Davis Cup qualifiers: Sri Lanka heads group

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Yasith de Silva won his single match

Sri Lanka Tennis team handed off Kyrgystan 3/0 in their Davis Cup qualifying round encounter which concluded at the Sri Lanka Tennis Association (SLTA) courts in Colombo yesterday.

Sri Lanka will play Iraq in the final encounter on 13 August at the same venue.

Yashitha de Silva and Harshana Godamanne won their single matches while in the double Chaturiya Nilaweera and Thehan Wijemanne paired off and made it three to nothing for the hosts.

Singles

Yashitha de Silva (Sri Lanka) beat Ilgiz Kamchibekov {Kyrgyzstan) 7/6, 6/0
Hardhana Godamanne (Sri Lanka) beat Mirgiiaz mirdzhaliev (Kyrgyzstan) 6/4, 6/2

Doubles

Chathurya Nilaweera and Thehan wijemanne (Sri Lanka). beat Mirgiiaz Mirdzhaliev and Evgeniy Babak (Kyrigistan) 6/4, 6/2