Artem Sitak from New Zealand. Photo / Supplied
New Zealand has lost its Asia/Oceania Group I Round I Davis Cup tie against Uzbekistan 3-2 after winning the final singles matches.
The home team won the two 'dead' reverse singles matches at the TECT Arena indoors in Tauranga today after giving its regular singles players a rest.
Uzbekistan had
already won the tie 3-0 going into the final days play where both team captains substituted in players to give them game time.
In the first reverse singles match Artem Sitak played for New Zealand against Uzbek Murad Inoyatov and easily took the first set 6-2, however he dropped the second set, almost as straightforwardly 3-6.
In the final set Sitak was too consistent, winning 6-3.
