Davis Cup: Ireland vs Lithuania
Davis Cup Ireland vs Lithuania
Davis Cup: Lithuania overcome Irish team
James McGee started off well on Friday afternoon but was eventually overcome by Ricardas Berankis on a scoreline 7-6(2) 4-6 4-6 3-6. Conor Niland faced Laurynas Grigelis in the second match of the day but despite his efforts the final scoreline was 2-6 3-6 1-6 to Lithuania.
James Cluskey and Barry King faced Berankis / Grigelis in the doubles on Saturday afternoon but were unfortunate to suffer a 3-6 3-6 4-6 defeat to the Lithuanians.
The Irish team came back fighting on Sunday afternoon with both Niland and McGee achieving wins. Niland had a 6-0 6-2 win over Lukas Mugevicius and McGee defeated Dovydas Sakinis on a scoreline 6-2 6-3.
The final score for the weekend was 3-2 to Lithuania who will now face Slovenia in the next tie in September.
-Friday 9th July 4.00pm (two singles matches) -Saturday 10th July 3.00pm (one doubles match) -Sunday 11th July 2.00pm (two singles matches)
03. Mar: Niland ready for Davis Cup (Limerick Leader) 25. Feb: Davis squad prepare for Turkey clash with game time in Europe (Irish Herald) 25. Feb: Ireland face tough task (Irish Independent) 24. Feb: Official Player Nominations Announced for Davis Cup 2010 04. Feb: Irish tennis on a high as Turkey lie ahead in Davis Cup (Irish Herald) 27. Jan: Tennis Ireland Announces Davis Cup Team for Tie Against Turkey 27. Jan: Irish Davis Cup team announced (RTE Sport) 27. Jan: Sorensen heads-up Irish Davis Cup team (Irish Times)
Fan Photos If you take any photos over the weekend 9 - 11th July, please email your fan photos to marie.moran@tennisireland.ie Irish Davis Cup Stats
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BNP Paribas Irish Davis Cup team 
Lithuanian team| R1 - C.NILAND (IRL) def. R.BERANKIS (LTU) 7-6(5) 6-0 |
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| R2 - L.SORENSEN (IRL) def. G.SABECKIS (LTU) 6-0 6-2 |
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| R3 - D.LENCINA-RIBES / G.SABECKIS (LTU) def. J.MCGAHON / K.SORENSEN (IRL) 7-6(6) 7-6(2) |
Source: www.daviscup.com
Conor Niland
James McGee
Barry King
James Cluskey
Draws
Please click the link below to view draws for the weekend 9th - 11th July 2010.
| Type | Title | Size | Date |
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 | Draw for weekend 9th - 11th July 2010 Ireland vs Lithuania | 17 kbs | 8th July 2010 |
| Draw for weekend 5th - 7th March 2010 Ireland vs Turkey | 13 kbs | 4th March 2010 |
