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Performance of Lesotho at the 2001 Federation Cup
Lesotho at the 2001 Federation Cup took part in the Group II of the Europe / Africa Zone. The other countries in this group were Algeria, Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Egypt, Finland, Georgia, Ireland, Kenya, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Moldova, Morocco, Portugal, Tunisia and Turkey. Lesotho played four Round Robin matches. For all the matches, the host was Turkey and the surface was Clay – Outdoor. On 15 May 2001, the match was against Bosnia and Herzegovina. Lesotho was defeated by Bosnia and Herzegovina by a score of 0-3. On 16 May 2001, the match was against Egypt. Lesotho was defeated by Egypt by a score of 0-3. On 17 May 2001, the match was against Kenya. Lesotho defeated Kenya by a score of 2-1. On 18 May 2001, the match was against Armenia. Lesotho was defeated by Armenia by a score of 0-3.
Here’s a summary of the performance of Lesotho at the 2001 Federation Cup
Lesotho at the 2001 Federation Cup displayed an unimpressive performance. Out of the four Round Robin matches, it lost three matches and won only one match. Also all the matches that were lost, were clean sweeps of all the three matches. Thus, overall the scenario was very dismal and disappointing. As it was only the second year of participation of the country they lacked the required experience of contesting matches in such a major tournament. It could be expected that after several years there would be some elevation in the tennis standard of the country.
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