May 5, 2006	Friday	Rabi-us-Sani 6, 1427

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KARACHI, May 4: Pakistan lose the opening set advantage and went down 1-2 to ninth seed Indonesia in their second group 5 league tie of Asia-Oceania Junior Davis Cup qualifiers currently in progress at Kuching, Malaysia, the other day.

Ahmed Aslam gave Pakistan a fine start when he posted 6-4, 4-6, 6-1 victory over Asmara Dwi in the opener.

However, the lead was short lived as Lenz Theodor grabbed his both singles to seal the fate. First he accounted for Nasir Mushtaq 7-5, 6-2 to level the score 1-1. He then whipped Ahmed Aslam 6-3, 6-2 in the decisive set to clinch the tussle.

With two defeats, Pakistan finished at the bottom in the three-team group. Korea who won both games advanced to the second knock out stage.

Earlier, Pakistan suffered a straight 3-0 loss at the hands of third seed South Korea.

Twenty teams drawn in six groups are taking part in the tournament.

Results:

Group 5

South Korea bt Pakistan 3-0

Soong-Jae Cho bt Nasir Mushtaq 6-1, 6-3; Dae-Sung Oh bt Khurram Nazir 6-1, 6-1; Dae-Sung Oh bt Ahmed Aslam 6-3, 6-4.

Indonesia bt Pakistan 2-1

Asmara Dwi lost to Ahmed Aslam 4-6, 6-4, 1-6; Lenz Theodor bt Nasir Mushtaq 7-5, 6-2; Lenz Theodor bt Ahmed Aslam 6-3, 6-2.