Euro/African Group II First Round May 1-3, 1998 Morocco d. Bulgaria 3-2 in Morocco (Indoor-Clay) Singles Karim Alami (MAR) d. Milen Velev (BUL) 7-6 4-6 7-6 6-2 Orlin Stanoytchev (BUL) d. Mehdi Tahiri (BUL) 6-2 2-6 6-3 3-6 6-2 Doubles Karim Alami/Mounir El Aarej (MAR) d. Orlin Stanoytchev/Milen Velev (BUL) 6-4 7-5 6-2 Reverse Singles Karim Alami (MAR) d. Orlin Stanoytchev (BUL) 3-6 6-3 6-7 6-3 6-1 Milen Velev (BUL) d. Mehdi Tahiri (MAR) 6-2 6-3 Belarus d. Luxembourg 5-0 in Belarus (Indoor-Carpet) Singles Max Mirnyi (BLR) d. Adrian Graimprey (LUX) 7-5 6-4 6-4 Alexander Shvec (BLR) d. Sacha Thoma (LUX) 6-1 6-2 6-4 Doubles Max Mirnyi/Alexander Shvec (BLR) d. Adrian Graimprey/Sacha Thoma (LUX) 6-3 6-2 6-3 Reverse Singles Evgeni Mikheev (BLR) d. Roland Theisen (LUX) 6-3 6-2 Max Mirnyi (BLR) d. Sacha Thoma (LUX) 7-5 6-3 Senegal d. Poland 3-2 in Senegal (Hard) Singles Jerzy Stasiak (POL) d. Thierno Ly (SEN) 6-3 6-4 6-2 Yahiya Doumbia (SEN) d. Bartlomiej Dabrowski (POL) 6-1 3-6 4-6 7-6 6-3 Doubles Yahiya Doumbia/Thierno Ly (SEN) d. Bartlomien Dabrowski/Jerzy Stasiak (POL) 6-4 6-7 6-7 6-4 6-4 Reverse Singles Yahiya Doumbia (SEN) d. Jerzy Stasiak (POL) 6-2 6-4 3-6 2-6 6-2 Bartlomiej Dabroswki (POL) d. Daouda Senga Ndiaye (SEN) 6-2 6-2 Cote D'Ivoire d. Egypt 3-2 in Cote D'Ivoire (Hard) Singles Claude N'Goran (CIV) d. Amr Ghoneim (EGY) 6-2 6-1 7-5 Gehad El Deeb (EGY) d. Valentin Sanon (CIV) 6-3 3-6 6-2 5-0 ret. Doubles Amr Ghoneim/Karim Maamoun (EGY) d. Claude N'Goran/Nouhoun Sangare (CIV) 7-6 7-6 6-3 Reverse Singles Claude N'Goran (CIV) d. Gehad El Deeb (EGY) 6-1 6-4 6-1 Nouhoun Sangare (CIV) d. Amr Ghoneim (EGY) 6-7 6-3 6-4 4-6 8-6 Yugoslavia d. Latvia 3-2 in Latvia (Indoor-Carpet) Singles Andris Filimonovs (LAT) d. Dusan Vemic (YUG) 6-7 7-6 6-4 6-4 Nenad Zimonjic (YUG) d. Girts Dzelde (LAT) 6-0 4-6 6-4 7-5 Doubles Dusan Vemic/Nenad Zimonjic (YUG) d. Girts Dzelde/N. Ivanovs (LAT) 6-4 6-3 6-1 Reverse Singles Girts Dzelde (LAT) d. Dusan Vemic (YUG) 6-4 6-3 6-7 1-6 6-2 Nenad Zimonjic (YUG) d. Andris Filimonovs (LAT) 6-3 6-4 6-2 Portugal d. Georgia 5-0 in Portugal (Clay) Singles Nuno Maruqes (POR) d. Irakli Kunchulia (GEO) 6-0 6-3 6-2 Joao Cunha-Silva (POR) d. Vladimir Margalitadze (GEO) 6-2 6-3 6-3 Doubles Emanuel Couto/Bernardo Mota (POR) d. Vladimir Margalitadze/Givi Samkaradze (GEO) 7-6 6-1 6-3 Reverse Singles Nuno Marques (POR) d. Vladimir Margalitadze (GEO) 7-5 6-3 Joao Cunha-Silva (POR) d. Givi Samkaradze (GEO) 6-0 6-3 Slovenia d. Monaco 5-0 in Monaco (Clay) Singles Iztok Bozic (SLO) d. Christophe Bosio (MON) 6-3 6-2 6-2 Borut Urh (SLO) d. Sebastien Graeff (MON) 6-1 6-2 6-3 Doubles Andrej Krasevic/Borut Urh (SLO) d. Christophe Bosio/Sebastien Graeff (MON) 6-4 4-6 6-1 6-3 Reverse