Young Hong Kong team lose tight Davis Cup clash to Ecuador ...

Hong Kong’s young bucks succumbed to a more experienced Ecuador 3-2 in their topsy-turvy Davis Cup tie at Victoria Park Tennis Stadium on Sunday.

There was some joy for home fans when Coleman Wong Chak-lam served more notice of his potential with a clinical 6-4, 6-2 dismissal of Andres Andrade.

The 20-year-old’s singles triumph was sandwiched, however, by a straight sets doubles defeat for the Hong Kong team of Wong and Kevin Wong Chun-hun, and a 6-1, 6-3, victory for 35-year-old Ecuadorian Gonzalo Escobar over Roger Ng Ki-lung.

Ng acknowledged he was affected by nerves in the biggest match of his career, 16 years after working as a ball boy for a Hong Kong Davis Cup tie.

The teams began the day level at 1-1, after Coleman Wong’s singles win on Saturday had cancelled out a loss for 15-year-old Jack Cheng.