Pacific Oceania have made a winning start to their Davis Cup tennis campaign, beating Syria 2-1 in their opening tie in Sri Lanka. <\/p>\n
Tahiti's Heve Kelley defeated Yacoub Makzoume 6-3 1-6 6-2 in the opening singles rubber in Colombo before Colin Sinclair from the Northern Marianas sealed the result, beating Kareem Al Allaf 6-4 6-0 in his debut match. <\/p>\n
Tahiti's Heve Kelley Photo: Supplied <\/p>\n
The doubles pairing of Brett Baudinet and Aymeric Mara were unable to complete the clean sweep, losing in three sets. <\/p>\n
Hosts Sri Lanka also made a winning start in Pool A, beating Jordan 2-1, while Lebanon and Qatar had 2-1 victories over Turkmenistan and the United Arab Emirates. <\/p>\n
Pacific Oceania are one of nine teams in Asia\/Oceania Zone Group Three, competing for two promotion spots. <\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the Pacific Oceania women begin their Fed Cup campaign tomorrow against Iran in Tajikistan, as they bid to earn promotion from Group Two. <\/p>\n
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