Mon, 03 May 1999

Junior players reach finals

JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia has earned the final berth of the Asia/Oceania Qualifying Zone after a total victory of 3-0 over South Korea in the 1999 NEC World Youth Cup in Hiroshima, Japan, on Sunday.

Indonesia's young hope Dea Sumantri beat Lee Bit-na 6-2, 6-1 and Angelique Widjaja defeated Lee En-hwa 6-3, 6-4. Dea, who paired with Novianti Warsono, also won in a straight set 6-2, 6-4 over Lee En-hwa and Kim Hea-mi.

With these results, the junior girls enter the qualifying zone for the World Group, which is scheduled to be held in Sydney, Australia, on Sept. 17. (ivy)