Aoran Krickstein, the 17-year-old tennis sensation from Grosse Pointe, Michigan, defended his title here by defeating Shahar Perkis, 6-1, 6-4, Saturday to win the $90,000 Israel Grand Prix Tennis Tournament. The victory Saturday was on the same court where Krickstein last year captured the title of the Tel Aviv tournament, his first international tennis victory.
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