Wynne, Mimma win in Wismilak qualifiers<\/p>\n
SURABAYA (JP): Young Indonesians Wynne Prakusya and Mimma
\nChernovita of Indonesia qualified yesterday for the 1997 Wismilak
\nInternational women's tennis tournament at the Embong Sawo tennis
\ncomplex here.<\/p>\n
Wynne beat Sara Ventura of Italy 7-5, 6-4 and Mimma struggled
\nto overcome Canadian Martina Nejedly 3-6, 6-4, 6-2 in the final
\nqualifying round.<\/p>\n
Both players are being groomed for the 19th SEA Games in
\nJakarta next month in the absence of Indonesian number one Yayuk
\nBasuki, now ranked 20th on Corel Women's Tennis Association (WTA)
\ntour.<\/p>\n
Wynne faces a stiff test in the first round against top seed
\nDominique van Roost of Belgium, world ranked 28th. Compatriot
\nMimma meets wild card recipient Dally Randriantefy of Madagascar.<\/p>\n
Other qualifiers are Maureen Drake of Canada, who beat Madoka
\nKuki of Japan 6-1, 6-3, and Sandri Obata of Japan, who defeated
\nChin-Bee Khoo of Malaysia 6-2, 7-5.<\/p>\n
Wynne, 17, had to muster all her energy to beat Ventura in the
\n116-minute match. Both players scrambled to win points in hard-
\nfought games which often went to deuce in both sets.<\/p>\n
The Indonesian's soft serve is her weakness but she returned
\nwell to keep apace in the match. Wynne used a combination of
\nslice and topspin to unhinge the Italian.<\/p>\n
Sweltering heat took their toll on Nejedly, younger sister of
\nWTA player Jana Nejedly. Mimma recouped after losing the first
\nset and turned up the pressure in running her opponent ragged in
\nthe third set.<\/p>\n
A weakened Nejedly committed numerous unforced errors to hand
\nMimma the match.<\/p>\n
The tournament offers US$35,400 to the winner, $16,700 to the
\nrunner-up and $8,550 for each semifinalist.<\/p>\n
Defending champion Wang Shi-ting of Chinese Taipei is expected
\nto be challenged by Australian Open quarterfinalist van Roost,
\nHenrietta Nagyova of Slovakia and fast-rising Tamarine Tanasugarn
\nof Thailand. (nur\/yan)<\/p>",
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