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Roads ..93,otre The American Jewish ten- nis trio of Aaron Krickstein, Brad Gilbert and Jay Berger — ranked among the top 10 by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) — are ear- ning high praise these days from tennis veteran and "landsman" Harold Solomon. "I just admire what they ac- complished, because it's so much tougher now to stay on the top 10 list than when I played," Solomon told the Broward (Fla.) Jewish World recently. In March, ATP ranked Krickstein, from Grosse Pointe Woods, seventh; Gilbert, from Oakland, Calif., fourth and Berger, from Plan- tation, Fla., ninth. In addition, Krickstein and Gilbert won their quarter- final Davis Cup match for the United States and have ad- vanced to the semifinals Sept. 21-23 in Austria. The Austrians defeated Italy, 5-0. But Solomon said he was "not really surprised (how the trio has done) because all three are mentally tough and never give up on themselves. Even though a Lendl or a Becker can be overpowering, Gilbert, Krickstein and Berger are never intimidated by any opponent," added Solomon, who ranked among the top 10 himself from 1976-1980. In the Davis Cup semis April 1, Krickstein posted a 6-2, 6-3, 1-6, 6-3 victory over Petr Korda of Czechoslovakia in Prague, while teammate Gilbert swept Karel Novacek, 6-2, 6-1, to complete a 4-1 U.S. victory. For Krickstein, the Czech victory helped ease the sting of his last Davis Cup ap- pearance. He lost the final match in Paraguay in 1987 and the U.S. bowed, 3-2. Krickstein and Gilbert give the United States its first all- Jewish Davis Cup team. Tennis observers feel any one of the three have a good shot at becoming America's next tennis star, considering the decline of Andre Agassi, Jimmy Connors and John McEnroe. Other Jewish tennis pros gaining attention these days, according to the Florida paper, are Amos Mansdorf of Israel, Argentina's Martin Jaite and Jim Grabb of Tuc- son, Ariz. Among the women, Elise Burgin of Baltimore, Md., is in the top 10 in doubles. Softball Meeting Slated April 23 The Detroit B'nai B'rith Men's softball league will hold its opening meeting, 6:30 p.m. April 23 at the B'nai B'rith Council office. Reserva- tions are required. Call Mar- ty Melton, Council athletics chairman, 553-3428. I YOUTH I Laker Fund Offers Award Applications are being taken for the Harry and Sarah Laker Israel Youth Scholarship, awarded to a local Jewish young man or young woman to be used for a full academic year in Israel. The winner, who will receive a cash award of $2,500, will attend Hebrew University, Ben-Gurion University, Tel Aviv Univer- sity, Bar-Ilan University or Haifa University.