Show B4— The Herald Journal Logan Utah Sunday July 21 2002 I Davenport SeleswinFed matches SPRINGFIELD Mo (AP) — Lindsay Davenpoct wu beaming She was finally back in competition Her right knee felt great And she overpow-ere- d Israel’i Anna Smashnova 3 on a Mistering hot 3 Saturday afternoon in the opening Fed Cup match “My first match back in io long that I'm even walking afterwards I’m very very happy” said Davenport who had not played serious competition since injuring the knee in November and undergoing surgery in January “My knee held up Everything went smoothly" 6-- IUgS I GUI 90-degr-ee 6-- ed In the second match Monica Seles breezed past Tzipi Obzil-e- r 6-- 4 6-- 2 to put the Americans on the verge of early victory in ’ the competition Davenport showed the same power that once made her No 1 in the world dominating best-of-fi- unforced errors But whether the was hitting winders or unforced errors Davenport controlled the tempo of the match in heat : “Physically right now I fed great” she said: “But I don’t know the level of my game or how consistent it will be I' really have never been off this long The people I've spoken with who have had injuries said to expect ups and downs But I’ll take a win any time” ' In the second match Seles demonstrated too much expo- rience and savvy for her Ires opponent To dose out foe first set Obziler crushed a backhand passing shot down foe line But Seles lunged to her right and feathered a short-angbackhand drop shot that clinched foe set and brought a collective gasp from the audience of about 2000 “I was having a hard time with my forehand my serve today” she said “But I haven’t played much As anybody else my timing is a little bit off But I just have to hit i f mm&mmimB le ve Smashnov? with power serves and ground strokes that pushed Israel's No 1 player far behind the baseline' There were signs of rust though She made a number of some more Continued from B1 and 10 pointsand from Natalie Williams Jennifer Azzi added 19 points and Adrienne Goodson had 17 Utah’s starters combined for 79 points “Utah just had answers” Washington coach Marianne Stanley sirid “Dydek down the stretch for them was huge” The Starzz also shot 32 percent from and 91 percent at the foe floor line The Mystics played their eighth straight game without top scorer Chamique Holdsclaw (ankle) and again missed starting point guard Annie Burgess (calf) Their offense often struggled going fra long stretches without a ‘ '7-- v - APpholo balls” seven-minu- te All-St- ar (29-for-5- 6) - itfV Lindsay Davenport returns a volley from Anna Smashnova during the Fed Cup playoff between the United States and Israel Saturday ! 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