Doubles Marko Tkalec (SLO) d. Sebastien Graeff (MON) 6-4 6-2 Andrej Krasevic (SLO) d. Christophe Bosio (MON) 3-6 6-4 6-2 Hungary d. Ireland 4-1 in Hungary (Clay) Singles Norbert Mazany (HUN) d. Scott Barron (IRL) 6-4 0-6 2-6 6-3 9-7 Attila Savolt (HUN) d. John Doran (IRL) 6-1 6-3 6-3 Doubles Kornel Bardoczky/Attila Savolt (HUN) d. Owen Casey/Tommy Hamilton (IRL) 6-3 6-4 1-6 6-1 Reverse Singles Attila Savolt (HUN) d. Scott Barron (IRL) 6-4 6-2 John Doran (IRL) d. Norbert Mazany (HUN) 6-3 3-6 6-3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Davis Cup American group III Santa Cruz, Bolivia April 27-May 3, 1998 Group A Bolivia d. Antigua/Barbuda 2-1 Rodrigo Villaroel (BOL) d. Jerry Williams (ANT) 7-6 6-2 Phillip Williamson (ANT) d. Carlos Navarro (BOL) 6-4 6-3 Carlos Navarro/Javier Taborga (BOL) d. Fitzroy Anthony/Phillip Williamson (ANT) 5-7 6-4 6-4 Costa Rica d. Puerto Rico 3-0 Kenneth Thome (CRC) d. Ernie Fernandez (PUR) 7-5 6-4 Federico Camacho (CRC) d. Luis Haddock (PUR) 6-2 6-4 Rafael Avalos-Berenes/Kenneth Thome (CRC) d. Ernie Fernandez/Edgardo Rivera (PUR) 6-3 6-4 Puerto Rico d. Antigua/Barbuda 2-1 Ernie Fernandez (PUR) d. Fitzroy Anthony (ANT) 6-2 6-1 Phillip Williamson (ANT) d. Luis Haddock (PUR) 6-4 6-1 Ernie Fernandez/Edgardo Rivera (PUR) d. Jerry Williams/Phillip Williamson (ANT) 4-6 7-6 6-3 Costa Rica d. Bolivia 2-1 Rafael Avalos-Berenes (CRC) d. Rodrigo Villaroel (BOL) 6-2 6-4 Jose Antelo (BOL) d. Federico Camacho (CRC) 7-6 6-3 Rafael Avalos-Berenes/Kenneth Thome (CRC) d. Carlos Navarro/Javier Taborga (BOL) 2-6 6-1 6-4 Bolivia d. Puerto Rico 3-0 Jose Antelo (BOL) d. Gilberto Rivera (PUR) 6-2 7-6 Carlos Navarro (BOL) d. Luis Haddock (PUR) 6-0 6-1 Javier Taborga/Rodrigo Villaroel (BOL) d. Luis Haddock/Edgardo Rivera (PUR) 6-3 6-2 Costa Rica d. Antigua/Barbuda 2-1 Federico Camacho (CRC) d. Jerry Williams (ANT) 6-0 6-0 Phillip Williamson (ANT) d. Fabrizio Golfin (CRC) 6-2 6-2 Rafael Avalos-Berenes/Kenneth Thome (CRC) d. Fitzroy Anthony/Duane Williams (ANT) 6-4 6-2 Group B El Salvador d. Bermuda 2-1 Manuel Merz (ESA) d. James Collieson (BER) 7-5 6-3 Donald Evans (BER) d. Jose Baires (ESA) 6-4 5-7 6-3 Yari Bernard/Miguel Merz (ESA) d. Richard Mallory/Michael Way (BER) 6-2 6-4 Dominican Republic d. Panama 2-1 Chad Valdez (PAN) d. Sixto Camacho (DOM) 6-3 7-5 Rodrigo Vallejo (DOM) d. Carlos Silva (PAN) 6-4 6-4 Sixto Camacho/Rodrigo Vallejo (DOM) d. Jan Gelabert/Chad Valdez (PAN) 4-6 6-3 6-2 El Salvador d. Panama 3-0 Yari Bernardo (ESA) d. Chad Valdez (PAN) 6-4 6-3 Miguel Merz (ESA) d. Carlos Silva (PAN) 7-5 6-2 Jose Baires/Yari Bernardo (ESA) d. Jan Gelabert/Abad Goon (PAN) 6-4 6-7 8-6 Dominican Republic d. Bermuda 2-1 Sixto Camacho (DOM) d. Michael Way (BER) 