Aaron Krickstein, seeded No. 5, lost to...

Aaron Krickstein, seeded No. 5, lost to Canadian Grant Connell, 7-6 (7-4), 6-0, in a second-round match of the Australian Indoor championships at Sydney.

Brad Pearce, David Pate and Scott Davis ousted seeded players. Pearce defeated 13th-seeded Australian Darren Cahill, 6-4, 6-1; Pate downed No. 8 Richey Reneberg, 6-2, 6-3; and Davis beat No. 14 Jim Grabb, 3-6, 6-3, 6-3.