1998 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group II – Pool A
# 1998 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group II – Pool A

Group A was one of two pools in the Americas Zone Group II of the 1998 Fed Cup. Eight teams competed in a round robin competition, with the top team advancing to Group I in 1999.

| | MEX | ESA | HAI | GUA | CRC | BAR | BER | ATG | Match W–L | Set W–L | Game W–L | Standings |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mexico | | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 7–0 | 42–0 | 252–56 | 1 |
| El Salvador | 0–3 | | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 6–1 | 34–12 | 202–144 | 2 |
| Haiti | 0–3 | 0–3 | | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 4–3 | 28–21 | 235–208 | 3 |
| Guatemala | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 4–3 | 25–20 | 212–188 | 4 |
| Costa Rica | 0–3 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 4–3 | 25–21 | 233–191 | 5 |
| Barbados | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–3 | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–5 | 15–33 | 163–234 | 6 |
| Bermuda | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 1–6 | 9–39 | 160–250 | 7 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | | 0–7 | 3–41 | 53–256 | 8 |

## Mexico vs. Bermuda

| Mexico 3 | Chipinque Racquet Club, Monterrey, Mexico 27 April 1998 Hard (outdoors) | Chipinque Racquet Club, Monterrey, Mexico 27 April 1998 Hard (outdoors) | Bermuda 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Karin Palme Kelly Holland 6 0 6 0     2 Jessica Fernández Danielle Paynter 6 0 6 0     3 Melody Falcó / Paola Palencia Elizabeth Osborne / Allison Tolson 6 1 6 1 ||||

## El Salvador vs. Barbados

| El Salvador 3 | Chipinque Racquet Club, Monterrey, Mexico 27 April 1998 Hard (outdoors) | Chipinque Racquet Club, Monterrey, Mexico 27 April 1998 Hard (outdoors) | Barbados 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Ingrid González Kim Brandford 6 1 7 5     2 Claudia Castro Richele Le Saldo $7^7$ $6^4$ 6 1     3 Claudia Castro / Ingrid González Kim Brandford / Richele Le Saldo 6 4 $7^9$ $6^7$ ||||

## Haiti vs. Guatemala

| Haiti 3 | Chipinque Racquet Club, Monterrey, Mexico 27 April 1998 Hard (outdoors) | Chipinque Racquet Club, Monterrey, Mexico 27 April 1998 Hard (outdoors) | Guatemala 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Jennifer Adrien María Fernanda Carrillo 1 6 $7^9$ $6^7$ 6 4   2 Neyssa Etienne Luise-Elfride López 6 3 6 0     3 Emmanuelle Duval / Neyssa Etienne Karla Lehnoff / Luise-Elfride López $7^7$ $6^3$ 5 7 8 6 ||||

## Costa Rica vs. Antigua and Barbuda

| Costa Rica 3 | Chipinque Racquet Club, Monterrey, Mexico 27 April 1998 Hard (outdoors) | Chipinque Racquet Club, Monterrey, Mexico 27 April 1998 Hard (outdoors) | Antigua and Barbuda 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Melissa Mendieta Isoke Perry 6 1 6 1     2 Melissa Golfin Niki Williams 6 0 6 0     3 Paola Almeida / Paula Umaña Francine Harvey / Cheryl Lewis 6 0 6 1 ||||

## Mexico vs. Antigua and Barbuda

| Mexico 3 | Chipinque Racquet Club, Monterrey, Mexico 28 April 1998 Hard (outdoors) | Chipinque Racquet Club, Monterrey, Mexico 28 April 1998 Hard (outdoors) | Antigua and Barbuda 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Karin Palme Cheryl Lewis 6 0 6 0     2 Jessica Fernández Isoke Perry 6 0 6 0     3 Melody Falcó / Paola Palencia Francine Harvey / Niki Williams 6 0 6 0 ||||

## El Salvador vs. Haiti

| El Salvador 3 | Chipinque Racquet Club, Monterrey, Mexico 28 April 1998 Hard (outdoors) | Chipinque Racquet Club, Monterrey, Mexico 28 April 1998 Hard (outdoors) | Haiti 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Ingrid González Jennifer Adrien 6 4 $6^6$ $7^8$ 6 1   2 Claudia Castro Neyssa Etienne 6 2 6 4     3 Claudia Castro / Ingrid González Jennifer Adrien / Neyssa Etienne $6^4$ $7^7$ 6 2 6 3 ||||

