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2008 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group II – play-offs

Main article: 2008 Fed Cup Americas Zone

The play-offs of the 2008 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group II 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.

Placing Pool A Pool B Pool C Pool D
1  Chile  Bolivia  Venezuela  Bahamas
2  Cuba  Ecuador  Guatemala  Dominican Republic
3  Panama  Honduras  Barbados  Trinidad and Tobago
4        Bermuda

Promotion play-offs edit

The first placed 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 edit

 
Chile
1 		Country Club Cochabamba, Cochabamba, Bolivia
26 April 2008
Red clay (outdoors) 		 
Venezuela
2
1 2 3
1  
  		Melisa Miranda
Marina Giral Lores 		3
6 		6
4 		6
3 		 
2  
  		Andrea Koch-Benvenuto
Milagros Sequera 		65
77 		2
6 		   
3  
  		Andrea Koch-Benvenuto / Melisa Miranda
Mariana Muci / Milagros Sequera 		3
6 		3
6 		   

[1]

Bolivia vs. Bahamas edit

 
Bolivia
1 		Country Club Cochabamba, Cochabamba, Bolivia
26 April 2008
Red clay (outdoors) 		 
Bahamas
2
1 2 3
1  
  		Claudia Herbas
Nikkita Fountain 		7
5 		6
4 		   
2  
  		Daniela Trigo
Larikah Russell 		2
6 		4
6 		   
3  
  		Diana Kyllmann / Daniela Trigo
Nikkita Fountain / Larikah Russell 		5
7 		2
6 		   

[2]

Fifth to Seventh play-offs edit

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 edit

 
Cuba
2 		Country Club Cochabamba, Cochabamba, Bolivia
26 April 2008
Red clay (outdoors) 		 
Guatemala
1
1 2 3
1  
  		Yanet Núñez Mojarena
Ana Lilyan Guzmán 		6
2 		6
3 		   
2  
  		Yamile Fors Guerra
Jessica Lehnhoff 		6
1 		2
6 		1
6 		 
3  
  		Yamile Fors Guerra / Yanet Núñez Mojarena
Ana Lilyan Guzmán / Jessica Lehnhoff 		77
62 		7
5 		   

[3]

Ecuador vs. Dominican Republic edit

 
Ecuador
3 		Country Club Cochabamba, Cochabamba, Bolivia
26 April 2008
Red clay (outdoors) 		 
Dominican Republic
0
1 2 3
1  
  		Marie Elise Casares
Natalia Báez 		6
3 		6
2 		   
2  
  		Lorena Avilés
Francesca Segarelli 		6
4 		6
2 		   
3  
  		Marie Elise Casares / Gisella Pere
Natalia Báez / Francesca Segarelli 		6
3 		6
2 		   

[4]

Ninth and Eleventh play-offs edit

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 edit

 
Panama
2 		Country Club Cochabamba, Cochabamba, Bolivia
26 April 2008
Red clay (outdoors) 		 
Barbados
1
1 2 3
1  
  		Elizabeth Tapia
Kristen Lopez 		6
3 		7
5 		   
2  
  		Nicole Stanziola
Alyssa Fuentes 		6
2 		6
2 		   
3  
  		Johanna de León / Nicole Stanziola
Alyssa Fuentes / Kristen Lopez 		6
4 		1
6 		3
6 		 

[5]

Honduras vs. Trinidad and Tobago edit

 
Honduras
2 		Country Club Cochabamba, Cochabamba, Bolivia
26 April 2008
Red clay (outdoors) 		 
Trinidad and Tobago
1
1 2 3
1  
  		Marisela Avilés
Lee-Anne Lingo 		77
62 		7
5 		   
2  
  		Zulema Zelaya
Raye-Ann Sandy 		6
0 		7
5 		   
3  
  		Leyla Taracena / Zulema Zelaya
Carlista Mohammed / Raye-Ann Sandy 		5
7 		0
4 		  retired
 

[6]

Thirteenth edit

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 (  Bermuda) had no equivalent to play against. Thus the Bermudians were automatically allocated thirteenth place.

Final Placements edit

Placing Teams
Promoted   Venezuela   Bahamas
Third   Chile   Bolivia
Fifth   Cuba   Ecuador
Seventh   Guatemala   Dominican Republic
Ninth   Panama   Honduras
Eleventh   Barbados   Trinidad and Tobago
Thirteenth   Bermuda
  •   Venezuela and   Bahamas 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.[7][8]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Chile v Venezuela". fedcup.com.
  2. ^ "Bolivia v Bahamas". fedcup.com.
  3. ^ "Cuba v Guatemala". fedcup.com.
  4. ^ "Ecuador v Dominican Republic". fedcup.com.
  5. ^ "Panama v Barbados". fedcup.com.
  6. ^ "Honduras v Trinidad and Tobago". fedcup.com.
  7. ^ "Fed Cup Profile, Venezuela". fedcup.com.
  8. ^ "Fed Cup Profile, Bahamas". fedcup.com.

External links edit

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