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Freshman Michael Zimmerman faltered in the second set but won the third handily to defeat senior Rob Kresberg at number-one singles, 6-1, 2-6, 6-2. Kresberg is currently ranked third in the East and 23rd in the country...
Junior Roger Berry extended Jeff Chiang, ranked fourth in the East, to 5-4 on serve in the first set before succumbing, 7-5, 6-2, at the number-two singles position...
Freshmen Mike Shyjan and Albert Chang also won in straight sets at number three and six respectively. Shyjan utilized aggressive net play to defeat Lee Feldman, 6-4, 6-2. Chang prevailed over Jim Barkley...
...Congress of People's Deputies is not yet certain. The 1,500 candidates who were up for election on March 26 will be joined by 750 selected by public organizations ranging from the Communist Party to the Society of Stamp Collectors. They will select 544 of their number for a new Supreme Soviet. This new legislature, of which Gorbachev is expected to be president, will jostle for authority with the Communist Party's hierarchy, of which Gorbachev is General Secretary. He may thus be able (if his footwork remains agile) to use the new Supreme Soviet to outmaneuver the conservatives...
Part of the problem is that Bush's Administration came into office on probation in the eyes of the Republican hard right and wary of appearing susceptible to Gorbomania. Some members of the new team seem to relish the chance to sound tougher than their predecessors. A number of Bush aides have privately derided Ronald Reagan for his arm-in-arm stroll through Red Square with Gorbachev at their summit meeting last June and for proclaiming the Evil Empire a thing of the past...