The team experienced a serious loss even before the match with Switzerland. Ilya Ivashko and Yegor Gerasimov could not go to Biel with the team because of injuries. Vladimir Ignatik did not come there as well.
As a result, in solitary meetings Belarus was represented by Yaroslav Shilo and Dmitry Zhirmont. In the opening match, Shilo sensationally beat the first racket of Switzerland Henri Laaksonen. But the first number of our team Dmitry Zhirmont lost to Marco Chiudinelli. On Saturday in a pair game Maxim Mirny in a duet with Andrei Vasilevsky beat Adrian Bodmer and Luca Margaroli.
Today, Dmitry Zhirmont has lost to Henri Laaksonen. In the decisive meeting, Yaroslav Shilo did not cope with Marco Chiudinelli.
We are still staying in the first Euro-African zone.
