Jakarta- The opening match for the Teaching Personnel Education Institute (LPTK) Cup X with the Jakarta State University (UNJ) as the host took place at the Borobudur Hotel, Jakarta, Friday (2/12/2021). The tennis branch is one of the matches that are contested, consisting of executive class A, executive class B, achievement team class, and category team class.
Ganesha University of Education (Undiksha) competes in all of these classes. As a result, in the preliminary round, the performance team class won against Yogyakarta State University (UNY). In this class, Undiksha fielded Kadek Happy Kardiawan paired with Komang Sukrata. The fierce competition was closed with a sweet result. This pair outperformed their opponents with a landslide score of 8-1. The same result was also obtained by the pair Kadek Satyawan and Feby Gunarto. The victory was also won by the pair Made Agus Darmadi and Ketut Iwan Swadesi with a score of 8-0. From that, Undiksha won 3-0 over UNY.
The victory was also snatched from executive class B. Couples I Ketut Budaya Astra and I Wayan Artanayasa managed to outperform their opponents from the University of Malang with a score of 8-2. This victory was also welcomed by the pair I Gusti Agung Lanang Parwata and I Gede Sudirta. This pair faced players from Padang State University, Yohandri paired with Anton Khomeini with a score of 8-4. But unfortunately, the victory was thwarted in the second match against Semarang State University players with a narrow score of 6-8.
Behind this victory, Undiksha also had to recognize the superiority of players from UNY in the executive class A and the team class category from the host, Jakarta State University. However, in the remaining matches, Undiksha is still trying its best to look impressive and get the best results. (hms)
