2015 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II

The Europe and Africa Zone is one of the three zones of regional Davis Cup competition in 2015.

Participating teams

Seeds:  South Africa  Latvia  Portugal  Moldova  Bosnia and Herzegovina  Finland  Belarus  Luxembourg

Remaining nations:  Bulgaria  Hungary  Ireland  Madagascar  Monaco  Morocco  Turkey  Zimbabwe

Draw

	Play-offs 17–19 July					1st round 6–8 March					2nd round 17–19 July					3rd round 18–20 September
						Mersin, Turkey (indoor hard)
						1	South Africa	2
	Centurion, South Africa (hard)						Turkey	3			İstanbul, Turkey (hard)
	1	South Africa	5									Turkey	2
		Ireland	0			Dublin, Ireland (indoor hard)					7	Belarus	3
						7	Belarus	5
							Ireland	0								Viana do Castelo, Portugal (clay)
																7	Belarus	2
						Cruz Quebrada, Portugal (indoor hard)										3	Portugal	3
						3	Portugal	4
	Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France (clay)						Morocco	1			Viana do Castelo, Portugal (clay)
		Morocco	1								3	Portugal	4
		Monaco	3			Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France (clay)					6	Finland	1
						6	Finland	3
							Monaco	2
						Harare, Zimbabwe (hard)
							Zimbabwe	1
	Harare, Zimbabwe (hard)					5	Bosnia and Herzegovina	4			Siófok, Hungary (clay)
		Zimbabwe	5								5	Bosnia and Herzegovina	2
	4	Moldova	0			Győr, Hungary (indoor hard)						Hungary	3
							Hungary	4
						4	Moldova	1								Sofia, Bulgaria (clay)
																	Hungary	3
						Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg (indoor hard)											Bulgaria	2
							Madagascar	2
	Liepāja, Latvia (clay)					8	Luxembourg	3			Luxembourg City, Luxembourg (clay)
		Madagascar	2								8	Luxembourg	0
	2	Latvia	3			Jūrmala, Latvia (indoor hard)						Bulgaria	5
							Bulgaria	4
						2	Latvia	1
Ireland,  Morocco,  Moldova, and  Madagascar relegated to Group III in 2016.										Portugal and  Hungary promoted to Group I in 2016.

First round

Turkey vs. South Africa

Turkey 3	Mersin Tenis Kompleksi, Mersin, Turkey[1] 6 – 8 March 2015 Hard (i)		South Africa 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Cem İlkel Fritz Wolmarans 1 6 4 6 7^7 6^5 1 6     2 Marsel İlhan Tucker Vorster 6 4 6 3 7 5       3 Marsel İlhan / Cem İlkel Raven Klaasen / Ruan Roelofse 3 6 2 6 7^7 6^5 6 4 3 6   4 Marsel İlhan Fritz Wolmarans 6 2 6 4 6^5 7^7 4 6 8 6   5 Cem İlkel Ruan Roelofse 7^13 6^11 6^4 7^7 5 7 7^7 6^5 6 4

Ireland vs. Belarus

Ireland 0	Castleknock Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland[2] 6 – 8 March 2015 Hard (i)		Belarus 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Sam Barry Dzmitry Zhyrmont 4 6 7^7 6^3 6^4 7^7 2 6     2 Daniel Glancy Egor Gerasimov 2 6 3 6 3 6       3 James Cluskey / David O'Hare Sergey Betov / Alexander Bury 6^7 7^9 7 5 3 6 4 6     4 Sam Barry Egor Gerasimov 6^6 7^8 2 6         5 Daniel Glancy Dzmitry Zhyrmont 2 6 0 6

Portugal vs. Morocco

Portugal 4	Centro Desportivo do Jamor, Cruz Quebrada, Portugal[3] 6 – 8 March 2015 Hard (i)		Morocco 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 João Sousa Yassine Idmbarek 6 0 6 0 6 2       2 Rui Machado Lamine Ouahab 6 2 6 4 6 4       3 Frederico Ferreira Silva / João Sousa Lamine Ouahab / Younes Rachidi 7^8 6^6 6 0 6 1       4 Frederico Ferreira Silva Lamine Ouahab 6^5 7^7 4 6         5 João Domingues Mehdi Jdi 6 2 7 5

Monaco vs. Finland

Monaco 2	Monte Carlo Country Club, Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, Monaco[4] 6 – 8 March 2015 Clay		Finland 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Romain Arneodo Jarkko Nieminen 1 6 4 6 3 6       2 Benjamin Balleret Micke Kontinen 6 2 2 6 6 2 6 4     3 Romain Arneodo / Benjamin Balleret Henri Kontinen / Jarkko Nieminen 6^2 7^7 7^7 6^4 7^7 6^1 4 6 5 7   4 Benjamin Balleret Jarkko Nieminen 1 6 2 6 6^4 7^7       5 Romain Arneodo Henrik Sillanpää 1 6 6 4 6 2

