STANLEY PARK OPEN Walker loses composure, loses title NEWS photo Cindy Goodman SCOTT MOORE of West Vancouver gets ready ai the baseline in the Province/ Unicure Staniey Park Open. The unseeded 15-year-old registered a 6-1, 6-0 victory in this match against California's Greg Gilbert. Moore was knocked out in the second round by Rob Gabuya. Worwesters race throughout the hemisphere THE NORWESTERS have had a fast-paced season both on and off the track, sending athletes to meets all over the hemisphere. Last month Lori Durward dash- ed to third place in the 1500-metre at the Pan American Games in Argentina, Durward, a_ nationally-ranked athlete at age 16, also went with the B.C. team to Saskatoon for the Canadian Juvenile Championships in Edmonton, where she placed fourth in the 800-metres. Also placing at the Edmonton meet was Luke Meyer of West Vancouver who came second in the decathlon and Warren Barker who came fourth in the 500-metre steeplechase. The results are also in from the NorWesters’ road trip to the Track City international Classic in Euzene, Oregon. More than 1500 athletes com- peted from clubs all over the world. Fifteen NorWesters went to Eugene, returning home with 18 medals (top six) wrapped up. The meet was of a higher calibre than the B.C. Summer Games in terms of the numbers and the tal- ent participating, said Jan Bed- narczyk, publicity coordinator for the NorWesters. NorWesters who placed in the top three are Joanne Armour who won a gold in the girls’ under-13 high jump with a 1.52 metre jump; Diana Osborne who won a gold in the girls’ under-18 100-metre hur- dies; Jane Oddy who won a gold in the girls’ under-17 800-metre; Jalie Catchlove who won a bronze in the girls’ under-17 400-metre hurdles; Scott Thitchener who won a silver in the boys’ under-17 pole vault and a bronze in the boys’ under-17 javelin. Save tax this summer PAGE 27 SO NEAR, yet so far. By ELIZABETH COLLI News Reporter North Vancouver’s Fabio Walker vaulted into the men’s finals of the $20,000 Province/ Unicure Stanley Park Open Sun- day to confront the No. I seed Mike Tammen of Beaverton, Oregon. But after a controversial line call late in the first set on Sunday, No. 7 Walker was unable to regain his composure and was defeated dy Tammen 7-5, 6-1. To add insult to injury, 19- year-old Walker received a warn- ing for a code vioiation when the Texas Tech scholarship player threw his racket after losing the first set. In doubles action Josef Brabenec Jr. of North Vancouver teamed with Tammen to edge out top-seeded brothers Pat and Tony Macken of Vancouver 7-5, 7-5 for the doubles title. The victory put an end to the 15-match unbeaten streak the Macken brothers were enjoying on the six-tournament Bekins/Prince Grane Prix circuit. The Stanley Park Open was somewhat a family affair for the North Shore. Susie Fought and mother Pam Hunter, the recent B.C. Rem- ington Family Champs, entered in- to the tournament as did Fought’s husband, Rob and brother Rick Hunter. Fought, No. 4, won the men’s A singles after defeating top seed Jamie Buchanan 6-2, 3-6, 7-6 (11- 9), to qualify for the open rounds where he lost te North Van- IT’S SMOOTH sailing for Peter Evans at Ambleside Beach. Evans is a Canadian Yachting Association instructor evaluato: and is tak- ing part in the Nanainte tu English Bay race. couver’s Glenn Richards. Susie Fought scored an upset ‘in the first round, defeating the No. 3 seed Kim Frost of Vancouver. The national under-16 champion lost 6-4, 6-4 to Fought. But in the semi-finals unseeded Fought lost to No. 2 Lillian DePaoli of Victoria 6-3, 2-6, 7- 6(7-2). Pam Hunter, a former Canadian champ for the 50-years age group, teamed with Muriel Taggart to win the 45 doubles title, nearly shutting out Johanna Walsh and Penny Goldrick, 6-1, 6-0. Rob Fought and brother-in-law Rick paired up to make it to the quarterfinats in the men’s doubles. And fir ; Dick Hunter, hus- band of :. 1, rounds out the pic- ture as the reigning Mr. Tennis, so-named by Tennis B.C. for his work for the sport in B.C. Another family tennis story is the North Vancouver Walker fami- ly. Fabio, a former Canadian na- tional junior champion, teamed with brother Stefano for the dou- bles where they lost to the Mackens. Stefano recently earned the runner-up position in the Rem- ington Family Championships with father, Jim, and is also playing in the national junior championships at Hollyburn this week. Tennis B.C. coordinator Gary Winter said the North Shore has turned out an unusually large number of competitive players from the same families. “I don’t know if it’s something in the air over there,”’ he said. West Vancouver's David Hankin won the AJ Hitchens Memorial Trophy for the most promising under-1!2 player. NEWS photo Tom Burley