Beatrice Gumulya with her Thai doubles partner, Kanyapat Narattana grabbed doubles title at "Optus Nottinghill Junior ITF International" in Nottinghill Tennis Club, Glen Waverley, Victoria, Australia. This ITF Grade 1 tourney started on January 16, 2009 and in today's final duo Gumulya/Narattana were proven to be better in defeating third seed pair, Anna Orlik/Laura Robson (Belarus/Great Britain) 6-4, 7-5. It was such nice revenge after duo Indonesia and Thailand lost to third seed duet of Orlik/Robson 6-7(5), 3-6 in the final of "ITF Grade 1 Eddie Herr International Junior Tennis Championships" last December in Bradenton, Florida. En route to final here in Nottinghill, a couple of notable victories by Gumulya/Narattana were in the second round when they edged past eighth seed duet of Zuzana Luknarova/Sandra Zaniewska (Slovakia/Poland) 6-4, 6-0 and in the semi-final as they outclassed top seed pair of Miyabi Inoue/Noppawan "Nok" Lertcheewakarn (Japan/Thailand) 6-2, 6-1.
At this tourney, Gumulya was placed as ninth seed in the singles main draw and she clinched her first victory of 2009 by defeating Czech Martina Kubicikova (ITF 77) 6-3, 6-3. In round 32, 18 years old Gumulya bowed out to 15 years old Silvia Njiric of Croatia 3-6, 2-6. While Gumulya's younger compatriot Grace Sari Ysidora (ITF 123 as per January 12, 2009) suffered another first round exit when she lost to sixth seed Zarina Diyas (Kazakhstan/ITF 18) 4-6, 4-6. Diyas is 15 years old and has been living and also trained in Prague, Czech Republic. Her maiden junior title was at "2007 Safina Cup" Grade 4 in Prague then she added another title at "DHL Cup-20th Czech International Junior Indoor Championships" in Prerov which was held in January 2008. At this Grade 1 tourney, en route to final, in the last eight round Diyas won over British Laura Robson in three sets. Robson then came out as 2008 Wimbledon champion few months later.
In pro level, Diyas is currently ranked at WTA 565 and as wild card she was successful to claim the title at 25K tourney in Ashtana, Kazakhstan last November. In the quarter-final, Diyas made an upset by defeating second seed Sodia Shapatava of Georgia (now WTA 243). When Ysidora lost to this Kazakhstan prodigy, in the first set Ysidora trailed 1-4 but she managed rally with better tactics to reach 4-4 then she admitted that she lacked of focus in critical points and lost 4-6. In the second set, game by game became quite close until 4-4 again but then in the end Diyas secured her 6-4 victory.
In doubles Ysidora for the very first time partnered with 17 years old Thai, Nicha Lertpitaksinchai here in Nottinghill. This week Ysidora/Lertpitaksinchai made quite good result as quarter-finalists. They began with first round win after they stopped the challenge of Tamara Curovic/Andrea Konjuh (Serbia/Croatia) 7-6(7), 6-2. In the second round, duo Thailand and Indonesia fought hard to beat Czech pair, Martina Borecka/Nartina Kubicikova 7-5, 6-4. In the quarter-final, duo Ysidora/Lertpitaksinchai stated that they did not play as good as the day before and were ousted by Richel Hogenkamp/Quirine Lemoine from the Netherlands 3-6, 4-6.
Today in the first round of qualifying for Aussie Open, sixth seed Ysidora cruised past wild card Elizabeth Searl from Australia (ITF 389) 6-2, 6-1. It was certainly a sweet first win of the new season for this 15 years old Jakarta born. In the qualifying final, Ysidora will face her nemesis, 14th seed "tomboy" Luksika Kumkhum (ITF 151) of Thailand. Both players tied 2-2 in their U-14 head to head, while in ITF junior circuit at "LTAT Thailand Grade 2" in Nonthaburi last October, Kumkhum won over Ysidora 6-4, 6-3 in round 16.
In the first tourney of "Loy Yang Power Traralgon Junior ITF International", Gumulya paired-up with Lertcheewakarn and placed as top seed. Duo Gumulya/Lertcheewakarn ended-up in the semi-final after they were beaten by third seed pair, Kristina Mladenovic/Silvia Njiric (France/Croatia) 3-6, 7-5, 5-10. Mladenovic/Njiric then were victorious in the final after they gunned down eighth seed Czech pair, Borecka/Kubicikova 6-4, 6-3.
Meanwhile, first time in partnership, Katherine Westbury of New Zealand and Ysidora immediately lost to eighth seed Czech pair, Borecka/Kubicikova 6-1, 6-7(4),6-10 in the first round.
Picture of Kumkhum is courtesy of itftennis.com
Photo of Lertpitaksinchai & Narattana by Adji Soedibjo at 2008 Jakarta Grade 2
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