Local veterans shine in doubles matches

JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian pair of Bonit Wiryawan and Sulistyo Wibowo won the men's doubles title at the Men's Futures- 1 tennis tournament at the Kemayoran Tennis Center in Central Jakarta on Sunday.

Bonit and Sulistyo beat Davis Cup team members Edy Kusdaryanto and Hendri Susilo Pramono 6-4, 1-6, 6-3 in the final of the US$15,000 (Rp 110 million) Men's Futures-1 on Sunday.

For their victory, Bonit and Sulistyo won $945, while Edy and Hendri took $495.

Zbynek Mylnarik of Austria won the men's single final after his opponent, Frantisek Cermak of the Czech Republic, withdrew from the game with an arm injury. Mylnarik was leading 4-0 in the first set.

Mylnarik earned $1,950 for his victory and Cermak $1,350.

In the $10,000 Women's Circuit-2, the Indonesian pair of Yayuk Basuki and Wynne Prakusya had no trouble overcoming their teammates, Irawati Iskandar and Wukirasih 6-4, 6-2 in the final. Yayuk and Wynne won $650.

Yayuk and Wynne are being groomed for the Olympics Games in Sydney in September. They are expecting a wild card in the Games.

The women's singles title went to Kyung Yee-chae of South Korea who defeated her compatriot Young Ja-choi 1-6, 6-3, 6-1. Kyung took $1,600 and Young $1,000.

Meanwhile, the chairman of the Indonesian Tennis Association (Pelti), Tanri Abeng, said during the tournament on Sunday that he personally had no objection if the association wants to hold an extraordinary congress.

"I am not against holding a congress as long as it does not make conclusions which I believe are irrelevant," Tanri told Antara news agency on Sunday.

Tanri said Pelti is an organization consisting of members who are still conducting planned programs.

He said difficulties can always occur in the application of programs. "We have to understand that not all the plans are conducted 100 percent."

Tanri is the former state minister of investment and state- owned enterprises (BUMN).

He further said Pelti, under his leadership, had tried hard to improve the organization. "You must remember that we are facing a national crisis but we are trying our best to improve our organization."

Referring to the extraordinary congress, Tanri said there was no problem at all.

"I don't see any problem of holding the congress. Since I am no longer a minister, I have more time to concentrate on Pelti," Tanri said. (lnt)