Sports in brief
Published 12:00 am Monday, June 16, 2014
Preps
High Desert lacrosse takes tourney — The High Desert Conference went undefeated in round-robin play and was declared champion of the inaugural Oregon High School Lacrosse Association all-star tournament in Sisters. The High Desert team, composed primarily of players from Bend, Summit, Mountain View and Sisters high schools, went 4-0 on Saturday, defeating Midwestern 11-4, Pacific 8-2, Columbia 9-5, and North Valley 11-1. Leading goal scorers in the tournament for High Desert were Jens Stadeli with seven, Scott Nelson with five, Nick Rasmussen and Eli Pite with four each, and James Rockett, Troy LaLonde, Zac Voloppi and Griffin Reinecke with three apiece. Assist leaders for High Desert were Rasmussen and Kinnon Roy with five each, Pite with four, and Stu Bledsoe and Lane Gladden with three apiece.
Tennis
Dimitrov wins Queen’s final — Grigor Dimitrov saved a match point to defeat Spanish left-hander Feliciano Lopez 6-7 (8), 7-6 (1), 7-6 (6) Sunday and win the grass court tournament at Queen’s Club in London, a warm-up event for Wimbledon. The fourth-seeded Dimitrov is the first Bulgarian to lift the title, and also the first player this year to win titles on three different surfaces after claiming victories in Acapulco on hardcourt and Bucharest on clay. At age 32, 10th-seeded Lopez was attempting to become the oldest winner of the tournament since 33-year old Tony Roche defeated John McEnroe in the 1978 final, and to win his first title since Eastbourne one year ago.
Ivanovic wins first grass court title — Ana Ivanovic captured her first grass court title after almost a decade of trying on Sunday after a straight sets win over Barbora Zahlavova-Strycova at the Aegon Classic in Birmingham, England. The former world number one beat Zahlavova-Strycova, 6-3, 6-2, with her opponent also playing in her first major tournament final. Although Ivanovic started shakily for the second day in succession, and dropped serve immediately, she recovered quickly, her heavy ground strokes and willingness to attack soon dominating her unseeded opponent. It was Ivanovic’s 37th win and her third title of the year, putting her level with Serena Williams’ and Maria Sharapova’s three.
Federer beats Falla for 7th Weber title — Roger Federer won the Gerry Weber Open for the seventh time by defeating Alejandro Falla 7-6 (2), 7-6 (3) in the final on Sunday in Halle, Germany. Federer fired five aces and saved three of the five break points he faced to win in 1 hour, 28 minutes. It was the 32-year-old’s 14th title on grass and 79th overall. The seven-time Wimbledon champion improved his record to 46-5 in 12 appearances at the tournament where he made his debut 14 years ago. It was also Federer’s seventh win in seven meetings with Falla.
Golf
Cart driver charged after run-in with trooper — The man who drove NBC Sports analyst Roger Maltbie’s golf cart during the third round of the U.S. Open is facing four charges after an incident with a state trooper on the course, a North Carolina State Police spokeswoman said Sunday. According to a police report, Tommy Lineberry was charged with felony assault on a law enforcement officer, felony hit and run, driving while impaired, and resisting, obstructing and delaying a law enforcement officer. Spokeswoman Pam Walker said the 59-year-old Lineberry, from Wilmington, was released from the Moore County jail Saturday night after posting bail. The trooper said Lineberry ignored instructions to stay put, then hit the officer with his golf cart. Maltbie was walking Saturday with the final group of Martin Kaymer and Brendon Todd. Lineberry’s job is to drive Maltbie to get in position for the next shots.
Swimming
Meyer, Anderson win U.S. open water titles — Alex Meyer and Haley Anderson won the 5-kilometer titles Sunday on the final day of the USA Swimming Open Water National Championships at Castaic Lake. Meyer, from Ithaca, New York, finished in 55 minutes, 34.30 seconds, edging Jordan Wilimovsky of Malibu and Joey Pedraza of Borward, Florida. Wilimovsky was second in 55:34.57, and Pedraza third in 55:35.00. Anderson, from Granite Bay, won the event for the second time, finishing in 1:00:08.37. Tristin Baxter of Fresno was second in 1:00:09.59, followed by Eva Fabian of Keene, New Hampshire, in 1:00:10.56.
Cycling
Talansky holds off Contador to win criterium — American rider Andrew Talansky was the surprise winner of the Criterium du Dauphine on Sunday in Courchevel, France, as he held off two-time Tour de France winner Alberto Contador in a gripping finale on the eighth stage. The 25-year-old Talansky was in tears after it was confirmed he had won the race, when Contador crossed the line more than a minute after him. Talansky was fourth on the day, seven seconds behind stage winner Mikel Nieve on the 131.5-kilometer (81.7-mile) trek from Megeve to Courchevel. Contador was 27 seconds behind in the overall standings, with Jurgen Van den Broeck eight seconds further back in third. Talansky had started the day in third place, 39 seconds behind Contador, who had an eight-second lead over defending champion Chris Froome.
— From staff and wire reports