European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 22, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes november 22,1992 b Page 32 Wolf pack scatters deacons from wire reports Raleigh . Terry Jordan threw two touchdown passes and Greg Manior ran for two scores saturday As no. 13 North Carolina state matched its most successful regular season Ever with a 42-14 Victory Over no. 25 Wake Forest. The Wolf pack 9-2-1, 6-2 Atlantic coast conference won nine games last year in route to the peach bowl and the 1974 team under Lou Holtz won nine games before reaching the old Bluebonnet bowl. . State secured second place in the acc enhancing its chances at a game in the bowl coalition. Six bowl scouts including those from the Orange fiesta and Gator attended the game. It was a bitter ending for Demon deacons coach Bill Dooley who concluded his coaching career on the same Field where it began Carter Finley stadium. He fared the same As he did Back in 1967, when his North Carolina team lost 13-7. Nonetheless Wake Forest 7-4, 4-4 acc has secured a sgt of in the Independence bowl at Shreveport la., on new years eve. Dooley whose team had a six game winning Streak snapped leaves the acc As its winning est coach with 97 victories. He announced before the season that he would step Down at the end of the year. In another acc game saturday no. 21 North Carolina 31, Duke 28 Durham. . Mike Thomas threw a 20-Yard touchdown pass to Bucky Brooks with 2 06 left to lift North Carolina. _ the win gave North Carolina its first eight win regular season since 1983 and clinched a third place acc finish and a berth in the peach bowl for the tar heels. Thomas and Brooks connected on two second half touchdown passes to Overr Shadow an outstanding performance by Duke quarterback Steve Prince. Prince threw four touchdown passes one off a faked Field goal attempt but his efforts were not enough to prevent Duke from suffering its sixth straight loss and finishing the season win less in conference play. The Blue devils went 0-8 in the acc and 2-9 Overall. Prince threw scoring strikes of 33 Yards to Brad Breedlove 19 Yards to Steve Dorsey and 20 Yards to Bill Khayat to give Duke a 21-17 halftime Lead. He tossed a 9-Yard touchdown pass to Dan Clark with 4 45 left in the third Quarter to put the Blue devils Back in front just minute after Thomas and Brooks hooked up on a 29-Yard touchdown completion. The Tennis Ball takes on the shape of an egg As Michael Chang returns it with Power to Jim courier Friday. \ a courier Becker survive Navratilova reaches slims final from wire reports Frankfurt Germany a Jim courier the worlds top ranked player and local favorite Boris Becker saturday advanced to a sunday showdown in the final of the $2.5 million at world championships. Courier edged fellow floridian and defending Champion Pete Sampras 7-6 757-6 7-4and Becker rallied to a 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 9-7 Victory Over Goran Ivanisevic of Croatia in the semifinals. Courier of Dade City fought off two set Points in the opening set to avenge last years title shootout defeat to Sam eras of Bradenton. Courier is looking for is first career indoor title and a $625,000 winners Check. Becker sent the crowd of 9,000 into a frenzy with his comeback Over no. 4 Ivanisevic. Becker ranked seventh earned a fifth appearance in the final with a hard fought a hour 21-minute Victory Becker who Defeated Ivan Lendl to Clinch the title in 1988, lost in the final in 1985,1986 and 1989. Becker who will celebrate his 25th birthday sunday with his German fans is 6-0 lifetime against courier. Becker Defeated courier two weeks ago in the Paris indoor quarterfinals to qualify for the at championships. Both finalists had finished the four Day round Robin Competition with 2-1 records. Sampras and Ivanisevic has advanced to the semis undefeated. A it was very tight but i was the Lucky pro Tennis one today a said courier who has dramatically improved in his last two matches after a Sloppy Start in the year ending tournament. Courier 22, survived two set Points in the 10th game with a series of powerful serves to eventually reach the tiebreaker. Courier lost concentration to fall behind 3-0, and fumed when a Linesman called a Sampras Ball in on the opening Point which he thought had landed Well out. He received a code violation Call from the chair Umpire for firing a Ball at the Linesman after the third Point. �?o1 was really mad. I believed the Ball was at least two inches out a courier said. However courier rebounded with four straight Points and won the tiebreak 7-5. Sampras 21, quickly fell behind 3-0 in the second rallied to 3-3, but eventually fell in the second tiebreaker. Courier made the decisive move by winning three successive Points in the tiebreak to Lead 6-3 and he then converted his second match Point when he won a Long Baseline rally Beckers clash with Ivanisevic was their third in four weeks. Ivanisevic 21, Defeated Becker on the Way to his third indoor title of the year in Stockholm last month but Becker recovered to win the Paris final their third match was the most dramatic and climaxed in a thrilling tiebreaker which brought the crowd to its feet. Becker slammed 16 aces during the match but Ivanisevich a 24 lifted his total this year to an astonishing 958, a record on the at tour. Navratilova edges Mcneil new York Martina Navratilova beat Back the Strong Challenge of Lori Mcneil 7-6 7-56-4 saturday and earned a spot in the final of the Virginia slims championships. Seeking her first title in this season ending event since 1986, Navratilova will meet the Winner of saturdays other semifinal Between top seeded and defending Champion Monica Seles and no. 3 Gabriela Sabatini. The unusual Best-of-5-sets final sunday is Worth $250,000 to the Winner. It is the Only time during the year that women play More than three sets. Mcneil Wasny to supposed to be in the semifinals of this 16-player event. She Wasny to even supposed to last past the first round. But she shocked second seeded Steffi Graf in the first round then Tippet no. 8 Conchita Martinez in the quarterfinals. Then Navratilova Felt her sting. A a we a be out there if it Wasny to for Lori giving me a couple of shots a Navratilova said. Navratilova May have won the Battle but Mcneil won much More a respect for her quietly efficient All court game a a game that came close to putting her into the title  beat bulls in it a Page 30 \ 7