. But his 10th double fault knocked the no. 7 seed out of the tournament. Edberg the worlds no. 1 player opened the third Day of the tournament and needed Only an hour to beat Andrei Cherkasov of the soviet Union 6-2,6-3. Becker had an Uncertain Start before eliminating american Richey Reneberg 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, for the fourth tournament in a Row. Lendl whipped another american Kevin Curren 6-3,6-4, in a routine match with a service break in each game. Also american Brad Gilbert avenged a loss to Amos Mansdorf of Israel in the 1988 final with a 6-3, 7-6 10-8 Victory. French open Champion Andres Gomez local Roundup pans open fifth seeded lost to Sergi bruguera of Spain 7-6 7-44-6,6-1. Courier a 20-year-old resident of Dade City fla., and a big Cincinnati reds fan found Aguilera a serves As Sweet As Oakland a pitching during red october. A Juan let me dictate the Pace that i like and the balls were bouncing right for me coming in the strike zone most of the time a courier said. Couriers Home run swing had the Young French women crooning a Jeem Jeem a a frustrated Aguilera on the other hand muttered significantly different expletives in Spanish. But they did no to sound quite like 016�?� or a Magnifico shot  the win redeemed a third round loss to Aguilera earlier this year on Clay at the German open which Aguilera eventually won with a title match Blitzkrieg of Becker 6-1,6-0,7-6. That was one of eight Clay court tournaments courier played in this year a an adventure he does no to plan on tackling again. In his Best grand slam result of 1990, courier reached the fourth round of the French open before bowing out to Andre Agassi 6-7,6-1,6-4,6-0. Courier ranked 23rd, has just three Clay court tournaments on the Agenda for next year the German open italian open and French open. A hopefully ill be tuned up and fresh for the French open and take it a couple of Steps further a courier said. A i played a lot of the hard courts the year before and i wanted to see How i could do on the  at his Best on Clay courier surprised the europeans a dropping Only one set in beating Spain a bruguera Germany Scarl Uwe Steeb and russians Alexander Volkov a in leading the United states to the finals of the world team cup at Disseldorf this year. He then lost to Goran Ivanisevic 3-6, 7-5, 6-1, and Yugoslavia took the Gold. Now the big gun has set his sights on the worlds top 10. Quot in a just looking to make a breakthrough a he said. A a in be had a very consistent year this year but i Haven to had the big results that i would  Guillaume Raoux of France shocks no. 4 seed Pete Sampras 6-3,3-6,6-3 thursday. Boxers head for Warsaw wrestlers to Berlin compiled by Klint Johnson assistant sports editor boxing a three Usa eur boxers will represent the . When they fight in the Feliks Stamm International boxing tournament in Warsaw next week. Nairn bergs a Bradley Martinez the third ranked Amateur Light flyweight in the ., Heads a cast that includes army european boxing champions Randal Crip pen a heavyweight from Wurzburg and Dex Heimz a nato Garcia who won the dec Crown in the featherweight division. The Warsaw tournament begins tuesday and runs through nov. 12. Coaching the . Team is Bamberg a Walter Stowers. Wilbert Jenkins will travel along As the teams doctor and Ken Polk of the Usa eur sports office will be the official team Leader. The tournament is sponsored by the polish boxing association. Wrestling a Circle nov. 9-11 for an International freestyle and Greco roman tournament which the hosting Berlin athletics and sports training Branch is calling simply a the  approximately 100 wrestlers from Usa eur and Safe will be joined by six . Madmen from the states plus members of the German and turkish National teams. Twenty to 25 madmen from Turkey and close to 30 from Germany Are expected. A Competition will be held at the Cole sports Center in Berlin. Greco roman Competition leads off the three Day tournament with sessions scheduled for 9-11 30 ., 14 40 . And 6-8 . On Friday nov. 9. Greco roman finals will be on saturday nov. 10, from 9-11  Freestyle wrestling will Start saturday at 1 ., with later sessions beginning at 6 . That evening and at 9  On sunday nov. 11. Freestyle title matches will be from 1-3 . On sunday. Ralph Cuomo at 332-6168/6768 is the Point of Contact. Basketball a Spain has dropped out of the 1990 shape International military basketball tournament leaving an eight team Field. Without Spain the eight entries Are divided into two four team groups for the annual event which is set for dec. 4-9 at the shape main gym near Mons Belgium. Group a features defending Champion United states plus Greece France and the Britain. Group b includes Italy a the 1988 Champion and �?T89 runner up a Belgium Germany and the Netherlands. Tournament games Are scheduled for 12 noon 2 30,6 and 8 30 . On dec. 4-7. The . Will play Britain dec. 4 at 2 30 . France on dec. 5 at 8 30 . And Greece dec. 6 at 6 . The top two teams in each league Advance to the dec. 7 semifinals. The first place team in group a plays the second place team in group b at 6 . And the first place b team plays the a runner up at 8 30 . Also on dec. 7, there will be Consolation games Between the two fourth place teams at noon and the two third place teams at 2 30 . The semifinal losers play dec. 8 at 6 ., and the championship game is set for 8 30 . . Coach Bob Abbott has invited 23 players to the team training Camp at the Mike Mark memorial Field House on Pitburg a on nov. 16-30. Players with previous shape experience who have been invited to the Camp Are Bonnie Daye of Ramstein Raymond lettsome of London Lamar Oden of Wiesbaden Curtis Morrow of Hanau and Darryl Reeves of Wei Brincken. All five were on the �?T89 championship squad and Daye lettsome and Oden were starters. The new invitees Are Sam Addison of Karlsruhe Robert Anthony of Vicenza Italy Charles Bates of Augsburg John Belk of Rhein main Charles Caldwell of Alzey air station Terrence Cobb of Schweinfurt Gerald Davis of Pir Masens Gerald Davis of chevres Belgium Andre Murphy also of Vicenza Andrew Marshall of Augsburg and John Mccormick of in Ciurlik Turkey. Also invited Are Jay Mclean of Mainz Dennis Roberts of san Vito Italy Nafis Sharif and Robert Smith of Vicenza Keith Waters and Darnell Johnson of wild Flecken Jerry Phair of Hanau and Kevin Howard of Karlsruhe. A the 29th area support group will Host a preseason unit level thanksgiving tournament at Kleber Cavern in Kaiserslautern nov. 19-25. All army and air Force unit teams in Europe Are Welcome. The entry deadline is nov. 15. For More information Call the Kaiserslautern sports office at ets 483-8289