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Bolivia beat Cuba to secure Davis Cup playoffs spot

Xinhua, July 13, 2016 Adjust font size:

Bolivia beat Cuba 3-0 on Tuesday at the La Paz Tennis Club to secure the team's presence in the playoffs for the Davis Cup Group 2.

Bolivia, who beat Panama on Monday, will face Jamaica and if they win the South American team will finish Pool A in first place. This will also determine who they will play from Pool B in the play offs at the weekend which, if they win, will allow them to advance to the Americas Zone Group 2 in 2017.

Federico Zeballos set the tone for Bolivia with his 6-2 and 6-4 triumph over Osmel Rivera in an hour-long match.

The second match was between Bolivia's Hugo Dellien and Cuba's William Dorantes. The Bolivian won 6-2 and 6-2 even though at one point it looked as if the match would go in favor of the Caribbean player.

Just like in Monday's matches against Panama, the two triumphs in singles allowed Bolivia's doubles team, Rodrigo Banzer and Alejandro Mendoza, to go onto the court with ease to face Yasier Estrada and Osmel Rivera. The Bolivian side won the doubles 6-2 and 6-1.

Also on Tuesday, in the same Pool, Jamaica defeated Panama by 3-0. Endit