The New Zealand Fed Cup tennis team after their win. Photo / Supplied
The New Zealand Fed Cup team has swept Bangladesh 3-0 in a dominant start to the Asia Oceania Group 2 tournament in Kuala Lumpur.
Emily Fanning kicked things off with a 6-0 6-0 victory over Jarin Sultana Jolly. Kiwi number one Paige Hourigan then defeated her Bangladeshi counterpart Eshita Afrose
by the same score. Hourigan then teamed up with Erin Routliffe to win the doubles 6- 0 6-1 against Mashfia Afrrin and Susmita Sen.
It's a full strength New Zealand squad with national champion Valentina Ivanov sitting out the opening day in Kuala Lumpur. Ivanov is likely to feature against Pakistan tomorrow.
Captain Sacha Hughes says they were clinical today.
"A great first day for NZ. They were very solid matches across the board. The girls have acclimatised very well and both Paige and Emily competed well with great focus," Hughes said.
