The University of Akron Athletics
Tennis Program Signs Twins From Indonesia
November 23 | Women's Tennis
AKRON, Ohio - Twins Angelina and Angelika
Jogasuria, who hail from Serpong, Indonesia, have signed national
letters of intent to compete for the University of Akron tennis
team beginning in the 2009-10 season.
The pair attend St. John's School and then Sman 1 Pamulang in
Serpong, and grow the list of talented international players that
third-year UA coach Jeffrey Wyshner has infused
into the Zips program during his tenure.
"I couldn't be more excited that Angelina and Angelika will be an
important part of the Akron tennis program for the next four
years," Wyshner said. "They combine everything you look for in a
student-athlete. They are outstanding students with a strong sense
of commitment to their family, their studies and their sport. It is
very exciting that they have entrusted their development as
student-athletes to this University and its tennis program. They
will have an immediate impact on our program next season."
The sisters were both highly accomplished swimmers and runners
before concentrating on their tennis careers.
"Angelina and Angelika both have very bright futures in tennis
because of their incredible athleticism," Wyshner said. "They are
already very talented players, but their strength and quickness
suggests that they have the potential to play at the game's highest
levels in a few years."
Below is a look at their tennis careers to date.
ANGELINA JOGASURIA
At age 14 (2005):
• Champion in doubles at the National Juniors Open in
Medan
• Runner-up in doubles at the National Student Games in
Medan
• Invited to represent Indonesia in the Junior Fed Cup, but
was unable to participate due to school commitments
At age 15 (2006):
• Won two gold medals at the West Java Provincial Games for
the women's team and the women's doubles individual
At age 16 (2007):
• Champion singles and doubles finalist at the Bali Open
National
• Runner-up in singles at the Bandung National Open, after
losing to Ayu Fani Damayanti (WTA #258 - Indonesia Fed Cup Player)
4-6, 6-4, 4-6
• Champion in singles in ITF Junior G4 events in Brunei and
Indonesia
At age 17 (2008):
• Earned a career-high ITF junior ranking of 196 in
January
• Played main singles for the women's team of Banten Province
at the National Games in Balikpapan and reached the quarterfinal
(National Games are held every four years and are participated in
by 33 provinces in Indonesia)
• Nominated to the National Athlete Development Program of the
Indonesia Ministry of Youth and Sports
Outstanding wins over:
• Ashvarya Shrivastava (India No. 5 - ITF Jr. No. 229) in Oct.
2008 at the ITF Jr. GB1 Asia Oceania Closed Championship
• Katherine Westbury (New Zealand) in Nov. 2007 at the ITF Jr.
G3, who currently is ranked No. 114 in the world in the ITF junior
ranking
• Karen Barbat (Denmark No. 2) in March 2007, who currently is
ranked No. 742 on the WTA tour and reached as high as No. 92 in the
world in the ITF junior ranking
• Abby Hedges (Australia) in Nov. 2006 who held a career high
WTA rank of No. 1,015 earlier this year
• Bhavani Tirumurti (India - ITF Jr. No. 315) in Nov. 2005 who
was named Denver's Freshman of the Year for 2007-08
ANGELIKA JOGASURIA
At age 14 (2005):
• Champion in singles and doubles at the National Juniors Open
in Medan
• Runner-up in doubles at the National Student Games in
Medan
At age 15 (2006):
• Won three gold medals at the West Borneo Provincial Games
for the women's team and the women's individual singles and
doubles
• Doubles finalist at ITF Jr. G4 in Solo
At age 16 (2007):
• Doubles finalist at the Bali Open National
• Doubles finalist at ITF Jr. G4 in Solo
• Earned a career high ITF junior ranking of No. 593 in
Sept.
At age 17 (2008):
• Played No. 2 singles for the women's team of Banten Province
at the National Games in Balikpapan and reached the quarterfinal
(National Games are held every four years and are participated in
by 33 provinces in Indonesia)
Outstanding wins over:
• Ankita Raina (India No. 8 - ITF Jr. No. 282) in Oct. 2008 at
the ITF Jr. GB1 Asia Oceania Closed Championship
• Wei-Ping Lee, who held a career-high WTA rank of No. 875 in
2006
