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Venezuelan succumbs to foe's consistency

Reuters

Tuesday, September 14, 2004

BALI, Indonesia -- Maria Vento-Kabchi became the first seed to lose at the Wismilak International when she was upset 7-5, 6-1 by Korean Yoon Jeong Cho on Tuesday. The sixth-seeded Venezuelan, a semifinalist in Bali last year, struggled to come to terms with a more consistent opponent who mixed up her game with high returns that Vento-Kabchi struggled to put away. Experienced Australian Nicole Pratt also fell, losing 7-6 (2), 6-4 to Italy's Flavia Pennetta. Australian qualifier Samantha Stosur ...

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