Great Britain reached the play-off round in the inaugural United Cup with victory over Spain in Sydney.
Dan Evans gave Great Britain an unassailable 3-1 lead in the best-of-five contest at the Ken Rosewall Arena.
The British number two defeated Albert Ramos-Vinolas 6-3 1-6 6-3 after Harriet Dart lost 6-7 (6-8) 7-6 (7-5) 6-1 to world number 13 Paula Badosa.
On Saturday Cameron Norrie beat Rafael Nadal and Katie Swan saw off Nuria Parrizas-Diaz to put Britain 2-0 ahead.
Dart and Jonny O’Mara sealed a 4-1 win for GB on Monday, coming from behind to beat Jessica Bouzas Maneiro and David Vega Hernandez 3-6 6-2 10-5 in the final doubles rubber.
Britain will face the United States in Wednesday’s Sydney City Final, which acts as a play-off for the semi-finals.
“We’ve had a bit of luck, a few withdrawals,” said 32-year-old Evans. “We’ve done unbelievably well on the court as well.
“We pride ourselves on team spirit and working hard out there for each other.”
The mixed-team tournament involves six round-robin groups of three teams, played in Sydney, Perth and Brisbane.
The winner of each City Final will progress to the semi-finals in Sydney, plus the runners-up with the best record.
GB, captained by Tim Henman, beat Australia 3-2 in their opening tie.
