The Dominican Republic’s best tennis players will be playing in the BNP Paribas Group I Las Americas Zonal Cup that will take place from 31 January to 2 February at the Parque del Este tennis courts in Santo Domingo. Dominican players will be matching Uruguay as they seek to advance to the World Group of the Davis Cup. Victor Estrella, ranked at his personal best of 142 by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) will be playing with Jose (Bebo) Hernandez (ranked 298th ATP). The other members of the DR team are Jose Olivares, William Kirkman and Manuel Castellanos.
The DR debuted in the Davis Cup tournaments in 1989 and has been playing in the Americas Zone for 25 years. The Uruguayans have been playing since 1931, having competed in 46 tournaments. The DR is ranked 40th in the International Tennis Federation, while the Uruguayan team is ranked 31st.
The games begin on Friday, 31 January at 10am. On Saturday, 1 February games will be played at 11am, the doubles event. The tournament closes on Sunday, 2 February with two more games at 10am.
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