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The Europe/Africa Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2008.

In the Europe/Africa Zone there were four different tiers, called groups, in which teams competed against each other to advance to the upper tier. Group III was split into two tournaments. One tournament was held in Tennis Club Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria, April 9–13, on outdoor clay courts, while the other was held in Master Class Tennis and Fitness Club, Yerevan, Armenia, May 7–11, also on outdoor clay courts.

Format

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The eight teams in the Yerevan tournament were split into two pools and played in a round-robin format. The top two teams of each pool advanced to the promotion pool, from which the two top teams were promoted to the Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2009. The bottom two teams of each group were placed in the relegation pool, from which the two bottom teams were demoted to the Europe/Africa Zone Group IV in 2009.

Pool A

Pool A MDA NOR ARM AND
1  Moldova (3–0) 2–1 3–0 3–0
2  Norway (2–1) 1–2 3–0 3–0
3  Armenia (1–2) 0–3 0–3 2–1
4  Andorra (0–3) 0–3 0–3 1–2

Andorra vs. Moldova


Andorra
0
Master Class Tennis and Fitness Club, Yerevan, Armenia
9 May 2008
Clay

Moldova
3
1 2 3
1 Andorra
Moldova
Hector Hormigo-Herrera
Andrei Gorban
1
6
2
6
   
2 Andorra
Moldova
Jean-Baptiste Poux-Gautier
Roman Borvanov
3
4
    retired
 
3 Andorra
Moldova
Jean-Baptiste Poux-Gautier / Jordi Vila-Vila
Radu Albot / Andrei Gorban
       
w/o

Pool B

Pool B BIH LTU EST GHA
1  Bosnia and Herzegovina (2–1, 7R) 1–2 3–0 3–0
2  Lithuania (2–1, 6R) 2–1 1–2 3–0
3  Estonia (2–1, 5R) 0–3 2–1 3–0
4  Ghana (0–3) 0–3 0–3 0–3

Note: Tie between Bosnia & Herzegovina, Lithuania, and Estonia broken on number of rubbers won.

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Estonia


Bosnia and Herzegovina
3
Master Class Tennis and Fitness Club, Yerevan, Armenia
8 May 2008
Clay

Estonia
0
1 2 3
1 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Estonia
Aleksandar Marić
Jürgen Zopp
6
2
6
4
   
2 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Estonia
Aldin Šetkić
Mait Künnap
6
1
6
4
   
3 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Estonia
Mirza Bašić / Tomislav Brkić
Mait Künnap / Jürgen Zopp
7
5
7
6
   

Promotion pool

The top two teams from each of Pools A and B advanced to the Promotion pool. Results and points from games against the opponent from the preliminary round were carried forward.

(scores in italics carried over from Groups)

1st–4th Play-off MDA LTU NOR BIH
1  Moldova (3–0) 3–0 2–1 3–0
2  Lithuania (2–1) 0–3 2–1 2–1
3  Norway (1–2) 1–2 1–2 2–1
4  Bosnia and Herzegovina (0–3) 0–3 1–2 1–2

Moldova and Lithuania promoted to Group II for 2009.

Relegation pool

The bottom two teams from Pools A and B were placed in the relegation group. Results and points from games against the opponent from the preliminary round were carried forward.

(scores in italics carried over from Groups)

5th–8th Play-off EST AND ARM GHA
1  Estonia (3–0) 3–0 3–0 3–0
2  Andorra (1–2, 4R) 0–3 1–2 3–0
3  Armenia (1–2, 3R) 0–3 2–1 1–2
4  Ghana (1–2, 2R) 0–3 0–3 2–1

Note: Tie between Andorra, Armenia, and Ghana broken on number of rubbers won.

Armenia and Ghana relegated to Group IV for 2009.

Final standings

Rank Team
1  Moldova
2  Lithuania
3  Norway
4  Bosnia and Herzegovina
5  Estonia
6  Andorra
7  Armenia
8  Ghana

References

  1. "Davis Cup – Draws & Results".
  2. "Andorra v Moldova". daviscup.com.
  3. "Bosnia and Herzegovina v Estonia". daviscup.com.
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