2008 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II – play-offs

International tennis competition play-offs 2008 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone The play-offs of the 2008 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II were the final stages of the Group II Zonal Competition involving teams from Europe and Africa. Using the positions determined in their pools, the seven teams faced off to determine their placing in the 2008 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. PlacingPool APool B1 BIH EST2 RSA LTU3 TUR GRE4   IRL Promotion play-offs 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. Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Lithuania Bosnia and Herzegovina Lithuania Coral Tennis Club, Tallinn, Estonia 2 February 2008 Greenset hard (indoors) 2 0 Mervana Jugić-Salkić 6 6 Aurelija Misevičiūtė 1 4 Sandra Martinović 6 6 Lina Stančiūtė 1 2     http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100010653 Bosnia and Herzegovina v Lithuania fedcup.com South Africa vs. Estonia South Africa Estonia Coral Tennis Club, Tallinn, Estonia 2 February 2008 Greenset hard (indoors) 0 3 Tarryn Rudman 1 2 Maret Ani 6 6 Kelly Anderson 1 2 Kaia Kanepi 6 6 Kelly Anderson Tarryn Rudman 5 6.065 Margit Rüütel Anett Schutting 7 7 http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100010652 South Africa v Estonia fedcup.com Relegation play-offs Because there was one extra player in Pool B, the last-placed team of that pool (IRL) was automatically relegated down to Group III.http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=IRL Fed Cup Profile, Ireland fedcup.com 2016-05-06 2012-12-02 https://web.archive.org/web/20160506085242/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=IRL dead The third-placed teams of each pool were then placed against each other in a tie, where the losing team would join the Irish in relegation. Turkey vs. Greece Turkey Greece Coral Tennis Club, Tallinn, Estonia 2 February 2008 Greenset hard (indoors) 2 1 Çağla Büyükakçay 3 6 6 Eirini Georgatou 6 4 3 Pemra Özgen 1 2 Anna Gerasimou 6 6 Çağla Büyükakçay Pemra Özgen 6 6.055 6 Anna Gerasimou Anna Koumantou 4 7 4 http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100010654 Turkey v Greece fedcup.com Final Placements Placing Teams Promoted BIH ESTThird LTU RSA Fifth TURRelegated GRE IRL BIH and EST advanced to the Europe/Africa Zone Group I for the next year. The Bosnians and Herzegovinians placed twelfth overall, while the Estonians placed first and thus advanced to the World Group II play-offs.http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=BIH Fed Cup Profile, Bosnia and Herzegovina fedcup.com 2010-11-12 2012-12-02 https://web.archive.org/web/20101112084515/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=BIH deadhttp://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=EST Fed Cup Profile, Estonia fedcup.com 2016-05-31 2012-12-02 https://web.archive.org/web/20160531221915/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=EST dead GRE and IRL were relegated down to Europe/Africa Zone Group III for the next year, where they respectively placed first and third in the same pool of five. The Greeks thus advanced back to Group II for 2010.http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=GRE Fed Cup Profile, Greece fedcup.com 2010-11-12 2012-12-02 https://web.archive.org/web/20101112084616/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=GRE deadhttp://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=IRL Fed Cup Profile, Ireland fedcup.com 2016-05-06 2012-12-02 https://web.archive.org/web/20160506085242/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=IRL dead See also Fed Cup structure References 30em External links Fed Cup website https://web.archive.org/web/20140107091128/http://www.fedcup.com/en/home.aspx 2014-01-07 Category:2008 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone