2015 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II

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The Europe and Africa Zone is one of the three zones of regional Davis Cup competition in 2015.

Participating teams

Seeds:   South Africa   Latvia   Portugal   Moldova   Bosnia and Herzegovina   Finland   Belarus   Luxembourg

Remaining nations:   Bulgaria   Hungary   Ireland   Madagascar   Monaco   Morocco   Turkey   Zimbabwe

Draw

	Play-offs					First Round					Second Round					Third Round
						Mersin, Turkey (indoor hard)
						1	South Africa	2
	Centurion, South Africa (hard)										İstanbul, Turkey (hard)
							Turkey	3
	1	South Africa	5									Turkey	2
						Dublin, Ireland (indoor hard)
		Ireland	0								7	Belarus	3
						7	Belarus	5
																Viana do Castelo, Portugal (clay)
							Ireland	0
																7	Belarus	2
						Cruz Quebrada, Portugal (indoor hard)
																3	Portugal	3
						3	Portugal	4
	Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France (clay)										Viana do Castelo, Portugal (clay)
							Morocco	1
	Morocco		1								3	Portugal	4
						Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France (clay)
	Monaco		3								6	Finland	1
						6	Finland	3
							Monaco	2
						Harare, Zimbabwe (hard)
							Zimbabwe	1
	Harare, Zimbabwe (hard)										Siófok, Hungary (clay)
						5	Bosnia and Herzegovina	4
		Zimbabwe	5								5	Bosnia and Herzegovina	2
						Győr, Hungary (indoor hard)
	4	Moldova	0									Hungary	3
							Hungary	4
																Sofia, Bulgaria (clay)
						4	Moldova	1
																Hungary		3
						Esch-sur-Alzette, Lux. (indoor hard)
																Bulgaria		2
							Madagascar	2
	Liepāja, Latvia (clay)										Luxembourg City, Luxembourg (clay)
						8	Luxembourg	3
		Madagascar	2								8	Luxembourg	0
						Jūrmala, Latvia (indoor hard)
	2	Latvia	3									Bulgaria	5
							Bulgaria	4
						2	Latvia	1

•   Ireland,   Morocco,   Moldova, and   Madagascar relegated to Group III in 2016.
•   Portugal and   Hungary promoted to Group I in 2016.

First round

Turkey vs. South Africa

Turkey 3	Mersin Tenis Kompleksi, Mersin, Turkey [1] 6–8 March 2015 Hard (i)		South Africa 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Cem İlkel Fritz Wolmarans 1 6 4 6 77 65 1 6     2 Marsel İlhan Tucker Vorster 6 4 6 3 7 5       3 Marsel İlhan  /  Cem İlkel Raven Klaasen  /  Ruan Roelofse 3 6 2 6 77 65 6 4 3 6   4 Marsel İlhan Fritz Wolmarans 6 2 6 4 65 77 4 6 8 6   5 Cem İlkel Ruan Roelofse 713 611 64 77 5 7 77 65 6 4

Ireland vs. Belarus

Ireland 0	Castleknock Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland [2] 6–8 March 2015 Hard (i)		Belarus 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Sam Barry Dzmitry Zhyrmont 4 6 77 63 64 77 2 6     2 Daniel Glancy Egor Gerasimov 2 6 3 6 3 6       3 James Cluskey  /  David O'Hare Sergey Betov  /  Aliaksandr Bury 67 79 7 5 3 6 4 6     4 Sam Barry Egor Gerasimov 66 78 2 6         5 Daniel Glancy Dzmitry Zhyrmont 2 6 0 6

Portugal vs. Morocco

Portugal 4	Centro Desportivo do Jamor, Cruz Quebrada, Portugal [3] 6–8 March 2015 Hard (i)		Morocco 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 João Sousa Yassine Idmbarek 6 0 6 0 6 2       2 Rui Machado Lamine Ouahab 6 2 6 4 6 4       3 Frederico Ferreira Silva  /  João Sousa Lamine Ouahab  /  Younès Rachidi 78 66 6 0 6 1       4 Frederico Ferreira Silva Lamine Ouahab 65 77 4 6         5 João Domingues Mehdi Jdi 6 2 7 5

Monaco vs. Finland

Monaco 2	Monte Carlo Country Club, Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, Monaco [4] 6–8 March 2015 Clay		Finland 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Romain Arneodo Jarkko Nieminen 1 6 4 6 3 6       2 Benjamin Balleret Micke Kontinen 6 2 2 6 6 2 6 4     3 Romain Arneodo  /  Benjamin Balleret Henri Kontinen  /  Jarkko Nieminen 62 77 77 64 77 61 4 6 5 7   4 Benjamin Balleret Jarkko Nieminen 1 6 2 6 64 77       5 Romain Arneodo Henrik Sillanpää 1 6 6 4 6 2