## Guatemala vs. Costa Rica

| Guatemala 2 | Chipinque Racquet Club, Monterrey, Mexico 28 April 1998 Hard (outdoors) | Chipinque Racquet Club, Monterrey, Mexico 28 April 1998 Hard (outdoors) | Costa Rica 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Karla Lehnoff Karla Umaña $7^7$ $6^4$ 6 4     2 María Fernanda Carrillo Melissa Golfin 7 5 6 4     3 María Fernanda Carrillo / Luise-Elfride López Paola Almeida / Melissa Mendieta $6^3$ $7^7$ $6^4$ $7^7$ ||||

## Barbados vs. Bermuda

| Barbados 2 | Chipinque Racquet Club, Monterrey, Mexico 28 April 1998 Hard (outdoors) | Chipinque Racquet Club, Monterrey, Mexico 28 April 1998 Hard (outdoors) | Bermuda 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Marisa Howell Kelly Holland 6 4 $6^3$ $7^7$ 5 7   2 Richele Le Saldo Danielle Paynter $6^4$ $7^7$ 6 1 6 4   3 Kim Brandford / Richele Le Saldo Danielle Paynter / Allison Tolson 6 3 1 6 8 6 ||||

## Mexico vs. Barbados

| Mexico 3 | Chipinque Racquet Club, Monterrey, Mexico 29 April 1998 Hard (outdoors) | Chipinque Racquet Club, Monterrey, Mexico 29 April 1998 Hard (outdoors) | Barbados 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Karin Palme Donna Fields-Gibbs 6 0 6 0     2 Jessica Fernández Richele Le Saldo 6 2 6 3     3 Melody Falcó / Paola Palencia Kim Brandford / Richele Le Saldo 6 0 6 2 ||||

## El Salvador vs. Costa Rica

| El Salvador 3 | Chipinque Racquet Club, Monterrey, Mexico 29 April 1998 Hard (outdoors) | Chipinque Racquet Club, Monterrey, Mexico 29 April 1998 Hard (outdoors) | Costa Rica 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Ingrid González Paula Umaña 6 2 6 3     2 Claudia Castro Melissa Mendieta 7 5 6 2     3 Claudia Castro / Ingrid González Paola Almeida / Melissa Golfin 4 6 6 1 6 2 ||||

## Haiti vs. Bermuda

| Haiti 3 | Chipinque Racquet Club, Monterrey, Mexico 29 April 1998 Hard (outdoors) | Chipinque Racquet Club, Monterrey, Mexico 29 April 1998 Hard (outdoors) | Bermuda 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Jennifer Adrien Allison Tolson 6 4 6 1     2 Neyssa Etienne Danielle Paynter 6 2 6 1     3 Emmanuelle Duval / Neyssa Etienne Elizabeth Osborne / Allison Tolson 6 0 6 2 ||||

## Guatemala vs. Antigua and Barbuda

| Guatemala 3 | Chipinque Racquet Club, Monterrey, Mexico 29 April 1998 Hard (outdoors) | Chipinque Racquet Club, Monterrey, Mexico 29 April 1998 Hard (outdoors) | Antigua and Barbuda 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Karla Lehnoff Cheryl Lewis 6 0 6 1     2 María Fernanda Carrillo Niki Williams 6 0 6 2     3 María Fernanda Carrillo / Luise-Elfride López Isoke Perry / Niki Williams 6 0 6 1 ||||

## Mexico vs. Guatemala

| Mexico 3 | Chipinque Racquet Club, Monterrey, Mexico 30 April 1998 Hard (outdoors) | Chipinque Racquet Club, Monterrey, Mexico 30 April 1998 Hard (outdoors) | Guatemala 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Karin Palme Karla Lehnoff 6 0 6 1     2 Jessica Fernández Luise-Elfride López 6 0 6 0     3 Melody Falcó / Paola Palencia María Fernanda Carrillo / Luise-Elfride López 6 1 6 2 ||||

