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The Sri Lanka Women’s Tennis Team secured their place in the Asia/Oceania Group 2 of the Billie Jean King Cup with a commanding 2-0 win over Turkmenistan at the Sri Lanka Tennis Association Clay Courts in Colombo.
Akesha Silva and Dinara De Silva were in top form, producing straight-set victories in both Singles matches to seal Sri Lanka’s final tie in the Group 3 competition.
In the first Singles, Akesha Silva made a powerful start, crushing Aynur Movlyamova 6-0, 6-2. Dinara De Silva followed with another powerful display, beating Ilima Guseynova 6-2, 6-0 in the second singles.
With this victory, Sri Lanka won the tie 2-0 and finished their campaign, earning promotion to Group 2 in next year’s Billie Jean King Cup.
