Champs Yuso beaten in Livoli opener

Champs Yuso beaten in Livoli opener

JAKARTA (JP): Defending champion Yuso club of Yogyakarta was
dramatically beaten in both the men's and women's divisions on
the first day of the second leg of the Samator 2000 Indonesian
Volleyball League (Livoli) on Monday at the Senayan Basketball
Stadium, Central Jakarta.

Currently, Samator of Surabaya and Petrogres of Gresik, East
Java, top the men's and women's division with 12 points each
after the first series held in Surabaya from Oct. 8 to Oct. 14.

In the men's division, Bandung-based DLLAJ overwhelmed Yuso in
a straight set 25-20, 31-29, 25-20 with a total score of 81-69.

Samator had an easy win crushing Apacinti of Semarang also in
straight sets 25-23, 25-15, 25-19 with a total score of 75-57.

PLN of Jakarta beat DPPK 25-23, 25-22, 25-19 with a total
score of 75-64.

In another match, Jakarta-based Bank BNI managed to turn
things around to defeat Bandung-based Perhutani in five sets 19-
25, 23-25, 25-23, 25-14, 15-10 with a total score of 107-97.

Meanwhile, Bank BNI's women's team also had no difficulty in
defeating Yuso 25-12, 25-21, 25-21 with a total score of 75-54 in
the women's division.

Perhutani lost a set before beating Jakarta-based Indonesian
Military (TNI) Headquarters 25-20, 25-13, 17-25, 25-13 with a
total score of 92-73.

In another match, PLN women's team also beat its opponent,
Pospsivo 25-22, 22-25, 26-24, 25-6 with a total score of 98-74.

Petrogres had a bye in the first day.

The league is using a round robin system with an ultimate
match to determine the four best clubs of each division which
will compete in the final four in January 2001. (nvn)