Yayuk and Wynne join Fed Cup team

Yayuk and Wynne join Fed Cup team

JAKARTA (JP): Veteran Yayuk Basuki and her junior, Wynne
Prakusya, were named members of the Fed Cup Asia Oceania, Group I
in Osaka, Japan, from April 25 to April 30, the Indonesian Tennis
Association (Pelti) spokesman Benny Mailili said on Monday.

Benny said that Pelti would pick up two other players based on
the national ranking at the end of February, one to play in the
doubles event and the other as substitute.

"Team positions will be decided after the Niaga Cigna Open
2000, the first and second Indonesia Women's Circuit and the
other local and international tournaments in which the players
take part, before we announce the full team" he told reporters on
Monday.

Besides Indonesia, Group I consists of host Japan, Thailand,
South Korea, China, the Philippines, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and
New Zealand. The winner of Group I will compete in the qualifying
round of the world group while the two bottom finishers will be
directly relegated to Group II.

Yayuk has a special WTA rank of 86th on the singles list and
16th on the doubles. Wynne is ranked 182th in singles but in
doubles she is still in the 300s.

Benny said that Pelti's official in charge of athletes
development Sudjiono Timan had asked the Davis Cup team to resume
practices. "I have asked coach Deddy Prasetyo to accustom
themselves to play in an indoor stadium, because we will compete
on that kind of court in Malaysia," he said.

Team members Suwandi, Febi Widhiyanto, Hendri Susilo Pramono
and Edy Kusdaryanto will play in Malaysia at Kuala Lumpur tennis
center from April 7 to April 9. The winner will face either
Pakistan or Chinese Taipei for a promotion to Group I. (ivy)