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PAGE 20 THE SOUTHERN ISRAELITE September 12,1986 Professional & Personal Home Health Care . RN’S, LPN’S, NAS • Homemakers • Live-in Companions • Elderly Person Aides • Critical Care • I. V. Therapy • Shopping Services NURSING CENTER 373-2858 351-0009 767-7721 Tender Loving Care Israeli tennis Net results show promise WEEKLY QUOTE FROM LESTER’S BOOKS “Talent is a reflection of practice and the ability to relax.” Lester’s next Emory class starts Monday, September 22. Phone 727-6000. i Lester Pazol 21 YEARS HENNESSY r (jadMrc CALL FOR A TEST DRIVE JAGUAR 261-5700 by Andrew Muchin — Flushing Meadow, N.Y. Hardly a training ground for world-class athletes, Israel has fared best with its professional tennis players. For the third year in a row, Israel’s Davis Cup team, which competes for international tennis supremacy, has reached the Euro pean Zone finals. Only the Swiss block Israel’s path to the final round of competition for the 1987 cup. And Israel’s three top male ten nis pros have placed high in a few prestigious tournaments and have won smaller meets. Yet despite these strong show ings, Israelis are not expected to vie for championships at major tournaments like the U.S. Open, played here Aug. 26-Sept. 7. Only one Israeli, Amos Mans- dorf, ranks among the world’s top 100 male professional tennis play ers, at 77th. Israel’s other tour veterans, Shlomo Glickstein and Shahar Perkiss, admittedly are try ing to break long dry spells. At the U.S. Open, the trio offered good matches but only two victo ries, in part because they faced top- seeded players early. Mansdorf, 20, Israel’s rising young star, was the only Israeli winner, defeating Czech veteran Tomas Smid, 6-4, 7-6, 6-3, and TUN€ IN... DELTA for the brondeis event of the season Opening Meeting and Luncheon of the Brandeis University Women’s Committee Wednesday, September 24, 10:30 a.m. Hyatt Regency Ravinia Ballroom 4355 Ashford-Dunwoody Rd. 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Mexican Francisco Maciel, 7-5,6-0, 6-0. Mansdorf finally succumbed in a tense see-saw match to eighth- seeded Frenchman Henri Leconte, 4-6, 6-3, 7-5, 6-2. He and Leconte pitted contrast ing styles before about 1,000 specta tors. The small and muscular Mans dorf was quick and steady, hitting thoughtful shots with a percussive stroke. Leconte played emotion ally and at his best gracefully, backing his dashes to the net with confident volleys. The match turned against Mans dorf in the second set. Ahead by a set and leading 2-1, Mansdorf ap peared in control and Leconte seemed listless. But Leconte mut tered and pouted, and perked up enough to win the set after receiv ing a warning for smacking a ball out of the court area. The third set was the most com- EYEYEYEYEYEYEYEYE Y E Y E Y E Y E Y E Y E Y E Y E Y E Y E Y "CX^ptical Oervices offers Quality Selection Experience We have a beautiful selection of designer frames... at below retail prices. 2441 Cheshire Bridge Suite 112 636 9727 EYEYEYEYEYEYEYEYE Shlomo Glickstein in action. petitive. Tied at 5-5, Leconte broke Mansdorfs serve when the Israeli netted a low volley. But Mansdorf kept fighting as Leconte served for the set. At the second deuce, a Mansdorf lob was wide by six inches and Leconte finally won with a volley to the corner. In the fourth set, Mansdorf briefly faded, his first serve failing him. And as Leconte regularly picked off passing shots, Mansdorf appeared to attempt to much pre cision, and began to hit barely long or find the top of the net. He fell behind 5-1. But he continued to battle, hit ting two aces and winning the sev enth game with a volley. However, Leconte was serving well, too, and closed out the fourth set and the match. The doubles team of Glickstein and Perkiss had a more difficult draw, losing in the first round to third-seeded Mats Wilander and Joakim Nystrom of Sweden, 6-1, 6-3. Perkiss was nervous, missing his groundstrokes, but at 6'4" he was deadly against low lobs. He had trouble with his first serve, losing both his service games and his temper as the Swedes won the first set. The Israelis tied the second set at 3-3, and the dozen Israeli and many more American fans were cheering loudly. “Shlomo, hurry up,” said one, “it’s almost Shabbos.” The match did end before sun down Friday, as the Israelis quickly lost Glickstein’s service game on errors. Then Wilander’s serve humbled Perkiss, and the Swedes moved ahead 5-3. With Perkiss finally serving well, Glickstein dominated the net, but Wilander Continued next page. Y E Y E Y E Y E Y E Y E Y E Y E Y E Y E Y