Sun, 06 Apr 1997

Febi reaches Thailand Junior

JAKARTA (JP): Febi Widhiyanto of Indonesia reached the final at the Thailand International Tennis Junior Championship in Pattaya yesterday after beating top seeded Ziv Kabi of Israel 6- 4, 2-6, 7-6 (7-5).

Febi, who won the Indonesia International Tennis Junior Championship last week, will challenge second seeded Westly Whitehouse, who defeated Justin Magraw 6-3, 2-6, 6-4.

Whitehouse, ITF ranked nine, was finalists of the 1996 junior Wimbledon and the 1997 junior Australia Open. (yan)