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From: shun@cbnewsh.cb.att.com (shun.cheung)
Subject: 1992 Olympics Tennis Draw, Men's Singles
Organization: AT&T
Date: Sat, 25 Jul 1992 12:46:17 GMT

  The singles draw has 64 players. Therefore they play six rounds;
  that is one fewer than at the Grand Slam events.


  1992 Olympics Tennis Draw, Men's Singles, seeded players only


           Courier (1) --------+
                               |--------+
          Ferreria (9) --------+        |
                                        |--------+
       E. Sanchez (12) --------+        |        |
                               |--------+        |
            Forget (7) --------+                 |
                                                 |--------+
        Ivanisevic (4) --------+                 |        |
                               |--------+        |        |
           Hlasek (15) --------+        |        |        |
                                        |--------+        |
         Mansdorf (14) --------+        |                 |
                               |--------+                 |
            Becker (5) --------+                          |
                                                          +--------> Gold Medal
             Chang (6) --------+                          |
                               |--------+                 |
         Bruguera (11) --------+        |                 |
                                        |--------+        |
        Cherkasov (13) --------+        |        |        |
                               |--------+        |        |
           Sampras (3) --------+                 |        |
                                                 |--------+
             Stich (8) --------+                 |
                               |--------+        |
           Muster (10) --------+        |        |
                                        |--------+
           Arrese (16) --------+        |
                               |--------+
            Edberg (2) --------+


Predictions? None from me. I know I can't make accurate predictions,
especially on the men's side, and I don't think anyone else can either.
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From: clc5q@uvacs.cs.Virginia.EDU (Clark L. Coleman)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.tennis
Subject: NCAA Singles Champions List
Date: 28 Jul 92 15:53:03 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: University of Virginia Computer Science Department
Originator: clc5q@hemlock.cs.Virginia.EDU


I have been compiling a list of NCAA titlists and finalists in singles.
Any help in filling in the holes would be appreciated. Does someone
have a program from attending the finals? Held in Athens, Georgia, at
the University of Georgia every year lately.

Some names that come to mind as titlists of finalists over the years,
which I have been unable to check up on, are Brian Teacher, Eliot
Teltscher (sure he didn't win, though), Mike DePalmer of Tennessee,
Chip Hooper of Arkansas, Bill Scanlon of Trinity, Erick Iskersky of Trinity,
Eddie Edwards of Pepperdine (possible finalist in 1977 or 1979.)
Bruce Manson of USC, Jay Lapidus and Leif Shiras of Princeton, Mel Purcell
of Tennessee, Howard Schoenfield of UCLA, Dick Stockton of Trinity,
Ben Testerman, Robert Van't Hof of USC, Van Winitsky of UCLA, are all
possible finalists or even titlists in the 1970's and 1980's.

Thanks for any help.




Year   Player              School        Finalist         School
----   -------             ------        --------         ------
1963   Dennis Ralston
1964   Dennis Ralston

1971   Jimmy Connors       UCLA
1972
1973   Billy Martin        UCLA          George Hardie    SMU
1974  *John Whitlinger     Stanford (?)
1975
1976
1977   Matt Mitchell       Stanford
1978   John McEnroe        Stanford      John Sadri       North Car. State
1979   Kevin Curren        Texas
1980   Peter Rennert (?)   Stanford
1981   Tim Mayotte         Stanford
1982   Mike Leach          USC (?)       Brad Gilbert     Pepperdine
1983   Greg Holmes         Utah
1984   Mikael Pernfors     Georgia
1985   Mikael Pernfors     Georgia
1986   Dan Goldie          Stanford      Richey Reneberg  SMU
1987
1988   Robbie Weiss        Pepperdine  **Brian Garrow     UCLA
1989
1990   Steve Bryan         Texas      ***Jason Netter     UCLA
1991   Jared Palmer        Stanford      Patricio Arnold  Georgia
1992  *Alex O'Brien        Stanford      Wade McGuire     Georgia

*   Won the NCAA Triple Crown: singles, doubles, and team championships.
**  Only player in 1980's to make the singles and doubles finals, winning
     the doubles title with Patrick Galbraith.
*** Great surname for a tennis player.
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From: fam7w@holmes.acc.Virginia.EDU (Farid A. Masood)
Subject: Olympics
Originator: fam7w@holmes.acc.Virginia.EDU
Organization: University of Virginia
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1992 00:25:12 GMT

In most of the sports the Olympics represents an athlete's dream.
These athletes spend most of their lives working for that one moment.
It is the achievement of the amatuer, yet in recent history
professionals who do not as so much care for the Olympics are
representing their countries in the Olympics.  This is true in tennis
and basketball.  The professionals in soccer do not play in the
Olympics because that is not their ultimate prize (the world cup is).  

