Nicolás Mejía leads the Colombian team in the Davis Cup series against Slovakia.
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The Colombian Tennis Federation (FCT) confirmed on Thursday the payroll of players that will represent the country in the Davis Cup World Group I Slovakia, scheduled for Friday, September 12 and Saturday, September 13 in Bratislava.
The captain of the national team, Alejandro Falla, cited Nicolás Mejía, Adriá Soriano, Nicolás Barrientos, Cristian Rodríguez and Miguel Tobón Jr., who will travel to European territory with the illusion of taking Colombia to the phase of qualifiers of the World Group The next year.
The series will take place at the Peugeot Arena of the Slovak capital. The matches will be played on a hard surface and under roof. On Friday 12 from 10:00 am (Colombian time) will begin the first singles duels, while on Saturday the action will start at 8:00 am, with the doubles meeting.
Slovakia, captained by Tibor Toth, will count on this confrontation on his payroll with Lukas Klein (119 °), Alex Molcan (257 °), Norbert Gombos (261 °), Milos Karol (357 °) and Michal Krajci (664 °).
For Colombia it will be a golden opportunity to return to the largest selections tournament again in the large instances. Falla, who has already had experience in command of the team, highlighted the commitment of his summons.
“We will try to get this new challenge ahead, it will not be easy, but we are going to work to fight. We are close to the confrontation, but we will continue working and surely you will be aware of us”said the captain of the Colombian team.
The Colombian payroll combines youth and experience. Mejía (246 °) and Soriano (299 °) will assume the singles, while Barrientos (71 ° of doubles) and Rodríguez (164 ° of doubles), are outlined as the chosen doubles. Tobón Jr. (682 °) Complete the delegation.
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