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Show __BS. The Salt Lake Tribune SPORTSSunday, September 10,1995 Buzz Focus on Agassi to Defend Title Against His Old Pal Sampras Title Series @ Continued From B-1 Lennon notonly connected for the go-ahead homer, but By Hal Bock his singlestarted a three-run ‘THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Tally in the second, ig the game. In the eighth, his leadoff walk put the Buzz on their way to a four-run inting. His big game came less than 24 hours after he ripped two homers in Friday’s come-from-behind 12- NEW YORK — Andre Agassi and Boris Becker really respect each other. Honestly, they really do, evenif it was hard to tell from the cursory handshake they exchanged after Agassi defeated Becker in Saturday’s U.S. Open semifinal. Agassi’s 7-6(7-4), 7-6 (7-2), 4-6, 6-4 victorypropelled him into today’s championship showdown against Pete Sampras, who advanced earlier on the fifth anniversary of his first Opentitle with a 7-5, 4-6, 6-4, 7-5 victory over Jim Courier. Both winners struggled at times, but the post-matchclimate was considerably cooler between Agassi and Becker 9 win in Game 3. The series was typical of the lift Lennon has provided Since joining the Buzz on than it was between Sampras and Courier Sampras and Courier had nothing but praise for each July 21. other. Agassi and Becker had nothing much ofanything for each “When wepicked him up, we were hoping he'd deli “er,” said Buzz manager Phil Roof. “And hecertainly has Tim Kelly/The Salt Lake Tribune Riccardo Ingram, left, and Patrick Lennoncelebrate after Lennonhit a homerduring the Buzz win Saturday over Vancouver. but a lot of guys deliv- ered today.” Among Saturday's other ‘heroes: Denny Hocking (two hits, three RBIs), Steve Haz- ti at deciding to leave .” said Lennon, soaking in champagneandbeerin the jubilant Buzz clubhouse. offs, the 6-foot-2, 230pounder was for 16 (.375), with three homers, six RBIs and seven runs scored. Lennon wasn't the only Buzzman ripping thebail in day night,” said Lennon. “Then we needtostart focusing on the championship. That's what we want now.” wasless than compiimentary aboutthe No. 1-ranked player in the world and his corporate sponsor, Nike, which also season when they beat the poy T5"% icons $5 underwrites Sampras. $021 Agassi and Sampras played tenacious tennis to set up Raabe added: ‘We're Buzz in five games. . New. 5229 Rome Jett (two hits, two RBIs) and “It was home for me. I had playing awfully well right comer Dan Serafini pitched Sees. $120 Bante. pitchers Mike Misuraca (4% moved up to Massachusetts. inningsof clutch relief) and I'm thankful the Red Soxlet the two games at Franklin now. Wehaveto be consid-| effectively, allowing three mor® 4111 lemon runs in 4¥4 inningsin his first facet’ 4243 faaetv Sean Gavaghan, who earned me out and I'm thankfui Min- Quest Field. Every starter ered the team to beat.” the save by retiring Todd Greene on a pop out with two men aboard. on Lennon wasn’t sureif he'd he be playing in Septemberafter being grantedhis release pr from the Boston Red Sox. He wound up being out of work just one day. Once Jim Rantz, the Minnesota Twins’ director of minor leagues, nesota picked me up and sent me here to be part of this team.” had a hit in Friday’s win and eight reached safely Saturday. Salt Lake scored 21 And the team is glad he runs and poundedout28 hits in the two games, but Van- “Patrick provided a huge lift for us once he got here,” said Brian Raabe, who had couver was nearly as potent with 15 runs and 29 hits. came. an RBIsingle in the eighth. “He gave us some power, Hocking, whose three-run homer provided the margin of victory Friday, had a big PCLstart.. Twins needed a right-handed “The toughest decision I've madein my professional Seles Loses Ace AndTitle ® Continued From B-i SC about that one serve,” Seles said. “But, oh boy, there were so many emotions out there today.” In the end, they embraced and kissed across the net, two women who neededeach other more than they knew, who gave the nearly 20,000 fans in the stadium a match «oLelegance and courage and fe power. e- Graf and Seles will still iSharethe No. 1 ranking even In the reguiar season, Lennon hit .400 in 34 games with six homers and 29 RBIs in just 34 games. In the play- Now the Buzz want three morevictories to grab the ultimate prize in the PCL. “We can enjoy until Sun- BUZZ NOTES 6 for 12 in the first three "0 376146 Totals Tickets G (Monday-Tueaday) Ofthe championship series are on sale at Franklin Quest Field games, sat out Saturday's Yoncawor 30 901 gua first twosets withouta breal r win. . Twins’ general man- “Crone, ousnam picnatQu fe f pe nesone a ofve a — Ageaa ae the 33 943 9 Behe had byeeach iathe ie match,sailing through the ager Terry Ryan was in town Revtud Gauanbevicuseta away thouph, getting his first break ond winning the net for the two games. “It's nice lote2 108Voncaye7 Sot sie? PS aE EORee a URE ESE On Ld Po LETara today fromre 10 a.m. to.4 pm,|to be here inae September,” vaca |" 9 " ¥ # @ % alfivecourtside, games toforce a fourth set,ashiswife,Barbara, seated . i i s hic er eyes, unable to stan e tension. Mondaywillalso a Family “That ji, here. Wis wellmeans are going thingsRyan. in for said Night; families canbe get $11. Those tickets are avail- They aren't going too well in BUS 3Cie } § 3 35 | 4 Inthee fourth set, theyy stayed gam stay on serve¢ until thee 10th game 9, 3s 9 jen, Suddenly, Agassi sprang, breaking Becker without 5& 