MALAYSIA defeated a higher-ranked Philippines 2-1 in an Asia/Oceania classification tie to finish 11th in the 16-team qualifying tournament at R.K Khanna Stadium in New Delhi on Saturday.
Colin Wong started the ball rolling for Malaysia by coming from a set down to edge Kyle Joseph Romnee 4-6, 7-5, 6-1 in a 140-minute opening singles match.
However, the Philippines levelled the tie when Ahmad Deedat Abdul Razak decided to retire after the second set against Jurence Zosimo Mendoza. Ahmad Deedat lost the first set 6-7 (3-7) but won the second 6-1.
In the doubles match, Ahmad Deedat-Colin overcame a second set hiccup to beat Jacob Lagman-Mendoza 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 for the winning point.
Malaysia's performance in the Junior Davis Cup is an achievement as they managed to do better than several higher-ranked teams, including India, New Zealand and Kazakhstan.
Ahmad Deedat was Malaysia's best performer for notching the most number of victories in both the singles and doubles compared to his teammates.
Second seeds Australia won the competition by overcoming top seeds Japan 2-0 while Hong Kong edged Thailand 2-1 to finish third.