4-6 6-1 6-3 Rodrigo Vallejo (DOM) d. James Collieson (BER) 6-1 6-0 James Collieson/Donald Evans (BER) d. V. Estrella/Johnson Garcia (DOM) 4-6 6-3 7-5 Dominican Republic d. El Salvador 2-1 Yari Bernardo (ESA) d. Johnson Garcia (DOM) 6-7 6-3 8-6 Rodrigo Vallejo (DOM) d. Manuel Tejada (ESA) 6-2 6-4 Sixto Camacho/Rodrigo Vallejo (DOM) d. Miguel Merz/Manuel Tejada (ESA) w/o Bermuda d. Panama 2-1 Carlos Silva (PAN) d. James Collieson (BER) 4-6 6-0 6-3 Donald Evans (BER) d. Abad Goon (PAN) 6-3 7-6 Richard Mallory/Michael Way (BER) d. Jan Gilabert/Abad Goon (PAN) 7-5 7-5 Standings After Round Robin Group A W-L Group B W-L Costa Rica 3-0 Dominican Republic 3-0 Bolivia 2-1 El Salvador 2-1 Puerto Rico 1-2 Bermuda 1-2 Antigua/Barbuda 0-3 Panama 0-3 Semifinals Costa Rica d. El Salvador 2-1 Miguel Merz (ESA) d. Rafael Avalos-Berenes (CRC) 6-4 6-2 Kenneth Thome (CRC) d. Jose Baires (ESA) 6-3 6-3 Rafael Avalos-Berenes/Kenneth Thome (CRC) d. Yari Bernardo/Miguel Merz (ESA) 7-6 6-2 Dominican Republic d. Bolvia 2-0 Johnson Garcia (DOM) d. Jose Antelo (BOL) 2-6 6-4 6-4 Rodrigo Vallejo (DOM) d. Carlos Navarro (BOL) 6-0 7-6 Finals Dominican Republic d. Costa Rica 2-1 Johnson Garcia (DOM) d. Rafael Avalos-Berenes (CRC) 7-6 6-3 Rodrigo Vallejo (DOM) d. Federico Camacho (CRC) 6-2 7-5 Rafael Avalos-Berenes/Kenneth Thome (CRC) d. Sixto Camacho/V. Estrella 6-4 7-6 Playoffs for 3rd-4th place El Salvador d. Bolivia 3-0 Yari Bernardo (ESA) d. Javier Taborga (BOL) 7-5 6-4 Jose Baires (ESA) d. Carlos Navarro (BOL) 0-6 6-3 14-12 Jose Baires/Manuel Merz (ESA) d. Javier Taborga/Rodrigo Villaroel (BOL) 5-7 6-2 6-4 Playoffs for 5th-8th place Panama d. Puerto Rico 2-0 Carlos Valdez (PAN) d. Ernie Fernandez (PUR) 6-7 6-2 6-4 Carlos Silva (PAN) d. Edgardo Rivera (PUR) 6-0 1-6 10-8 Antigua/Barbuda d. Bermuda 2-1 Michael Way (BER) d. Jerry Williams (ANT) 6-2 4-6 6-3 Phillip Williamson (ANT) d. James Collieson (BER) 6-0 6-3 Jerry Williams/Phillip Williamson (ANT) d. Donald Evans/Richard Mallory (BER) 6-3 6-4 Panama d. Antigua Barbuda 2-1 Carlos Valdez (PAN) d. Jerry Williams (ANT) 6-3 6-0 Phillip Williamson (ANT) d. Carlos Silva (PAN) 6-3 6-3 Abad Goon/Carlos Valdez (PAN) d. Jerry Williams/Phillip Williamson (ANT) 6-4 6-4 Puerto Rico d. Bermuda 2-1 Gilberto Rivera (PUR) d. James Collieson (BER) 7-5 2-6 10-8 Luis Haddock (PUR) d. Donald Evans (BER) 6-3 7-6 Donald Evans/Richard Mallory (BER) d. Luis Haddock/Edgardo Rivera (PUR) 6-3 6-7 6-1 Final positions: 1. Dominican Republic 2. Costa Rica 3. El salvador 4. Bolivia 5. Panama 6. Antigua/Barbuda 7. Puerto Rico 8. Bermuda Dominican Republic and Costa Rica promoted to American Zone Group II in 1999 Puerto Rico and Bermuda relegated to American Zone Group IV in 1999