Zimbabwe vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina

Zimbabwe 1	Harare Sports Club, Harare, Zimbabwe[5] 6 – 8 March 2015 Hard		Bosnia and Herzegovina 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Takanyi Garanganga Mirza Bašić 3 6 3 6 6^6 7^8       2 Benjamin Lock Damir Džumhur 3 6 6^1 7^7 3 6       3 Wayne Black / Mark Fynn Mirza Bašić / Tomislav Brkić 3 6 6 3 3 6 4 6     4 Takanyi Garanganga Tomislav Brkić 7^7 6^4 6^4 7^7 5 7       5 Benjamin Lock Nerman Fatić 6 3           retired

Hungary vs. Moldova

Hungary 4	Győr Városi Egyetemi Csarnok, Győr, Hungary[6] 6 – 8 March 2015 Hard (i)		Moldova 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Gábor Borsos Radu Albot 3 6 2 6 5 7       2 Márton Fucsovics Andrei Ciumac 6 0 6 2 6 3       3 Márton Fucsovics / Levente Gödry Radu Albot / Andrei Ciumac 7^7 6^4 3 6 4 6 7^8 6^6 8 6   4 Márton Fucsovics Radu Albot 6 2 6 1 6 2       5 Gábor Borsos Maxim Bulat 6 0 6 3

Luxembourg vs. Madagascar

Luxembourg 3	Centre National de Tennis, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg[7] 6 – 8 March 2015 Hard (i)		Madagascar 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Gilles Müller Jacob Rasolondrazana 6 0 6 3 6 2       2 Ugo Nastasi Antso Rakotondramanga 7^7 6^2 4 6 2 6 1 1   retired   3 Gilles Müller / Mike Scheidweiler Tony Rajaobelina / Antso Rakotondramanga 6 4 6^4 7^7 6 4 6 2     4 Gilles Müller Antso Rakotondramanga 7^7 6^4 6 2 6 2       5 Gilles Kremer Lofo Ramiaramanana 4 6 6 3 3 6

Latvia vs. Bulgaria

Latvia 1	Tenisa Centrs Lielupe, Jūrmala, Latvia[8] 6 – 8 March 2015 Hard (i)		Bulgaria 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Mārtiņš Podžus Alexander Lazov 6 3 7 5 7 5       2 Jānis Podžus Dimitar Kuzmanov 4 6 6 3 3 6 6 1 10 12   3 Jānis Podžus / Mārtiņš Podžus Tihomir Grozdanov / Ilia Kushev 6 3 6 2 4 6 5 7 1 6   4 Mārtiņš Podžus Dimitar Kuzmanov 6^6 7^8 7 5 2 6 4 6     5 Rūdolfs Mednis Alexander Lazov 4 6 1 6

Second round

Turkey vs. Belarus

Turkey 2	Garanti Koza Wos Arena, Istanbul, Turkey 17 – 19 July 2015 Hard		Belarus 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Marsel İlhan Egor Gerasimov 6^8 7^10 4 6 6 3 6 2 9 7   2 Cem İlkel Dzmitry Zhyrmont 3 6 2 6 6 2 5 7     3 Baris Erguden / Anil Yuksel Sergey Betov / Max Mirnyi 2 6 1 6 4 6       4 Marsel İlhan Dzmitry Zhyrmont 6^6 7^8 6 3 6 3 6 2     5 Cem İlkel Egor Gerasimov 2 6 6^5 7^7 6 3 6^5 7^7

Portugal vs. Finland

Portugal 4	Clube de Ténis de Viana, Viana do Castelo, Portugal 17 – 19 July 2015 Clay		Finland 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 João Sousa Henrik Sillanpää 6 0 6 2 6 0       2 Rui Machado Jarkko Nieminen 1 6 6 3 4 6 3 6     3 Gastão Elias / João Sousa Henri Kontinen / Jarkko Nieminen 3 6 7^7 6^5 6 3 6 4     4 João Sousa Jarkko Nieminen 6 3 6 3 6 4       5 Frederico Ferreira Silva Micke Kontinen 3 6 6 1 6 0

Hungary vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina

Hungary 3	Siófok KC, Siófok, Hungary 17 – 19 July 2015 Clay		Bosnia and Herzegovina 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Márton Fucsovics Tomislav Brkić 6 2 6 3 3 6 4 6 6 3   2 Péter Nagy Mirza Bašić 6 4 4 6 3 6 3 6     3 Márton Fucsovics / Levente Gödry Mirza Bašić / Amer Delić 6 3 6^8 7^10 4 6 0 6     4 Márton Fucsovics Mirza Bašić 6^3 7^7 6 1 6 3 6 2     5 Péter Nagy Tomislav Brkić 6 4 6 3 6 3

