Pacific Oceania have beaten Turkmenistan 2-1 to avoid relegation in the Davis Cup tennis competition.
Tahiti's Heve Kelley dropped the opening singles rubber in three sets, 3-6 6-1 4-6, against Aleksandr Ernepesov but Colin Sinclair kept his unbeaten streak in Sri Lanka alive, rallying from a set down to beat Isa Mammetgulyyev 4-6 6-3 6-2, sending the match to a winner-takes-all decider in the doubles.
Brett Baudinet and Aymeric Mara had not won a match all tournament but delivered when it mattered most, easing to a 6-4 6-1 win.
Meanwhile, Carol Lee earned her first singles victory in the Fed Cup as Pacific Oceania swept Singapore 3-0 in Tajikistan to advance to the fifth place playoff in Asia/Oceania Zone Group Two.
Abigail Tere-Apisah came from a set down to win her singles rubber while Carol Lee and Mayka Zima close out the doubles rubber in three sets.
The Pacific Oceania Fed Cup team in Tajikistan. Photo: Supplied
