Suci Bungaran the only Indonesian survivor<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Girl's tennis player Suci Bungaran was the only
\nIndonesian to survive the second round of the 2001 Gas Negara
\nInternational Junior Championships on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
Suci had no difficulty overcoming compatriot and eighth seeded
\nMaya Rosa 6-3, 6-2, to cruise into the quarterfinals on Thursday.
\nShe will face top seeded Maretha Van Niekerk of South Africa, who
\nhad an easy time with South Korean qualifier Kim Su-jin, winning
\n6-4, 6-2.<\/p>\n
Indonesian Septi Nindya Yutami lost to fifth seeded Amani
\nKhalifa of Egypt 6-2, 6-1. Khalifa will now face South Korean
\nqualifier Chun Ji-ni, who upset Nontinee Tangpong of Thailand 6-
\n2, 7-5.<\/p>\n
Second seeded Yomna Farid of Egypt ousted Indonesian Novianti
\nWarsono 6-2, 6-3, and will meet seventh seeded Susanne Aigner of
\nAustria on Thursday. Aigner had to struggle to defeat Indonesian
\nDiana Julianto 7-6 (7-4), 3-6, 7-6 (7-6).<\/p>\n
Another quarterfinal match will pit Amber Liu of the United
\nStates against Kim So-jung of South Korea. Liu had an easy 6-3,
\n6-0, win over Filipino Czarima Mae Arevalo, while Kim topped
\nthird seeded Pichaya Laosirichon 6-3, 6-1.<\/p>\n
On the boy's side, Indonesians Al Imron and Marlo Santoso were
\nno match for their opponents at the Kemayoran Tennis Center.<\/p>\n
Imron was defeated by eighth seeded Markus Egger 6-2, 6-1,
\nwhile Marlo put up a good fight before succumbing to fourth
\nseeded Vinod Kumar Sewa of India 3-6, 6-3, 6-0.<\/p>\n
Egger will now meet top seeded Sunil Kumar Sipaeya of India,
\nwho defeated Izak Van Der Merwe of South Africa 2-6, 6-7 (3-7),
\n6-4, while Sewa will play seventh seeded Dias Doskarayev of
\nKazakhstan, who beat Belgian qualifier Steve Darcis 7-5, 6-1, on
\nWednesday.<\/p>\n
Second seeded Jonathan Chu of the United States overwhelmed
\nKim Jun-young of South Korea 6-3, 6-2. Chu will play sixth seeded
\nGunter Austerhuber of Austria, who topped Ivan Kokurin of
\nUzbekistan 6-3, 4-6, 6-2. In another quarterfinal match, third
\nseeded Robert Blair of South Africa will meet Clinton Letcher of
\nAustralia. (ivy)<\/p>",
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