The DR’s team has advanced to the semifinals for Group II (the Americas) of the 1999 Tennis Federation Cup. In matches played yesterday in San Jos?, Costa Rica the Dominican team beat their Guatemalan counterparts. Daysi Espinal won decisively over Guatemala’s Mariola Prado in a singles match 6-1, 6-2, but her teammate Glennys Cepeda lost to Guatemala’s Luisa L?pez 7-5, 3-6, 6-3. A doubles match between the two teams was won decisively by the DR 6-1, 6-3. This result tied the Dominican team with two others, Costa Rica and Guatemala, for second place within their subgroup (A). However, since the DR team won a singles match over leader Uruguay and the others did not, it took the second slot. The first opponent the Dominican team will face in the semifinals is Peru.
