Senior players reign in Niaga Cigna Open<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Top tennis players were still leading without
\nany strong contenders from the provinces during the first Niaga
\nCigna Open 2000 at Senayan tennis stadium here on Friday.<\/p>\n
Not surprisingly, it will shape up as a fight between the old
\nfaces in junior tennis and their seniors in the semifinals and
\nfinal of the Rp 35 million (US$4,794) tournament on Saturday.<\/p>\n
In the men's single, top seeded Dede Suhendar Dinata will
\nchallenge Andrian Raturandang in the semifinal on Saturday, while
\nthe other match will pit Sebastian DaCosta against junior Edy
\nKusdaryanto.<\/p>\n
Suhendar easily outclassed former member of the 1999 Southeast
\nAsian (SEA) Games team Yusmawan Fahmi 6-0, 6-3, while Andrian
\nRaturandang, former member of the Davis Cup team, beat Surya
\nWijaya 6-2, 6-3 in the quarterfinals on Friday.<\/p>\n
DaCosta sweated out his defeat of Tjahjono 4-6, 6-4, 6-2,
\nwhile Edy overcame his senior and men's double specialist Bonit
\nWiryawan 3-6, 6-0, 7-6.<\/p>\n
In the women's single, veteran Irawati Moerid Iskandar upset
\njunior Lianasari Batubara 6-1, 6-2. She will play former member
\nof the 1999 SEA Games Wukirasih Sawondari in Saturday's semis.
\nWukirasih beat Angelique Wijaya 6-1, 7-5.<\/p>\n
Saturday's semifinal will also see Frederika Girsang playing
\nagainst Liza Andriani. Frederika defeated Dea Sumantri 6-3, 6-3
\nwhile Liza, also the former member of the 1999 SEA Games, found
\nher way to the semis by an easy 6-3, 6-0 victory over Suci
\nBungaran.<\/p>\n
In the men's double final Saturday, veteran pair Bonit and
\nSulistyo Wibowo will play another senior pair of Andrian and
\nSuwandi.<\/p>\n
Bonit\/Sulistyo beat DaCosta\/Yusmawan 6-4, 6-4 in Friday's
\nsemis, while Andrian\/ Suwandi overpowered Ferdi Fauzi and Hendri
\nSusilo Pramono 6-1, 5-7, 6-4.<\/p>\n
The women's double pair of Irawati and Wukirasih will try
\ntheir luck against hopeful pair of Dea Sumantri and Frederika.
\nIrawati\/Wukirasih beat Mudarwati\/Eny Sulistyowati 6-4, 6-0, and
\nDea\/Frederika had to fight hard before they could defeat favorite
\nAngelique\/ Liza 6-4, 5-7, 6-3.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, senior tennis player Yayuk Basuki, who watched the
\nmatches on Friday, said that she met the chairman of the National
\nSports Council (KONI) Wismoyo Arismunandar on Thursday.<\/p>\n
\"Wismoyo asked about my commitment to defend Indonesia in the
\n2000 Olympic Games. It's just a routine meeting between the
\nIndonesian Tennis Association (Pelti) and the KONI chairman.
\nPelti asked KONI to help request the wild card for me and Wynne
\nPrakusya. Wismoyo said that KONI will lend its hand,\" she said.<\/p>\n
Yayuk and Wynne are awaiting the wild card in the women's
\ndoubles for the Olympics. Wynne is also expecting another wild
\ncard in the women's singles.(ivy)<\/p>",
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