Miscellany

At Key Biscayne, Fla., Michael Stich lasted barely an hour at the Lipton Tennis Championships, losing his opening match to unsung Californian Michael Joyce, 6-3, 6-2.

There were no upsets in women’s play as No. 1 Arantxa Sanchez Vicario beat Tatyana Jecmenica 6-4, 6-0; defending champion Steffi Graf defeated Ginger Helgeson Nielsen 6-2, 6-3; No. 3 Jana Novotna swept Petra Langrova 6-2, 6-0; and No. 5 seed Gabriela Sabatini beat Elna Reinach 6-2, 6-0.

Seventh-seeded Jim Courier eliminated JeanPhilippe Fleurian 6-3, 6-4.

Stanford won its fourth straight NCAA women’s swimming and diving title, overcoming Michigan in the final two events of the meet at Austin, Texas.

The Cardinal finished with 497.5 points to 478.5 for Michigan, which became the first team other than Texas, Stanford or Florida to finish in the top three of the team standings. Texas finished third.

At Stony Brook, N.Y., Jess Stayrook won his second Professional Bowlers Association title of the year, capturing the Bud Light Championship by one pin.