Indonesia routs Holland in junior tennis

Indonesia routs Holland in junior tennis

JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian junior tennis players completed a
rout of their Dutch counterparts in friendly matches at the
Hilton tennis courts on Sunday.

Indonesia suffered its only loss as boys' singles Peter
Handoyo crashed to Stefan Aarts in a marathon match 5-7, 3-6, 6-
0, 6-4, 8-10, but the hosts held on to win 4-1 in the boys'
division and 5-0 in the girls' team event played in Davis Cup and
Federation Cup formats respectively.

The matches followed a mutual agreement on technical
assistance between the Dutch tennis association (KNLTB) and the
Indonesian tennis association (Pelti) signed on Saturday. KNLTB
will play host to the friendly matches next year.

"We overcame a less experienced team. They lacked
opportunities to play in tough tournaments," said Eddy
Katimansah, Pelti's promotion and foreign affairs official. He
added that the heat must have had an effect on the jet-lagged
Dutch boys and girls.

The pair of Ifan Taufik and Hendri Soesilo clinched the
Indonesian boys' victory when they outlasted Ronald Kloppart and
Sebastian Sikkink 6-4, 4-6, 6-4, 7-5 for a 3-0 winning lead. Febi
Widhiyanto extended the lead with a 7-6 (7-5), 6-3, 6-4 win over
Remco Pondman.

Federation Cup team member Enny Sulistyowati stormed to her
second singles win to give Indonesia an assailable 3-0 lead. She
beat Anette Ooster 2-6, 6-1, 6-1. Wynne Prakusya stretched the
gap with a 7-5, 6-1 victory over substitute Andrea van der Hurk.

On Saturday, Kelly Bouman retired with stomach troubles as she
trailed Enny 5-7, 1-2. Wynne outlasted Oosters 7-5, 3-6, 6-1 in
the second singles.

The Indonesians completed the drubbing when a well-knit team
of Wukirasih Sawondari and Vania Prakusya defeated van den Hurk
and Diane Oost 6-2, 6-1. (amd)