India defeated Vietnam 2-0 within the play-off match for minor placings within the Asia-Oceania Junior Billie Jean King Cup under-16 ladies tennis event in Shymkent, Kazakhstan, on Thursday. In the match for the nine-Twelfth locations, India will play New Zealand.
Host Kazakhstan, Australia, Korea and Japan reached the semifinals, beating Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong, Uzbekistan and Thailand respectively.
The outcomes:
Play-off 9-16: India bt Vietnam 2-0 (Sejal Bhutada bt Bao Ngan Ngo 6-3, 4-6, [10-3]; Asmi Adkar bt Hong Hanh Ngo 6-3, 6-3).