I feel that the tennis stars of today do not really care for the
Olympic dream.  If it fits into their schedule well and good, if not
no big deal.  There is no emotional attachement to that prize.  So let
the Olympics remain for those who have sacrificed for it, so for those
professional tennis players and basketball players, give the amatuers
a chance, go back to the Wimbledon, US Open and the NBA and achieve
your glory there.


Fred Masood
Graduate Student
University of Virginia, Department of Systems Engineering
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From: cic@vab02.larc.nasa.gov (Christopher I. Cruz)
Subject: Re: Stringing Machines, Strings and Widebody Raquets
Organization: NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1992 18:28:29 GMT
From: clc5q@uvacs.cs.Virginia.EDU (Clark L. Coleman)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.tennis
Subject: Wimbledon Trivia Question
Date: 28 Jul 92 14:30:15 GMT
Organization: University of Virginia Computer Science Department
Originator: clc5q@hemlock.cs.Virginia.EDU


Name the only 3 players to defeat both Jimmy Connors and John McEnroe at
Wimbledon (not necessarily in the same year.)
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From: quaglia@seas.smu.edu (Bruce Quaglia)
Subject: Re: Olympics
Organization: SMU School Of Engineering and Applied Science
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1992 07:52:46 GMT


  I'm not sure why, in the open era, which most would now agree
  has been in the best interest of tennis, that the olympics should
  be restricted to amateurs anymore than the grand slam events should
  be. I, for one, would probably be much less interested in the
  Olympic tennis competition if it were only open to amateurs.
  What is an amateur really anymore, a club player or a pro tour
  player who is making no prize money whatsoever? I think that
  the pro players who participate do so for purer motives than
  you subscribe to them. There is no prize money, and clearly
  most pro players are not THHAAT concerned with their PR image.
  I think it is much like the Davis Cups, its good for tennis and
  it appeals to a higher sportsman-like sensibility that resides
  still in even the most jaded and greedy of the sports elite.
From: dlee@iti.gov.sg (Dennis Lee)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.tennis
Subject: Coaching balls vs real balls (advise sought)
Date: 22 Jul 92 23:57:10 GMT
Organization: Information Technology Institute, National Computer Board, Singapore.

Folks on Net-Land,
	I went shopping with a friend last week, and bumped into a sale
	at a sports shop selling tennis balls real cheap (like 6 for S$8
	(USD$1=S$1.60) ), but on a more careful second look, they were 
	labelled as coaching balls.  As both of us didn't know the
	difference between coaching balls and regular tennis balls, (they
	looked the same to the both of us), we both hesitated in buying
	them.

	Anybody out there who can offer a word of advise or two about
	coaching balls, as opposed to regular tennis balls?

Thanks,
>Dennis.
From: rodger@rand.ORG (Rodger Madison)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.tennis
Subject: Re: On Being Flat And/Or Spinny
Date: 22 Jul 92 15:47:33 GMT
Organization: The RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, California

In article <1992Jul22.040435.5500@morrow.stanford.edu>, GE.TEG@forsythe.stanford.edu (Tito E. Gervacio) writes:

>  and  sidespins  are inarguably lucky shots (any rebuttal?).

>  -TEG

They generally are.  A pure sidespin shot is almost impossible to hit.
The are on the woman's tour now several players (Steffi among them) who
can hit an "inside out" forehand.  This stroke produces a shot that is
sliced with a little sidespin (the axis of rotation is maybe 10-15 degrees
off the horizontal).  The advantage of such a shot lie in its power and
the way the ball hops away when it bounces.

     Rodger
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From: prehofer@Informatik.TU-Muenchen.DE (Christian Prehofer)
Subject: Re: Consumer Reports magazine (August 1992)
Keywords: Tennis racquets
Originator: prehofer@sunbroy13.informatik.tu-muenchen.de
Organization: Technische Universitaet Muenchen, Germany
Date: Fri, 31 Jul 1992 11:35:03 GMT



	High power
	rated best
	Donnay Ultimate Pro       $200.00 (US dollars)

	Pro-Kennex Graphite
	Infinity, A BEST BUY      $100.00

	Medium power
	rated best
	Prince CTS Precision      $129.00
	Spalding Pro
	Extreme 95                $130.00 


Does anyone know why racquets are a lot more
expensive in Germany? 
Price racquets reange from DM 250-500 
(approx. 170-320 USD)
What are the price tags in other countries?

