middle) and Choo Lyn Yuen will lead the Under-16 Junior Davis Cup and Fed Cup teams, respectively in next month's Asia/Oceania Qualifiers in New Delhi, India.
Ahmad Deedat, together with Colin Wong and Duzbionjit Singh, were selected through a recent trial conducted by the Lawn Tennis Association of Malaysia (LTAM).
Ahmad turned in a commendable performance to finish runner-up in the men's singles and doubles at the National Tennis Circuit second leg, which concluded on Tuesday, while Duzbionjit won the recent Ayam A1 Junior Championships boys' Under-18 singles title.
Malaysia will compete against 15 of the best teams in this region in the Junior Davis Cup qualifiers, scheduled for April 18-25.
The top four teams will gain automatic qualification to the main event in Barcelona, Spain, on Sept 26-Oct 1.
Lyn Yuen, Ti Jia Wei and Aslina Chua will represent Malaysia in the Junior Fed Cup on April 25-May 2. Among the 16 teams competing for four qualifying spots are last year's main event runners-up China, Japan, Uzbekistan and India.
Lyn Yuen, the younger sister of former national player Lyn Yee, has been making progress in her game since last year.
Among her best achievements were winning the ITF Brunei (Grade Five) doubles event and the women's singles title at the National Circuit second leg.
LTAM executive secretary Ibrahim Abu Bakar said the association conducted a trial to pick the three best players for each tournament.
"We have named strong squads for both competitions. We have not set targets but of course, we hope our players will perform well," said Ibrahim yesterday. - NST
