T&T’s women fell just short of being promoted to the Americas Zone Group I of the Fed Cup after losing their semifinal playoff 2-0 to Mexico at the Club San Javier Clay Courts, Guadalajara, Mexico on Saturday.
The previously unbeaten trio of Annelise Rose, Yolande Leacock and Breana Stampfli would have been disappointed with the result after topping Group A of the round-robin phase with 3-0 wins over Guatemala, Ecuador and Dominican Republic.
Group B runners-up Mexico won the first singles match when Marcela Zacarias overcame Rose 6-1, 6-1, before Ana Sofia Sanchez won a three-set battle with Leacock 6-4, 3-6, 6-1. The doubles was not played.
Group B champ Chile was the other team to win promotion after scoring a comfortable 2-0 victory over Group A runners-up Guatemala.
Cecilia Costa beat Kiristen Weedon 6-4, 6-3, before Chilean number one Andrea Koch defeated Daniela Schippers 6-1, 6-4. The doubles was not played. Chile won Pool B via 3-0 victories over Uruguay, Costa Rica and Mexico and a 2-1 triumph against Puerto Rico. In the positional play-offs, Puerto Rico defeated Ecuador 2-1 to finish fifth, while Uruguay finished seventh after a similar 2-1 success over Dominican Republic while Costa Rica ended ninth.
Final positions
1= Chile, Mexico (promoted to Americas Zone Group I),
3= Guatemala, T&T,
5. Puerto Rico,
6. Ecuador,
7. Uruguay,
8. Dominican Republic,
9. Costa Rica.
Source:www.guardian.co.tt