 Lithuania started 2009 Davis Cup with their first ever victory in Group II.In the first round, Lithuania defeated Georgia 3–2 in front of a home crowd in a recently built SEB arena.All work was done by the youngest members of the Lithuanian team – 18-year-old Ričardas Berankis won both of his singles matches and 16-year-old Dovydas Šakinis defeated the leader of Georgian team Irakli Labadze in the decisive rubber.