Courier Upset In Pilot Pen

Brett Steven continued a solid summer stretch Tuesday by upsetting an unsteady Jim Courier at the Pilot Pen International.

Steven made quick riddance of Courier with a steady serve and well-placed groundstrokes, breaking him four times en route to a 6-2, 6-2 second-round victory that took all of 64 minutes.

In other matches at the Connecticut Tennis Center, top-seeded Yevgeny Kafelnikov of Russia beat tour newcomer Cecil Mamiit 5-7, 6-1, 6-3; No. 3 Petr Korda of the Czech Republic coasted to a 6-3, 6-3 win over Spokane’s Jan-Michael Gambill; No. 7 Tim Henman of Britain edged Daniel Vacek of the Czech Republic 4-6, 7-6 (7-3), 6-4; and Sargis Sargsian of Armenia rallied to upset No. 13 Marc Rosset of Switzerland 4-6, 6-1, 6-3.