Australia vs Colombia-FED Cup

[Nikola]

Australia
Official Team Nominations

Alicia MOLIK
Nicole PRATT
Samantha STOSUR
Rennae STUBBS

Team Captain:
Evonne CAWLEY



Colombia
Official Team Nominations

Fabiola ZULUAGA
Catalina CASTANO
Rommy FARAH
Carolina ESCAMILLA

Team Captain:
Uriel Sr. OQUENDO


World Group Play-off 2003
WIN Sports and Entertainment Centre, Wollongong, NSW, AUS
19 July - 20 July 2003
Surface: Hard (Synpave) - Indoors
Ball Type: Slazenger Championship Hardcourt Ultra Vis Hydroguard


This is Australia and Columbia's first meeting in 40 years of Fed Cup, but you just have to give a small advantage to Aussie, don't you


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[aidanm]

<font color='#FF0000'>Well Australia should win this tie 4-1, with the only loss coming from Pratt who loses to #37 Zuluaga http://kousa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/laugh.gif , but otherwise, Australia will be back in the main draw http://kousa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif

[Dennis1704]

Australia level with Colombia 1-1

WIN Sports and Entertainment Centre, Wollongong, NSW, AUS

Fabiola ZULUAGA (COL) d. Samantha STOSUR (AUS) 4-6 6-1 6-4
Alicia MOLIK (AUS) d. Catalina CASTANO (COL) 7-6(6) 4-6 6-2

Alicia MOLIK (AUS) v Fabiola ZULUAGA (COL)
Samantha STOSUR (AUS) v Catalina CASTANO (COL)
Alicia MOLIK/Rennae STUBBS (AUS) v Catalina CASTANO/Fabiola ZULUAGA (COL)

[Dennis1704]

Australia beated Colombia in a very exciting match with 3-2!

After the wins of Molik (AUS) and Zuluaga (COL) the score was 1-1 so day 2 proved out to be an exciting day for both the teams..

Day 2 didn't start that well for Australia.. After an exciting long match, Alicia Molik from Australia wasn't able to defeat Fabiola Zuluaga, Molik lost the match with 6-2 6-7 (4) 10-8!

So Australia was in a nasty position now... They HAD to win, otherwise they could go back home again.. But they did.. Nicole Pratt kept Australia in the match by beating Catalina Castano with 6-3 7-6 (3)

So now the doubles match need to decide who was going to advance to the semi-finals of the Fed Cup.. It was Alicia Molik and Rennae Stubbs from Australia vs. Catalina Castano and Fabiola Zuluaga from Colombia.. first set was an exciting one, but the Aussies managed to win the tie-break with 7-5.. The second set turned out to be an easy one, Stubbs and Molik won it with 6-2 and with that victory, Australia advances to the semi-final of the Fed Cup..