Febi wins tennis gold for Jakarta

Febi wins tennis gold for Jakarta

Eva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post/Palembang

Febi Widiyanto lived up to his number one status by winning
the men's singles to contribute one of the golds Jakarta grabbed
on the tennis court at the National Games here on Friday.

West Java also ended the day with two gold haul while Central
Java took one.

Top seed Febi crushed rival Prima Simpatiaji of Central Java
7-6 (8), 6-4.

Jakarta's second gold came in women's doubles after veteran
Indonesian star Yayuk Basuki and Wukirasih Sawondari cruised to
an easy 6-1, 6-3 victory over Eny Sulistyowati and Mimma
Chernovita of East Kalimantan.

The West Java tennis team triumphed in the women's singles and
men's doubles.

Third seed Liza Andriyani upset second seed Wynne Prakusya
of Central Java 6-3, 7-6 (7) in the women's singles while Suwandi
and Sulistyo Wibowo won the men's doubles with a 7-6 (8), 6-1 win
over Sebastian Dacosta and Surya Wijaya of West Nusa
Tenggara.

Liza called her team's Java achievement unbelievable as they
did it without star Angelique "Angie" Widjaja, who opted to play
on the international tour.

"This is unbelievable because even without Angie, West Java
could grab a gold medal," Liza told The Jakarta Post with a broad
grin.

Liza added that she had been given extra motivation with her
team manager Uce Suganda already promising to pay for her umrah
(Islamic minor haj pilgrimage) if she won the game.

Meanwhile, Wynne was feeling a little bit disappointed
with her loss in the game she attributed to injury.

"I had been confident about the prospect until I got injured
during the Olympic Games in Athens. I'm disappointed with the
result," she said.

She added that her doctor had told her to take a rest for at
least three months but she insisted on playing for her
home province as she knew that it would be difficult for
Central Java to win a medal in tennis competition without
her.

Wynne made amends for her loss by helping win the mixed
doubles gold. She teamed up with Prima to defeat West Java's pair
Liza Andriyani and Sulistyo Wibowo 5-7, 7-5, 7-5.