Ayu challenged by Romana in Xpro Open semis

JAKARTA: Indonesia's SEA Games tennis hopeful Ayu Fani Damayanti will face senior player Romana Tedjakusuma at the Xpro Tennis Open semifinals in Jakarta on Saturday.

Top seed Ayu brushed aside Laili Rachmawati 6-1 6-1, while Romana advanced from a set down to beat Jessy Rompies 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 on Friday.

The other semifinal clash will feature Sandy Gumulya against national teammate Lavinia Tananta. Sandy defeated Nathania 6-2, 6-0 and Lavinia stopped Dede Tari 6-1, 6-2.

The men's semifinals will be second seed Sunu Wahyu Trijati against Bonit Wiryawan, and top seed Christopher Rungkat against Elbert Sie. - JP