Wynne, Mimma fight to qualify in Wismilak tourney

Wynne, Mimma fight to qualify in Wismilak tourney

SURABAYA (JP): Indonesia's young hopefuls Wynne Prakusya and
Mimma Chernovita still have to fight to qualify for the main draw
of the 1997 Wismilak International women's tennis tournament here
this week.

Yesterday, Wynne beat Nora Koves of Hungary 6-3, 6-4 while
Mimma beat junior Dewi Cynthia 6-0, 6-2.

Wynne will come head to head with Sara Ventura of Italy, who
beat Renata Kolbovic of Canada 4-6, 6-3, 6-3, in today's
qualifying quarterfinals, while Mimma will face Martina Nejedly
of Canada, who defeated Jasmine Choudhury of England 7-5, 6-2.

Another national player, Liza Andriyani, who defeated
compatriot Eny Sulistyowati on Saturday, lost in a walkover with
Maureen Drake of Canada.

Drake will meet Madoka Kuki of Japan, who beat Nina Nittinger
of Germany 6-2, 6-2.

Another semifinal berth will be fought between Khoo Chin-bee
of Malaysia, who defeated Marina Escobar of Spain 6-4, 7-5, and
Sandri Obata of Japan, who beat compatriot Miyako Ataka 6-1, 6-3.

The organizing committee chairman, Stefanus Handoyo, said that
the organizers handed over special awards to players who have
competed four times. They are defending champion Wang Shi-ting of
Chinese Taipei, Park Sung-hee of South Korea and Rika Hiraki of
Japan.

The main draw, which will start on Sept. 22 and end on Sept.
28, will include Dominique van Roost of Belgium, Henrieta Nagyova
of Slovakia, Tamarine Tanasugarn of Thailand, two-time winner
Wang, Yuko Yoshida of Japan, Sara Pitskowski of France, Rachel
McQuillan of Australia, Adriana Gersi of the Czech Republic,
Cristina Torrens Valero of Spain and Maria Alejandra Vento of
Venezuela.

The winner of the tournament will receive US$35,400, the
runner-up will get $16,700, while semifinalists will receive
$8,550 each. The organizers provide a total prize money of
US$155,340. (nur/yan)