European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 30, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 22 b the stars and stripes saturday May 30, 1992 courier Racks up 19th straight win Paris apr Jim courier blasted his Way to another Victory Friday in defense of his French open title after Ivan Lendlr a return to the tournament he won three times proved Brief and bitter. Courier easily advanced to the fourth round with a 6-4, 6-2, 6-0 Victory Over respected Clay court player Alberto Mancini of Argentina. The Victory was couriers 19th straight win the longest Streak on the tour this year. Lendl seeded 10th, was ousted when brazilian Jaime Onins rallied to beat him in a rain suspended second round match 36, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2, 8-6. Two seeded women and another Man no. 14 Alexander Volkov joined Lendl As upset victims while Stefan Edberg struggled to win his suspended second round Battle with Argentina a Gabriel Markus 4-6, 7-6 7-17-5, 4-6., 6-4. Two other menus seeds had by far their toughest matches so far in reaching the fourth round. French open no. 8 Goran Ivanisevic of Croatia won a thriller Over Sweden a Magnus Larsson 6-7 7-56-3, 6-1, 3-6, 9-7. Andre Agassi seeded 11th, lost a set for this first time in three matches but also advanced 2-6, 6-4, 6-1, 7-6 7-4 Over Croatia a Goran Prpic. Edberg led two sets to one when play was halted thursday evening but Markus rallied from a 3-1 deficit to win the fourth set. A i had to fight very hard to win today a Edberg said. A it was almost like a in women a play second seeded Steffi Graf beat Amanda co Etzer of South Africa 6-2, 6-1 and no. 4 Arantha Sanchez Vicario beat Austria a Judith Wiesner 6-3, 6-1 to Advance to the fourth round. But sixth seeded Mary Joe Fernandez and eighth seeded Manuela Malee a Fragniere fell in stunning upsets. Andrei Medvedev of Ukraine at 17 the youngest player in the menus Field became the first to reach the fourth round beating australian Todd Woodbridge 76 7-56-2, 6-1. Medvedev playing his first grand slam has lost Only one set in three matches. No. 3 seed Pete Sampras followed Medvedev with equal ease winning his third round match against Frances Rodolphe Gilbert 6-3, 6-2, 6-3. Spain a Carlos Costa no. 9, advanced with a 2-6, 6-2, 6-2, 6-2 Victory Over South african Wayne Ferreira. But the menus 14th seed Alexander Volkov of Russia lost to Germany Scarl Uwe Steeb 6-2, 6-4, 6-4. Winning suspended second round matches were no. 5 seed Michael Chang a 6-3,2-6,6-3,6-0 Winner Over Spain a Marco Aure Lio Gorriz and no. 13 Aaron Krickstein who outlasted fellow american Mulivai Washington 46,5-7,6-4,7-6 9-76-3. Jim courier Bangs a backhand on his Way to the fourth vets vie for slots Colorado Springs Colo. Apr the presence of 11 former olympians gives the . Women a olympic basketball trials a Veteran look that might Mirror the Aba dominated menus team by the time the final 12-player squad is named in two weeks. Teresa Edwards a 5-foot-ll Forward who played at the University of Georgia typifies the experience Many of the candidates bring to the trials at the olympic training Center. Edwards is seeking her third straight olympic Gold medal. She played on the 1984 team and averaged 16.6 Points for the 1988 team in Seoul. Katrina Mcclain who led the americans in scoring 17.6 Points and rebounding 10.4 in 1988, also is pursuing a berth on the squad. Two other 1984 olympians Cheryl Miller a television sports commentator and Lynette Woodard the first woman to play for the Harlem globetrotters also Are bidding for spots. be contending with recent College stars such As Mcaa player of the year Dawn Staley of Virginia and Jennifer Azzi of Stanford. But 13 of the invitees Are current collegians some of whom figure to make a Strong Challenge including High scoring 6-5 Center Lisa Leslie of Southern Cal and 6-5 twins Heather and Heidi Burge of Virginia. The 56 players invited to the trials Range in age from 33-year-old Nancy Lieberman Cline who participated in the 1976 olympics to Leslie and Tennessee a Peggy Evans both 19. Head coach Theresa Grentz of Rutgers who guided the 1990 world championship and Goodwill games teams to Gold medals will conduct five practices through saturday. The final saturday night scrimmage will be open to the Public. On sunday Grentz and her staff will announce the group of players a an estimated 15 to 20 a who will remain to compete in the olympic finalist mini Camp. After 22 More workouts Over 12 Days the 12-member olympic roster will be announced on june 12, with training set in the United states and Europe in june and july As a tuneup for the olympic games in Barcelona Spain july 25-aug. 9. A the one thing i will really be looking for is chemistry a Grentz said. A obviously All of the trials Partick l a j y i j r i pants Are great athlete san outstanding group of vet a a is. In a looking for the 12 thru the Best Erans and collegians. In a looking for the 12 that play the . Has dominated International Competition with a 12-game winning Streak Over three olympic games Ana similar Success in world championships and Goodwill games. The Gold medal Streak was broken last summer at the pan american games. Apt. Dean Caple Senna turning Monte Carlo into big Gamble for Mansell by Salvatore Zanca Monte Carlo Monaco apr for someone who is unbeaten this season Nigel Mansell appears to be vulnerable in sundays grand prix of Monaco. Mansell enters the race As the hottest Driver in on the formula one circuit having won a record five straight races to open the season. He is still four Short of the Al time consecutive Victory record of italian Alberto Ascari who set the Standard in 1952 and 1953, and has never won the in Monaco in 11 tries. He has failed to finish it seven times including 1983 when he crashed with italian Michele Albreto on his first Lap. Conversely three time world Champion Ayrton Senna is the three time defending Champion with four victories in the last five years. His Only loss in the last half decade was in 1988 when he inexplicably Slid into a Barrier while Olding a Large Lead. K Mansell has won All five races so far starting each of them from the pole. His teammate Riccardo Patrese has finished second in four of the five races demonstrating the dominance of the Wil Liams Renault. But now Senna is closing in on Mansell a quickly. Although Mansell was seven tenths faster than Senna in fridays first qualifying session to earn the provisional pole Senna a Mclaren Honda demonstrated the most Speed up to 184 Mph at two Points on the course where passing is possible a exiting the Tunnel and on the Long curve ending at the Start finish line. Despite winning the provisional pole with a time of one minute 20.714 seconds on the twisting 2.068-mile Street circuit Mansell still feels that Senna will be Tough to beat. A a it a getting harder and harder and the Mclaren Are getting closer a Mansell said. However Mansell knows the critical Points of the circuit. A there Are probably Only three places on the track you can overtake a Mansell said. A the first is at the end of the pit straight. The second is Down into the Mirabeau hairpin and the third is under braking for the chicane Down by the however rain that has been plaguing another famed sporting event a the French open in Paris a May arrive by saturday and cause problems for sundays race a 78-Lap event covering 161.296 Miles. Mansell feels that his car with a computer controlled suspension system and the gear changes offers some advantages on the difficult track. A a it a a Tough circuit but the ability to keep both hands on the steering wheel at All times is one of the major advantages of having a Semi automatic Gearbox on the
