Top players unfazed in national tennis tourney
Top players unfazed in national tennis tourney
Moch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta
As the seeds proceeded with little fuss to their allotted
places in the Hemaviton Challenge 2005 on Thursday, the first
major tussles are expected in Friday's quarterfinals.
Top men's seed Prima Simpatiaji of Central Java, second seed
Suwandi of West Java, third seed Febi Widianto and fourth seed
Sunu Wahyu reached the last eight without losing a set.
Prima dismissed Enrico Satria of Central Java 6-1, 6-2 in 54
minutes, Suwandi defeated Andery Setyawanto of East Java 6-1, 6-
2, Febi walloped Edy Kusdaryanto of Central Java 6-1, 6-1 and
Sunu posted 6-3, 6-3 win over Aditya Danurwendo of Central Java.
Lanky Prima completely controlled the match with his strong
serve and deadly forehand.
"I am in good form, but I am still weak on the volley. I hope
I will improve day by day," Prima said.
"Tomorrow (Friday), it will be a difficult match for me as my
opponent, Sebastian Da Costa of West Nusa Tenggara, is a very
energetic player."
If all goes according to seeding, Prima is expected to meet
Febi in the semifinals, while Suwandi will meet Sunu.
Febi must tackle the challenge of veteran Sulistyo Wibowo of
West Java in his quarterfinal, while Suwandi plays Hendri Soesilo
and Sunu meets Dadang AR of South Kalimantan.
Ninth seed Hendri caused a minor upset on Thursday as he
defeated fifth seeded Bonit Wiryawan of East Java, a 37-year-old
veteran, 6-4, 6-3.
In the women's division, top seeded Ayu Fani Damayanti of
Jakarta, who trounced Dede Tari Kusrini of Aceh 6-0, 6-1 in the
second round, received a walkover on Friday as over Lutfiana Aris
B of Central Java will have to leave for a junior tournament in
Uzbekistan.
Second seeded Septi Mende of Jakarta suffered a letdown after
racing through the first set but recovered to beat Komang Sri
Maryati of Bali 6-0, 4-6, 6-1.
Third seed Liza Andryani of West Java also advanced to the
quarterfinals by blanking Dian Anggraini of East Kalimantan 6-0,
6-0, while fourth seed Wukirasih Sawondari of Jakarta overcame
the challenge of Sany Harsono of Yogyakarta 6-1, 6-1.