RI men battle to reach team final<\/p>\n
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta<\/p>\n
The national men's tennis team was forced to fight before
\novercoming Vietnam 2-1 on Sunday in the semifinals at the hard
\ncourts of the Rizal Memorial Sport Complex.<\/p>\n
Indonesia appeared to be on an easy path to the final when
\nSuwandi dispatched Vietnam's first singles player Quong Huy Ngo
\n6-1, 6-0. The 29 year old from Bandung faced little resistance
\nfrom the Vietnamese, Antara news service reported.<\/p>\n
It seemed Prima Simpatiaji would close out the best of three-
\nmatch tie when he took the first set 6-4 against Minh Quan Do.<\/p>\n
But the Vietnamese was undaunted, attacking and volleying his
\nway to two tiebreak set wins for the match and to force the final
\ndoubles.<\/p>\n
In the decisive contest, the Vietnamese again proved that they
\nwere no pushovers. Suwandi, teamed with veteran Bonit Wiryawan,
\nat 37 one of the oldest players in men's tennis, were able to
\ncome through 7-6, 7-6, against Minh Quan Do\/Le Quo Khanh.<\/p>\n
Indonesia will meet the Philippines in the final on Monday.
\nThe host team cruised to a 3-0 victory over Thailand.<\/p>\n
The Indonesian women, who overcame the Philippines 3-0 on
\nSaturday but were forced to wait to see who their final opponent
\nwould be, will play Thailand.<\/p>\n
The Thai women were untroubled in a 3-0 win over Vietnam.<\/p>\n
\"Of course, we are hoping for two golds from tennis,\" said
\ntennis team manager Kresno Merdiko.<\/p>\n
Wynne Prakusya, the national number one in the absence of
\nAngelique \"Angie\" Widjaja, refused to make any predictions about
\nthe final match.<\/p>\n
She will be joined by California-based Romana Tedjakusuma as
\nwell as teenager Ayu Fani Damayanti for the final.<\/p>",
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