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Old 03-02-2016, 10:03 PM   #282
Brian Swartz
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Join Date: May 2006
World Team Cup, Group Three, Round One
Sri Lanka(10th) vs. Sweden(12th), Hard

Monday: A. Mehul d. E. Trulsen, 6-3, 6-3, 7-6(4)
Tuesday: G. Girsh d. O. Birkeland, 6-3, 6-3, 6-2
Wednesday: A. Pirlo/J. Oberg d. S. Ujjaval/R. Kuttikad, 6-0, 6-3, 6-1
Thursday: A. Mehul d. O. Birkeland, 6-3, 6-3, 6-2
Friday: G. Girsh d. E. Trulsen, 3-6, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 7-5

Sri Lanka defeats Sweden, 4-1!!

Surprisingly Trulsen proved the tougher singles foe; closing on his 29th birthday, it appears the days of Olav Birkeland being a major threat are behind him but the younger Swede could well be an interesting player to watch the next few years. Girsh was fortunate to rally after dropping the first two sets in the final rubber, but matters had already been decided.

As expected, Germany lost to the Czech Republic so our second-round matchup after the Australian Open with the nemesis of the last couple years will in fact determine who moves on. For the time being, we move up a couple spots to 8th, and there's a bit of a gap between us and France/Austria/Spain in the 5-7 spots so that's as far as we'll go until we get some more wins it appears. The nations behind us are bunched up pretty close, ready to pounce if we slip. Which we aren't planning on doing.

Coming Up ...

Both Mehul and Girsh will see some 250 action to get ready for the Australian Open, and some good competition in those events as well as the rest of the tour is gearing up for the year's first Slam also.
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