National spikers win tryout games

National spikers win tryout games

JAKARTA (JP): National spikers being groomed for the 18th
Southeast Asian Games continued their winning streak in their
final warm-up matches in Gresik, East Java on Tuesday.

The national men's team whipped local club Petroges Putra in
straight sets 15-3, 15-2, 15-12, while the women's team dropped a
set before beating Petrogres Putri 15-10, 15-12, 12-15, 15-11 in
a hard-fought match.

"I know Thailand is very ambitious to get a gold medal but I
am optimistic the gold medal is ours," women's team coach Putut
Marhaento told Antara.

In the previous tryout on Monday, the men's team swept another
private club, Sparta. But the women's team fell 0-3 to Sparta's
junior men's team. (arf)