European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 25, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse , 1 5 v a a i Page 34 the stars and stripes sports wednesday May 25,1994 Edberg Sabatini lose i n f first to u n d u p s ets by David Crary Paris apr Stefan Edberg and Gabriela Sabatini joined Martina Navratilova As stunned first round upset victims at the French open tuesday. But Sergi bruguera and Jim courier finalists last year and winners of the past three menus titles advanced in straight sets. Edberg seeded third committed 18 double faults and fell to Henrik Holm an unheralded fellow swede who Hung on to win a see saw four hour Marathon 7-5, 7-6 7-16-7 7-26-7 10-86-4. Holm 25, has never won a tournament and lost All three previous matches with Edberg. The French open is the Only grand slam title to elude Edberg who reached the finals Here in 1989 but lost in the first round in 1990. Sabatini a former . Open Champion won the first set against 108th-ranked Silvia Farina of Italy then stumbled to a 2-6, 6-2, 6-4 defeat. Not since the 1985 . Open has the Argentine seeded eighth Here lost in the first round of a grand slam. A a it a very Sabatini said. A a it a hard to believe i lost Ini the first round Here. I like the tournament i always played Well another big name loser was Ivan Lendl a four time French open Champion who failed to earn a seeding this year. He lost in the first round for the second straight year this time 6-4, 6-3, 6-4 to Frances Arnaud Boetsch. Lendl said afterwards he was withdrawing from Wimbledon because of a Back problem. Courier the 1991 and .1992 Champion but now Only the no. 7 seed downed Frances Jean Philippe Fleuri an 6-1,6-4, 6-4. A i always feel Good when i come Here. This time of year this is my Home a courier said. A a in la play the Best French open i can and hopefully it will take me a Long bruguera a Surprise Victor Over courier in last years final is seeded Only sixth and has been struggling with shoulder problems. But the spaniards muscular Baseline game looked devastating through most of his 6-1, 6-1, 7-6 7-3 win Over 68th-Rankcd Martin Damm of the czech Republic. Bruguera let a 5-2 Lead in the third set slip away before recovering. He said he feels More pressure this year As defending Champion. A a last year i was maybe More relaxed. Nobody was watching me. Now people Are watching and its More difficult to play like Sabatini without a tournament title in More than two years lost on the same no. 1 court where she blew a 6-1, 5-1 Lead to Mary Joe Fernandez in last years quarterfinals. This time Sabatini had two break Points to go up 4-1 in the third set but crumbled. In another upset. South african Amanda Roetzer rolled to a 6-2, 6-1 Victory Over no. 6 seed Kimiko Date of Japan. Navratilova the no. 4 seed lost monday meaning three of the eight top seeded women failed to make the second no. 14 seed Zina Garrison Jackson lost her first round match for the fourth straight time Here falling to Silke Frankl of Germany 6-3, 4-6, 6-2, in a match that was suspended by darkness monday. Another loser was unseeded Tracy Austin the for mar . Open Champion trying a comeback at 31. Marketa Kochta of Germany routed her 6-0, 6-1. The women a no. 2 seed Arantha Sanchez Vicario avoided the upset epidemic wit i a 6-4, 6-1 Victory Over Argentina a Florencia Labat. 4 a Ltd it a l/1�?T� 1 Quot so s Ltd my a a a Rifo a k % a Vav v a a Gabriela Sabatini grimaces As she awaits serve from Silvia Farina who won their French open match win 2 in prep soccer by Christopher allbrig11t staff writer Berlin a Heidelberg stunned Ramstein and dominated Berlin tuesday giving notice the Lions Are the team to beat in Pool a of the Central euro can boys soccer championships Here. Round Robin play continues today at Berlin american High school and me Nair Barracks. The tournament concludes thursday. Brian mrhar scored an Early goal As Heidelberg played an up Tempo matchup against Ramstein. Cameron Hall scored Midway through the second half to Seal the 2-0 Victory. Brian Roehl picked up assists on both Lions goals Scott hogans timely second half saves kept the royals in checkmate. Playing for the first time in front of the net Ramsi Einz a freshman goalie Brian Neilson had four saves. Heidelberg next downed Berlin 2-0. Matt brow and Merhar both scored. In other Pool a games Ramstein 5, Alconbury 0 against a travel weary Alconbury squad