Top seeds tumble at Asian School C'ships<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Top seeds tumbled on Friday in the singles
\nindividual events of the first Asian School Tennis Championships
\nat the Senayan tennis complex.<\/p>\n
Top seeded Pacharapol Khamsaman of Thailand in the boys'
\nsingles bowed out to Sunil Kumar Sipaeya of India 3-6, 6-3, 3-6.
\nSipaeya, who defeated Indonesian Irwan Radjab 6-2, 6-4 on
\nThursday, will face Mohammad Nazreen Fuzi of Malaysia in
\nSaturday's semifinals. Fuzi won 6-4, 7-5 over China's An Dapeng.<\/p>\n
In another semifinal match, second seeded Indonesian Ferza
\nGautama will meet unseeded Yang Tao of China. Ferza, who received
\na bye in the first round, defeated Sornsakol Supakit of Thailand
\n6-1, 6-3.<\/p>\n
Yang, who upset fourth seeded Asrhutosh Singh of India 6-4, 6-
\n1 in the first round, defeated Ahmad Safiq of Malaysia 7-6 (8-6),
\n7-5.<\/p>\n
In the girls' singles, top seeded Chattida Thimjapo of
\nThailand, ITF junior ranked 133, had to make an early exit after
\nshe was upset by China's Fan Na 2-6, 6-7 (1-7).<\/p>\n
Fan will face third seeded Angelique Widjaja of Indonesia, who
\neasily eliminated Deepa Chakrabarty of India 6-1, 6-0.<\/p>\n
In another semifinal match, second seeded Frederika Girsang
\nreached the semis after sending home China's unseeded Liu Yidan
\n6-2, 6-2. Frederika, Indonesia's best hope to collect more gold
\nmedals, will face Thailand's Khanita Sritawan, who won 6-4, 6-4
\nover Harsimaran Kaur of India.<\/p>\n
In the boys' doubles, top seeded Naharuddin and Prima
\nSimpatiaji still managed to reach the quarterfinals after
\nreceiving a bye in the first round. Compatriots Ferza Gautama and
\nIrwan Radjab, fourth seeded in the championships, also received a
\nbye.<\/p>\n
Naharuddin and Prima will meet Malaysian pairs Mohamad Azraai
\nTajudin and Zacaray Tan Tze Xiong, who won 7-6 (7-5), 6-0 over
\nSanjeer Paramanathan and Roshan Peirs of Sri Lanka.<\/p>\n
Second seeded Pacharapol Khamsaman and Sornsakol Supakit of
\nThailand also received a bye. They will face Malaysians Ahmad
\nShafiq and Mohamad Nazreen Fuzi, who defeated Dinuka Ranaweera
\nand Eran Weerakon of Sri Lanka 3-6, 6-2, 6-2.<\/p>\n
In the girls' doubles, Indonesian top seeded Angelique Widjaja
\nand Novianti Warsono and third seeded Frederika Girsang and
\nMudarwati will start their fight on Saturday after receiving byes
\nin the quarterfinals. (yan)<\/p>",
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