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2010 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II – play-offs

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The play-offs of the 2010 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II were the final stages of the Group I Zonal Competition involving teams from Europe and Africa. Using the positions determined in their pools, the sixteen teams faced off to determine their placing in the 2005 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II. The top two teams advanced to Group I, and the bottom two teams were relegated down to the Group III for the next year.

Placing Pool A Pool B
1  Greece  Finland
2  Luxembourg  Georgia
3  South Africa  Norway
4  Liechtenstein  Armenia

Promotion play-offs edit

The top two 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 next year.

Greece vs. Georgia edit

 
Greece
2 		Orange Fitness & Tennis Club, Yerevan, Armenia
1 May 2010
Red clay (outdoors) 		 
Georgia
0
1 2 3
1  
  		Anna Gerasimou
Sofia Shapatava 		6
4 		6
3 		   
2  
  		Eleni Daniilidou
Anna Tatishvili 		2
6 		77
62 		6
2 		 
3  
  		 
  		      not
played

[1]

Luxembourg vs. Finland edit

 
Luxembourg
2 		Orange Fitness & Tennis Club, Yerevan, Armenia
1 May 2010
Red clay (outdoors) 		 
Finland
1
1 2 3
1  
  		Anne Kremer
Piia Suomalainen 		3
6 		2
6 		   
2  
  		Mandy Minella
Emma Laine 		3
6 		77
65 		6
1 		 
3  
  		Anne Kremer / Mandy Minella
Emma Laine / Piia Suomalainen 		2
6 		6
3 		[10]
[6] 		 

[2]

Relegation play-offs edit

The last placed teams of each pool were placed against each other in two ties. The losing team of the rounds were relegated to Group III for next year.

South Africa vs. Armenia edit

 
South Africa
1 		Orange Fitness & Tennis Club, Yerevan, Armenia
1 May 2010
Red clay (outdoors) 		 
Armenia
2
1 2 3
1  
  		Christi Potgieter
Anna Movsisyan 		7
5 		65
77 		3
6 		 
2  
  		Chanel Simmonds
Ani Amiraghyan 		6
4 		6
4 		   
3  
  		Christi Potgieter / Chanel Simmonds
Anna Movsisyan / Liudmila Nikoyan 		3
6 		6
1 		[8]
[10] 		 

[3]

Liechtenstein vs. Norway edit

 
Liechtenstein
2 		Orange Fitness & Tennis Club, Yerevan, Armenia
1 May 2010
Red clay (outdoors) 		 
Norway
0
1 2 3
1  
  		Marina Novak
Emma Flood 		77
62 		6
1 		   
2  
  		Stephanie Vogt
Ulrikke Eikeri 		6
4 		7
5 		   
3  
  		 
  		      not
played

[4]

Final Placements edit

Placing Teams
Promoted   Greece   Luxembourg
Third   Georgia   Finland
Fifth   Armenia   Liechtenstein
Relegated   South Africa   Norway
  •   Greece and   Luxembourg advanced to the Europe/Africa Zone Group I for the next year. The Greeks placed fourth in their pool, but won their relegation play-off, meaning they remained in Group I for 2012. The Luxembourgians, however, placed third in their pool, and ended up placing eleventh overall.[5]
  •   South Africa and   Norway were relegated down to Europe/Africa Zone Group III for the next year. The South Africans placed first in their pool, and won their promotional play-off, meaning they advanced to Group I for 2012. The Norwegians, however, placed third in their pool and ended up placing fifth overall.[6]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Greece v Georgia". fedcup.com.
  2. ^ "Luxembourg v Finland". fedcup.com.
  3. ^ "South Africa v Armenia". fedcup.com.
  4. ^ "Liechtenstein v Finland". fedcup.com.
  5. ^ "Fed Cup 2011, Europe/Africa, Group I". fedcup.com.
  6. ^ "Fed Cup 2011, Europe/Africa, Group III". fedcup.com.

External links edit

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