Yayuk shines in doubles

Yayuk shines in doubles

JAKARTA (JP): Yayuk Basuki and Romana Tedjakusuma formed a
superb team to clear their first hurdle at the US$100,000
Wismilak Open tennis championships in Surabaya, East Java
yesterday.

They swept Belgian Nancy Feber and Slovakian Katarina
Studenikova 6-3, 6-1.

The Indonesian pair, ranked 702 in the world, entertained the
500-strong home crowd at the newly renovated Embong Sawo tennis
stadium with their attack-minded play, giving their world number
356 ranked opponents no chance to reach their form.

Both pairs matched in the first six games, before the home
favorites, keeping up the pressure, easily took the second set.

Today Yayuk will resume her singles rivalry against South
Africa's Marian de Swardt, who beat her in the U.S. Open last
September. Romana, who edged out Naoko Kijimuta of Japan in their
first round match on Monday, will play Australian Michelle
Jaggard Lai in today's second round. (amd)