The young Dominican Davis Cup tennis team battled a more experienced Brazilian club to lose the Americas Group I play held in Santo Domingo at the Club Naco tennis courts. The matches took place on 2 February and 3 February 2018. The DR lost 2-3, with the two points secured by José (Bebo) Hernández.
Playing singles for the Dominican Republic were 27-year old José (Bebo) Hernández, ranked 285th, 24-year old Roberto Cid (411st), 21-year old José Olivares, ranked 787th, and 17-year old Nick Hardt (1334th). Playing doubles were Nick Hardt and José Olivares.
The Brazilian singles players were 23-year old Thiago Monteiro (116th), 33-year old Rogerio Dutra Silva (98th), 29-year old Joao Souza (245th), 25-year old Guilherme Clezar (213rd), and 30-year old Thomaz Bellucci (109th). Brazilian doubles team are Marcelo Melo and Bruno Soares, ranked 1 and 10 in the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) world ranking.
The 2-3 February 2018 games ended:
Jose (Bebo) Hernandez defeated Joao Pedro Sorgi (6-2, 4-6, 7-6),
Roberto Cid lost to Thiago Monteiro (7-6, 5-7, 2-6)
Nick Hardt/Jose Olivares lost to Marcelo Demoliner/Marcelo Melo (3-6, 4-6)
José Hernandez defeated Thiago Monteiro (6-4, 7-6)
Roberto Cid Subervi lost to Joao Pedro Sorgi (6-6, 1-6, 4-6)
The Dominican team now will match Barbados Davis Cup team on 6-7 April in Barbados.
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5 February 2018
