2002 European Men's Team Championships

Championship Division
Montecatini, Italy
December 4-7, 2002
Carpet (Indoor)

First Round
Italy d. Sweden 2-0
Andreas Seppi (ITA) d. Michael Ryderstedt (SWE) 7-6(2) 7-5
Potito Starace (ITA) d. Filip Prpic (SWE) 6-3 ret.

Slovenia d. Portugal 3-0
Andrej Kracman (SLO) d. Helder Lopes (POR) 6-3 6-2
Marko Tkalec (SLO) d. Bernardo Mota (POR) 7-6(4) 6-4
Bostjan Osabnik/Matija Zgaga (SLO) d. Helder Lopes/Leonardo Tavares (POR) 1-6 7-5 (10-5)

Poland d. Czech Republic 2-0
Bartlomiej Dabrowski (POL) d. Tomas Cakl (CZE) 6-4 4-6 6-4
Mariusz Fyrstenberg (POL) d. Jaroslav Levinsky (CZE) 7-5 2-6 6-4

Great Britain d. Greece 2-1
Konstantin Economidis (GRE) d. David Sherwood (GBR) 6-4 6-4
Alex Bogdanovic (GBR) d. Vasilis Mazarakis (GRE) 7-6(4) 6-1
Jonathan Marray/David Sherwood (GBR) d. Konstantin Economidis/Nikos Rovas (GRE) 6-3 6-2


Semifinals
Italy d. Slovenia 2-0
Federico Luzzi (ITA) d. Andrej Kracman (SLO) 6-2 6-2
Potito Starace (ITA) d. Marko Tkalec (SLO) 6-3 6-4

Poland d. Great Britain 2-0
Bartlomiej Dabrowski (POL) d. Jonathan Marray (GBR) 6-3 6-4
Mariusz Fyrstenberg (POL) d. Alex Bogdanovic (GBR) 6-4 6-4


Finals
Italy d. Poland 2-0
Andreas Seppi (ITA) d. Bartlomiej Dabrowski (POL) 6-2 6-4
Federico Luzzi (ITA) d. Mariusz Fyrstenberg (POL) 6-7(3) 7-6(2) 7-5


Relegation Ties
Sweden d. Portugal 2-0
Michael Ryderstedt (SWE) d. Leonardo Tavares (POR) 6-3 6-3
Pierre Bertsson (SWE) d. Bernardo Mota (POR) 6-2 6-3

Greece d. Czech Republic 2-1
Solon Peppas (GRE) d. Tomas Cakl (CZE) 3-6 7-6(3) 6-4
Jan Minar (CZE) d. Konstantinos Economidis (GRE) 2-6 6-3 6-4
Konstantinos Economidis/Vasilis Mazarakis (GRE) d. Jaroslav Levinsky/Jan Minar (CZE) 6-4 6-3


First Division
Antalya, Turkey
November 6-9, 2002
Hard (Indoor)

First Round
Spain bye

Turkey d. Bulgaria 3-0
Ergun Zorlu (TUR) d. Dinko Halachev (BUL) 6-4 7-5
Haluk Akkoyun (TUR) d. Ilia Kushev (BUL) 7-6 7-6
Baris Erguden/Ergun Zorlu (TUR) d. Dinko Halachev/Ilia Kushev (BUL) 2-6 6-2 6-3

Monaco bye

Croatia bye


Semifinals
Spain d. Turkey 2-1
Ergun Zorlu (TUR) d. Israel Matos-Gil (ESP) 0-6 6-4 6-4
Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP) d. Haluk Akkoyun (TUR) 6-0 6-0
Guillermo Garcia-Lopez/Israel Matos-Gil (ESP) d. Haluk Akkoyun/Ergun Zorlu (TUR) 6-3 6-1

Croatia d. Monaco 2-1
Emmanuel Heussner (MON) d. Ivan Cerovic (CRO) 6-2 4-6 6-1
Roko Karanusic (CRO) d. Guillaume Couillard (MON) 3-6 6-3 6-2
Ivan Cerovic/Roko Karanusic (CRO) d. Christophe Bosio/Emmanuel Heussner (MON) 6-2 6-3

Finals
Spain d. Croatia 1-1
Israel Matos-Gil (ESP) d. Ivan Cerovic (CRO) 6-4 6-2
Roko Karanusic (CRO) d. Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP) 7-6 5-7 7-6
(doubles not played due to bad weather)


Consolation
Monaco d. Bulgaria 2-1
Dinko Halachev (BUL) d. Emmanuel Heussner (MON) 6-1 6-3
Ilia Kushev (BUL) d. Christophe Bosio (MON) 6-3 6-2
Guillaume Couillard/Emmanuel Heussner (MON) d. Dinko Halachev/Ilia Kushev (BUL) 7-6 6-3

Bulgaria d. Turkey (not finished due to bad weather)
Petar Trendafilov (BUL) lead Ergun Zorlu (TUR) 6-2 0-1 susp.
Ilia Kushev (BUL) d. Baris Erguden (TUR) 4-3 susp.

Monaco d. Turkey 2-0
Emmanuel Heussner (MON) d. Esat Tanik (TUR) 6-7 7-6 6-3
Guillaume Couillard (MON) d. Haluk Akkoyun (TUR) 6-3 6-2