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Show Sunday, January 21, JW6 THE DAILY HERALD, Provo, Utah ; - -. . By STEVE WILSTEIN AP Tennis Writer The only-reaso- u. n Cash 2-- 3) Wimbledon captured 3. 3, charge. In a zone of his own throughout a 6-third-roun- d 6 (7-6 (i victory, the kid called "Scud" produced the most stunning win by an Australian since Pat 7-- top-seed- ed 6-- 1 7-- poussis said. "It was an unbelievable feeling ... I did feel like I was in the zone." youngest U.S. Open men's cham,J.ai pion at the same age in 1990 Philippoussis' biggest struggle "I didn't have a sniff at ge'ttinga was trying to contain his soaring a serve back," said Sampras, who emotions, especially on the final barely beat Philippoussis in four point. sets at the U.S. Open last Septem"My hand was shaking when I ber. "When he's serving that big, was just about to serve," he said, there's nothing you can do." "I was just happy to get the serve Fans gasped and giggled at the in." speed of Philippoussis' serves, up Sampras netted a backhand on to 129 mph, and the distinctive that serve, setting off a throaty roar thud of his forehand when he'd by the crowd that lasted several take a full windup, let out a loud, minutes as Philippoussis paraded "AAARGH," and slug it into the around the court with his arms corners. No one in tennis hits the raised. ball harder and, on this night, no They played with the retractable one could have been more precise. roof closed, though the day's rain "I felt like I could just toss it up had long stopped, and Sampras felt and ace how I wanted to," Philip- - that gave Philippoussis an advan- - 6-- 3, 6, 6-- 2. 4, Jean-Philip- pe Fleurian At 19, Philippoussis put on a 6-- 3, 6-- 2, in 6-- 4. "It's obvious he's very talent ed," Sampras said of Philippous- -' tage. of Sampras when he became the woman, Monica Seles, had no trouble rolling into the quarters Sunday morning, !, 6-- 3 against No. 15 Naoko Sawa-matsSeles hasn't lost a set so far, yielding only 14 games in four matches. No. 3 Arantxa Sanchez Vicario also reached the quarters without dropping a set, beating No. 9 Mary 6-Joe Fernandez 6-But one of the most dangerous seeds who could have stood in the way of Philippoussis, No. 10 Goran Ivanisevic, fell to Italy's 6-Renzo Furlan No. 5 Michael Chang breezed into the quarters, beating As MELBOURNE, Australia fast as 29 aces flew past a stunned Pete Sampras, that wasn't the for a whipping in the Australian Open Saturday night that cost him the No. ranking. It was the way Mark Philippoussis, a taller, stronger, younger Aussie-Gree- k clone of Sampras, never relented in any manner, never gave Sampras a chance to take ' 4, show of power tennis reminiscent 1987. "The fact that it was indoors made his serve that much better,"' said Sampras, who often stared at Page C3, sis, "Time will tell if he can be that;' consistent. When I played him at ' the imprint the aces made on the the U.S. Open, he had his ups and ; court as if he couldn't believe how ' downs that I was able to take they clipped the corners. "It's anJ advantage of. Today he didn't give outdoor tournament. It would have me those opportunities." been nice to have that roof open if Sampras, who was seeking his it wasn't raining." third straight Grand Slam title after But Sampras, who served only winning Wimbledon and the U.S. five aces, didn't use that' as an Open, couldn't capitalize on the, ! ..' excuse. he had in. solitary break-poin- ts "He was just on today, plain each of the first two sets. He won and simple," said Sampras, whose only five points overall on Jjh'ilip-- ,, No. 1 ranking will go to either No. poussis' serve in the third set , 2 Andre Agassi or No. 3 Thomas Philippoussis played superbly at Muster when the tournament ends. ' the net and from the baseline; mix-- ; At the moment, with both of them ing up speeds, showing touch as , in the fourth round, Muster is in well as strength, beating Sampras ' the lead for the top spot. at his own game. , , serve-and-voll- (Salindo wins U.S. title in huge upset 0oiJ8T f I acksters SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) "This was like a dream," said Galindo, a native of San Jose. "I can't describe this moment right now. "Yesterday, I just had this feeling, not like I was psychic or something, but I was going to have a clean long. And I kept on imagining after, the crowd standing. The past week, I would just wake up, I couldn't sleep. I could visual Once in a while, quite often just once in a lifetime, someone captures a magical moment. Rudy Galindo grabbed it Saturday, and it will remain a part of him and those who witnessed it forever. Galindo, in the biggest upset in decades, won the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, earning two perfect marks along the way. , ize me getting off the ice with the crowd