Armenia tennis team beat San Marino to claim second Davis Cup victory
- Author: Vahe Hakobyan
- Sportaran
The Armenia tennis team claimed their second victory in the Davis Cup Europe Zone Group IV. The tournament is being held in Tsaghkadzor.
In the second round, Armenia defeated San Marino 2-1.
Davit Poghosyan earned Armenia’s first point with a confident win over Leonardo Bartoletti — 6-4, 6-1. Avetik Ghazaryan then lost to Filippo Tommesani. The Armenian player won the second set but was unable to continue the match due to injury — 4-6, 6-2, 0-0.
The decisive match was the doubles contest, where Samvel Aghayan and Mikael Avanesyan defeated the pair of Filippo Tommesani and Umberto Vannucci — 6-4, 6-3. This victory secured Armenia’s overall win in the tie.
Armenia had previously defeated Andorra 3-0 in the opening round.
The Armenian team will play their next match on June 18 against Iceland. Iceland have also won their first two matches, defeating Albania and San Marino.
Standings after the second round
Iceland — 2 wins
Malta — 2
Armenia — 2
San Marino — 0
Albania — 0
Andorra — 0
