2008 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group II – play-offs
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The 2008 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group II play-offs were the final stages of the Group II Zonal Competition involving teams from the Americas. Using the positions determined in their pools, the thirteen teams faced off to determine their placing in the 2008 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group II. The top two teams advanced to Group I for next year.
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| Placing | Pool A | Pool B | Pool C | Pool D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="background: #ccffcc;"
|1 | {{fed|CHI}} | {{fed|BOL}} | {{fed|VEN}} | {{fed|BAH}} |
| 2 | {{fed|CUB}} | {{fed|ECU}} | {{nowrap|{{fed|GUA}}}} | {{nowrap|{{fed|DOM}}}} |
| 3 | {{nowrap|{{fed|PAN}}}} | {{nowrap|{{fed|HON}}}} | {{fed|BAR}} | {{nowrap|{{fed|TRI}}}} |
| 4 | {{fed|BER}} |
Promotion play-offs
The first teams of each pool were placed against each other in two head-to-head rounds. The winner of the rounds advanced to Group I for 2009.
=Chile vs. Venezuela=
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|team1=Chile
|team2=Venezuela
|venue=Country Club Cochabamba, Cochabamba, Bolivia
|date=26 April 2008
|surface=Red clay (outdoors)
|score1=1
|score2=2
|R1={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Melisa Miranda |3 |6 |6 |T2P1=Marina Giral Lores |6 |4 |3 }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Andrea Koch-Benvenuto |6.045 |2 | |T2P1=Milagros Sequera |7 |6 | }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Andrea Koch-Benvenuto |T1P2=Melisa Miranda |3 |3 | |T2P1=Mariana Muci |T2P2=Milagros Sequera |6 |6 | }}
}}
=Bolivia vs. Bahamas=
{{FedCupbox3
|team1=Bolivia
|team2=Bahamas
|venue=Country Club Cochabamba, Cochabamba, Bolivia
|date=26 April 2008
|surface=Red clay (outdoors)
|score1=1
|score2=2
|R1={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Claudia Herbas |7 |6 | |T2P1=Nikkita Fountain |5 |4 | }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Daniela Trigo |2 |4 | |T2P1=Larikah Russell |6 |6 | }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Diana Kyllmann |T1P2=Daniela Trigo |5 |2 | |T2P1=Nikkita Fountain |T2P2=Larikah Russell |7 |6 | }}
}}
Fifth to Seventh play-offs
The second-placed teams from each pool were drawn in head-to-head rounds to find the fifth and seventh placed teams.
=Cuba vs. Guatemala=
{{FedCupbox3
|team1=Cuba
|team2=Guatemala
|venue=Country Club Cochabamba, Cochabamba, Bolivia
|date=26 April 2008
|surface=Red clay (outdoors)
|score1=2
|score2=1
|R1={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Yanet Núñez Mojarena |6 |6 | |T2P1=Ana Lilyan Guzmán |2 |3 | }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Yamile Fors Guerra |6 |2 |1 |T2P1=Jessica Lehnhoff |1 |6 |6 }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Yamile Fors Guerra |T1P2=Yanet Núñez Mojarena |7 |7 | |T2P1=Ana Lilyan Guzmán |T2P2=Jessica Lehnhoff |6.015 |5 | }}
}}
=Ecuador vs. Dominican Republic=
{{FedCupbox3
|team1=Ecuador
|team2=Dominican Republic
|venue=Country Club Cochabamba, Cochabamba, Bolivia
|date=26 April 2008
|surface=Red clay (outdoors)
|score1=3
|score2=0
|R1={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Marie Elise Casares |6 |6 | |T2P1=Natalia Báez |3 |2 | }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Lorena Avilés |6 |6 | |T2P1=Francesca Segarelli |4 |2 | }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Marie Elise Casares |T1P2=Gisella Pere |6 |6 | |T2P1=Natalia Báez |T2P2=Francesca Segarelli |3 |2 | }}
}}
Ninth and Eleventh play-offs
The third-placed teams from each pool were drawn in head-to-head rounds to find the ninth and eleventh placed teams.
=Panama vs. Barbados=
{{FedCupbox3
|team1=Panama
|team2=Barbados
|venue=Country Club Cochabamba, Cochabamba, Bolivia
|date=26 April 2008
|surface=Red clay (outdoors)
|score1=2
|score2=1
|R1={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Elizabeth Tapia |6 |7 | |T2P1=Kristen Lopez |3 |5 | }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Nicole Stanziola |6 |6 | |T2P1=Alyssa Fuentes |2 |2 | }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Johanna de León |T1P2=Nicole Stanziola |6 |1 |3 |T2P1=Alyssa Fuentes |T2P2=Kristen Lopez |4 |6 |6 }}
}}
=Honduras vs. Trinidad and Tobago=
{{FedCupbox3
|team1=Honduras
|team2=Trinidad and Tobago
|venue=Country Club Cochabamba, Cochabamba, Bolivia
|date=26 April 2008
|surface=Red clay (outdoors)
|score1=2
|score2=1
|R1={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Marisela Avilés |7 |7 | |T2P1=Lee-Anne Lingo |6.015 |5 | }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Zulema Zelaya |6 |7 | |T2P1=Raye-Ann Sandy |0 |5 | }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Leyla Taracena |T1P2=Zulema Zelaya |5 |0 | |T2P1=Carlista Mohammed |T2P2=Raye-Ann Sandy |7 |4 |re1=2 }}
}}
Thirteenth
As there was only three teams from Pools A, B and C as opposed to the four from Pool D, the last-placed team from Pool D ({{fed|BER}}) had no equivalent to play against. Thus the Bermudians were automatically allocated thirteenth place.
Final Placements
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| style="background: #E6E6FA;"
| Placing | colspan="2" style="text-align:center"| Teams |
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| Promoted | {{fed|VEN}} | {{fed|BAH}} |
| Third
| {{fed|CHI}} | {{fed|BOL}} |
| Fifth
| {{fed|CUB}} | {{fed|ECU}} |
| Seventh
| {{fed|GUA}} | {{nowrap|{{fed|DOM}}}} |
| Ninth
| {{fed|PAN}} | {{fed|HON}} |
| Eleventh
| {{fed|BAR}} | {{nowrap|{{fed|TRI}}}} |
| Thirteenth
| colspan=2| {{fed|BER}} |
- {{fed|VEN}} and {{fed|BAH}} advanced to the Americas Zone Group I for the next year. The Bahamians placed fifth overall, meaning that they were relegated back to Group II for 2010, while the Venezuelans did not compete.{{cite news|url=http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=VEN|title=Fed Cup Profile, Venezuela|publisher=fedcup.com}}{{cite news|url=http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=BAH|title=Fed Cup Profile, Bahamas|publisher=fedcup.com}}
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.fedcup.com/en/home.aspx Fed Cup website]
{{2008 in tennis}}
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