Christian  
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From: clc5q@uvacs.cs.Virginia.EDU (Clark L. Coleman)
Subject: ATP Tour Player Guide
Originator: clc5q@hemlock.cs.Virginia.EDU
Organization: University of Virginia Computer Science Department
Distribution: usa
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1992 20:54:36 GMT


My recent statistical postings have been compiled from the media guide
published by the ATP Tour.  Those of us lacking official media credentials
can get one of the extra copies by making out a check for $20 and sending
it to:

      ATP Tour
      200 ATP Tour Boulevard
      Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32082
      attention: Becky Hart

Drop in a note asking for the 1992 Player Guide, with your address.

The bulk of the guide is a page about each player on the men's tour, with
a picture and description of career accomplishments. 2 pages are needed
for Lendl, Connors, McEnroe, etc.  There is also a short section on retired
greats from the open era; then a lengthy section on tournament results
from each week of the open era.  There are also tables showing who beat whom
in the finals of all past grand slam events, with scores only for singles.
Mixed doubles results are given only for the open era. There are a few pages
of Davis Cup history. No really precise explanation of the computer ranking
system, unfortunately.

Each player page has a chart showing results at grand slam events, so you
can see what round they lost in.  The grand slam history section also has
the complete singles scores from the round of 16 onward, but only for the
open era.  The minor tournament results only give the winner and finalist,
no scores.  Complete scores are given for all rounds of the year-end Masters
tournaments. There are a few pages of statistics and trivia, both career
and 1991 only, and a summary of ATP tournament rules concludes the book.

I will continue to post some of the more interesting historical data.

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From: kcy@meaddata.com (Cheong Yu)
Subject: Re: Has there been a string survey lately?
Organization: Mead Data Central, Dayton OH
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 1992 16:40:27 GMT
Reply-To: kcy@meaddata.com

In article <1881@coyote.UUCP>, toby@skizix.almaden.ibm.com (Tobin J. Lehman) writes:
|> 
|> I was going to send this note specifically to Filaman (Palmer),
|> one of our resident stringing experts, but I (apparently) couldn't get
|> through using the various supplied addresses.  Perhaps the net has
|> the answer.
|> 
|> After shattering my old Pro Kennex (too loose grip on a serve) and
|> then playing with my wife's racquet for several weeks, I can see that
|> a new racquet is a must.  I've decided on the Prince CTS Synergy
|> DB26 midplus.  A friend has the oversize version, and strung
|> it with Babolat fine play (16 gauge, 62 lbs), as the guy at the
|> tennis shop said it was "better" than Prince syn gut.  We're noticing
|> that the Babolat strings are notching badly, only after about
|> 4 weeks of play (2-3 times a week).
|> 
|> (1) Is there some write up (Tennis magazine or other) that discusses
|>     pros and cons of various strings?  I found the racquet survey in
|>     Tennis magazine most helpful.

Yes, the newest issue of Tennis magazine (August?), has a short
article comparing about 50 different strings.  It reviewed the strings
based on playability, durability, and spin potential.  There were no
numerical ratings like they did for the rackets, but rather a yes-no
checkbox format (i.e. Gamma Gut, 17 guage, had playability and spin
marked, but not durability, etc.).

|> 
|> (2) I was thinking I'd go with 65 lbs (towards the control end of
|>     the 55-70 range) and some kind of syn gut.  I'd like some
|>     control with durability.  Any suggestions on which string(s)
|>     I should look at?
|> 
|> tjl
|> =========================================================================
|>      Toby Lehman (K55/801)            Internet:      toby@almaden.ibm.com
|>      IBM Almaden Research Center      UUCP:          uunet!ibmarc!toby
|>      650 Harry Road                   ARC FAX:       (408) 927-2100
|>      San Jose, CA 95120-6099          Secretary FAX: (408) 927-3215
|>      (408) 927-1781                   Toby FAX:      (408) 927-4028
|> =========================================================================
|> 

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From: huseby@saturn.nr.no (Ragnar Bang Huseby)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.tennis
Subject: Petr Korda
Date: 26 Jul 92 16:45:05 GMT
Organization: /nr/pluto/u3/huseby/.organization

In a previous Petr Korda was mentioned in the list of participants of the Olympic
games. However, his name does not appear in the list of seeded players, despite
the fact he is #5 in ATP.
Has he withdrawn from the tournament?

