Bahamas Fed Cup team of Elana Mackey, Sydney Clarke, Iesha Shepherd and Sierra Donaldson.
THE Bahamas' youthful team of Iesha Shepherd, Sydney Clarke, Elana Mackey and Sierra Donaldson didn't advance out of the Americas Zone II Fed Cup tie after posting a 1-3 win-loss record last week in Panama City, Panama.
The team, captained by Chelsea Russell, had to play Barbados in their last game for a final ranking in the tournament. While Clarke won her singles 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (4) over Charise Slocombe, Shepherd lost 6-2, 2-6, 1-6 to Kiana Marshall. They didn't play the doubles as both teams ended up tied at 1-1.
The Bahamas came out of Group II with a 1-3 win-loss record in the four matches they played for third place. Peru went undefeated at 3-0 in the pool and Costa Rica came in second at 3-1.
Panama, the other team in the group, was winless at 0-3.
The Bahamas lost 3-0 to Peru and Costa Rica, but beat Panama 2-1 as Shepherd won her singles 6-1, 6-0 over Karen Esther Contreras. Clarke lost 6-1, 5-7, 3-6 to Rosaline Chavez Tello. Clarke and Shepherd then sealed the deal with a 6-2, 6-1 win over Chavez Tello and Daniela Diez.
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