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2046 World Team Cup, Group 3, First Round
Austria(15th) vs. Sri Lanka(2nd), Hardcourt
Monday: G. Girsh d. J. Hammerstein, 7-5, 6-2, 7-5
Tuesday: A. Mehul d. H. Frankl, 6-0, 6-0, 6-0
Wednesday: J. Hammerstein/M. Ebner d. S. Ujjaval/P. Mooljee, 7-5, 6-3, 6-4
Thursday: J. Hammerstein d. A. Mehul, 6-4, 6-4, 4-6, 4-6, 9-7
Friday: G. Girsh d. H. Frankl, 6-1, 6-0, 6-0
Sri Lanka defeats Austria, 3-2!!
That was closer than expected, though we were never in danger of actually losing after Girsh won the first match. Rather stunning to see Mehul lose that epic fourth tie after Hammerstein(2nd in doubles) has been a doubles-focused player the last few years. He's all Austria has these days though. Due to the closeness of the tie we are presently second in the group behind Germany, while also retaining our #2 world ranking with the victory.
Peru, on clay, will be our next one after the Australian Open. That'll be a tricky one, but assuming we win, we'll book our spot in the quarterfinals.
Coming Up ...
Mooljee will play at the Noumea(tier-1) challenger next week as his AO warmup. The following week there'll be 250 action for Mehul + Girsh, as well as the first juniors event of the year for Dudwadkar.
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