Sporting Digest: Tennis

WTA TOURNAMENT (Houston) Quarter- finals: C Martinez (Sp) bt A Montolio (Sp) 6-3 6- 1; S Hack (Ger) bt V Martinek (Ger) 6-2 6-1; A Carlsson (Swe) bt B Fulco-Villella (Arg) 6-2 6-4.

DAVIS CUP World Group first round: (Eindhoven): Netherlands lead Belgium 2-0 (P Haarhuis bt F Dewulf 6-3 6-7 3-6 6-4 6-4; J Siemerink bt X Daufresne 6-4 6-7 6-4 6-4. (Graz, Aut): Germany and Austria level at 1-1 (Ger names first): (M Stich bt H Skoff 4-6 6-3 6-2 6-2; M Goellner lost to T Muster 3-6 3-6 3-6). (Tel Aviv): Israel and Czech Republic level at 1-1. (Cz Rep names first): (P Korda bt G Bloom 6-1 6- 3 6-4; K Novacek lost to A Mansdorf 6-7 2-6 5-7. (St Petersburg): Russia and Australia level at 1-1 (Rus names first): (Y Kafelnikov bt P Rafter 6- 3 6-0 6-4; A Volkov lost to J Morgan 6-4 6-7 6-7 1-6). (Besancon, Fr): France and Hungary level at 1-1 (Fr names first): (A Boetsch bt S Noszaly 6- 3 6-2 6-2; H Leconte lost to J Krocsko 4-6 6-7 3- 6. (Madrid): Spain and Italy level at 1-1 (Sp names first): (S Bruguera bt A Gaudenzi 6-3 7-5 6-1; C Costa lost to S Pescosolido 6-4 6-4 1-6 4-6 2-6). (New Delhi): United States lead India 2-0 (J Courier bt Z Ali 6-1 6-1 6-2; T Martin bt L Paes 6-3 4-6 6-1 7-6). (Lund): Sweden lead Denmark 2-0 (S Edberg bt F Fetterlein 6-2 6-4 6-2; M Gustafsson bt K Carlsen 6-2 7-6 4-6 4-6.

EURO-AFRICAN ZONE Group One first round: (Harare): Zimbabwe and Switzerland level at 1-1 (Zim names first): (W Black lost to M Rosset 3-6 4-6 1-6; B Black bt J Hlasek 7-5 7-6 6-4). Portugal lead Great Britain 2-0 (Oporto): (M Petchey lost to N Marques 1-6 6-7 1-6; J Bates lost to E Couto 6-3 5-7 4-6 6-1 6-0. (Johannesburg): South Africa lead Romania 2-0 (M Ondruska bt D Pescariu 5-7 6-2 6-1 3-6 6-1; W Ferreira bt R Sabau 6-4 6-3 6-3).

AMERICAN ZONE Group One first round: (Montevideo): Uruguay lead Bahamas 2-0 (M Filippini bt R Smith 6-4 6-2 6-4; D Perez bt Mark Knowles 1-6 6-1 6-3).

ASIA/OCEANIA Group One first round: (Hong Kong): Indonesia lead Hong Kong 2-0 (B Wijaya bt M Walker 6-3 6-3 6-2; Suwandi bt C Grant 7-5 6-3 6-2. (Kyoto): Japan lead Philippines 2-0 (S Matsuoka bt R Angelo 6-3 6-3 6-3; Y Yamamoto bt J Lizardo 6-2 6-3 6-3. Second round: (Taichung): Taiwan and Pakistan level at 1-1. (Lien Yu-huei lost to O Rashid 7-6 3-6 7-5 3-6 7-5; Chen Chih-yung bt M Khaliq 4-6 6-3 6-4 6-3.