JAKARTA, May 8 (Xinhua) -- New Zealanders Kirk Pittman and Jason Lockhead won the men's title while Radarong Julalak and Pittawan Wongchaiya of Thailand prevailed in the women's pool at the LA Menthol Beach Volleyball Asia Pacific tournament, which ended in Bali on Sunday.

    Pittman and Lockhead defied noisy support from the fully-packedcrowd at Kuta beach to trounce local hopefuls Agus Salim and Supriadi 21-16, 21-15.

    Earlier, Julalak and Wongchaiya notched a 23-21, 21-11 victory over Luk Teck Eng and Luk Teck Hua to continue their domination ofthe Malaysian sisters in the tournament.

    It was the third win for Pittman and Lockhead over the Indonesians in less than a month in this year's Asia Pacific tour,and the New Zealanders said the familiarity with their opponents helped.

    "After we beat them twice in Thailand, we know how to play against them," Pittman was quoted by local media as saying after the awards ceremony.

    They defeated the Indonesian pair twice en route to winning thethird series in Pathalung, Thailand in March.

    The winners were entitled to prize money of 2,500 US dollars each, out of the total pool of 20,000 US dollars. The runners-up pocketed 1,500 US dollars each.

    With a show from famous pop group Sheila on Sunday at the end of the tournament, people came in large numbers to the makeshift waterfront arena in Kuta.

    Also joining the supporting section at the VIP stage were Indonesian Volleyball Association (PBVSI) chairman Gen. Sutanto, who is also the Indonesian Police Chief, and Asian Beach Volleyball Confederation chairwoman Rita Subowo of Indonesia.

    Despite the abundant support, the Indonesian pair could only scare their opponents early before succumbing to the menacing attacks and mean defense from the other side.

    "The tournament is very good. I enjoyed coming here. The crowd is great. It's good to play an Indonesian team in the final," Pittman was quoted by the Jakarta Post as saying.

    Lockhead said he was happy to come to Indonesia for the first time and return home with the victory.

    Agus and Supriadi were paired in January, with the Indonesian volleyball authority looking to enhance its medal prospects for the upcoming Asian Games.

    A tough task lies ahead after Sunday's match. The pair said they had yet to find the kind of teamwork they need to defeat the visitors.

    "We were at times confused who should take what position in thegame. Hopefully, we will be able to resolve this problem in the near future," Supriadi said.

    "We are still sloppy at defense. We basically matched their skills, only they were able to cover each other quickly under pressure," Agus said.

    Earlier in the day, Julalak and Wongchaiya looked to be stuttering early in the women's final, with their Malaysian opponents taking charge up to the first three changeovers.

    They fought back to even at 14-14 before racing to a three-point lead, then setting a game point at 20-18. A momentary loose cover on the Malaysian side handed the Thais the opening game win.

    In the second game, the Thais, who stopped Indonesia's Ni Putu Timy Yudhani and Ike Prasetyowatio in the semifinals, gave their opponents no chance to regain the winning form that had led them to an upset win over their fellow Thais Supannee Doksantia and Nonglak Khosoongnoen in the semifinals.

    Doksantia and Khosoongnoen defeated Timy and Ike to take the third position. Enditem