As the only player left among Indonesian girls here at “12th Sarawak Chief Minister’s Cup – ITF Malaysian Junior Tennis Championships” in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia, third seeded Grace Sari Ysidora eventually lost to a better player, 16 years old and top seeded Rashmi Teltumbde of India in semi-final last Saturday (November 8, 2008). In Ysidora’s first meeting against her doubles’ partner at recent Balikpapan Grade B1, she fought hard every point but in the end Teltumbde prevailed as the winner with 7-5, 7-6(3) victory. Ysidora acknowledged that she played good but overall she praised Teltumbde for her better and consistent performance. Teltumbde in the end, grabbed both titles in singles and doubles.
In quarter-final match on November 6, 2008, Ysidora breezed past fifth seeded Harriet Sheahan of Australia in comfortable 6-1, 6-0 victory. In their first meeting at China Open ITF Grade 2 in Beijing last September, Ysidora won over Sheahan 6-1, 6-2. Playing only in her fourth ITF Grade 3 tourney during her junior career, Ysidora recorded her second semi-final appearance here within this category after China Open in Xiamen last month. She improved her result here in Kuching indeed this week and it is certainly better than as finisher in round 16 last year.
In doubles, Ysidora partnered with her compatriot Bella Destriana and as sixth seeded, duo Ysidora/Destriana had another solid performance by defeating fourth seeded pair, Harriet Sheahan/Chelsea Te Tai (Australia/New Zealand) 6-2, 6-1 in quarter-final. But Ysidora and Destriana had to be content with the defeat in semi-final. Only for the second time in partnership, Ysidora/Destriana bowed out to second seeded pair of India, Rishika Sunkara/Rashmi Teltumbde 6-7(4), 2-6. Another Indonesian pair, Karyn Emeralda/Nadia Frederika lost to top seeded pair, Jade Hopper/Ekaterina Nikitina (Australia/Russia) 2-6, 2-6 in quarter-final.
The only boy from Indonesia entered this tourney, third seeded David Agung Susanto apparently suffered heavy dehydration immediately after his victory over Sangwan of India in round 16 last Wednesday. Susanto was rushed to the nearest hospital to receive proper treatment then. With very weak physical condition, Susanto did not bother to play his first quarter-final ever in ITF Grade 3 tourney and he gave walk over victory to his opponent, Ahmed Al Bitar of Egypt.
Meanwhile, from “Evert American ITF Junior Circuit” an ITF Grade 4 tourney which was held at Evert Tennis Academy, Boca Raton, Florida, doubles pair Nadia Ravita/Melissa Emile Kandinata crashed out right away in the first round. Ravita and Kandinata who are students at International Tennis Academy in Delray Beach, Florida bowed out to local duo, Kyle S Mc Phillips/Chanelle Van Nguyen 6-4, 0-6, 2-6.
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