## El Salvador vs. Antigua and Barbuda

| El Salvador 3 | Chipinque Racquet Club, Monterrey, Mexico 30 April 1998 Hard (outdoors) | Chipinque Racquet Club, Monterrey, Mexico 30 April 1998 Hard (outdoors) | Antigua and Barbuda 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Claudia Argumedo Cheryl Lewis 6 2 6 1     2 Claudia Castro Isoke Perry 6 0 6 0     3 Claudia Argumedo / Claudia Castro Cheryl Lewis / Isoke Perry 6 2 6 0 ||||

## Haiti vs. Barbados

| Haiti 2 | Chipinque Racquet Club, Monterrey, Mexico 30 April 1998 Hard (outdoors) | Chipinque Racquet Club, Monterrey, Mexico 30 April 1998 Hard (outdoors) | Barbados 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Jennifer Adrien Marisa Howell 6 1 6 2     2 Neyssa Etienne Richele Le Saldo 6 0 6 1     3 Jennifer Adrien / Emmanuelle Duval Kim Brandford / Donna Fields-Gibbs 6 3 2 6 1 6 ||||

## Costa Rica vs. Bermuda

| Costa Rica 3 | Chipinque Racquet Club, Monterrey, Mexico 30 April 1998 Hard (outdoors) | Chipinque Racquet Club, Monterrey, Mexico 30 April 1998 Hard (outdoors) | Bermuda 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Melissa Mendieta Elizabeth Osborne 6 3 6 0     2 Melissa Golfin Danielle Paynter 6 1 6 0     3 Paola Almeida / Melissa Mendieta Danielle Paynter / Allison Tolson 6 4 5 7 6 4 ||||

## Mexico vs. Haiti

| Mexico 3 | Chipinque Racquet Club, Monterrey, Mexico 1 May 1998 Hard (outdoors) | Chipinque Racquet Club, Monterrey, Mexico 1 May 1998 Hard (outdoors) | Haiti 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Karin Palme Jennifer Adrien 6 0 6 3     2 Jessica Fernández Neyssa Etienne 6 4 $7^7$ $6^1$     3 Melody Falcó / Paola Palencia Jennifer Adrien / Neyssa Etienne 6 1 6 0 ||||

## El Salvador vs. Guatemala

| El Salvador 2 | Chipinque Racquet Club, Monterrey, Mexico 1 May 1998 Hard (outdoors) | Chipinque Racquet Club, Monterrey, Mexico 1 May 1998 Hard (outdoors) | Guatemala 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Ingrid González María Fernanda Carrillo 6 0 6 2     2 Claudia Castro Luise-Elfride López 2 6 5 7     3 Claudia Castro / Ingrid González María Fernanda Carrillo / Luise-Elfride López 4 6 6 2 6 3 ||||

## Costa Rica vs. Barbados

| Costa Rica 3 | Chipinque Racquet Club, Monterrey, Mexico 1 May 1998 Hard (outdoors) | Chipinque Racquet Club, Monterrey, Mexico 1 May 1998 Hard (outdoors) | Barbados 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Melissa Mendieta Kim Brandford 6 1 6 3     2 Melissa Golfin Richele Le Saldo 6 2 6 1     3 Melissa Mendieta / Paula Umaña Kim Brandford / Donna Fields-Gibbs $6^5$ $7^7$ 6 2 6 1 ||||

## Bermuda vs. Antigua and Barbuda

| Bermuda 2 | Chipinque Racquet Club, Monterrey, Mexico 1 May 1998 Hard (outdoors) | Chipinque Racquet Club, Monterrey, Mexico 1 May 1998 Hard (outdoors) | Antigua and Barbuda 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Elizabeth Osborne Isoke Perry 6 0 6 4     2 Kelly Holland Niki Williams 4 6 6 4 4 6   3 Kelly Holland / Allison Tolson Francine Harvey / Isoke Perry 6 0 6 0 ||||

## Mexico vs. El Salvador

| Mexico 3 | Chipinque Racquet Club, Monterrey, Mexico 2 May 1998 Hard (outdoors) | Chipinque Racquet Club, Monterrey, Mexico 2 May 1998 Hard (outdoors) | El Salvador 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Karin Palme Ingrid González 6 0 6 0     2 Jessica Fernández Claudia Castro 7 5 6 2     3 Melody Falcó / Paola Palencia Claudia Argumedo / Ingrid González 6 1 6 1 ||||