Ragnar Bang Huseby 

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From: clc5q@hemlock.cs.Virginia.EDU (Clark L. Coleman)
Subject: Re: Players Int. & Dutch Open Results
Organization: University of Virginia Computer Science Department
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 1992 13:50:04 GMT

In article <c9R9NB1w164w@knex.Gwinnett.COM> gess@knex.Gwinnett.COM (Gess Shankar) writes:
>$1.5 MILLION PLAYER'S INTERNATIONAL
>AT TORONTO 
>FIRST ROUND
>-----------
>Jason Stoltenberg d. David Wheaton (9), 6-3,6-4	      !!!!!!

I guess pretty soon we will be able to eliminate the exclamation points
when we describe yet another loss by David Wheaton. He has done nothing
since the Grand Slam Cup last December.  My advice to him is to practice
his tennis and stay away from my girl Mary Joe.

>Henrik Holm d. Kenny Thorne, 6-4,6-4

And we Lendl fans groan, Not this guy again this week!

>Brad Pearce d. Mikael Stadling, 7-6 (7-4), 2-6,6-2

From the "Whatever happened to ..... ?" department: Brad Pearce, surprise
quarterfinalist at Wimbledon in 1990, losing to Lendl in 4 sets. Rose to
#71 in the rankings in October, 1990, then dropped to #360 at the end of
1991. Excellent doubles player, though.


>DUTCH OPEN
>AT HILVERSUM, NETHERLANDS
>FIRST ROUND
>===========
>Thierry Champion d. Jan Kodes, 6-1,6-2

That's "Jan Kodes, Jr.", not "Jan  Kodes", in case any of us old timers
were in shock at seeing this.



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From: ljva@athena.mit.edu (L. James Valverde)
Subject: String Tension on the Prince Vortex 
Organization: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 1992 23:19:20 GMT


Can someone (Filaman et al.?) please give me some guidance on how tight can I string my Prince 
Vortex without compromising the playability that I'm told is lost when you string 
the Vortex too tight?

The main reason that I ask is that I have always strung my rackets pretty tight.
Before getting the Vortex, I played with the Thunderstick, which I strung at
75lbs. I like the control that I get at these higher tensions, but have not been
given any guidance as to how this should translate to the Vortex. Is it totally
out of the question to string this racket at 75 lbs? I presently have my Vortex
strung at about 58 lbs, which is alltogether too loose for me.

Any information would be appreciated.

James


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From: cic@vab02.larc.nasa.gov (Christopher I. Cruz)
Subject: TEST
Organization: NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA
Distribution: rec.sport.tennis
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1992 21:03:56 GMT

THIS IS ONLY A TEST !
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From: mcg@osf.org (Michael Gross)
Subject: Longwood 7/28 Results:  Borg does well 
Keywords: Longwood
Organization: Open Software Foundation
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 1992 15:46:35 GMT

Singles first round:

Bjorn Borg        def.   George Bezecny    6-3, 6-4
D.J. Bosse        def.   Peter Lundgren    2-6, 6-3, 6-2
Richey Renenberg  def.   Matt Stroyman     6-1, 6-0
Greg Rusedski     def.   Glenn Layendecker 7-6 (7-5), 7-5

Doubles first round:

Jeff Tarango and Martin Renstrom def. D.J. Bosse and Paul Koscielski 6-3, 6-1

Bjorn Borg ranked 920 defeated George Bezecny ranked 430.
This is is second match victory during his comeback drive.
Who and where was his first ?

Results taken from the Boston Globe.
From: gess@knex.Gwinnett.COM (Gess Shankar)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.tennis
Subject: Olympics : Mens Singles
Date: 30 Jul 92 12:37:53 GMT
Organization: Knowledge Exchange, GA, US of A

