Bahrain’s national tennis team began its campaign in the Davis Cup Asia Group V qualifiers with a 3-0 victory over Bangladesh in matches held Wednesday at the Bahrain Tennis Federation courts in Isa Town. In the first singles match, Elyas Abdulredha secured a dominant win against Bangladesh’s Mohammad Hanif Mana with scores of 6-1, 6-1. Yousif Qaed added Bahrain’s second point after a hard-fought match against Zarif Abrar, winning 2-6, 7-6, 6-1. The doubles team of Elias Abdulredha and Hassan Abdulredha sealed Bahrain’s triumph with a convincing victory over Zarif Abrar and Mohammad Rustam Ali, ending 6-3, 6-1, to confirm Bahrain’s overall dominance in the encounter. In other Group IV action, Yemen defeated Tajikistan 3-0 to join Bahrain at the top of the group. Yemeni player Mohammad Makki overcame Rustami Kayomzoda 5-7, 7-5, 6-4, while Ghassan Alansi beat Bakhtiyor Alibov 6-0, 6-1. The doubles team of Ghassan Al Ansi and Alhassan Ishaq cruised to a 6-0, 6-0 win. Elsewhere, Group I saw Nepal defeat Guam 2-1, while Turkmenistan beat Macau 2-1 in Group II, which also featured a 3-0 victory for the Philippines over Mongolia. In Group III, the Northern Mariana Islands achieved a 3-0 win over the Maldives, and […]