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...Savage fighting between Borneo's indigenous Dayak population and settlers from the island of Madura left at least 165 dead and sent thousands of Madurese refugees fleeing the province. Local Dayak government officials were blamed for inciting the violence, which soon became a fearsome frenzy, as machete-wielding gangs mutilated helpless immigrants and set fire to their homes. The instability added to the woes of Indonesian President Abdurrahman Wahid. The World Bank last week warned that ethnic unrest threatens to dismember the world's fourth-largest country and precipitate its financial collapse...
...double's action saw freshman Gina Majmudar and sophomore Kelly Granat team up for a win at number-two doubles and freshman Maryla Madura and captain Kendra Harris take the number-three doubles contest...
Winning for the Crimson in singles action were captain Jill Brenner in number-one singles, Majmudar in number-two, sophomore Kate Rioter in number-three, Madura in number four and Granat in number five--all in straight sets...
...Loss: Maryla Madura...
...course, Graham has to find someone to replace Madura. So far, he's looking closely at a pair of freshmen, Ivy Wang and Rosemary She. Though Wang is recovering from a stress fracture, Graham believes that both will see some varsity action this year...