European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 5, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday december 5. 1693 sports the stars and stripes Page 33 Michael Stich backs up Patrick Kiihne during saturdays doubles Victory. Up 2-1 after doubles win Dusseldorf Germany a Michael Stich and Patrik Kiihne beat Mark Woodforde and Todd Woodbridge in the doubles match saturday to give Germany a 2-1 Lead Over Australia in the Davis cup final. The germans won 7-6 7-44-6, 6-3, 7-6 7-4 on the red Clay court and Are on6 Victory from clinching their third Davis cup title. A they Are playing without Boris Becker who passed up the Competition. Stich and Kiihne Are undefeated in four Davis cup doubles this year and beat one of the strongest doubles teams in the world. Tie australian a Wwod Dies won the Wimbledon doubles title this year and were runners up at the at tour doubles world championships last week in South Africa. The germans saved three set Points on i Ihnen a serve in the 12th game. He held sending the set into a tiebreak which the germans won 7-4 on a service Winner by Stich. Kiihne dropped his serve to give Australia a 3-2 Lead in the second. He saved two set Points in the ninth game but Woodbridge served out the set in the Pace s Gamble pays off tines France a world Champion Kate Pace of Canada took a Chance on an Early Start and it paid off As she won the first women a world cup downhill race of the season on saturday. Pace was timed in 1 minute 16.56 seconds on the 6,438-foot course with a drop of 1,886 feet. Germany a Katja Seizinger who has won the last two world cup season downhill titles was second in 1 16.70, and fellow German Regina Hausl was third at 1 16.77. Pace was the eighth skier Down the course picking an Early number. Seizinger had the first Choice and took 20th. A i was expecting a harder course because they were icing it Down last night a Pace said. A but it was really  Davis cup final next. Kiihne was in trouble again in the third game of the third set saving three break Points and needing eight deuces to hold. Woodbridge was broken in the next game. Woodforde scored five straight Points in the sixth game after going Down 0-40. The australians again jumped on Kiihn Cne a serve and Woodforde broke Back when his service return skimmed the net Cord for a Winner. The germans were a break up again after the next game when Woodbridge who was serving sent a backhand Volley wide. But the fight for the set Wasny to Over it. Stich had to save the face break Points before serving it out for a 2-1 German Lead. Germany went up in the fourth set by breaking Woodforde in the opening game. The australian saved four break Points in the fifth game and were Back in the contest when Stich crying for the match produced a Volley error and a double fault to suffer a break. Defying a foot stomping crowd of 12,000, the australians sent the match into the tiebreak i i the Gentian gained three match Points when Woodforde sent a Volley wide. A Volley error by Kiihne wasted the first but when Woodbridge sent a forehand into the net he germans had the Victory after three hours and 56  the longer the match lasted the better we got a Kiihne said. A we got motivated when we got broken in the 10th  a they did everything Well today and we just  Clinch that one big Point a Woodforde said. The teams were tied 1-1 after the opening singles Friday. Jason Stolton Borg lost a five set dec Sion to Stich although he was up a break in the decisive fifth set. Stich won 6-7 2-76-3, 6-1, 4-6, 6-3 to give Germany a 1-0 Lead. Richard Fromberg survived five match s ints before prevailing Over Marc Kevin of incr in another five setter that lasted four hours and 33 minutes. The australian won 3-6,5-7,7-6 9-76-2,9-7. The key matches in the bust of five series Wilt come today in the reverse singles when Fromberg faces Stich and Stoltenburg plays  club Pilot s shop a a. . Gifts amp stocking stuffers for everyone aviation toys for adults amp children to shirts watches clocks calculators tie tacks stuffed animals headsets Etc. Hoc us of Orf Ranon Mon Fri a 6 a sat 10 2 a Sun  Aero club a bldg2308 a 480-5229 Start a new tradition this Holiday season serving smooth frosty Sweet reflections Frozen my Frozen Yogurt. Offer Good Only with Coupon. While quantities last at any l cafes Europe d air Force Exchange service