Luxembourg vs. Bulgaria

Luxembourg 0	Tennis Club Howald, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg 17 – 19 July 2015 Clay		Bulgaria 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Ugo Nastasi Dimitar Kuzmanov 3 6 3 6 1 6       2 Gilles Kremer Grigor Dimitrov 1 6 2 6 4 6       3 Gilles Kremer / Mike Scheidweiler Grigor Dimitrov / Dimitar Kutrovsky 3 6 4 6 4 6       4 Ugo Nastasi Dimitar Kutrovsky 4 6 2 6         5 Alex Knaff Tihomir Grozdanov 3 6 7 5 4 6

Play-offs

South Africa vs. Ireland

South Africa 5	Irene Country Club, Centurion, South Africa 17 – 19 July 2015 Hard		Ireland 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Fritz Wolmarans James McGee 7^7 6^0 1 6 6 3 6 4     2 Tucker Vorster Sam Barry 6 1 6^4 7^7 7^7 6^5 6 4     3 Dean O'Brien / Ruan Roelofse James Cluskey / David O'Hare 7^7 6^4 6 4 6 3       4 Tucker Vorster James McGee 6 1 7 5         5 Ruan Roelofse Sam Barry 6 4 6 3

Monaco vs. Morocco

Monaco 3	Monte Carlo Country Club, Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, Monaco 17 – 19 July 2015 Clay		Morocco 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Benjamin Balleret Yassine Idmbarek 6^4 7^7 4 6 6 1 6^5 7^7     2 Romain Arneodo Lamine Ouahab 1 6 6 1 6 2 6 4     3 Romain Arneodo / Benjamin Balleret Lamine Ouahab / Younès Rachidi 6 0 6^7 7^9 6 4 6 2     4 Benjamin Balleret Lamine Ouahab 7 5 4 6 6 3 6 4     5 Romain Arneodo Yassine Idmbarek           not played

Zimbabwe vs. Moldova

Zimbabwe 5	Harare Sports Club, Harare, Zimbabwe 17 – 19 July 2015 Hard		Moldova 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Takanyi Garanganga Maxim Bulat 6 1 6 2 6 1       2 Benjamin Lock Dmitrii Baskov 6 2 6 0 6 2       3 Mark Fynn / Courtney John Lock Dmitrii Baskov / Andrei Soltoianu 7 5 5 7 7^8 6^6 6 3     4 Takanyi Garanganga Andrei Soltoianu 6 4 6 1         5 Benjamin Lock Egor Matvievici 6 1 6 0

Latvia vs. Madagascar

Latvia 3	Liepajas Tenisa Sporta Skola, Liepāja, Latvia 17 – 19 July 2015 Clay		Madagascar 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Mārtiņš Podžus Jacob Rasolondrazana 6 1 6 2 7^7 6^5       2 Miķelis Lībietis Antso Rakotondramanga 2 6 3 6 6^4 7^7       3 Miķelis Lībietis / Mārtiņš Podžus Tony Rajaobelina / Antso Rakotondramanga 6 1 6 4 6 2       4 Mārtiņš Podžus Antso Rakotondramanga 2 6 6 2 4 6 7^8 6^6 6 4   5 Jānis Podžus Jean-Jacques Rakotohasy 3 6 2 6

Third Round

Portugal vs. Belarus

Portugal 3	Clube de Ténis de Viana, Viana do Castelo, Portugal 18 – 20 September 2015 Clay		Belarus 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 João Sousa Egor Gerasimov 6 0 6 1 2 6 2 6 4 6   2 Gastão Elias Uladzimir Ignatik 6 3 7^7 6^3 7 5       3 Gastão Elias / João Sousa Sergey Betov / Max Mirnyi 7^7 6^3 4 6 6 3 6^5 7^7 6 3   4 João Sousa Uladzimir Ignatik 6 3 6 2 6 4       5 Rui Machado Egor Gerasimov 7^7 6^3 1 6 4 6

Bulgaria vs. Hungary

Bulgaria 2	Bulgarian National Tennis Center, Sofia, Bulgaria 18 – 20 September 2015 Clay		Hungary 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Dimitar Kutrovsky Péter Nagy 4 6 0 6 3 6       2 Dimitar Kuzmanov Márton Fucsovics 3 6 1 6 1 6       3 Tihomir Grozdanov / Aleksandar Lazov Márton Fucsovics / Levente Gödry 2 6 7^7 6^3 6 4 4 6 6 1   4 Aleksandar Lazov Márton Fucsovics 3 6 4 6 2 6       5 Dimitar Kuzmanov Gábor Borsos 6 2 6^2 7^7 6 2

References

• Draw

1. "Turkey v South Africa". daviscup.com.
2. "Ireland v Belarus". daviscup.com.
3. "Portugal v Morocco". daviscup.com.
4. "Monaco v Finland". daviscup.com.
5. "Zimbabwe v Bosnia and Herzegovina". daviscup.com.
6. "Hungary v Moldova". daviscup.com.
7. "Luxembourg v Madagascar". daviscup.com.
8. "Latvia v Bulgaria". daviscup.com.