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BELGRADE, Serbia -- Kyle Edmund stepped into the role of Andy Murray and took titleholder Britain into the semifinals of the Davis Cup by beating Dusan Lajovic of Serbia in straight sets in the first of the reverse singles on Sunday.Edmunds 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (5) win on a wet and windy day at the outdoor Tasmajdan clay-court stadium gave Britain an unassailable 3-1 lead in the best-of-five series.The 21-year-old Edmund also won his opening singles on Friday against Janko Tipsarevic as he assumed the role of Murray as the leader of the team.Its always a team effort, but in the back of your mind you know whats on (the) line, Edmund said. Its great to win for the country.Murray decided not to play in the quarterfinals a few days after his second Wimbledon title but cheered the team on from the sidelines.In the final and meaningless match, Janko Tipsarevic beat James Ward 6-2, 3-6, 7-5 to leave the final score at 3-2 for Britain. Britain hosts Argentina in September in the semifinals.Its a big difference if Andy plays or not, but Kyle didnt show any inexperience. He knows how to play on clay. He has a great forehand with a lot of spin, Lajovic said.Serbia played without Novak Djokovic, the top-ranked player in the world, and the countrys No. 2 Viktor Troicki. Djokovic took a brief break from tennis after his shock third-round exit from Wimbledon and did not come to his native Belgrade. Troicki said he wanted to prepare for the upcoming tournaments.Edmund had to save two set points in the third set before holding serve and he won despite falling behind 4-2 in the tiebreaker.Lajovic sent a wild backhand way wide to give Edmund a match point and the Briton converted when Lajovic hit another backhand wide.There were no easy points. Its nice that I was able to get back into it, Edmund said.Edmund had broken serve for a 4-3 lead in the final set but dropped his serve for the first time in the match in the 10th game.Britains captain Leon Smith was full of praise for Edmund.He has every reason to be immensely proud. He was brilliant today, Smith said.Hes improved so much physically. His forehand is so huge, such a great shot. His serve is better, his backhand is rock solid.Edmund had breezed through the first set, finishing it off with two straight aces in the drizzle.But the light rain stopped at the start of the second, with Edmund breaking for 4-3 and closing it with a service winner.Edmunds huge forehand gave him 27 of 39 winners, while Lajovic finished with 21 winners.The forehand is his best weapon and it made the difference today, Lajovic said. I feel I did the best I could under the circumstances. He was the better player today.Edmund was the highest ranked player in the two teams at No. 67. 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At the end of the game we were trying to stop them from getting open-look 3s and its definitely nice to get that first win.Although the Huskies (1-2) trailed much of the second half, Larriers basket with 2:22 to play gave UConn a 63-62 lead. Jalen Adams, a sophomore guard, added two free throws with 20 seconds left to give UConn a cushion.Brandon Browns 3-point attempt at the buzzer would have forced overtime for the Lions (1-2), but his shot hit off the rim and the Huskies escaped with their first win of the season.It was a grind it out game, UConn coach Kevin Ollie said. Its good to get on the victory trail. We did not finish a lot of shots. We missed a lot of layups and we need to improve our transition game. We had too many turnovers and we have to fix that. But our guys believed in themselves, trusted each other and didnt stop playing.Kelvin Amayo -- a transfer from Iona who was granted a sixth year waiver following knee surgery -- led LMU with 18 points. Amayo made 5 of 12 shots and 8 of 11 free throws. He also pulled down six rebounds for the Lions. Buay Tuach scored 12 points and Brown added 10 points for LMU.Amida Brimah scored 9 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for UConn.We started out strong in the first half but finished the half sloppy, Brimah said. At halftime we made adjustments and when we toook the court in the second half we had confidence we were going to win.dddddddddddd The Huskies started the season ranked 18th but fell out of the polls after a pair of setbacks against Wagner and Northeastern.Both teams showed offensive spurts in the opening half but neither team maintained them.Alterique Gilbert led the Huskies with 10 points in the first half, but dislocated his left shoulder after colliding with a defender while chasing a loose ball late in the half. He remained down on the court for several minutes before the training staff led him off to the locker room. He did not return.We definitely had good defensive pressure as a team, Vital said. This was a must win for our team. Were a young team and we faced adversity.Ollie said Gilbert reinjured the shoulder he previously hurt and will be examined when the team gets to Hawaii on Friday.BIG PICTUREUConn: Thursday was the third game of a hectic beginning to the 2016-17 season, which the Huskies will play seven games in 20 days and also take a 10,200-mile road trip during that span.LMU: The Lions coach, former NBA coach Mike Dunlap, figures to improve LMUs 14-17 record from a year ago. Dunlap has formed a strong nucleus of transfers, junior college players and newcomers.UP NEXTUConn travels to the Island of Maui for the fourth time to participate in the Maui Jim Maui Invitational starting Monday against Oklahoma State, followed by games on Tuesday and Wednesday.LMU has an eight-day break before hosting Portland State, followed by games against Boise State and Southern Utah before concluding its four-game home stand. ' ' '