Ireland move into Davis Cup second round

Ireland qualified for the second round of the Davis Cup with a 3-0 victory over Armenia today.

Ireland qualified for the second round of the Davis Cup with a 3-0 victory over Armenia today.

The tie, which started on Friday, was concluded today due to rain over the weekend.

Owen Casey and John Doran beat Armenians Tsalik Gevorkyan and Arutyun Sofyan 7-5, 6-3, 6-4 in the doubles to complete the clean sweep.

John Doran had beaten Tsalik Gevorkyan 6-4, 6-1, 7-5 in the first singles while Peter Clark triumphed 6-0, 7-5, 6-2 over Ayk Akopyan in the second match.