## Haiti vs. Costa Rica

| Haiti 1 | Chipinque Racquet Club, Monterrey, Mexico 2 May 1998 Hard (outdoors) | Chipinque Racquet Club, Monterrey, Mexico 2 May 1998 Hard (outdoors) | Costa Rica 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Jennifer Adrien Melissa Mendieta 4 6 4 6     2 Neyssa Etienne Melissa Golfin 6 4 $7^7$ $6^1$     3 Jennifer Adrien / Neyssa Etienne Melissa Golfin / Paula Umaña $7^7$ $6^2$ 2 6 5 7 ||||

## Guatemala vs. Bermuda

| Guatemala 2 | Chipinque Racquet Club, Monterrey, Mexico 2 May 1998 Hard (outdoors) | Chipinque Racquet Club, Monterrey, Mexico 2 May 1998 Hard (outdoors) | Bermuda 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Karla Lehnoff Elizabeth Osborne 6 3 6 1     2 María Fernanda Carrillo Danielle Paynter $6^3$ $7^7$ 3 6     3 María Fernanda Carrillo / Luise-Elfride López Kelly Holland / Allison Tolson 6 2 6 4 ||||

## Barbados vs. Antigua and Barbuda

| Barbados 3 | Chipinque Racquet Club, Monterrey, Mexico 2 May 1998 Hard (outdoors) | Chipinque Racquet Club, Monterrey, Mexico 2 May 1998 Hard (outdoors) | Antigua and Barbuda 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Donna Fields-Gibbs Isoke Perry 6 0 6 0     2 Richele Le Saldo Niki Williams 6 0 6 0     3 Kim Brandford / Marisa Howell Francine Harvey / Niki Williams 6 2 6 1 ||||

## Mexico vs. Costa Rica

| Mexico 3 | Chipinque Racquet Club, Monterrey, Mexico 3 May 1998 Hard (outdoors) | Chipinque Racquet Club, Monterrey, Mexico 3 May 1998 Hard (outdoors) | Costa Rica 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Melody Falcó Melissa Mendieta 7 5 6 2     2 Paola Palencia Melissa Golfin 6 4 6 3     3 Jessica Fernández / Karin Palme Melissa Mendieta / Paula Umaña 7 5 6 0 ||||

## El Salvador vs. Bermuda

| El Salvador 3 | Chipinque Racquet Club, Monterrey, Mexico 3 May 1998 Hard (outdoors) | Chipinque Racquet Club, Monterrey, Mexico 3 May 1998 Hard (outdoors) | Bermuda 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Ingrid González Elizabeth Osborne 6 0 6 2     2 Claudia Castro Danielle Paynter 6 0 6 1     3 Claudia Argumedo / Ingrid González Danielle Paynter / Allison Tolson 6 1 6 4 ||||

## Haiti vs. Antigua and Barbuda

| Haiti 3 | Chipinque Racquet Club, Monterrey, Mexico 3 May 1998 Hard (outdoors) | Chipinque Racquet Club, Monterrey, Mexico 3 May 1998 Hard (outdoors) | Antigua and Barbuda 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Emmanuelle Duval Isoke Perry $6^2$ $7^7$ 6 3 6 3   2 Neyssa Etienne Niki Williams 6 1 6 1     3 Emmanuelle Duval / Neyssa Etienne Isoke Perry / Niki Williams 6 1 6 2 ||||

## Guatemala vs. Barbados

| Guatemala 3 | Chipinque Racquet Club, Monterrey, Mexico 3 May 1998 Hard (outdoors) | Chipinque Racquet Club, Monterrey, Mexico 3 May 1998 Hard (outdoors) | Barbados 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Karla Lehnoff Marisa Howell 6 2 6 0     2 María Fernanda Carrillo Richele Le Saldo 6 3 6 0     3 María Fernanda Carrillo / Luise-Elfride López Kim Brandford / Donna Fields-Gibbs 6 2 6 4 ||||

* Mexico placed first in the pool, and thus advanced to Group I in 1999, where they placed fourth in their pool of five.
