Tennis Roundup : Stanford’s Goldie, USC Duo Win Titles

Third-seeded Dan Goldie of Stanford defeated eight-seeded Richey Reneberg of Southern Methodist, 6-2, 6-1, Sunday to win the NCAA men’s singles championship at Athens, Ga.

“I don’t think this is the best I’ve ever played, but it’s probably one of the best matches I’ve played in college,” said Goldie, who became the ninth NCAA singles champion in Stanford history.

“He took control so fast that it made me tentative right away,” Reneberg said. “I was on the defensive the whole time.”

In the doubles final, USC’s top-seeded team of Rick Leach and Tim Pawsat rallied to beat Michael Kures and Dan Nahirny of UCLA, 6-7, 6-4, 6-2.

At Dusseldorf, West Germany, France won the $500,000 Ambre Solaire World Team Cup for the first time in five tries with a 2-1 upset victory over Sweden.

The French team of Henri Leconte, Thierry Tulasne and Guy Forget collected $200,000, while Swedes Mats Wilander, Anders Jarryd and Joakim Nystrom shared a check for $100,000.

Leconte and Forget defeated Wilander and Jarryd in the deciding doubles match, 6-3, 2-6, 6-2.

Andres Gomez of Ecuador downed Henrik Sundstrom of Sweden, 6-3, 6-4, in the final of a $100,000 Grand Prix tournament at Florence, Italy, to boost his match record for the year to 24-7.

At Lugano, Switzerland, 14th-seeded Rafaella Reggi of Italy upset defending champion Manuela Maleeva of Bulgaria, 5-7, 6-3, 7-6, to win the $100,000 women’s European Open.

Defending women’s champion Chris Evert Lloyd and 1984 men’s winner Ivan Lendl will see action as the French Open begins today. But 15th-seeded Jimmy Arias, considered the top U.S. hope, may not play after spraining his right ankle during an exhibition match.

Although no decision was made immediately, tournament referee Jacques Dorfman said he fears Arias may have to withdraw.

Lloyd, seeking her record seventh singles championship, will face 18-year-old Cecile Calmette, the French junior girls champion, while Lendl will take on Michael Westphal of West Germany.