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2006 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II – play-offs

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The play-offs of the 2006 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II were the final stages of the Group II Zonal Competition involving teams from Europe and Africa. Using the positions determined in their pools, the seven teams faced off to determine their placing in the 2006 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II. The top two teams advanced to Group I, and the bottom two teams were relegated down to the Group III for the next year.

Placing Pool A Pool B
1  Lithuania  Poland
2  Georgia  Portugal
3  Ireland  Greece
4    Latvia

Promotion play-offs

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The top two 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 next year.

Lithuania vs. Portugal

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Lithuania
2
Club Ali Bey, Manavgat, Antalya, Turkey
29 April 2006
Red clay (outdoors)

Portugal
0
1 2 3
1 Lithuania
Portugal
Aurelija Misevičiūtė
Ana Catarina Nogueira
3
6
6
0
6
0
 
2 Lithuania
Portugal
Lina Stančiūtė
Magali de Lattre
6
2
6
1
   
3 Lithuania
Portugal
 
 
      not
played

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Georgia vs. Poland

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Georgia
0
Club Ali Bey, Manavgat, Antalya, Turkey
29 April 2006
Red clay (outdoors)

Poland
3
1 2 3
1 Georgia (country)
Poland
Ia Jikia
Urszula Radwańska
2
6
6
2
1
6
 
2 Georgia (country)
Poland
Margalita Chakhnashvili
Agnieszka Radwańska
3
6
1
6
   
3 Georgia (country)
Poland
Margalita Chakhnashvili / Ia Jikia
Klaudia Jans / Alicja Rosolska
7
5
1
6
4
6
 

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Relegation play-offs

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Because there was one extra player in Pool B, the last-placed team of that pool ( Latvia) was automatically relegated down to Group III.[3] The third-placed teams of each pool were then placed against each other in a tie, where the losing team would join the Latvians in relegation.

Ireland vs. Greece

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Ireland
1
Club Ali Bey, Manavgat, Antalya, Turkey
29 April 2006
Red clay (outdoors)

Greece
2
1 2 3
1 Republic of Ireland
Greece
Yvonne Doyle
Anna Gerasimou
3
6
2
6
   
2 Republic of Ireland
Greece
Rachael Dillon
Anna Koumantou
6
3
6
4
   
3 Republic of Ireland
Greece
Rachael Dillon / Yvonne Doyle
Anna Gerasimou / Anna Koumantou
5
7
3
6
   

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Final Placements

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Placing Teams
Promoted  Lithuania
 Poland
Third  Portugal
 Georgia
Fifth  Greece
Relegated  Ireland
 Latvia
  •  Lithuania and  Poland advanced to the Europe/Africa Zone Group I for the next year. The Poles placed third overall, while the Lithuanians placed last in their pool of four and lost their play-offs, and thus faced relegation back to Group II for 2007.[5][6]
  •  Ireland and  Latvia were relegated down to Europe/Africa Zone Group III for the next year. The Irish and Latvians respectively placed first and second in the same pool of five, meaning that Latvia would remain in Group III for 2008, while Ireland would advance back to Group II.[7][8]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Lithuania v Portugal". fedcup.com.
  2. ^ "Georgia v Poland". fedcup.com.
  3. ^ "Fed Cup Profile, Latvia". fedcup.com.
  4. ^ "Ireland v Greece". fedcup.com.
  5. ^ "Fed Cup Profile, Lithuania". fedcup.com.
  6. ^ "Fed Cup Profile, Poland". fedcup.com.
  7. ^ "Fed Cup Profile, Ireland". fedcup.com.
  8. ^ "Fed Cup Profile, Latvia". fedcup.com.
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