Sunu clears first round in Salonpas title defense<\/p>\n
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta<\/p>\n
Defending champion Sunu Wahyu Trijati advanced to the second
\nround on Tuesday as most seeded players overcame their first-
\nround hurdles in the Salonpas International Junior Championships
\nat the Kemayoran Tennis Center, Central Jakarta.<\/p>\n
Indonesia's fifth seed fought back from a set down to overtake
\ncompatriot Agung Bagus Dewanto 4-6, 6-1, 6-4 in the boys' singles
\ndivision.<\/p>\n
Top seed Weerapat Doakmaiklee of Thailand crushed Australian
\nRyan Biancardi 6-4, 6-2, while second seed Luka Ocvirk of
\nSlovenia bested Charl Wolmerans of South Africa 4-6, 6-4, 6-0.<\/p>\n
Japanese players fourth seed Sato Naoki outplayed British Ned
\nBoone 7-5, 1-6, 6-3 and seventh seed Fujii Takanobu overpowered
\nIndonesian Armendio Anggara 6-3, 6-3.<\/p>\n
However, third seed Kevin Doh, sixth seed Lai Xiao Peng and
\neighth seed Bogdan Leonte exited the tournament early.<\/p>\n
Doh of New Zealand surrendered to qualifying Indonesian Ismail
\nJaya 4-6, 5-7, while Peng of Hong Kong bowed to unseeded South
\nAfrican Derek Drabble 7-6 (9\/7), 7-5.<\/p>\n
Another Indonesian who pounded out a surprise victory was
\nChrist Mayanto, who upset Leonte of Romania 3-6, 6-4, 6-0.<\/p>\n
Indonesia's younger generation lineup for the next round
\nincludes Ayrton Wibowo, Elbert Sie, Anthony Tan, Sandy Purnomo
\nand Jonathan Amdanu.<\/p>\n
In the girls' singles draw, all eight seeded players advanced
\nto the second round led by top seed Hsu Wen Hsin, who overwhelmed
\nThai Ratchaya Chaichanacha 6-2, 6-1.<\/p>\n
Indonesia's favorite duo Maya Rosa and Septi Mende,
\nrespectively seeded seventh and eighth, took down their opponents
\nin straight sets: Maya with a 6-2, 7-5 win over Nancy Metriya and
\nSepti scoring 6-4, 6-3 over Dian Mayasari.<\/p>\n
However, Febri Joana and Denise Harijanto, two of Indonesia's
\nrising stars, fell to the wayside in their first round matches.
\nFebri, the surprise winner of the Cigna Open last week, was
\ndefeated by South African Ghizela Schutte 2-6, 5-7, and Denise
\nlost to unseeded American Ellah Nze 3-6, 5-7.<\/p>\n
With 150 players from 24 countries taking part, the Grade 2
\nInternational Tennis Federation category tournament will end on
\nMarch 15.<\/p>",
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