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Great Britain lost out to Slovakia in the Billie Jean King Cup semi final after the doubles pairing of Heather Watson and Olivia Nichols could not rescue the tie.
Emma Raducanu had opened the clash up with a straight sets win against Viktoria Hruncakova, but Katie Boulter then lost to Rebecca Sramkova 2-6 6-4 6-4.
That meant for the first time in the tournament the British doubles selection was called into action.
Watson and Nicholls lost 6-2 6-2 to Hruncakova and Tereza Mihalikova.
“Right now it is difficult because I really thought we could do it as a team," said captain Anne Keothavong.
"I have to maintain positivity for myself and team and find a way to pick everyone up. We're all absolutely gutted.
"I'm so proud of this team. We still reached the semi-finals and that’s a fantastic achievement."
Her team would have been only the fifth British side to contest the final in its 61-year history.
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