2008 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group II – play-offs

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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.

Contents

Placing Pool A Pool B Pool C Pool D
1Flag of Chile.svg  Chile Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg  Bolivia Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas
2Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic
3Flag of Panama.svg  Panama Flag of Honduras.svg  Honduras Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago
4   Flag of Bermuda.svg  Bermuda

Promotion 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

Flag of Chile.svg
Chile
1
Country Club Cochabamba, Cochabamba, Bolivia
26 April 2008
Red clay (outdoors)
Flag of Venezuela.svg
Venezuela
2
123
1 Flag of Chile.svg
Flag of Venezuela.svg
Melisa Miranda
Marina Giral Lores
3
6
6
4
6
3
 
2 Flag of Chile.svg
Flag of Venezuela.svg
Andrea Koch-Benvenuto
Milagros Sequera
65
77
2
6
  
3 Flag of Chile.svg
Flag of Venezuela.svg
Andrea Koch-Benvenuto  /  Melisa Miranda
Mariana Muci  /  Milagros Sequera
3
6
3
6
  

[1]

Bolivia vs. Bahamas

Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg
Bolivia
1
Country Club Cochabamba, Cochabamba, Bolivia
26 April 2008
Red clay (outdoors)
Flag of the Bahamas.svg
Bahamas
2
123
1 Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg
Flag of the Bahamas.svg
Claudia Herbas
Nikkita Fountain
7
5
6
4
  
2 Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg
Flag of the Bahamas.svg
Daniela Trigo
Larikah Russell
2
6
4
6
  
3 Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg
Flag of the Bahamas.svg
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

Flag of Cuba.svg
Cuba
2
Country Club Cochabamba, Cochabamba, Bolivia
26 April 2008
Red clay (outdoors)
Flag of Guatemala.svg
Guatemala
1
123
1 Flag of Cuba.svg
Flag of Guatemala.svg
Yanet Núñez Mojarena
Ana Lilyan Guzmán
6
2
6
3
  
2 Flag of Cuba.svg
Flag of Guatemala.svg
Yamile Fors Guerra
Jessica Lehnhoff
6
1
2
6
1
6
 
3 Flag of Cuba.svg
Flag of Guatemala.svg
Yamile Fors Guerra  / Yanet Núñez Mojarena
Ana Lilyan Guzmán  /  Jessica Lehnhoff
77
62
7
5
  

[3]

Ecuador vs. Dominican Republic

Flag of Ecuador.svg
Ecuador
3
Country Club Cochabamba, Cochabamba, Bolivia
26 April 2008
Red clay (outdoors)
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg
Dominican Republic
0
123
1 Flag of Ecuador.svg
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg
Marie Elise Casares
Natalia Báez
6
3
6
2
  
2 Flag of Ecuador.svg
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg
Lorena Avilés
Francesca Segarelli
6
4
6
2
  
3 Flag of Ecuador.svg
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg
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

Flag of Panama.svg
Panama
2
Country Club Cochabamba, Cochabamba, Bolivia
26 April 2008
Red clay (outdoors)
Flag of Barbados.svg
Barbados
1
123
1 Flag of Panama.svg
Flag of Barbados.svg
Elizabeth Tapia
Kristen Lopez
6
3
7
5
  
2 Flag of Panama.svg
Flag of Barbados.svg
Nicole Stanziola
Alyssa Fuentes
6
2
6
2
  
3 Flag of Panama.svg
Flag of Barbados.svg
Johanna de León  /  Nicole Stanziola
Alyssa Fuentes  /  Kristen Lopez
6
4
1
6
3
6
 

[5]

Honduras vs. Trinidad and Tobago

Flag of Honduras.svg
Honduras
2
Country Club Cochabamba, Cochabamba, Bolivia
26 April 2008
Red clay (outdoors)
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg
Trinidad and Tobago
1
123
1 Flag of Honduras.svg
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg
Marisela Avilés
Lee-Anne Lingo
77
62
7
5
  
2 Flag of Honduras.svg
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg
Zulema Zelaya
Raye-Ann Sandy
6
0
7
5
  
3 Flag of Honduras.svg
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg
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 (Flag of Bermuda.svg  Bermuda) had no equivalent to play against. Thus the Bermudians were automatically allocated thirteenth place.

Final Placements

PlacingTeams
PromotedFlag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas
ThirdFlag of Chile.svg  Chile Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg  Bolivia
FifthFlag of Cuba.svg  Cuba Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador
SeventhFlag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic
NinthFlag of Panama.svg  Panama Flag of Honduras.svg  Honduras
EleventhFlag of Barbados.svg  Barbados Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago
ThirteenthFlag of Bermuda.svg  Bermuda

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