New Zealand will take on Pakistan in Myanmar in their second round Asia/Oceania Group II Davis Cup tie after it was moved from Pakistan for security reasons.
Dan King-Turner, Artem Sitak, Marcus Daniell and Sebastian Lavie make up the New Zealand team for the tie, which will be held at the Pun Hlaing Golf and Country Club grasscourts in Yangon, Myanmar on April 5-7.
Lavie has just turned 20 and has an ATP singles ranking of 797. He Joined the Mouratoglou Academy in France aged 11 and has reached a number of Futures singles quarter-finals. He has several Futures doubles finals appearances to his credit, and one title.
"I'm happy with the team I've got,'' captain Alistair Hunt said. "We didn't know where we were going for a while. It's a bit out of leftfield to play in Burma (Myanmar). I guess it's on grass to suit their No 1. Maybe it's a smart move for them, but it is what it is and we'll have to get on with it.
"I'm happy with Seb in the team. He's based in and playing in Europe a lot. He's next cab off the rank with his ranking and knows how to compete.''
