2008 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group II – play-offs

2008 Fed Cup Americas Zone The 2008 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group II play-offs 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 D1 CHI BOL VEN BAH2 CUB ECU GUA DOM3 PAN HON BAR TRI4       BER Promotion play-offs The first 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 Venezuela Country Club Cochabamba, Cochabamba, Bolivia 26 April 2008 Red clay (outdoors) 1 2 Melisa Miranda 3 6 6 Marina Giral Lores 6 4 3 Andrea Koch-Benvenuto 6.045 2 Milagros Sequera 7 6 Andrea Koch-Benvenuto Melisa Miranda 3 3 Mariana Muci Milagros Sequera 6 6 http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100010795 Chile v Venezuela fedcup.com 2012-10-23 2012-11-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20121023125046/http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100010795 dead Bolivia vs. Bahamas Bolivia Bahamas Country Club Cochabamba, Cochabamba, Bolivia 26 April 2008 Red clay (outdoors) 1 2 Claudia Herbas 7 6 Nikkita Fountain 5 4 Daniela Trigo 2 4 Larikah Russell 6 6 Diana Kyllmann Daniela Trigo 5 2 Nikkita Fountain Larikah Russell 7 6 http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100010794 Bolivia v Bahamas fedcup.com 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 Guatemala Country Club Cochabamba, Cochabamba, Bolivia 26 April 2008 Red clay (outdoors) 2 1 Yanet Núñez Mojarena 6 6 Ana Lilyan Guzmán 2 3 Yamile Fors Guerra 6 2 1 Jessica Lehnhoff 1 6 6 Yamile Fors Guerra Yanet Núñez Mojarena 7 7 Ana Lilyan Guzmán Jessica Lehnhoff 6.015 5 http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100010796 Cuba v Guatemala fedcup.com Ecuador vs. Dominican Republic Ecuador Dominican Republic Country Club Cochabamba, Cochabamba, Bolivia 26 April 2008 Red clay (outdoors) 3 0 Marie Elise Casares 6 6 Natalia Báez 3 2 Lorena Avilés 6 6 Francesca Segarelli 4 2 Marie Elise Casares Gisella Pere 6 6 Natalia Báez Francesca Segarelli 3 2 http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100010797 Ecuador v Dominican Republic fedcup.com 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 Barbados Country Club Cochabamba, Cochabamba, Bolivia 26 April 2008 Red clay (outdoors) 2 1 Elizabeth Tapia 6 7 Kristen Lopez 3 5 Nicole Stanziola 6 6 Alyssa Fuentes 2 2 Johanna de León Nicole Stanziola 6 1 3 Alyssa Fuentes Kristen Lopez 4 6 6 http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100010798 Panama v Barbados fedcup.com Honduras vs. Trinidad and Tobago Honduras Trinidad and Tobago Country Club Cochabamba, Cochabamba, Bolivia 26 April 2008 Red clay (outdoors) 2 1 Marisela Avilés 7 7 Lee-Anne Lingo 6.015 5 Zulema Zelaya 6 7 Raye-Ann Sandy 0 5 Leyla Taracena Zulema Zelaya 5 0 Carlista Mohammed Raye-Ann Sandy 7 4 2 http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100010799 Honduras v Trinidad and Tobago fedcup.com 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 (BER) had no equivalent to play against. Thus the Bermudians were automatically allocated thirteenth place. Final Placements Placing Teams Promoted VEN BAH Third CHI BOL Fifth CUB ECU Seventh GUA DOM Ninth PAN HON Eleventh BAR TRI Thirteenth BER VEN and BAH 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.http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=VEN Fed Cup Profile, Venezuela fedcup.com 2016-04-19 2012-11-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20160419044554/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=VEN deadhttp://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=BAH Fed Cup Profile, Bahamas fedcup.com 2010-11-12 2012-11-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20101112084458/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=BAH 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 Americas Zone