Delta Tirta, BNI Jakarta take honors

Delta Tirta, BNI Jakarta take honors

SURABAYA: Highly favored Delta Tirta and BNI Jakarta took the
men's and women's titles respectively at the Indonesia Open Beach
Volleyball 2004 in Sidoarjo, East Java, on Sunday.

Both winning teams boast some of the top names in beach
volleyball in the country, with Andy and Rama Supriyadi on Delta
Tirta and Ni Putu and Riesma on BNI Jakarta.

However, Delta Tirta was forced to fight against Putra Maju in
the final, finally scraping out a 2-1 win.

"This win came through our ability to change our strategy,
with me changing to blocking instead of my usual defense, and so
we triumphed," Andy said after the game.

BNI Jakarta's pair defeated Bank DKI in a closely fought
contest in which the score difference was never more than two
points.

Bank DKI's team of Siti Nurjanah and Ninik are also part of
the national training program with Ni Putu.

"They knew my strategy, which is only to be expected as
they're also at the training center," Ni Putu said. -- JP