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Monday, May 25, 1998

Kiwis boogie on the beach

Errol D'Cruz  
MUMBAI, May 24: New Zealand celebrated a beach party at the Sand of Chowpatty late last night. Both their men and women pairs clinched Bacardi Asian Beach Volleyball Championship titles.

The men pair of Tom Eabe and Craig Seuseu outwitted Thailand's Thaweeb Thonkanmord and Sataporn Sawangreung 12-7 to clinch the men's title. The Kiwi women Nikki Fake and Angela Stojanovic won in a keen three set encounter 12-7, 5-12 and 12-8.

A severely upset stomach did not deter Niki as the she fashioned a superb victory partnering Angela to the pair's first ever title and a cash prize of $3,000.

The New Zealand ladies beat a fighting Japanese team of Tokuna Ryoko and Kusuhara Chiaki in a three-set final 12-7 5-12 12-8.

The Kiwi women took the first set with a measure of ease, and appeared to carry their domination into the second with a 4-0 lead. The Japanese, playing their first ever international event together, however, fought back to take a 8-4 lead. The Japanese's services won valuable points. TheHiroshima-based duo bounced back as the Kiwis lapsed into uncharacteristic errors with services coming straight at the body.

In a taut decider, the game hanged in balance with the table-tennis point system being enforced. At 8-8 it was anybody's game but the Kiwis, thanks to fine anticipation and placing stole a march on their rivals who collected $1,200. Angela Stojanovic spiked the winner to seal the match.

In the semi-finals, the Kiwis won 15-7 over Thailand's Rattnaporn Ariaisuk and Wiaiwan Ketmance while Japan's Tokuna Ryoko and Kusuhara Chiaki got the better of Thailand's A team of Manatsanan Pangka and Kamoltip Kulna in an absorbing contest that ended at 16-14.

Indian men's pair of Rajakumar and Omar Mohsin went down in the semi-finals to Thailand's second seeded pair of Thaweep Thonkamnmerd and Sataporn Sawangreung 10-15 after providing the cheers to the home fans in a 15-5 win over Japan's Atumi Yosihiro and Mochizuki Tuyoshi in the play-off to make the last four.

The other Indian pair ofMohammad Jameeluddin and Mohammad Ghouse made their exit form the competition after losing to Pat Gulliner and John Cuff 10-15.

Copyright © 1998 Indian Express Newspapers (Bombay) Ltd.


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