Guam has secured its first win in the Fed Cup women's tennis competition after sweeping Turkmenistan 3-0 in the Asia/Oceania Group Two event in Wellington.
Katrina Lai defeated Arzuv Klycheva 6-2 6-1 in the opening singles rubber before Nadine Del Carmen edged Bahar Tomyradova 6-3 7-6, winning the deciding tie-break 7-3 to seal the historic result.
Nadine Del Carmen is the Guam number one. Photo: Vinnie Wylie/RNZ Pacific
The pair then combined to win the doubles match 7-5 6-0.
The US Territory is making their debut appearance in the Fed Cup and were beaten 3-0 by the Philippines in their opening round robin clash on Tuesday.
Nadine Del Carmen, Katrina Lai, Charlayne Espinosa and team captain Sam Lai. Photo: Vinnie Wylie/RNZ Pacific
Guam has a rest day today before their final match in Group B against Thailand on Friday.
Meanwhile, host nation New Zealand made a winning start in Group A with a 3-0 win against Mongolia.
Eight teams are competing in Wellington, with the top qualifier from Groups A and B to playoff for promotion to Asia/Oceania Group One on Saturday.
