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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 22, 1996


NEW FACES WIN AT ELEVENTH ANNUAL ST. LOUIS BADMINTON CLASSIC

(ST. LOUIS, MO) - Unseeded players took the top spots in the open events 
at the eleventh annual St. Louis Badminton Classic this weekend (October 
18-20) at St. Louis University, Parks College, in Cahokia, IL. The 
tournament, part of the United States Badminton Association’s “Classics” 
series, featured 110 participants from 13 states.

Newcomers Ben Wu and his sister, Becky, from Los Angeles, Calif., took 
the men’s and women’s singles titles respectively in two long matches. 
Ben tangled with Morten Auscher from Los Angeles, Calif., via Denmark, 
winning in two long games, 15-11, 15-10. Becky was tested by Colorado 
Springs, Colo., athlete, Kathy Zimmerman, defeating her in three games, 
11-3, 9-12, 11-4.

Women’s doubles was a hotly contested match, with Donna Beach and Andrea 
Edstrom (Colorado Springs, Colo.) doing battle with Californians Eileen 
Tang and Shannon Hsu. Beach and Edstrom prevailed in the end, 8-15, 15-
6, 17-14. Men’s doubles was no easier for Canadian Chris Trenholme and 
his partner, Morten Auscher, who fought valiantly through three games 
with Californians Ronny Oetomo and Trisna Gunadi. After serving for 
match point almost a dozen times in the third game, Trenholme and 
Auscher finally pulled out the victory 15-11, 10-15, 17-16.

Gunadi and Tang took the mixed doubles title over the sibling tandem of 
Ben and Becky Wu, in another hard fought match, 18-17, 18-15.

Local fans were not disappointed, as 15-year-old Kristin Artman of 
Fenton, MO, and 16-year-old David Sovar of Florissant, MO, teamed in 
junior mixed doubles, winning the event over two other teams in a round 
robin. Artman also had several convincing singles wins in her attempt to 
win the “B” women’s singles, losing in the finals to Jodie Harroun of 
Chicago, IL, 11-2, 11-9.