Steeb Becomes Only Seed Left in Swiss Open

GSTAAD, Switzerland —  Eighth-seeded Carl-Uwe Steeb ousted No. 2 seed Aaron Krickstein of Grosse Pointe, Mich., in the quarterfinals today at the $305,000 Swiss Open men’s tennis tournament.

Steeb’s convincing 6-2, 6-4 victory left the West German Davis Cup ace, ranked 28th in the world, as the only seeded player in Saturday’s semifinals.

He next faces unseeded Sergio Bruguera of Spain, who beat Udo Riglewski of West Germany 7-5, 6-4 in the quarters.

In another quarterfinal, Magnus Gustafsson of Sweden downed Horacio de la Pena of Argentina 6-4, 6-4. De la Pena, 22, had eliminated fourth-seeded Amos Mansdorf of Israel in the first round.

Gustafsson’s semifinal opponent Saturday is compatriot Jan Gunnarsson. He triumphed 7-5, 6-4 over Todd Witsken of Carmel, Ind., a second-round upset winner over top-seeded Jakob Hlasek of Switzerland.

Gustafsson is ranked 65th in the world, Gunnarsson 52nd.