Zimbabwe vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina

Zimbabwe 1	Harare Sports Club, Harare, Zimbabwe [5] 6–8 March 2015 Hard		Bosnia and Herzegovina 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Takanyi Garanganga Mirza Bašić 3 6 3 6 66 78       2 Benjamin Lock Damir Džumhur 3 6 61 77 3 6       3 Wayne Black  /  Mark Fynn Mirza Bašić  /  Tomislav Brkić 3 6 6 3 3 6 4 6     4 Takanyi Garanganga Tomislav Brkić 77 64 64 77 5 7       5 Benjamin Lock Nerman Fatić 6 3           retired

Hungary vs. Moldova

Hungary 4	Győr Városi Egyetemi Csarnok, Győr, Hungary [6] 6–8 March 2015 Hard (i)		Moldova 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Gábor Borsos Radu Albot 3 6 2 6 5 7       2 Márton Fucsovics Andrei Ciumac 6 0 6 2 6 3       3 Márton Fucsovics  /  Levente Gödry Radu Albot  /  Andrei Ciumac 77 64 3 6 4 6 78 66 8 6   4 Márton Fucsovics Radu Albot 6 2 6 1 6 2       5 Gábor Borsos Maxim Bulat 6 0 6 3

Luxembourg vs. Madagascar

Luxembourg 3	Centre National de Tennis, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg [7] 6–8 March 2015 Hard (i)		Madagascar 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Gilles Müller Jacob Rasolondrazana 6 0 6 3 6 2       2 Ugo Nastasi Antso Rakotondramanga 77 62 4 6 2 6 1 1   retired   3 Gilles Müller  /  Mike Scheidweiler Tony Rajaobelina  /  Antso Rakotondramanga 6 4 64 77 6 4 6 2     4 Gilles Müller Antso Rakotondramanga 77 64 6 2 6 2       5 Gilles Kremer Lofo Ramiaramanana 4 6 6 3 3 6

Latvia vs. Bulgaria

Latvia 1	Tenisa Centrs Lielupe, Jūrmala, Latvia [8] 6–8 March 2015 Hard (i)		Bulgaria 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Mārtiņš Podžus Alexandar Lazov 6 3 7 5 7 5       2 Jānis Podžus Dimitar Kuzmanov 4 6 6 3 3 6 6 1 10 12   3 Jānis Podžus  /  Mārtiņš Podžus Tihomir Grozdanov  /  Ilia Kushev 6 3 6 2 4 6 5 7 1 6   4 Mārtiņš Podžus Dimitar Kuzmanov 66 78 7 5 2 6 4 6     5 Rūdolfs Mednis Alexandar Lazov 4 6 1 6

Second round

Turkey vs. Belarus

Turkey 2	Garanti Koza Wos Arena, Istanbul, Turkey 17–19 July 2015 Hard		Belarus 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Marsel İlhan Egor Gerasimov 68 710 4 6 6 3 6 2 9 7   2 Cem İlkel Dzmitry Zhyrmont 3 6 2 6 6 2 5 7     3 Baris Erguden  /  Anil Yuksel Sergey Betov  /  Max Mirnyi 2 6 1 6 4 6       4 Marsel İlhan Dzmitry Zhyrmont 66 78 6 3 6 3 6 2     5 Cem İlkel Egor Gerasimov 2 6 65 77 6 3 65 77

Portugal vs. Finland

Portugal 4	Clube de Ténis de Viana, Viana do Castelo, Portugal 17–19 July 2015 Clay		Finland 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 João Sousa Henrik Sillanpää 6 0 6 2 6 0       2 Rui Machado Jarkko Nieminen 1 6 6 3 4 6 3 6     3 Gastão Elias  /  João Sousa Henri Kontinen  /  Jarkko Nieminen 3 6 77 65 6 3 6 4     4 João Sousa Jarkko Nieminen 6 3 6 3 6 4       5 Frederico Ferreira Silva Micke Kontinen 3 6 6 1 6 0

Hungary vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina

Hungary 3	Siófok KC, Siófok, Hungary 17–19 July 2015 Clay		Bosnia and Herzegovina 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Márton Fucsovics Tomislav Brkić 6 2 6 3 3 6 4 6 6 3   2 Péter Nagy Mirza Bašić 6 4 4 6 3 6 3 6     3 Márton Fucsovics  /  Levente Gödry Mirza Bašić  /  Amer Delić 6 3 68 710 4 6 0 6     4 Márton Fucsovics Mirza Bašić 63 77 6 1 6 3 6 2     5 Péter Nagy Tomislav Brkić 6 4 6 3 6 3

