Cyprus is back in Davis Cup Group II, as Marcos defeats Sam Barry 6-4, 7-6(3) to eliminate Ireland and complete a perfect week in Talinn, Estonia.
The Cyprus Davis Cup team defeated Ireland 2-0 over the weekend to seal promotion to Europe Zone Group II, after wins from Petros Chrysochos and Marcos Baghdatis.
Cyprus won the knockout phase of a round-robin competition in Estonia, featuring 15 nations, after finishing first in Group C with maximum points, defeating Iceland (2-1), Andorra (3-0) and Montenegro (3-0).
Beating Montenegro on Friday set up an interesting promotion playoff against Ireland, and the Cypriots continued where they left off in the previous encounters.
The team is comprised of Cypriot tennis legend Marcos Baghdatis, young prodigy Petros Chrysochos, as well as Soteris Hadjistyllis and Constandinos Christoforou.
