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Old 04-28-2016, 05:13 PM   #333
Brian Swartz
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Join Date: May 2006
World Team Cup, Group Three, Second Round
Sri Lanka(5th) vs. Germany(4th), Hardcourt

Monday: A. Mehul d. S. Baune, 6-2, 6-2, 6-1
Tuesday: G. Girsh d. B. Benda, 6-4, 6-2, 6-4
Wednesday: H. Arendt/E. Ercan d. S. Ujjaval/R. Kuttikad, 6-0, 4-6, 6-2, 6-4
Thursday: A. Mehul d. B. Benda, 6-2, 6-4, 6-2
Friday: G. Girsh d. S. Baune, 6-1, 6-0, 6-0

Sri Lanka defeats Germany, 4-1!

That was rather one-sided. The match with Girsh was closer than the score indicates, but Bjorn Benda got absolutely crushed by Mehul. Even won a set in the doubles. We're still 5th, but nearly eliminated to gap with Germany with the win here. We're now guaranteed to top spot in Group 3, and the final tie will be against 19th-ranked Denmark, who doesn't have a player near the Top 50.

Elsewhere ...

Ritwik Dudwadkar played a rare home tournament in Colombo. He lost in singles again first time out, but qualified and reach the semis in doubles. This gets him into the juniors rankings officially, at #1317.

Coming Up ...

There's a break in the schedule now. I don't expect Mehul or Girsh to take the court for the next month, until Indian Wells. Mehul is 15-0 -- it'll be interesting to see if he can maintain this level of perfection in a few weeks. Girsh has lost twice, both to Mehul, so that's not terrible but he's got to win those matchups if he's to move up. Still a solid #4, with a big gap ahead and behind him right now.

Mooljee will be in Dallas next week for a tier-2 event; the following week there's only one challenger, and there's no reason to risk a crowded field. If he does well that's probably his only event of the break. Dudwadkar will take a couple weeks off, and play at least one more tournament during this timeframe as well.
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