McKinney – The doubles must be the deciding factor in the duel between Austria’s tennis women and the favored Ukraine on Sunday evening in the play-off of the Billie Jean King Cup. After Sinja Kraus defeated Lesia Zurenko 6:1.6:1 in a hurry, Julia Graber lost to Katarina Zawazka 2:6.5:7 in her first appearance in the duel played on neutral ground in Texas. With the score at 2:2, hopes rested on the Tamira Paszek/Kraus pairing. (APA, November 17, 2024)