European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 31, 1995, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Muster Pierce blast to wins e by Bob Greene new York a in a show of Ower Thomas Muster and Mary Pierce lasted their Way to Victory wednesday at the . Open Tennis championships. Muster of Austria the menus no. 3 seed and the French open Champion do to rated. American a. Luke Jensen 7-6 736-3, 6-0, while Pierce who won the australian open in january beat Tatyana Jec Monica of Yugoslavia 6-3, 6-0. Fourteen year old Martina hinges of Switzerland considered a future Star on the women a Tennis tour Defeated eighth seeded Magdalena male Eva 4-6, 6-4, 6-2, while no. 3 Arantha Sanchez Vicario of Spain downed South africans Joannette Kruger 6-4,6-3.joining Muster As first round winners were no. 8 Michael Stich who topped Spain a Javier Sanchez 6-2, 6-3, 6-0, and no. 12 Richard Krajicek of the Netherlands who Defeated Karel Novack of the czech Republic 6-3, 6-4, 6-4. Hinges who was named for Martina Navratilova and is coached by her Mother is ranked 18th in the world. And while male Eva is ranked 10 spots above her the youngest of the three bulgarian Tennis playing Sisters has been sidelined with fused disks in her Back and a sprained ankle. Male Eva was playing in her first tournament since the French open in May when she lost in the second round. By winning hinges equated her Best grand slam tournament performance. She also reached the third round at the French open. Male Eva appeared Content to rally from the Baseline but Hegis who can Trade ground strokes with her played More of an attacking game. Pierce on  hand used her penetrating Gruft strokes to overpower the 17-year-old Jecmenica who was born in Novi sad Yugoslavia Monica Selest Birthplace. This was her first grand slam tournament main draw. A. Ever since their Junior Tennis Days Andre Agassi Pete Sampras and Jim courier have taken turns winning grand slam tournaments and becoming no. 1 in the world. They stepped together into the second round of the . Open on tuesday with Only courier needing More than straight sets. The defending Champion and top seeded Agassi brushed aside Bryan Shelton 6-2, 6-2, 6-2 no. 2 Sampras Defeated brazilian Fernando Meligeni 6-0, 6-3, 6-4, and Cou Pete Sampras returns a shot during his win tuesday night Over Fernando Meligeni. Rier seeded 1.4th, got past Bernd Karbach or of Germany 6-3,6-4,3-6,6-3. Quot Only courier playing in a night match had problems with his first round foe. Karbacher hit the Ball almost As hard As courier. He just  keep the Ball in the court As much As courier. Sampras punched a Hole in the notion that All the menus matches Are Little More than a prelude to an inevitable final Ber tween him and the top ranked Agassi. A a everyone a assuming that but that a the last thing on my mind a Sampras said. A it would be great to get to the final and play anyone and it would be special to play Andre. A but there a a lot of time Between now and next  the stars and stripes ports August 31, 1995 Page 36 near miss for bucs 13-game loser Wagner tames Rockies with 8% no hit innings a to fish amp a amp la amp in by Alan Robinson Pittsburgh a of the 229 no hitters in major league history some were pitched by the games unforgettable some were by the Long forgotten. But quite possibly Paul Wagner nearly pitched the most inexplicable no hitter of them All in Pittsburgh a 4-0 Victory tuesday night Over Colorado. For 8w innings the Rockies did no to have even a semblance of a hit. The Nln a most prolific collection of hitters looked As pathetically helpless As an american legion team sent up to face Greg Maddux. But this Wasny to Maddux on the Hill Wagner or Hideo Nomo or Randy Johnson or someone seemingly capable of the feat. Titis was Paul Wagner a yes the Paul Wagner of the league High 13 losses the Only Pitcher in the pirates 109-year history to Start a season 1-10. The same Wagner 3-13 who had twice pitched himself out of the pirates rotation and was threatening to pitch his Way out of their plans forever. Quot he was Brilliant. Awesome a pirates manager Jim Leyland said. A i thought he was going to pitch a no hitter a no i was sure he was going to get it. I wanted him to get it so bad. I was thinking a this poor son of a gun has had such a bad year its Only right that he get  a he almost did. He almost pitched theal rest of no on Page 35 pirates first no hitter since John Candelaria on aug. 9,1976. He almost became Only the second pirates Pitcher Ever to throw a no hitter in Pittsburgh. But just like his promising yet puzzling career so far Wagner was Only almost Good enough. The ninth inning the climactic ninth with All 7,654 fans and the pirates dugout standing and cheering on every pitch started so quickly so promisingly. Mike Kingery a one pitch and out a routine grounder Larry Walker a one pitch and out a routine grounder. Only Andres Galarraga stood Between Wagner and the history books. Normally facing such a hitter in the ninth an inning lie rarely sees a would have paralysed Wagner with worry. Not this night. A i was throwing the Best sliders of my life a said Wagner who had never thrown a nine inning shutout until tuesday. A my Ball was really popping. I knew i had a no Hitler i was thinking about  Galarraga took a Check swing on a 2-2 pitch and nearly went around but stopped his Bat just in time. Then it was 3-2, and Wagner by now throwing so hard he was falling off the Mound on every pitch snapped off a Nasty 3-2 Slider a the same pitch he used for most of his 11 strikeouts. But Galarraga one of the games Best Contact hitters got just enough of the Ball hopping after being beaded by throw Rockies Andres Galarraga steals second behind Nelson us Riano. Galarraga had just broken up Paul Wagner a no hit bid with two out i the ninth. To Send a slow hopping grounder up the Middle. Wagner sprawling again had no Chance to make the play and neither did second baseman Nelson Liriano. Instead of joining the elite list of 229, Wagner becomes merely the fourth major leaguer to lose a no hitter in the ninth in. Ning this season. A i saw the Ball All the Way i saw every seam on every hop but i just  get to it a Wagner said. _ a i really thought i was going to get it. It was 3-2, two outs in the ninth and i remember thinking a in this situation the Guy swings and misses and everything works out of a a Galarraga  apologize for the hit but it wont make his top 20 hit list either. A a i was thinking a in be got to do it. We done to want to be no hit a a he said. A but the Way he was pitching i was very Happy to get a hit. In i be Happy if he does it against somebody  of course Wagner Hasni to proven he can Start and beat anybody else but the Rockies. He is 2-0 this season with an 0.00 Era against Colorado in 16 innings at three Rivers stadium but is 0-11 with a 5.73 Era As a starter against everyone else. His 95-Mph fastball and Oft paralysing Slider should frustrate and confuse hitters. Instead his 13-24 record As a starter puzzles and confounds the pirates who had lost six straight before tuesday. A what you saw is How awesome his stuff can be and Why we be stuck with him a Leyland said