Women's tennis team gets challenger tryout

Women's tennis team gets challenger tryout

JAKARTA: National women's tennis players will play an
international challenger tournament here as a final tryout before
next month's Southeast Asian (SEA) Games.

The US$25,000 hardcourt tournament, organized by the
Indonesian Tennis Association (Pelti) with financial support from
the National Sports Council, will feature all national players
except Romana Tedjakusuma. The California-based player is
currently on tour in the U.S.

National number two and world ranked 284 Wynne Prakusya, world
no. 484 Ayu Fani Damayanti and world no. 796 Septi Mende will
play in the tournament from Nov. 7-Nov. 13 at the Jakarta Hilton
Executive Club, Central Jakarta,

Tournament director Enggal Karyono said foreign competitors
from Japan, Austria and South Korea were also entered, as well as
Thailand's Tangphong Montinee. The world number 298 is likely to
play in the SEA Games in the Philippines on Nov. 27-Dec. 5. -- JP