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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  
  		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 		   

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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  
  		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

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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  
  		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 		   

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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  
  		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

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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  
  		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

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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  
  		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

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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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