CHANDIGARH, FEB 5 : India recorded their first victory as they defeated Uzbekistan by 3-0 in Asia/Oceania Zone Group I pool A match in the 2016 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas at the True Arena Hua Hin in Thailand today. The Indian players won their matches in straight sets. Thry dropped just five games in two singles and one doubles matches.
Prerna Bhambri conceded one game in each set as she outplayed Sabina Sharipova Uzbekistan by 6-1 6-1 to give India 1-0 lead. Ankita Raina dropped just one game against Nigina Abduraimova 6-1 6-0 as India raced to 2-0 lead.
WTA top player Sania Mirza, partnering Ankita Raina defeated Uzbekistan duo of Akgul Amanmuradova and Arina Folts 6-2 6-0 to wrap up the match.
Results:
EUROPE/AFRICA ZONE GROUP I (venue Eilat, Israel)
Pool A: UKRAINE bt SWEDEN 3-0 (Kateryna Bondarenko (UKR) d. Susanne Celik (SWE) 6-1 6-3, Lesia Tsurenko (UKR) d. Rebecca Peterson (SWE) 1-6 6-2 6-0, Olga Savchuk/Anastasiya Vasylyeva (UKR) d. Jacqueline Cabaj Awad/Cornelia Lister (SWE) 6-2 6-4).
PooL B: GREAT BRITAIN bt GEORGIA 2-1 (Katie Swan (GBR) d. Ekaterine Gorgodze (GEO) 6-3 6-3, Heather Watson (GBR) d. Sofia Shapatava (GEO) 6-2 6-0, Oksana Kalashnikova/Sofia Shapatava (GEO) d. Jocelyn Rae/Anna Smith (GBR) 6-2 6-4).
Pool C: ESTONIA bt TURKEY 2-1 (Basak Eraydin (TUR) d. Valeria Gorlats (EST) 6-2 6-3, Anett Kontaveit (EST) d. Cagla Buyukakcay (TUR) 7-6(6) 6-4, Anett Kontaveit/Maileen Nuudi (EST) d. Cagla Buyukakcay/Ipek Soylu (TUR) 6-4 6-2 ).
ISRAEL bt CROATIA 2-1 (Shahar Peer (ISR) d. Tena Lukas (CRO) 3-6 6-1 6-2, Ana Konjuh (CRO) d. Julia Glushko (ISR) 7-6(4) 6-1, Julia Glushko/Shahar Peer (ISR) d. Darija Jurak/Ana Konjuh (CRO) 6-4 7-6(2) ,
Pool D: BELGIUM bt BULGARIA 3-0 (Ysaline Bonaventure (BEL) d. Elitsa Kostova (BUL) 6-3 3-6 6-3, Alison Van Uytvanck (BEL) d. Tsvetana Pironkova (BUL) 6-4 6-2, Marie Benoit/An-Sophie Mestach (BEL) d. Dia Evtimova/Isabella Shinikova (BUL) 6-7(4) 6-2 6-4).
LATVIA bt HUNGARY 2-1 (Anna Bondar (HUN) d. Diana Marcinkevica (LAT) 6-4 6-4, Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) d. Reka-Luca Jani (HUN) 6-3 6-2, Diana Marcinkevica/Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) d. Dalma Galfi/Reka-Luca Jani (HUN) 7-6(2) 6-3).
AMERICAS ZONE GROUP I (venue Santa Cruz, Bolivia).
Pool A: PARAGUAY bt COLOMBIA 2-1 (Maria Camila Osorio Serrano (COL) d. Camila Giangreco Campiz (PAR) 6-4 6-3, Montserrat Gonzalez (PAR) d. Maria Paulina Perez-Garcia (COL) 6-0 6-2, Camila Giangreco Campiz/Montserrat Gonzalez (PAR) d. Emiliana Arango/Maria Camila Osorio Serrano (COL) 6-3 6-3)
MEXICO bt BOLIVIA 2-1 (Ana Sofia Sanchez (MEX) d. Noelia Zeballos (BOL) 6-3 5-7 7-5, Maria-Fernanda Alvarez-Teran (BOL) d. Victoria Rodriguez (MEX) 6-3 6-2, Ana Sofia Sanchez/Renata Zarazua (MEX) d. Maria-Fernanda Alvarez-Teran/Noelia Zeballos (BOL) 6-4 1-6 7-6(3).
Pool B: ARGENTINA bt BRAZIL 2-1 (Nadia Podoroska (ARG) d. Beatriz Haddad Maia (BRA) 7-5 6-3, Teliana Pereira (BRA) d. Maria Irigoyen (ARG) 6-0 6-0, Maria Irigoyen/Catalina Pella (ARG) d. Paula Cristina Goncalves/Beatriz Haddad Maia (BRA) 6-3 6-3).
ECUADOR bt PERU 2-1 (Rafaella Baquerizo (ECU) d. Anastasia Iamachkine (PER) 6-3 6-1, Dominique Schaefer (PER) d. Charlotte Roemer (ECU) 6-1 4-6 7-6(3), Rafaella Baquerizo/Camila Romero (ECU) d. Bianca Botto/Anastasia Iamachkine (PER) 6-4 6-0).
ASIA/OCEANIA ZONE GROUP I (venue Thailand)
POOL A: JAPAN bt THAILAND 2-1 (Bunyawi Thamchaiwat (THA) d. Eri Hozumi (JPN) 4-6 7-5 6-4, Nao Hibino (JPN) d. Luksika Kumkhum (THA) 0-6 7-5 6-1, Shuko Aoyama/Eri Hozumi (JPN) d. Kamonwan Buayam/Peangtarn Plipuech (THA) 7-5 6-0).
INDIA bt UZBEKISTAN 3-0 (Prerna Bhambri (IND) d. Sabina Sharipova (UZB) 6-1 6-1, Ankita Raina (IND) d. Nigina Abduraimova (UZB) 6-1 6-0, Sania Mirza/Ankita Raina (IND) d. Akgul Amanmuradova/Arina Folts (UZB) 6-2 6-0).
POOL B: CHINA, P.R. bt KAZAKHSTAN 3-0 (Wang Qiang (CHN) d. Galina Voskoboeva (KAZ) 6-2 6-2, Zheng Saisai (CHN) d. Yulia Putintseva (KAZ) 6-3 6-3, Liang Chen/Wang Yafan (CHN) d. Yaroslava Shvedova/Galina Voskoboeva (KAZ) 6-2 6-0 ret.).