Vietnam defeated Sri Lanka 2-1 on February 23 in the first match of the Junior Davis Cup 2014's qualifying round, which is taking place in Kuching, Malaysia.

The two singles matches ended in a draw after Tu Henry Minh Tri went down 1-2 to Sankha Atukorale (7-5, 4-6, 3-6) and Nguyen Dac Tien beat Dhanushka Abeywardena 2-0 (6-2, 6-1). Then Tien and Nguyen Nhut Hoang overcame Sankha Atukorale and Dhanushka Abeywardena 2-1 (6-4, 3-6, 6-2) in the doubles match.

Vietnam will play against Bangladesh on February 25 and Lebanon on February 26. The teams taking the first and second place in this contest will take part in the main round in April.-VNA