Prima to face Febi in semis of Hemaviton Challenge
Prima to face Febi in semis of Hemaviton Challenge
Moch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta
Top seeded Prima Simpatiaji of Central Java will try to make
it third time lucky when he meets close rival Febi Widhiyanto of
Jakarta in the semifinals of the Hemaviton Challenge 2005 on
Saturday.
National number one Prima defeated Sebastian Dacosta of West
Nusa Tenggara 6-3, 6-3, while third seeded Febi crushed veteran
Sulistyo Wibowo of West Java 6-1, 6-1 in Senayan, Central
Jakarta, on Friday
Prima said he was able to enjoy his match against Sebastian
but expected a tough contest against Febi.
"Let's see tomorrow," he said.
Febi, who recently recovered from a right hand injury, was
also optimistic about meeting Prima, especially after their most
recent encounters.
"We know each other well, therefore our chance is equal. But I
have the advantage as I won the last two matches against Prima,"
he said.
Febi defeated Prima in the 2004 National Games and Jakarta
Governor's Cup last year.
He said there was no recurrence of his injury during the
tournament, although all of his matches through to the last four
have been short in duration.
The other semifinal will feature second seed Suwandi of West
Java, who beat Hendri Soesilo of Jakarta 6-2, 6-2, against fourth
seed Sunu Wahyu Trijati of Gorontalo, who overcame Dadang A.R. of
South Kalimantan 6-2, 6-1.
In the women's division, top seeded Ayu Fani Damayanti will
face Eny Sulistyowati of East Kalimantan and third seeded Liza
Andryani of West Java will meet Maya Rosa of Central Java, the
seventh seed, in the semifinals.
In Friday's quarterfinals, Ayu received a walkover as Lutfiana
Aris of Central Java left for Uzbekistan for a junior tournament.
In the other quarterfinals, Eny was taken to three sets by
Jakarta's Wukirasih Sawondari 6-3, 4-6, 6-1, Liza defeated
Denise Harijanto of Jakarta 6-0, 6-4, and Maya was surprisingly
untroubled in overcoming second seeded Septi Mende of Jakarta 6-
3, 6-3.
The winner of the men's title will receive Rp 17 million,
while the women's champion takes home Rp 14 million.