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09-21-2009, 04:00 PM
The Dominican Republic overcame a 1-2 deficit and defeated Venezuela 3-2 in the Zonal Finals of the Group II Davis Cup eliminations. The victory allows the country to move to Group I competition. The matches took place at the Santo Domingo Tennis Club. This is the first time the DR team moves to Group I competition.
One of the heroes was Victor Estrella who outlasted Jose De Armas in a 4-hour duel that was interrupted by a torrential downpour that forced the players off the court for an hour and a half. Estrella came back to the court with renewed energy and was able to defeat De Armas three games to two: 6-3, 2-6, 7-6, 3-6, and 6-1. This tied the match at two points for each nation.
The scene was set for Johnson Garcia to take on Daniel Vallverdu in the final, winner take all, match. He defeated Vallverdu 6-3, 6-3 and 7-5 to give the Dominican team the victory.
In three previous finals in 2003, 2004 and 2006, the DR tried but failed to make the grade. This year the team defeated Guatemala and Paraguay to make it to the finals, and the step up to the Group I category for the first time in their history.
See http://www.daviscup.com/teams/team.asp?team=DOM
For more on upcoming events, see http://www.dr1.com/calendar
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#14)
One of the heroes was Victor Estrella who outlasted Jose De Armas in a 4-hour duel that was interrupted by a torrential downpour that forced the players off the court for an hour and a half. Estrella came back to the court with renewed energy and was able to defeat De Armas three games to two: 6-3, 2-6, 7-6, 3-6, and 6-1. This tied the match at two points for each nation.
The scene was set for Johnson Garcia to take on Daniel Vallverdu in the final, winner take all, match. He defeated Vallverdu 6-3, 6-3 and 7-5 to give the Dominican team the victory.
In three previous finals in 2003, 2004 and 2006, the DR tried but failed to make the grade. This year the team defeated Guatemala and Paraguay to make it to the finals, and the step up to the Group I category for the first time in their history.
See http://www.daviscup.com/teams/team.asp?team=DOM
For more on upcoming events, see http://www.dr1.com/calendar
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#14)