at the 1990 World Championships in Caracas, Venezuela last summer,andalsoputToniBevelockoutofthePacRimsemi's with a tiebreaker win of 15-11,5-15, 15-6. In doubles, current U.S. National Doubles champions Tim Hansen and Jim Floyd defeated the top ranked Canadian team of Ross Harvey and Mike Ceresia in a tiebreaker, 5-15, 15-10, 15-3. For the women, th~ 1990 world championship doubles team of JackieParaisoGibson andMaliaKamahoahoa Bailey also went up against Canada for a close tiebreaker win over JoseeGrandmaitreand Vicky Brown 14-15,15-3,15-14. FINAL RESULTS - Men's o,en SlneJes; GOLD: USA Andy Roberts def. SILVER: USA Tim Sweeney 15-15, 9-15, 15-9 BRONZE: CANADA Sherman Greenfeld def. CANADA Simon Roy
Women's O"en Slnrfes; GOLD: SILVER:
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USA Michelle Gilman de(. CANADA Heather Stupp 15-10, 15-4 BRONZE: CANADA Carol Mcfetridge def. USA TonI Sevelock Men's O"en Qoubles: GOLD: USA Tim Hansen & Jim Floyd def. SILVER: CANADA Ross Harvey & Mike Ceresla 5-15, 15-10, 15-3
BRONZE:
_ I lJ AWAll PACIFIC RIM (L-R) Sweeney, Roberts & Greenfeld. Phot o: Mary Lyons.
MEXICO Juan Quevedo/Raul Torres def. NETHERLANDS Rob Van deKamp/Richard VanDozum
Women's o,en Qoubles; GOLD: USA Jackie Paralso Gibson & Malia Bailey def. SILVER: CANADA Josee Grandmaltre & VIcky Brown 14-15, 15-3, 15-14
Rica) 15-10, 15-2 before advancing past Manya Tanaka (Japan) 15-2, 15-7 to face Simon Roy of Canada in the semifinal. Another quick win by Sweeney over Roy, 15-5, 15-9, set up the all U.S. men's open final. In the first tiebreaker for both players, Roberts and Sweeney tested each other over the course of the two and a half hour nighttime match. Played according to international rules, the third game went to 15 points, and the entire match win for Roberts, 15-12, 9-15, 15-9, was televised by Prime Network. In Women's Singles, Michelle Gilman took low-scoring wins over Hiromi Miyamoto (Japan) 15-1, 15-3 and Cinthya Teran (Bolivia) 15-0, 15-2 before defeating Carol McFetridge (Canada) 15-11, 15-7 in the semi-final. In the final, Gilman took her revenge against long-time Canadian rival Heather Stupp in two games of 15-10, 15-4. Stupp defeated Gilman
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BRONZE:
JAPAN Hldelco Kasahara/Noalco Odowara def. BOLIVIA Clnthya Teran/Lucla Murillo Team Finish; USA (4 gold, I sliver), Canada (0 gold, 2 sliver, I bronze), Japan (I bronze), Mexico (I bronze)
PACIFIC RIM NOTEBOOK Relived by Mary Lyons ALOHA: Onarrival, playersandstaffweregreetedwith beautiful Hawaiian Leis, then taken to rooms at the University of Hawaii dormitory to settle in. Later that evening at a pre-tournament reception hosted by the local organizing committee, players were treated to a huge buffet with a taste of local fruits, veggies and a whole roasted pig! The entertainment turned out to be a live band and Hula lessons for selected members of each delegation. Ours
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