The Pacific Oceania Davis Cup team defeated 4th seeds Turkmenistan on Day 3 of Round Robin play in the Davis Cup by BNP Paribas, Asia/Oceania Zone, Group III in Tehran, Iran by 2 rubbers to 1.
Heve Kelly got Pacific Oceania off to the perfect start defeating the #2 player from Turkmenistan, Yuriy Rokuskiy 6-3,6-2. In the #1 singles, the #1 from Turkmenistan Isa Mammetgulyyev (ranked #134) beat William O’Connell 6-3, 6-2 to level the Tie 1-1.
The Pacific Oceania doubles team of Brett Baudinet/Daniel Llarenas then prevailed in a very tight doubles match lasting almost 2 hours against the top 2 Turkemistan Singles players, who also played doubles, Isa Mammetgulyyev/Yuriy Roguskiy 6-4, 7-6(9) to win the tie for Pacific Oceania 2-1DC AO GR III Results July 13th 2016
Pacific Oceania must now beat Hong Kong today to advance to the promotion play-offs. Points standings in both pools are DC AO GR III Group A standings and DC AO GR III Group B standings
Pacific Oceania play Hong Kong on Friday 15th July. The Order of Play is DC AO GR III Order Of Play