the royals bounced Back Strong. All scoring occurred in the first half. Denver Schneider scored three goals and had an assist. Kevin Varnado had a score and an assist. Andrew Renuart and Chris Laytham rounded out the scoring. Damani Harrison had two assists Berlin 1, Brussels 1 Berlin played Brussels to a stalemate. Bear Shawn Miller scored and led an aggressive offensive attack but was unable to convert numerous scoring attempts. Patch 0, Bonn 0 Patch and Bonn opened their tourney play with a scoreless tie. A we dominated the game but we push the Ball to get the shot a said Patch coach Paul Labella. Patch goalie Pat Quentmeyer had eight saves including a couple of Well placed penalty kicks. Bonn goalie Guerin Hayes had five saves including two diving full body stops. A a. A. Shape 0, Oesterberg 0 the Days other scoreless game was a defensive struggle led by shapes Tom Dahlberg against the Oesterberg Dup of Kevin Dasher and Brandon Hemphill. In other Pool b games tuesday shape 2, Bonn 1 shapes Hans Peter Faber scored on an Adem Saglik assist and added a Pena to kick As the spartans edged the crusaders. Jack Lavelle scored for Bohn with seven minutes left in the game. Kaiserslautern 2, Patch 1 the red raiders downed the panthers with Back to Back first half goals from Daimen Michaels and Jay Gower. A town goalie Arron Briethaupt made several key saves to secure the win. On s notice a Berlin a the Berlin boys soccer team maybe this years a cinder fellas in cleats. With less than an hours notice Berlin was playing in the Central euro can championship on tuesday. The International school of Brussels was scheduled to play As a division ii East entry but Isbos final exams and an apparent confusion As to just when the tourney was to begin prompted Isbos last minute decision to pull out according to Mike Ellis the tournament director a Oberlin was the closest school available to play on Short notice. Is offi Dally withdrew at noon and we had a game at 12 45 .,�?� Ellis said. Instead of playing one team Short Berlin was substituted for is. The bears won the division Iii conference but finished fourth in the Post a the season tourney. Most players were either at school taking finals or at Home when the Call came. A i was at Home sleeping her Reuben Solis said. A i said it and i rushed right he went from his Couch to game still groggy from the Nap. �?o1 was surprised because is is a division ii team but the Only reason Berlin is Here is that they were available a said Heidelberg a Matt brow. Heidelberg stunned Ramstein 2-0, then handily Defeated Berlin by the same score. A we did no to think about strategy we spent the hour before the game trying to find people to play a said Berlin s Damian Telencio. In its second game Berlin managed to tie Brussels 11. A Christopher Albright Keven no Tuvell scored for Patch. Tournament schedule play continues today with Pool a games at the High school a Ramstein is Brussels 10 . Alconbury is. Berlin 11 30 . Brussels is. Heidelberg 12 45 Ramstein is. Berlin 2 Alconbury is. Heidelberg 3 15 No a ? games today at Mcnair bar Racks Field its Bonn is. Oesterberg 10 15 Shape is Kaiserslautern 11 30 . Oesterberg is. Patch 12 45 Bonn is Kaiserslautern 2 Shape is. Patch 3 15 Pool teams and matchup were rearranged late monday. On thursday at the High school teams play for fifth place at 10 15 . For third place at noon and for first place at 1 45 Goodyear for Jones substitution withdrawn at indy t to t t or a t to / a a tit .1., it _ i r. J i i a. A a Indianapolis apr the Budweis or King racing team unhappy with the placement of Davy Jones As second alternate tuesday withdrew a request to substitute Scott Goodyear into the Indianapolis 500 starting lineup. Goodyear the team s primary Driver was bumped from the lineup during qualifications on sunday. Jones had qualified the teams backup car but was dropped to second alternate after car owner Kenny Bernstein decided on monday to go instead with Goodyear in the race tuesdays move restored the lineup to the Way it was at the end of qualifications with Jones in the Middle of the 10th Row and Goodyear As the first alternate chief Steward Tom Binford who approved the change said the original request was made contingent upon Jones being the first alternate. With Goodyear As second alternate Rookie Mark Smith would Start sundays race if anything happened to one of the other starters on thursday
