The Michigan Daily-Soturdoy, June 20;,1981-Page 15 Tennis Teens Aushin, Jaeger ace-o in inals EASTBOURNE, England (AP) - Andrea Jaeger defeated Martina Navratilova 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 yesterday to reach the final of the $125,000 BMW women's grass courts tennis champion- ships. The 16-year-old schoolgirl from Lincolnshire, Ill., played almost ex- clusively from the baseline and her tac- tics frustrated the 24-year-old two-time Wimbledon champion. Defending champion Tracy Austin also gained the finals with a 6-0, 6-1 vic- tory over 19-year-old Barbara Potter of the United States. NAVRATILOVA had been seeded to play Austin in Saturday's final. But the third-seeded Jaeger, her pony tails swaying in the breeze, outlasted her in a tense final set. Jaeger's victory in one hour and 30 minutes ended Navratilova's three- match winning streak in contests bet- ween the two. This was the first time they had met on grass. ' "That was very satisfying," Jaeger said. "Any victory over Martina is a good one, but especially on grass because her serve and volley game is so suited to this surface." NAVRATILOVA'S game was dotted with errors in the first set. Jaeger, playing steadily, broke her in the fifth and seventh games. The exiled Czechoslovakian hit back in the second set, when she volleyed confidently and broke Jaeger to love in the sixth game. Navratilova won three of the last four games of the set without dropping apoint. But Jaeger returned service magnificently to break her opponent in the second game of the final set, then in front as Navratilova tried vainly:to get back into the match. LAMBERT AND BUTLER FINAL NAVRATILOVA saved two match points in the eighth game, but Jaeger then held her service for the match. Navratilova said afterward she was happy that a nagging stomach muscle injury had not worsened. "I had my chances but I'm not making any excuses," she said. "An- drea is very tough." Austin, her painful S:" Tanner faces Edmondson BRISTOL, England (AP)-Roscoe Tanner and Mark Edmondson played their big serve-and-volley games successfully yesterday to advance to the final of the Lambert and Butler grass court tennis championships, the last big warmup before Wimbledon. Tanner, the American lefthander, downed Paul McNamee of Australia 6-4, 6-4. Edmondson, one of Australia's hopes for Wimbledon, beat Johan Kriek of South Africa 6-2, 6-4. TANNER AND Edmondson meet in the final today. On Thursday, McNamee lost the first set of his quarterfinal match with Tim Mayotte, then demanded to see tournament referee Mike Gibson and Frank Smith, the Grand Prix supervisor. The Australian complained there was insufficient space between the side of the court and the fence. Grand Prix rules call for at least 12 feet on each side of the court. Smith, who agreed that the court did not meet the regulations, ordered the match to go on. "I used my discretion because I did not want to restrict the tournament," Smith said. McNamee was visibly angry when his request that the match be transferred to another court was turned down. back injury behind her, is again thir- sting after tennis success. PLAYING only her third tournament this year following a back injury, Austin completely overwhelmed Pot- ter, a lanky 19-year-old from Wood- bury, Conn. Potter, who had lost all five of her previous encounters from Austin, crashed to defeat in just 45 minutes and had no answer to the Californian's precision. "Barbara just made too many errors," said Austin. She said she was delighted by her form leading up to Wimbledon, which starts Monday. "Things have gone much better than I expected," she said. "I came here to get ready for Wim- bledon and do my best, but I'm really pleased. I feel good, I feel loose." JAEGER AND Navratilova had not played each other on grass before. An- drea showed her maturity as a strategist against the powerful serve- and-volley game of her opponent. "It was very satisfying," Jaeger said. "Any win over Martina is a good one, but especially on grass. "You always have to play well to defeat her, and this will certainly help my confidence for Wimbledon." The all-American teen-age final, with" $22,000 going to the winner, is Saturday. notes ANDREA JAEGER (above), the 16-year-old tennis phenom from Lincoln- shire, Illinois, advanced to the finals of the $125,000 BMW women's grass courts tennis championships yesterday, as she defeated veteran Martina Navratilova, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3. Jaeger will be facing fellow American Tracy Austin (right) in the finale, as Austin won her semifinal match against yet another Yank, Barbara Potter, 6-0, 6-1. With $22,000 at stake in the finale, these two teenagers are certain to play with as much intensity and concentration as thsey show bte,.