men-singles
-----------

 first round
 -----------

   michael chang (6), henderson, nev. usa, def. alberto mancini, argentina,
        6-1, 6-4, 3-6, 6-0.
   andrei cherkasov (13), unified team, def. roger smith, bahamas,
        6-1, 6-0, 3-6, 6-1.
   magnus gustafsson, sweden, def. owen casey, ireland, 
   	7-6 (10-8), 6-1, 6-4. 
   pete sampras (3), bradenton, fla. usa, def. wally masur, australia, 
   	6-1, 7-6 (7-4), 6-4. 
   jordi arrese (16), spain, def. chang eui-jong, south korea,
	6-4, 6-2, 6-2. 
   henri leconte, france, def. thomas muster (10), austria,
	7-6 (7-5), 7-6 (11-9), 6-4. 
   carl-uwe steeb, germany, def. andrei pavel, romania, 
   	7-5, 6-2, 6-2. 
   jaime yzaga, peru, def. leander paes, india, 
   	1-6, 7-6 (7-4), 6-0, 6-0. 
   jaime oncins, brazil, def. srdjan muskatirovic, yugoslavia,
	7-6 (7-3), 4-6, 6-1, 4-6, 6-1. 
   sergi bruguera (11), spain, def. andrew castle, britain,
	6-1, 6-2, 6-3. 
   andrei chesnokov, unified team, def. stefan edberg (2), sweden, 
   	6-0, 6-4, 6-4. 
   mark koevermans, netherlands, def. sandor noszaly, hungary,
	6-2, 6-3, 2-6, 6-2. 
   renzo furlan, italy, def. shuzo matsuoka, japan, 
   	6-4, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4. 
   goran prpic, croatia, def. kenneth carlsen, denmark, 
   	6-4, 4-6, 6-3, 7-5. 
   michael stich (8), germany, def. richard james fromberg, australia, 
   	6-3, 3-6, 6-1, 3-6, 6-3. 
   leonardo lavalle, mexico, def. jan siemerink, netherlands,
	6-4, 6-4, 6-2. 

GeSS
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From: clc5q@hemlock.cs.Virginia.EDU (Clark L. Coleman)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.tennis
Subject: Re: 1992 Olympics Tennis Draw, Men's Singles
Date: 28 Jul 92 14:19:15 GMT
Organization: University of Virginia Computer Science Department

In article <1992Jul28.021540.4739@thunder.mcrcim.mcgill.edu> twromero@McRCIM.McGill.EDU (Michael Lin) writes:
>  [after including the entire previous posting]:

>         PETE SAMPRAS...

Is it just me, or has anyone else noticed that this group has an unusually
bad problem with people who don't know how to post to the Usenet?

Including the entire previous posting so that a couple of words can be
added at the end seems more common to rec.sport.tennis than any other
newsgroup I have ever seen in 3 years on the net.

I spend this bandwidth in hopes that it might save quite a bit more in
the future. If you don't know the net guidelines, read news.announce.newusers,
or just apply common sense.
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From: faa@athena.cs.wayne.edu (Felicitas A. Atabong)
Subject: Re: Jim Courier
Organization: Wayne State University
Date: Sat, 25 Jul 1992 20:43:44 GMT

In article <92205.183932MSTRASS@auvm.american.edu> Mona E. Strassburger <MSTRASS@auvm.american.edu> writes:
>Oh yeah?!  Well, who do you find attractive?  Probably someone like Andre Agass
>i!   Yech!!!!   Give me a break.....

Maybe not Agassi, but DEFINITELY NOT Courier!

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From: GE.TEG@forsythe.stanford.edu (Tito E. Gervacio)
Subject: Re: Mayer Bros.
Organization: Stanford University, California, USA
Date: Sat, 25 Jul 1992 03:54:10 GMT

>
>Some interest was generated earlier on the whereabouts of Eliot
>Teltscher, but I would be interested to know what happened to Gene
>Mayer, a player who played around Teltscher's time. And what
>happened to Gene's brother Sandy Mayer?
>
>
>
>Tom Marvan.
>

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

       The last time I heard,  Sandy  (Alex)  Mayer  was  hanging
  around  the  Team  Tennis  League.   He  still  calls  the  San
  Francisco  Bay  Area  his  home.  Gene,  notably  known for his
  two-hand forehand and backhand, seems to have disappeared  from
  the tennis scene due to some wrist injury.  I think he went  to
  graduate school, and most likely he an entrepreneur these days.

                                       -TEG
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From: djackson@uniwa.uwa.edu.au (Dwight T Jackson)
Subject: Tennis Cup II
Organization: University of Western Australia
Date: Sat, 25 Jul 1992 18:56:31 GMT

G-day Folks,

I have A question regarding this game called Tennis Cup II.Has anyone heard of or has this game.If so how do u add players or is this possible? Also any more h
helpful hints w'd be much appreciated.Not much help in learning this game extra's BUT maybe thats one of the MAJOR drawbacks.

Thanks,
DJ-Chicagoan down under
Organization: Sophomore, Math/Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA