Team of Ukraine in tennis defeated the Portuguese team in the Davis Cup match in the First Group of the Euro-African Zone. Confrontation ended with a score of 3: 1.
In the match of the first rackets of Ukraine and Portugal, Sergei Stakhovsky beat Juan Souza - 6: 2, 4: 6, 6: 4.
This victory guaranteed the Ukrainian team an early victory and the preservation of the propiska in the First group of the Euro-African zone.
CUP DAVIS Ukraine - Portugal - 3: 1 Ilya Marchenko - Joao Sousa - 6: 4, 2: 6, 3: 6 Sergey Stakhovsky - Pedro Sousa - 6: 3, 6: 2 Denis Molchanov / Sergey Stakhovsky - Gaston Elias / Joao Souza - 6: 4, 3: 6, 7-6 (5) Sergey Stakhovsky - Joao Souza - 6: 2, 4: 6, 6: 4.