GB v Ukraine, Saturday: The Braehead Arena is full as Great Britain take on Ukraine needing to win the doubles to stay alive

Sergiy Stakhovsky and Sergei Bubka make the better start against Britain's Colin Fleming and Ross Hutchins

Great Britain captain John Lloyd has something to cheer at last as his duo battle back to force a fifth set

Fleming and Hutchins feel the pressure and drop serve first in a tense deciding set

Lloyd knows the game is up and he must look ahead to a play-off tie against Poland or Belgium in September

Andy Murray's absence with a virus is keenly felt both on and off the court in Glasgow

The Ukraine team celebrate a deserved first-ever victory over Great Britain and can look forward to a World Group play-off

GB v Ukraine, Friday: Great Britain captain John Lloyd is all smiles as Josh Goodall takes on Illya Marchenko of Ukraine in Friday's opening rubber

The crowd in Glasgow look on as a tense first set is decided on a tie-break in the Ukrainian's favour

Britain's Josh Goodall pushes his oponent all the way in each set - but tie-breaks are his undoing as he loses 7-6 7-6 7-6

Great Britain's Chris Eaton is next up as he takes on Sergiy Stakhovsky in the second singles match

Eaton receives advice from his captain and things are looking good with the Brit taking the second set

Stakhovsky hits back though and the Ukrainian cruises to take the next two sets. Game, set and match

After losing his tie Goodall looks on as his team-mate Eaton fails to win as well. Does an early exit beckon for Britain?

Friday wraps up with Britain in a precarious position trailing the Ukrainians 2-0. It's the doubles next up on Saturday