Tennis Roundup : Sweden Sweeps in Singles to Beat U.S. in World Cup

Kent Carlsson defeated Aaron Krickstein, 6-4, 6-3, Sunday at Dusseldorf, West Germany, to give Sweden an unbeatable 2-0 lead and the title in the $750,000 World Team Cup tournament.

By beating the United States, 2-1, it was the first time in the tournament’s 11-year history that Sweden won the title.

Earlier in the day, Sweden’s Stefan Edberg beat Tim Mayotte, 6-4, 6-2.

Edberg took 1 hour 50 minutes to dispose of Mayotte, who fought hard for the first two games but was overwhelmed by Edberg’s strong backhand.

Carlsson, who was making his tournament debut, also dominated his U.S. opponent.

But Ken Flach and Robert Seguso won the final match of the day, beating Edberg and Anders Jarryd in doubles, 6-7, 6-3, 7-6.

The United States won the tournament in 1982, 1984 and 1985.

At Geneva, 17-year-old Barbara Paulus of Austria won her first Grand Prix title by upsetting second-seeded Lori McNeil, 6-4, 5-7, 6-1.

“I had nothing to lose,” said Paulus, who is ranked 91st in the world. “Lori McNeil was the one under pressure. I was not at all nervous.”

Paulus, who will play both the juniors and women’s events at the French Open starting today, kept McNeil, the world’s 10th-ranked player, off-balance throughout the 95-minute match.

“She’s really a good clay court player,” McNeil said.

Sandra Cecchini of Italy, seeded No. 2, defeated Judith Wiesner of Austria, 6-3, 6-0, to win the $17,000 first prize at Strasbourg, France.

“I was looking for revenge since she beat me in my own country,” said Cecchini, who lost to Wiesner in the Italian Open two weeks ago.

Wiesner, who gained the final with a semifinal victory over top-seeded Natalia Zvereva of the Soviet Union, said: “I was playing well the entire tournament and maybe I was a bit overconfident since I beat her the last time.”

Cecchini’s victory in the $100,000 tournament was her second in four outings against the Austrian, who picked up $8,500 as runner-up.

At Florence, Italy, Massimiliano Narducci defeated Claudio Panatta, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4, in all-Italian final.

Narducci received $18,680 for the victory; Panatta $9,340.