Unseeded irawati upsets Benjamas

Unseeded irawati upsets Benjamas

JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's Irawati Moerid Iskandar upset third
seeded Thai Benjamas Sangaram 6-3, 6-0 at the US$10,000 Governor
Cup Women's Tennis Satellite tournament at the Kemayoran tennis
complex yesterday.

Irawati, who is making her comeback after giving birth,
repeated her success of six years ago at the SEA Games in Manila
when she beat Benjamas 7-5, 6-2.

"I played all out and I can overcame her. The win was not very
surprising because I knew her style. I just didn't let her take
control on the ball," she said.

"I was not shocked or disappointed with my loss to Irawati. I
was trying a new grip so my performance was not as good as usual.
I will learn from my loss and prepare better for the SEA Games,"
Benjamas said.

Unseeded Irawati, who now joins the national squad, cruised to
the quarterfinals and faces Japanese fifth seed Tomoe Hotta, who
beat compatriot Riei Otakeyama 6-2, 6-4.

South Korean Chae Kyung-kee upset first seeded Japanese Keiko
Nagatomi 6-2, 6-2. Chae now meets India's Jahnavi Parekh, who
beat seventh seeded Malaysian Khoo Chin Bee 6-4, 6-1.

World number 38 Wang Shi Ting of Chinese Taipei teamed up with
compatriot Hsu Hsueh Li in the women's doubles to overcome
Indonesia's Wukirasih Sawondari/Eny Sulistyowati 4-6, 6-2, 6-3.

Old hand Suzanna Wibowo played with junior Marieke Gunawan to
beat Kylie Moulds/Shelley Stephen (Australia/New Zealand) 6-2, 3-
6, 6-3.

In the men's singles, Indonesia Open International Junior
Championship winner Febi Widhiyanto upset second seeded Samsudin
Pare 6-2, 7-5 yesterday.

Febi will meet unseeded Surya Wijaya, who beat Champy Halim 6-
3, 6-4, in the quarterfinals. (yan)