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2008 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group II – play-offs

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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.

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

Promotion play-offs

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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

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Chile
1
Country Club Cochabamba, Cochabamba, Bolivia
26 April 2008
Red clay (outdoors)

Venezuela
2
1 2 3
1 Chile
Venezuela
Melisa Miranda
Marina Giral Lores
3
6
6
4
6
3
 
2 Chile
Venezuela
Andrea Koch-Benvenuto
Milagros Sequera
65
77
2
6
   
3 Chile
Venezuela
Andrea Koch-Benvenuto / Melisa Miranda
Mariana Muci / Milagros Sequera
3
6
3
6
   

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Bolivia vs. Bahamas

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Bolivia
1
Country Club Cochabamba, Cochabamba, Bolivia
26 April 2008
Red clay (outdoors)

Bahamas
2
1 2 3
1 Bolivia
The Bahamas
Claudia Herbas
Nikkita Fountain
7
5
6
4
   
2 Bolivia
The Bahamas
Daniela Trigo
Larikah Russell
2
6
4
6
   
3 Bolivia
The Bahamas
Diana Kyllmann / Daniela Trigo
Nikkita Fountain / Larikah Russell
5
7
2
6
   

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Fifth to Seventh play-offs

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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

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Cuba
2
Country Club Cochabamba, Cochabamba, Bolivia
26 April 2008
Red clay (outdoors)

Guatemala
1
1 2 3
1 Cuba
Guatemala
Yanet Núñez Mojarena
Ana Lilyan Guzmán
6
2
6
3
   
2 Cuba
Guatemala
Yamile Fors Guerra
Jessica Lehnhoff
6
1
2
6
1
6
 
3 Cuba
Guatemala
Yamile Fors Guerra / Yanet Núñez Mojarena
Ana Lilyan Guzmán / Jessica Lehnhoff
77
62
7
5
   

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Ecuador vs. Dominican Republic

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Ecuador
3
Country Club Cochabamba, Cochabamba, Bolivia
26 April 2008
Red clay (outdoors)

Dominican Republic
0
1 2 3
1 Ecuador
Dominican Republic
Marie Elise Casares
Natalia Báez
6
3
6
2
   
2 Ecuador
Dominican Republic
Lorena Avilés
Francesca Segarelli
6
4
6
2
   
3 Ecuador
Dominican Republic
Marie Elise Casares / Gisella Pere
Natalia Báez / Francesca Segarelli
6
3
6
2
   

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Ninth and Eleventh play-offs

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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

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Panama
2
Country Club Cochabamba, Cochabamba, Bolivia
26 April 2008
Red clay (outdoors)

Barbados
1
1 2 3
1 Panama
Barbados
Elizabeth Tapia
Kristen Lopez
6
3
7
5
   
2 Panama
Barbados
Nicole Stanziola
Alyssa Fuentes
6
2
6
2
   
3 Panama
Barbados
Johanna de León / Nicole Stanziola
Alyssa Fuentes / Kristen Lopez
6
4
1
6
3
6
 

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Honduras vs. Trinidad and Tobago

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Honduras
2
Country Club Cochabamba, Cochabamba, Bolivia
26 April 2008
Red clay (outdoors)

Trinidad and Tobago
1
1 2 3
1 Honduras
Trinidad and Tobago
Marisela Avilés
Lee-Anne Lingo
77
62
7
5
   
2 Honduras
Trinidad and Tobago
Zulema Zelaya
Raye-Ann Sandy
6
0
7
5
   
3 Honduras
Trinidad and Tobago
Leyla Taracena / Zulema Zelaya
Carlista Mohammed / Raye-Ann Sandy
5
7
0
4
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Thirteenth

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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

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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

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References

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  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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