standing, for some reason." - Even before he was finished, the fans were on their feet. Galindo took the ice last, and left it to a standing ovation that began with 30 seconds to go in his free skate, to "Swan Lake." By that time, he had nailed eight triple jumps, two in combination, and was smiling broadly as he completed a stunning 1 1 By DOROTHY KNOELL The Daily Herald Assistant Sports Editor SAN JOSE, Calif. A coronation and a big, big question mark spiced the final night of the U.S. Figure Skating Championships. d Michelle Fifteen-year-ol- Kwan turned in a performance Saturday night to win her first ladies title. ct near-perfe- Defending Nicole champion Bobek, meanwhile, didn't perform at all. After doing the warmup, Bobek chose to withdraw rather than skate, citing a sore ankle that has been bothering her since late November. She had been scheduled to skate directly after Kwan. "When I got out there in warmups, it felt pretty sore. When I started jumping, I knew it wasn't holding me up," she said. After warmups, Dr. Warren King, who hadn't worked with Bobek until .that time, examined the ankle and said he and coach Barbara Roles Williams decided te ' ! "she shouldn't keep the injury and it would be in her best interests to withdraw." The sticking point is that Bobek performed in a 30ciay tour of "Nutcracker on Ice'1 through December on the sore ankle, rather than trying to rehabilitate the injury. Bobek said in the press conference after that she "hadn't had time tq take off to rest the injury." As world bronze medalist last by finishing on the medal year stand, she earned a third spot for the U.S. for 96 worlds Bobek requested a bye into this year's world championships on the basis of her finish last year. The U.S. Figure Skating Association's International Committee will consider that request. If granted, Bobek will Tara Lipinski, go and who did skate Saturday and earned the bronze medal for a perfor-- . mance that included five triples and one fall, will stay home. , Kwan, who was favored to take the title last year before bowing to Bobeki skated early in the final ' ; team to be successful." ' Ferrin has only one At (Continued from Page CI) The run, capped by Briett Davis' layup, proved to .' ' 1 -0 fast-brea- k group of ladies, and set a standard almost impossible for any other skater to reach. Sporting a new, more mature look, Kwan, who was fourth at last year's worlds, .performed as Salome, the Bible seductress whose dance led to the death of John the Baptist. But this young skater seduced the audience and judges with an incredible array of triple jumps two triple lutzes, a triple toe, flip, loop and salchow. She saved the landings on a couple of the jumps, and singled her final double axel, but any complaints would be nitpicking. Her string of 5.9s and 5.8s would have been tough for any other competitor to match. "It's a good feeling to be on top here," she said. "I didn't come in expecting to win, just to do my best. This is definitely one of my best performances." After an announcement of Bobek's withdrawal, Lipinski followed with her arsenal of triples. 1 teammate who measures under her. That makes little difference on ; the court, however. :. "Tricia keeps leading us in rebounds and I think that's heart," her coach said. "She just wants the ball." Ferrin opened the game by scoring her team's first 10 points, including two After Ferrin's second trey, Southern Idaho claimed its last lead of the game, Seconds later, Kristen Pool knocked down the Wolverines' 1 third straight trey for a advantage. The Eagles quickly tied the score at 13, but Julie Hansen nailed two free throws, then scored n layup on an assist from Pool as the Wolverines took the lead for good. UVSC slowly inched up its lead until putting the game away early in the second half. 11-1- 0. 13-1- 0. - nt 1 5-- s 5-- 2) 1) 3, ----- E n l;-' jr. r(n 1 EHSsfiyd pj. 1 1 pp W .j 9. said. performances of double winner Sarah McKeever (200 free and 200 fly) and sprinters Stephanie Egan and Nicole Collard (first and second in the 50 free). "We had an exceptional weekend," said Crump after seeing his team sweep past both Utah and New Mexico this weekend. . "Stephanie and Nicole swam espeour cially well all weekend sprinters are really starting to come around and Sarah had a great swim in the 200 free. Seeing his team come up with a sweep of the free style events thanks to two double winners pleased men's coach Tim Powers. The win was spearheaded by Ron Lockwood, who grabbed the big distance double with impressive wins in the 1000 and 500 free. Todd Wines was victorious in the 50 and 100 free. A II I 1RB fiTTTn1 15 b i " -,. - long jump and Wendy in the 55 meter (6.99). "I am very pleased with the ' progress we're making," Craig Poole, women's coach said.' "This was a successful meet., "The team is pulling together . and the times, are coming v Jor-gens- ... down.". .... The Lady Cougars will compete again at the Minneapolis Invitational Jan. 27 in Minnesota. lf - has owned and operated David Early Tire and Service Centers. 