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Tuesday March 27, 4:10 PM

Tennis: Sugita named to Japan's Davis Cup team vs Thailand

(Kyodo) _ Yuichi Sugita, the youngest Japanese player to win a Davis Cup singles match, has been named to the Japan team for next month's Asia/Oceania Zone meeting with Thailand, the Japan Tennis Association said Tuesday.

Go Soeda, Satoshi Iwabuchi and Takao Suzuki will join Sugita in Japan's Davis Cup squad for the second-round matchup at Namihaya Dome in Osaka Prefecture on April 6-8, with the winner advancing to a playoff for a place in the World Group.

The 18-year-old Sugita beat Yu Xinyuan in Beijing in February in Japan's first-round victory over China. Japan has made no changes to the squad that faced China for the upcoming action against the Thais.

Japan has a 5-2 record in the Davis Cup against Thailand.

 


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