Luxembourg vs. Bulgaria

Luxembourg 0	Tennis Club Howald, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg 17–19 July 2015 Clay		Bulgaria 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Ugo Nastasi Dimitar Kuzmanov 3 6 3 6 1 6       2 Gilles Kremer Grigor Dimitrov 1 6 2 6 4 6       3 Gilles Kremer  /  Mike Scheidweiler Grigor Dimitrov  /  Dimitar Kutrovsky 3 6 4 6 4 6       4 Ugo Nastasi Dimitar Kutrovsky 4 6 2 6         5 Alex Knaff Tihomir Grozdanov 3 6 7 5 4 6

Play-offs

South Africa vs. Ireland

South Africa 5	Irene Country Club, Centurion, South Africa 17–19 July 2015 Hard		Ireland 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Fritz Wolmarans James McGee 77 60 1 6 6 3 6 4     2 Tucker Vorster Sam Barry 6 1 64 77 77 65 6 4     3 Dean O'Brien  /  Ruan Roelofse James Cluskey  /  David O'Hare 77 64 6 4 6 3       4 Tucker Vorster James McGee 6 1 7 5         5 Ruan Roelofse Sam Barry 6 4 6 3

Monaco vs. Morocco

Monaco 3	Monte Carlo Country Club, Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, Monaco 17–19 July 2015 Clay		Morocco 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Benjamin Balleret Yassine Idmbarek 64 77 4 6 6 1 65 77     2 Romain Arneodo Lamine Ouahab 1 6 6 1 6 2 6 4     3 Romain Arneodo  /  Benjamin Balleret Lamine Ouahab  /  Younès Rachidi 6 0 67 79 6 4 6 2     4 Benjamin Balleret Lamine Ouahab 7 5 4 6 6 3 6 4     5 Romain Arneodo Yassine Idmbarek           not played

Zimbabwe vs. Moldova

Zimbabwe 5	Harare Sports Club, Harare, Zimbabwe 17–19 July 2015 Hard		Moldova 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Takanyi Garanganga Maxim Bulat 6 1 6 2 6 1       2 Benjamin Lock Dmitrii Baskov 6 2 6 0 6 2       3 Mark Fynn  /  Courtney John Lock Dmitrii Baskov  /  Andrei Șoltoianu 7 5 5 7 78 66 6 3     4 Takanyi Garanganga Andrei Șoltoianu 6 4 6 1         5 Benjamin Lock Egor Matvievici 6 1 6 0

Latvia vs. Madagascar

Latvia 3	Liepājas Tenisa Sporta Skola, Liepāja, Latvia 17–19 July 2015 Clay		Madagascar 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Mārtiņš Podžus Jacob Rasolondrazana 6 1 6 2 77 65       2 Miķelis Lībietis Antso Rakotondramanga 2 6 3 6 64 77       3 Miķelis Lībietis  /  Mārtiņš Podžus Tony Rajaobelina  /  Antso Rakotondramanga 6 1 6 4 6 2       4 Mārtiņš Podžus Antso Rakotondramanga 2 6 6 2 4 6 78 66 6 4   5 Jānis Podžus Jean-Jacques Rakotohasy 3 6 2 6

Third round

Portugal vs. Belarus

Portugal 3	Clube de Ténis de Viana, Viana do Castelo, Portugal 18–20 September 2015 Clay		Belarus 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 João Sousa Egor Gerasimov 6 0 6 1 2 6 2 6 4 6   2 Gastão Elias Uladzimir Ignatik 6 3 77 63 7 5       3 Gastão Elias  /  João Sousa Sergey Betov  /  Max Mirnyi 77 63 4 6 6 3 65 77 6 3   4 João Sousa Uladzimir Ignatik 6 3 6 2 6 4       5 Rui Machado Egor Gerasimov 77 63 1 6 4 6

Bulgaria vs. Hungary

Bulgaria 2	Bulgarian National Tennis Center, Sofia, Bulgaria 18–20 September 2015 Clay		Hungary 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Dimitar Kutrovsky Péter Nagy 4 6 0 6 3 6       2 Dimitar Kuzmanov Márton Fucsovics 3 6 1 6 1 6       3 Tihomir Grozdanov  /  Aleksandar Lazov Márton Fucsovics  /  Levente Gödry 2 6 77 63 6 4 4 6 6 1   4 Aleksandar Lazov Márton Fucsovics 3 6 4 6 2 6       5 Dimitar Kuzmanov Gábor Borsos 6 2 62 77 6 2

References

• Draw

1. "Turkey v South Africa". daviscup.com.
2. "Ireland v Belarus". daviscup.com.
3. "Portugal v Morocco". daviscup.com.
4. "Monaco v Finland". daviscup.com.
5. "Zimbabwe v Bosnia and Herzegovina". daviscup.com.
6. "Hungary v Moldova". daviscup.com.
7. "Luxembourg v Madagascar". daviscup.com.
8. "Latvia v Bulgaria". daviscup.com.