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Matt McCauley placed first in the pole vault with a leap of 15-Jim Roberts was second in the shot put with a throw of 54-- 8. back-to-bac- 253 West 9000 South r-""- The Soaring to third was Dan Hollander, who like Galindo has been on the border of the medals podium before, but never reached it.,, Hollander was third in the free skate to grab third overall. Galindo, who had been third in the short program, and Hollander, fourth in the short, will make their first trips to the world championships as singles skaters. Eldredge, who was second to Canada's Elvis Stojko a year ago, will go for the fifth time. The world championships are set for March in Edmonton, Alberta. "One goal for this year was to make the world team," Hollander said. "Deep down inside I really wanted it this year, but I didn't think I would be ready for it yet. I have to think about all. the years k and all the programs I . dard. Freshman Shae Taylor ished third at 6-- Amy-- Christiansen took first place in the shot put and automatically qualified for the NCAA tourna- - . t, ment with a mark of inch. In the women's weight throw; Christiansen and Dawn Tabla of , BYU captured provisional qualifying marks with throws of 54-- .' feet, 4 12 inches and 5 - feet,' 7 ' inches, respectively. Other first place finishers for-'the women were Stacey Smith 8 in the triple jump (37-fee- t, 14) and the high jump (5 feet, 8 inches), Alicia Brimhall with a'," 8 inches mark in the', 1 7-- 'VinaMonson 'T () "It's the first time out for this Meanwhile, BYU's . " E!U i LWMW, ' in the Snake light competition River Invitational Saturday. Lundmark won the high 14 jump with a leap of to earn a berth in March's championships if a full field doesn't meet the automatic stan- "We had some really bright spots. It looks like we'll have a solid team in most events." The Cougars will have their-- , lone, home meet of the indoor; season next Saturday. Competition begins at 11 a.m. BYU's women's and men's swimming teams continued to look strong against WAC oppovic3 and nents with tories respectively over New Mexico Saturday afternoon in Provo. Women's coach .Stan Crump " I iiw I paddiers record wins --- ant sk. POCATELLO, Idaho BYU's Erik Lundmark provi-- , sionally qualified for the NCAA Indoor Championships to high- Y. be the knockout punch. With the Wolverines' sharp shooting and stifling defense, the Eagles could not climb their way back from the deficit. . U VSC hit 23 of 53 shots on the shootnight, compared to ing for Southern Idaho. "We tried to close down the ; middle and make them shoot from the outside," Nixon said. ' ! When the Eagles missed shots, the Wolverines were there to colthe lect the rebounds, Ragles 46-3"That really was the difference," Nixon said. "The key was tb get the rebounds and only give if them one shot." she first in the half, ; Especially said. The Wolverines were actually Briett Davis scored 10 for outshot in the first half, but thanks UVSC and teammate Mary Hunter to some hustle on the boards, they .had nine points and1 eight lead into the rebounds. Tara Ferrin tallied six parried a seven-poiroom. rebounds and five assists. i lpcker Tricia Ferrin was the catalyst Southern .Idaho was led by fbn the Wolverines. The sophoDeanna Glover's 10 points and more guard led her team in points seven rebounds. : CI With the loss, the Eagles ( (9) and assists (6). tie with fall out of a first-pla; "She's been doing that," Nixon 6-in the Scenic said. "She's really been playing UVSC (13-well and is determined for our West Athletic Conference. . nt pre- program, so obviously it is a little rougher than I'd like," Eldredge toe-trip- le : 5.9s for technical merit and sentation. That was good enough to edge Todd Eldredge, who skated just before Galindo and fell short of winning a fourth national t'tle. Eldredge was first with two of the nine judges for a conservative program to music from the movie "First Knight." Kwan captures U.S. sk ating title ' , finish high in Idaho Snake River invite performance. The crowd already was chanting "six" when two of them appeared on the scoreboard, for presentation. They were the first 6.0s of his career. He also earned 1 331 MURRAY ,.6625 South 900 East SALT LAKE CITY ...3302 South 900 East WEST VALLEY 2850 West 3500 South R0Y....... i East 400 South ....5702 South 1900 West 1 9 MOST MAJOA CREDfT CARDS ACC8PT6D STORK MOUNt mm ii lit SAM-6P- ACCFHrft Bmooe9TtNS AirroPASft Card also -iiiiwiw minimi milium i miniw inmriinr-iiTT- Prices expire 131B6. No dealer. No other discounts apply. 1 mmmmmmmmm - J ,1 tiaF&ir?-Jiur- -. L 9 |
