2008 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group II – Play-offs

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

Promotional Play-Offs

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

Chile 1	Country Club Cochabamba, Cochabamba, Bolivia 26 April 2008 Red clay (outdoors)		Venezuela 2
1 2 3 1 Melisa Miranda Otarola Marina Giral Lores 3 6 6 4 6 3   2 Andrea Koch-Benvenuto Milagros Sequera 6^5 7^7 2 6     3 Andrea Koch-Benvenuto / Melisa Miranda Otarola Mariana Muci-Torres / Milagros Sequera 3 6 3 6

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Bolivia vs. Bahamas

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

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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

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 7^7 6^2 7 5

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Ecuador vs. Dominican Republic

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

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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

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

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Honduras vs. Trinidad and Tobago

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 7^7 6^2 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

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Thirteenth

As there was only three teams from Pools A, B and C as oppose 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

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

• Fed Cup structure

References

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

• Fed Cup website