Sri Lanka won the doubles match convincingly, but went down to Thailand 2:3 as the Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Group II first round tie between the two countries concluded at the Sri Lanka Tennis Association (SLTA) clay courts yesterday. Yasitha de Silva and Sharmal Disanayaka fought an easy battle to grab the doubles win routing Thailand pair Palaphoom Kovapitukted and Sanchai Ratiwatana 6/3, 6/4. But Sri Lanka lost the remaining two singles matches of the day. Wishaya Trongcharoenchaikul beat Alex Fairbanks (SL) 7/5, 6/0 while Jirat Navasirisomboon defeated Yasith de Silva 7/5, 6/2 on the final day singles.
Sharmal who was in fine form recorded the other singles victory for Sri Lanka on day-1 as he beat Jirat Navasirisomboon 6/4, 7/5. Thailand had no trouble in winning the tie as they clinched three singles matches.
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