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.

PlacingPool APool BPool CPool D
1 Chile Bolivia Venezuela Bahamas
2 Cuba Ecuador Guatemala Dominican Republic
3 Panama Honduras Barbados Trinidad and Tobago
4    Bermuda
Main article: 2008 Fed Cup Americas Zone

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
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

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

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		 77
62		 7
5		    

[3]

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		    

[4]

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 		 

[5]

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		 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

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
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

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.
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