Sunday 10 June 2012

Sea Games champion dominates KL Open

INDONESIA’S Christopher Rungkat dominated proceed ings on the final day of the Kuala Lumpur Open at the National Tennis Centre yesterday. Christopher, the top seed, recorded an effortless 6-3, 6-2 win over third seed Si Yew Meng in the men’s singles final. It was Christopher’s second straight title following his victory at a Futures in Thailand. The World No 367 earned RM5,000 for his efforts while Yew Meng received RM4,000. In the doubles final, Christopher and Singapore’s Roy Hobbs thrashed Syed Agil Syed Naguib-Ashaari Zainal 6-1, 6-1. Choo Lyn Yuen, meanwhile, clinched the women’s singles and doubles titles in the absence of national No 1 Jawairiah Noordin. She defeated Indonesia’s Derra Nur Haliza 6-0, 6-2 in the singles final before turning on with Ti Jia Wei in the doubles, where they defeated Yussyazlin Yusri-Siti Aishah Idris 6-4, 6- 2. Other results Men's masters singles: Marco Setipu bt Najib Ibrahim 6-1 (Rtd) Doubles: Marco Setipu-R.Ramachandran bt Koh Chin-Peng Lim 6-2, 6-4 Men's veterans singles: Marco Winter bt S. Selvarajoo w/o Doubles: Marco Winter-Andy Lee bt Ahmad Sharom-Sarjit Singh 6-2, 6-1