Two RI volleyball teams go to semis<\/p>\n
Pariama Hutasoit, Contributor, Petitenget, Bali<\/p>\n
Two Indonesian men's teams made it to the semifinals of the Asian
\nBeach Volleyball Tour 2002 after beating their opponents in the
\nquarterfinals on Saturday.<\/p>\n
Agus Salim and Koko Prasetyo of the Indonesia One team
\ndefeated Greg Jury and Brendan Turner of Australia One
\nteam in a tight rubber-set match, 15-21, 21-13, 15-9.<\/p>\n
Agus and Koko underwent some difficult times in the first set,
\nbut eventually managed to gain momentum in the second and third
\nsets.<\/p>\n
\"We were not playing as we should in the first set. But in the
\nfollowing sets, we managed to strengthen our team's coordination
\nand won,\" Agus said.<\/p>\n
In the semifinals on Sunday, Koko and Agus will face Supriadi
\nand Andy Ardiansyah of the Indonesia Two team. Supriadi and
\nArdiansyah made it to the semifinals after conquering fellow
\nathletes Markoji and Irilkhun Shofanna of the Indonesia Three
\nteam in a clean straight set.<\/p>\n
The other semifinalists were Thawip Thongkamnerd and Sataporn
\nSawangrueang of the Thailand One team, which will go up against
\nKirk Pitman and Michael Hynds of New Zealand for a place in the
\ntournament's final.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, in the women's division, two Chinese women's teams
\nand two Thai women's teams made it to the semifinals.<\/p>\n
Han Bo and Sun Jing of the China One team will battle Ren
\nZhenping and Lu Wenfeng of the China Two team, and Kamoltip Kulna
\nand Jarunee Sannok of the Thailand Two team will confront
\nRattanaporn Arlaisuk and Manatsanan Pangka of the Thailand One
\nteam.<\/p>\n
Ni Putu Timmy Yudhani and Sitti Nurjanah of the Indonesia One
\nteam fell short of landing a spot in the semifinals after they
\nwere crushed in the quarterfinals by the Thailand Two team, 19-
\n21, 13-21, and by the China Two team, 20-22,19-21.<\/p>",
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