Tennis Roundup : Lendl Beats Pate to Gain Quarterfinals

Top-seeded Ivan Lendl of Czechoslovakia and defending champion Jimmy Connors swept into the quarterfinals of the $375,000 Nabisco Grand Prix tennis tournament Thursday at Tokyo.

Lendl, the world’s No. 1 player, defeated David Pate, 6-3, 6-3, while Connors beat Robert Seguso, 6-2, 6-1.

Second-seeded Mats Wilander of Sweden eliminated Jakob Hlasek of Switzerland in a tough match, 6-3, 3-6, 7-6.

In other second-round matches, Andres Gomez of Ecuador beat Glenn Michibata of Canada, 6-2, 6-3, and Anders Jarryd of Sweden defeated Huub Van Boeckel of the Netherlands, 6-3, 6-3.

At Brighton, England, Chris Evert Lloyd reached the quarterfinals of the $175,000 Pretty Polly women’s indoor tournament by defeating Pam Casale, 6-3, 6-1.

Lloyd won 11 of the last 12 games.

In another second-round match, Jo Durie of Britain upset second-seeded Steffi Graf of West Germany, 6-2, 6-3.

Ben Testerman, the No. 2-seeded player, fought his way into the quarterfinals of the $200,000 Black and Decker Indoor championships at Melbourne, Australia, with a 7-6, 4-6, 7-5 victory over Lloyd Bourne.

The match ended on a somewhat angry note when Testerman’s cross-court forehand service return landed on the line and was called in. Bourne briefly disputed the call before trudging to the net to shake hands.

John Lloyd of Britain beat Larry Stefanki, 7-6, 6-3, at Cologne, West Germany, to gain the quarterfinals in a $119,200 Grand Prix indoor tournament.

The 70th-ranked Lloyd’s upset of the 37th-ranked Stefanki followed earlier eliminations of such favorites as Kevin Curren, the world’s eighth-ranked player, and Czechoslovakia’s Miloslav Mecir, ranked No. 11.