RI men make it four for four, Timy\/Devota in another final<\/p>\n
Musthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta<\/p>\n
The same two national pairings will meet once again in the
\nmen's final of the LA Menthol Indonesia Open Beach Volleyball
\nChampionship, while Ni Putu Timy Yudhani and Devota Rahawarin are
\npoised for a clean sweep in the final stop of the women's four-
\nleg series.<\/p>\n
National number ones Agus Salim and Koko Prasetyo will meet
\nNo. 2 Andy Ardiansyah and Supriyadi at Senayan Plaza parking lot
\nhere on Sunday -- their fourth consecutive final duel.<\/p>\n
Andy and Supriyadi won the opening two stops in Yogyakarta and
\nSemarang, while Agus and Koko triumphed in the third in Surabaya.<\/p>\n
Agus and Koko beat Reza Assari Naeini and Rachman Raoufi of
\nIran 21-17, 21-19, while Andy and Supriyadi stopped Thailand's
\nBorworn Y. and Sonthi B. 25-23, 21-18.<\/p>\n
Andy and Supriyadi bounced back from a defeat by the Iranian
\npair in the early rounds to reach the finals.<\/p>\n
The pair looked loose before regrouping to seal a two-game win
\nover Borworn and Sonthi.<\/p>\n
After having been forced to fight hard in the first game, the
\nIndonesian pairing had an easier time in the second.<\/p>\n
\"In the first game, we were caught up in the tactics employed
\nby the Thais who wanted to slow down the game,\" Supriyadi said.<\/p>\n
\"We changed tactics in the second game. We sped up the game,
\nbecause it's our nature to play fast.\"<\/p>\n
The finals will be played on Sunday beginning at 11 a.m., with
\nTimy and Devota looking for a perfect record in the series.<\/p>\n
They will meet Kasinee Godtalang and Arawan Tongkamnak of
\nThailand. They brushed aside Gina Indri and Minarni of West
\nKalimantan 21-10, 21-17 in the semifinals.<\/p>\n
It will be their second meeting in the series finals, with
\nTimy and Devota triumphing in Semarang.<\/p>\n
Timy and Devota have dominated throughout the series,
\nincluding national rivals Engel Bertha Kaize and Ninik Nuraida in
\nSaturday's semifinals.<\/p>\n
They beat their rivals from Jakarta 22-20, 21-11, their fifth
\nwin over the pair in the series.<\/p>\n
Devota was erratic at the outset, which led to a tight first
\ngame.<\/p>\n
\"I felt nervous a bit in the opening game. My receiving was
\nnot good but then I tried hard to calm down,\" Devota said.<\/p>",
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