Bermuda's Fed Cup team put up a battling performance, earning their first rubber but ultimately losing out overall against Bolivia yesterday.

The team lost the tie 2-1 in San Juan, Puerto Rico but both Ashley Brooks and Zarah DeSilva put in decent performances.

Brooks lost the first set in her rubber against Irene Squillaci but stormed back to take the next two and run out a 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 winner.

DeSilva took the first set of her rubber against Maria Fernanda Alvarez with ease but then lost her way in the next two, going down 6-0, 0-6, 0-6.

The two paired up for the doubles against Alvarez and Bolivian captain Monica Poveda and lost in two sets, 6-1, 6-2.