United Cup: Great Britain win tie against Australia after Harriet Dart's victory

Harriet Dart said the assemblage were large during her win

Great Britain's Harriet Dart defeated Maddison Inglis successful consecutive sets to seal the team's necktie triumph implicit Australia astatine the United Cup.

Inglis was a precocious call-up for the lucifer aft Ajla Tomljanovic withdrew with a genu injury.

Dart's 6-4, 6-4 triumph connected Friday meant Britain were victorious with 2 matches to spare.

Dan Evans mislaid to Jason Kubler 6-3 7-6 (7-3) and Dart and Jonny O'Mara were defeated 7-6 (7-4), 6-4 by Sam Stosur and John Peers successful a doubles match.

Great Britain volition present hole to look their different radical opponents Spain, with the archetypal lucifer being contested betwixt Norrie and Rafael Nadal connected Saturday.

Swan volition instrumentality connected Nuria Parrizas-Diaz connected the aforesaid day.

The inaugural mixed-team tourney involves six round-robin groups of 3 teams.

Great Britain, Spain and Australia are competing for a accidental to play either the United States, Germany oregon the Czech Republic successful a play-off to scope the semi-finals.

Lleyton Hewitt cheered connected Maddison Inglis against Harriet Dart

Meanwhile Nick Kyrgios has accused Australia co-captain Lleyton Hewitt of "throwing him nether the bus".

Kyrgios withdrew from the United Cup mixed teams tourney successful bid to beryllium successful bully signifier for the Australian Open and his co-captain's nationalist effect frustrated the 27-year-old.

Hewitt said helium was unaware of Kyrgios' withdrawal and was frustrated astatine the deficiency of communication.

After Tomljanovic withdrew from her lucifer against Dart, Kyrgios tweeted to question whether she would person the aforesaid treatment.

"Mmm I wonderment if Sam Stosur [Australia's co-captain] volition propulsion her nether the autobus similar our skipper did for me... 'hard to hole erstwhile you don't cognize what's going on'," helium wrote.