Young South
Wales tennis star Evan Hoyt has helped Great
Britain 's 16U boys team to victory in the Junior Davis
Cup in Mexico
Evan, from
Llanelli, was part of a three-player GB team under captain Greg Rusedski taking
part in the Junior Davis Cup by BNP Paribas World Finals.
The team of
Evan Hoyt, Kyle Edmund, Luke Bambridge defeated second seeds Italy
Evan got GB
off to the perfect start after beating Stefano Napolitano 6-4, 6-3 in the
first singles rubber.
Greg Rusedski said:
"I'm very proud of our team. It feels great to be the first British team
ever to win the Junior Davis Cup."
The team began
the week with three consecutive victories in the group phase against Thailand , Germany
and Canada before overcoming
the sixth seeds France
Earlier in the
year, Evan helped GB to win the Borotra Cup for the first time in the 40 years
of the event. He also won his first
round match at Junior Wimbledon, and made national headlines when he faced Rafa
Nadal in a warm-up on court.
Peter Drew, chief executive of Tennis Wales commented:
“This is a really tremendous achievement for Evan and another sign that Welsh
and British tennis has a very promising future.”
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