Balinese player Ayu Fani Damayanti did not waste her time to clinch her first round victory at "ASB Pro Circuit" in Hamilton, New Zealand today. In the second week tourney with total prize money of US $ 10,000 Damayanti eased past young Thai Varatchaya Wongteanchai 6-2, 6-2. In the second round on Thursday, she will play against seventh seed Estelle Guisard of France. Currently at WTA 370, 19 years old Guisard fought back to beat American Anna Wishink (WTA 495) 4-6, 6-1, 6-4.
The other three Indonesians, top seed Sandy Gumulya, unseeded Lavinia Tananta and qualifier Jessy Rompies are scheduled to play their opening campaign tomorrow. As for Damayanti and Tananta who are paired again this week, they lost easily in doubles as they were beaten by top seed duet Hao Jie/Zhang Ling (China/Hong Kong) 3-6, 0-6 in today's first round. On the other hand, Rompies/Wongteanchai edged past South Korean duo Chae Kyung-Yee/Shin Jung-Yoon 6-1, 7-5 and moved into quarter-final to play against Thai pair Sophia Mulsap/Nungnadda Wannasuk.
Meanwhile two Thai seeded players, third seed Montinee "Ploy" Tangphong and fourth seed Noppawan "Nok" Lertcheewakarn moved on to the second round, too. Tangphong had to give everything she had to defeat Japanese Ai Yamamoto 6-4, 3-6, 6-4. While up and coming Lertcheewakarn cruised past recently graduate of junior circuit and qualifier Aki Yamasoto of Japan 6-3, 6-3. Other winners of the opening round such as sixth seed Chae Kyung-Yee of South Korea who gunned down Ana-Clara Duarte of Brazil 6-1, 6-4; also qualifier Chinese Hao Jie saw off local prodigy Kairangi Vano 6-0, 7-6(5). Last but not least, in the battle of qualifiers, South Korean Kim Hae-Sung did not have much trouble to win 6-1, 6-2 over Nungnadda "Jib" Wannasuk of Thailand.
Picture of Ayu Fani Damayanti & Lavinia Tananta by Adji Soedibjo
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