cccallan@ucdavis.UUCP (Allan McKillop) (02/09/86)
I just read in the paper this morning that the team that captain
Gorman decided to send down to Ecuador (spelled right this time!)
is: Brad Gilbert, Jimmy Arias, Aaron Krickstein, Ken Flach and
Robert Segeuso. I think it is a good choice, but the only question
I have is why they didn't pick Eliot Teltscher (maybe he declined?)?
He is a proven Davis Cup veteran, and a good man on clay. Oh well,
I guess it is too late now...
Anybody have any thoughts on the upcomming tie? Anybody know who the
Ecuadorians are going to pick as their second man?
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Allan McKillop
...{ucbvax,lll-crg}!ucdavis!deneb!cccallan (UUCP)
...ucdavis!deneb!cccallan@ucbvax.berkeley.edu (ARPA)
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think they are going to fire me for that?!"cher@ihlpm.UUCP (Mike Cherepov) (02/17/86)
> is: Brad Gilbert, Jimmy Arias, Aaron Krickstein, Ken Flach and > Robert Segeuso. I think it is a good choice, but the only question > I have is why they didn't pick Eliot Teltscher (maybe he declined?)? I would also think that Johan Kriek and Kevin Curren ought to be considered for any fast-surface match. Kriek is probably a better choice then Krickstein at this point (even for slow clay), except for he would not serve as a backup man, I guess. Gilbert has really picked up the pace lately: does anyone know if he changed his game in some way? When I was him a year ago in Chicago he was still playing with a wooden conventional frame and was kinda "falling away" from his backhand. I don't even know who Paraguay's first man is (Pecci?) In any case US squad must make a miracle to lose this one. -- Mike Cherepov
jsl@princeton.UUCP (Jong Lee) (02/19/86)
> > is: Brad Gilbert, Jimmy Arias, Aaron Krickstein, Ken Flach and > > Robert Segeuso. I think it is a good choice, but the only question > > I have is why they didn't pick Eliot Teltscher (maybe he declined?)? > > I would also think that Johan Kriek and Kevin Curren ought to > be considered for any fast-surface match. > Mike Cherepov Waaaait. Did I miss something here? Kriek is still a South African citizen, isn't he? or did he renounce it as Curren did, just to "avoid the political hassles"? jsl *** REPLACE THIS LINE WITH YOUR MESSAGE ***
cccallan@ucdavis.UUCP (Allan McKillop) (02/19/86)
> > is: Brad Gilbert, Jimmy Arias, Aaron Krickstein, Ken Flach and > > Robert Segeuso. I think it is a good choice, but the only question > > I have is why they didn't pick Eliot Teltscher (maybe he declined?)? > > I would also think that Johan Kriek and Kevin Curren ought to > be considered for any fast-surface match. > Kriek is probably a better choice then Krickstein at this > point (even for slow clay), except for he would not serve as > a backup man, I guess. This topic again? I thought we hashed this all out last time when the US lost to West Germany. I guess it is a case of the USTA saying that even though Kriek is ranked higher, they would rather play someone who has paid his dues to the USTA (i.e. playing junior tournaments, etc...). Kriek being a foriegn player didn't come over to this country until it became obvious that his South African citizanship was a liability. I would like to applaud the USTA for not falling into the "win at any cost" mentality by picking someone who really doesn't deserve to be on the US Davis Cup team. > Gilbert has really picked up the pace lately: does anyone know > if he changed his game in some way? When I was him a year ago > in Chicago he was still playing with a wooden conventional frame > and was kinda "falling away" from his backhand. What?! "When I was him a year ago..."? This IS interesting news, mike! I am quite impressed. So you used to be a nationally ranked junior. Seriously, he has been practicing with Ivan Lendl recently, and I think it is a case of Gilbert finally realizing "what has he (Lendl) got that I haven't got?". The mental aspect of the game is probably the most important when you are at/near the top. Gilbert just needed to believe in himself a little more. A win over McEnroe will do that for you... > I don't even know who Paraguay's first man is (Pecci?) Huh? What has Paraguay got to do with this? Yes, Pecci is still #1, and Francisco Gonzales (bought for just such an occasion as the Davis Cup) is #2. They're a pretty good team. They beat France in Anescusion last year. > In any case US squad must make a miracle to lose this one. Isn't that about the same thing said about the tie vs. West Germany last year? -- """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Allan McKillop ...{ucbvax,lll-crg}!ucdavis!deneb!cccallan (UUCP) ...ucdavis!deneb!cccallan@ucbvax.berkeley.edu (ARPA) Semi-Obligatory Silly Quote: "I'm no fool! I killed the boss! You don't think they are going to fire me for that?!"
cher@ihlpm.UUCP (Mike Cherepov) (02/19/86)
> > > > I would also think that Johan Kriek and Kevin Curren ought to > > be considered for any fast-surface match. > > Waaaait. Did I miss something here? Kriek is still a > South African citizen, isn't he? or did he renounce it as > Curren did, just to "avoid the political hassles"? > If I am correct he renounced even any sentimental attachment to South Africa. Curren says that he still feels like a South African, while disliking apartheid. Kriek has an american wife and lives in Florida, I believe; Curren somewhere in Texas. Neither played for SA in DC, so they are technically eligible. -- Mike Cherepov
cher@ihlpm.UUCP (Mike Cherepov) (02/23/86)
-- "when I was Gilbert" might have been wishful thinking to some extent; I, in fact, never was him. I think ... He did change his racquet, by the way, and now plays WB210 or WB215 - a new 10-angled baby devised by Warren Bosworth and marketed by Fox. When I was Borg, we did not have any of those. <- KIDDING. -- Mike Cherepov