All-Indonesian final in doubles event

All-Indonesian final in doubles event

JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia Women's Circuit-2 and Men's Futures-1
will see all-Indonesian finals in the doubles events at the
Kemayoran Tennis Center at Central Jakarta on Sunday.

Olympics hopeful pair, Yayuk Basuki and Wynne Prakusya,
unseeded in the event, outclassed top seeds Keiko Nagatomi and
Ryoko Takemura of Japan 7-6, 6-2 in the women's doubles
semifinals Saturday.

The Indonesians will challenge fellow countrywomen, old hand
Irawati Moerid Iskandar and Wukirasih Sawondari in the US$10,000
event final.

Irawati and Wukirasih, fifth seeded here, barely worked up a
sweat in defeating Maricris Fernandez of the Philippines and Tong
Ka-po 6-4, 6-2 in the other semifinal.

For Yayuk and Wynne, it was their first performance as doubles
this year. The pair is expecting a wild card in the doubles event
in the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney in September and Wynne is
also waiting for a wild card to compete in the singles.

Partnering Irawati, Yayuk won the women's doubles in the
Circuit-1 tournament last week.

In the men's side, the long-time partnership of Bonit Wiryawan
and Sulistyo Wibowo will challenge juniors and Davis Cup team
members, Edy Kusdaryanto and Hendri Susilo Pramono in the $15,000
event final.

Unseeded Bonit and Sulistyo overcame top seeds Michael Jessup
and Le Minh of the United States 6-4, 6-2. While Edy and Hendri
had to fight hard to eliminate third seeds Frantisek Cermak of
the Czech Republic and Roman Kukal of Slovakia 7-6 (7-3), 7-5.

Unfortunately, none of the Indonesian players managed to
survive in the singles events.

In the women's side, Choi Young-ja and Chae Kyung-yee created
an all-South Korean final Sunday after Choi beat Wukirasih 7-6,
2-6, 7-6 while Chae defeated Irawati 6-4, 6-2. The Koreans
toppled national players' hopes to create another all-Indonesian
final in the event.

In the men's side, unseeded Zbynek Mlynarik of Austria
surprisingly reached the final after having an easy 6-0, 6-4
victory over qualifier Jarkko Nieminen of Finland Saturday.

Mlynarik will challenge second seed Cermak, who beat Yoon
Yong-il of South Korea 6-1, 6-4. (ivy)