RI takes single and doubles titles<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Local tennis buffs got a boost over the weekend
\nwhen favorites Peter Handoyo and the women's pair of Liza
\nAndriani and Wynne Prakusya romped home with the boy's singles
\nand the women's doubles crowns yesterday.<\/p>\n
Playing under the watchful gaze of their boss, Sarwono
\nKusumaatmadja -- the Indonesian Tennis Association (Pelti) chief
\n-- Peter, seeded 13th, grabbed his first major victory in an
\ninternational tournament by beating Briton Simon Dickson 6-1, 6-1
\nin 56 minutes.<\/p>\n
The international junior tennis championships held at the
\nHilton tennis courts were organized by Astra International and
\nsanctioned by the ITF and Pelti.<\/p>\n
First seed women's doubles Liza and Wyne had no trouble
\nbeating South Korean Yoon Hyung-mi and Lim Sun-young 6-3, 6-4.<\/p>\n
A baseliner himself, Peter forced his opponent to play the
\nbaselines from the onset without giving the Briton a chance to
\ntake control of the match.<\/p>\n
The 15-year-old Dickson stole a point in the first set but
\nlater fell to Peter, who cruised his way to a 6-1 finish.<\/p>\n
In the second set, Peter scored three times in a row, giving
\nup only one point to Dickson.<\/p>\n
Dickson, who beat first seed Bhee Whitoonpanich of Thailand in
\nthe semifinals, failed to stop Peter on his way to winning the
\nsecond set 6-1.<\/p>\n
\"I don't know what was wrong with him or why he made so many
\nerrors,\" Peter said of his opponent.<\/p>\n
\"Since the beginning I tried to press him and not give him a
\nchance to take control,\" he added.<\/p>\n
Indonesian home favorites Liza and Wynne defeated the South
\nKorean duo 6-3 in the first set.<\/p>\n
In the second set, Liza and Wynne had to struggle as their
\nopponents tried hard not to lose any points to the host.<\/p>\n
Trailing 2-0 in the second set, Yoon and Lim came back to even
\nthe score at 2-2. The South Koreans then took over the lead 3-2
\nbefore Liza and company made it 3-3.<\/p>\n
The Koreans went up 4-3 when Liza's return shot went too long.
\nBut Yoon's double fault equalized the score at 4-4.<\/p>\n
Putting more pressure on their counterparts, Liza and Wynne
\nforced spectators to hold their breath before they managed to
\ncomplete the second set 6-4.<\/p>\n
In the women's singles, Anastasia Myskina won 7-5, 6-1 against
\nteammate Elena Dementieva in an all-Russian final yesterday.
\nDementieva dashed Liza's single title dream after the Russian
\nbeat her in the semifinal 6-3, 6-4.<\/p>\n
Runner-up Dickson and fellow countrywoman Daniel Kiernan took
\nthe mixed doubles title after beating Slovenian duo Miha Gregorc
\nand Tomaz Berendijas 6-3, 7-5. (05)<\/p>",
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