The team of Turkmenistan started today with an impressive 3-0 victory over the national team of Oman in the preliminary round of the Under 16 Junior Davis Cup qualification in the Asia and Oceania zone. The competition takes place in the capital of Sri Lanka, Colombo, The Golden age electronic newspaper reports.

The DCJ Asia/Oceania Pre-Qualifying tournament, held under the auspices of the International tennis federation (ITF) in cooperation with the Asian tennis federation (ATF), involves 15 teams.

The sixth-seeded team of Turkmenistan plays in-group B together with the national teams of Singapore (the 2nd seed), Myanmar and Oman.

The other groups are: A – Sri Lanka (1st seed), Macau, Saudi Arabia (8th seed); C - Malaysia (4th seed), Guam, Laos, Philippines (5th seed); D – Vietnam (3rd seeded), Nepal, Mongolia and Pacific Oceania (7th seeded).

The top two teams in each group will advance to the playoffs.

The fate of the opening match of the Turkmenistan team at the U16 Junior Davis Cup was decided in singles, in which Aly Geldiyev defeated Mutaz Al Mazroui in 1 hour and 2 minutes – 6:1, 6:2, and Suleyman Hudayberdiyev defeated Abdulrahman Al Rahbi in 1 hour and 6 minutes – 6:2, 6:0. In the doubles match, which no longer mattered for the team victory, Aly Geldiyev and Kerimgeldi Guldurdyyev needed only 54 minutes to defeat Mutaz Al Mazroui and Abdulrahman Al Rahbi - 6:3, 6:1.

In the next match, our tennis players will play against rivals from Myanmar, who lost 1-2 to the Singapore team in the first round.

Results of the first matches in other groups: A – Sri Lanka – Macau – 3:0; C – Malaysia – Guam – 3:0, Laos – Philippines – 1:2; D – Vietnam – Nepal – 3:0, Mongolia – Pacific Oceania – 1:2.

The Junior Davis Cup was launched by ITF in 1985 as the World Cup of tennis in junior level and was renamed to its current name in 2002. Each year nations enter regional qualifying events with the winners progressing to the Finals, where they compete to be crowned champion.