38 33 0|b1 consecutivematch osing 6 Down sea eee a ae a victory, dating pea from the Wimbledon loss sat See OE De Northerneee eee ivision playoffs, will start overall, The Buzz are 27-11 82-65. ae The iast PCLtitle Game1 of the championship series. ... The Canadians at home since thefirst half ended. Overall, the Buzz are this summer. “I haven't talked to my| clined to overrule. Seles “This is the biggest one I lawyersor his lawyersin the | shouted herobjections to no have ever achieved,” Graf last few weeks, so I am going| avail Angry and shaken, Seles said. ‘Nothing can ever tohave todo alotofcatching| comeclose to this one. I had up onthatissue,” Grafsaid. plopped a slow second serve a lot of obstacles to climb After one more question that Graf ran aroundtodrill over. Every time something about her father, she broke forehand winner cross- | dozen matches and putting else was coming up. I just down in tears, her chest| court and even the tiebehind herthe stabbing by a didn’t expectit.” heaving. She covered her| breaker at 6-6. As they fan of Graf in Hamburg, GerShe has a painful bone many, nearly 2% years ago. spur in her back and a sore away to composeherself for point, Seles kept arguing “Tt has been very exciting foot, but nothing has worn ee coon On a) with the umpire, and the disto me playing again, and just her down like the imprison- daylikethis,afterwinning| traction was still on her mind being out there feeling evmentof her father. erything once again — what Graf, who won $575,000 to was such a routine before,” Seles said, giggling as al- push her career earnings to ily’s problems. h hack ways. “As long as I keep hav- $16.6 million, sobbed unconForher, and forthe crowd, | "€ comebacl Seles, whose whole gameis trollably when asked about the drama of the match was ing fun, that is what is going her father and manager, Pe- enough. built around her mental form to matter to me the most.” Servingfor the setat 6-5in titude more than her physiGraf couldn't have been ter, in a German prison on happier about overcoming tax fraud charges. She said the tiebreaker, Seles drilled cal strength, responded to her physical and emotional her prospects of seeing him an apparent ace down the that moment of frustration problems to add the U.S. are “very slight.” because middle and capered off the by crushing Graf in the secOpen championship to the prosecutors want to keep court certain she'd won it. ond set — thefirst time Graf Wimbledon and French them apart during the ongo- But the linesman called it ever lost a set at love in 12 | after the German's victory, and that is especially appropriate after seeing howlittle separates them on court. Awayfrom the court, Seles was still smiling, taking ie stride her first defeat in eyes a moment, then bolted switched sides after that she did, Graf couldn't stand Whenshe hitforehand errors Being reminded of her fan|he2x! 0,pots1 Opentitles she won earlier ing investigation. $049 today’s confrontation. 3322 Service breaks weretough to come byin both matches 3122 There werejust four in the morning match, three by Sam- Mitch Simons, @22'm 431 Set, 218% pras and one byCourier, and each decideda set. Agassi and which was something we two-run double in the four- able only on Monday. ...| Minnesota now. 8.3 MorccaW 8) able onlyonMonday.ci Galt Lake right vinished SPS, heard Lennon was available, were missing when Bernie run eighth to finish with sev- ie Bas oO vine is Beninek Varieover ae Franks te en RBIsin theseries. he. called and told him the [Brito]left.” i 6 rye 7 z os a powerhitter at Triple-A. ner. Their feud dates back to Wimbledon, where Becker defeated Agassi in the semifinals, coming from oneset and two service breaks behind for the victory. After the match, he had wonthe last six Northern Division series in which they played, including last wide and the umpire de-| years at the U.S. Open. Graf Agassi will have had about 20 hours to recover before ~__ facing Samprasfor the title this afternoon. Sampras will go after his third Opentitle while Agassi seeks to retain the championship he wona yearago. wonbya Salt Lake teara was in 1979. Cougars Fall to Montana hadn't lost a set at love in any Grand Slam event since the 1992 French Open semis against Arantxa Sanchez Vicario. A bone bruise on Graf's left foot bothered her throughout that set. She went to a hospital Friday night for an MRI exam, but tests showedshedid not have a stress fracture as she feared. After the fifth game of the second set, she called over a trainer, whom she sent in search of a new pair of socks, Grafleft the court to put on the socks and have the bandage removed after the first game of the third set, and suddenly appeared more comfortable and confident again. Seles, meanwhile, looked increasingly tired in only her second tournament back. PROVO — Freshman Shauna Rohbock scored her fourth goal in two days, but BYU fell 2-1 to Montana in women’s soccer Saturday at South Field. Rohbock’s goal after a pass from Danielle Warner in the 40th minute of the first half lifted BYU into a 1-1 tie. Montana’s Courtney Mathieson delivered the game winner in the 55th minute. After Friday's win over Utah, “Obviously, our fatigue hurt us, but the dominance was there,” said BYU Coach Jennifer Rockwood. “T was once again impressed with our defensiveefforts,” added Rockwood, citing Camille Henry’s play. Montanavisits Utah todayat 2 p.m. onthefield northeast of the Huntsman Center. 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