Schwechat – Austria’s tennis women managed the surprise and defeated favorite Latvia 3:2 in the play-off of the Billie Jean King Cup. After a 0:6,6:3,1:6 by Sinja Kraus against Jelena Ostapenko and a 6:2,6:3 by Tamira Paszek against Diana Marcinkevica, Kraus and Melanie Klaffner won the decisive point in doubles. The ÖTV duo defeated Ostapenko/Marcinkevica on Saturday in the Multiversum in Schwechat with a 7:5,6:3.