New Delhi, April 9 India lost to Indonesia in their third match in the Billie Jean King Cup Group I – Asia/Oceania at the DLTA Complex in New Delhi on Thursday, with the visitors winning both singles rubbers to take an unassailable lead. Indonesia's win keeps them firmly in the race to finish at the top of the standings, while the Republic also continued their unbeaten run with a victory over New Zealand. Thailand, meanwhile, bounced back strongly with a clean sweep against Mongolia.
In the opening singles rubber, Vaishnavi Adkar lost in a hard-fought three-set battle to Priska Madelyn Nugroho, going down 7-6(3), 6-7(3), 6-3. The match swung back and forth, with Adkar showing resilience to force a deciding set after losing the first set in a tiebreak, but the Indonesian held her nerve in the third to secure the win.
Sahaja Yamalapalli found the going tough against Janice Tjen in the second singles rubber, with the Indonesian delivering a clinical performance to secure a 6-2, 6-1 victory and seal the tie for her team. Rutuja Bhosale and Ankita Raina were playing doubles against the Indonesian pair of Aldila Sutjiadi and Janice Tjen at the time of writing.
Elsewhere, the Republic of Korea extended their perfect start with a solid win over New Zealand. Dayeon Back defeated Valentina Ivanov 7-5, 6-3, while Sohyun Park dominated her match against Monique Barry, cruising to a 6-0, 6-1 victory to seal the tie. Korea top the table alongside Indonesia, with both teams winning all of their matches so far.
Thailand also returned to winning ways in emphatic fashion, sweeping Mongolia 3-0 without dropping a set. Thasaporn Naklo opened the tie with a 6-1, 6-0 win over Anu-Vjin Gantor, before Patcharin Cheapchandej mirrored that scoreline against Khongorzul Aldarkhishig. Peangtarn Plipuech and Kamonwan Yodpetch then completed the rout, defeating the Mongolian doubles pair 6-0, 6-0.
All six teams continue to compete in a round-robin format through Saturday, with the top two nations advancing to the next stage.
Results:
Indonesia def. India 2-0 (Priska Madelyn Nugroho (INA) def. Vaishnavi Adkar (IND) 7-6(3), 6-7(3), 6-3; Janice Tjen (INA) def. Sahaja Yamalapalli (IND) 6-2, 6-1; Doubles ongoing at the time of writing)
Korea Republic def. New Zealand 2-0 (Dayeon Back (KOR) def. Valentina Ivanov (NZL) 7-5, 6-3; Sohyun Park (KOR) def. Monique Barry (NZL) 6-0, 6-1; Doubles ongoing at the time of writing)
Thailand def. Mongolia 3-0 (Thasaporn Naklo (THA) def. Anu-Vjin Gantor (MGL) 6-1, 6-0; Patcharin Cheapchandej (THA) def. Khongorzul Aldarkhishig (MGL) 6-1, 6-0; Peangtarn Plipuech/Kamonwan Yodpetch (THA) def. Jargal Altansarnai/Oyungerel Khasbaatar (MGL) 6-0, 6-0)