Sandy takes on Chan in final

Sandy takes on Chan in final

Moch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta

Second-seed Sandy Gumulya of Indonesia will be challenged by
surprise package Chan Yung-Jan of Taiwan in the final of the
US$10,000 Indonesia Women's Circuit tennis tournament here on
Sunday.

Sandy secured her final place after stopping unseeded Ayu Fani
Damayanti 6-1, 6-3 in the semifinal match on Saturday while Chan
went through with a surprise 6-0, 7-5 win over top seed Napaporn
Tongsalee of Thailand.

16-year-old Ayu admitted to losing concentration due to a
lingering foot injury from earlier in the tournament, though she
praised her opponent's good play.

"I could not concentrate to the match. But I have to admit
Sandy played very well today," she said.

Ayu hurt her foot during a quarterfinal match against Liza
Andriyani on Friday.

Injury also plagued the other semifinal match with Tongsalee
being treated for a sore toe. It appeared to affect her game and
the Thai teenager was overpowered in the opening set.

Tongsalee came out aggressively in the second set but Chan
proved resilient against the attack to wrap up the match.

In the women's doubles, second seeds Liza of Indonesia and
Thassah Vitayaviroj of Thailand won the semifinal match against
third seeds Wukirasih Sawondari of Indonesia and Minori Takemoto
of Japan 6-1, 7-6 (3).

In the final, Liza and Thassah will meet unseeded Chan and her
Thai partner, Pichittra Thongdach, who booked their place on
Friday, beating Ayu and Septi Mende.