LONDON,

British Lawn Tennis Association president Roger Draper condemned a fifth successive Davis Cup defeat as unacceptable on Monday and called for an immediate inquiry into the humiliating loss to Lithuania.

Britain, without their number one Andy Murray, lost the Europe/Africa Zone group II first round match 3-2 in Vilnius on Sunday.

They now face a relegation playoff against Turkey in July to avoid dropping into group III, the bottom tier of the men's team competition.

"I share the deep disappointment and frustration at this result. Five defeats in a row is unacceptable," Draper told the association's official website (www.lta.org.uk).

"So I have asked LTA player director Steven Martens to review last week's performance and result and report back to me and the LTA main board as soon as possible.

"That review needs to be swift and decisive as it is clear some real improvements need to be made," added Draper.

Captain John Lloyd told BBC radio it was too early to speculate about his position.

"We'll see about my future, it's too early yet. We'll just have to see how it goes in the next few days," he said.

"I said it was going to be a rebuilding process. I would have liked to start with this win but it hasn't happened."

Martens denied a media report that former British number one Greg Rusedski had been approached to take charge of the team.

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