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Updated at 7:09 a.m., Saturday, March 7, 2009

Tennis: Croatia beats Chile 3-0; advances in Davis Cup

Associated Press

POREC, Croatia — Croatia won the doubles match to clinch a 3-0 victory over Chile today, advancing to the Davis Cup quarterfinals.

Mario Ancic and Marin Cilic defeated Nicolas Massu and Paul Capdeville 6-3, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4. Ancic and Cilic had 14 aces for Croatia, which reached its first quarterfinal since 2006.

Croatia, which won the 2005 Davis Cup title, will meet either the United States or Switzerland at home on July 8-10.