# 2007 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III – Zone A

The Europe/Africa Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2007.
In the Europe/Africa Zone there were four different tiers, called groups, in which teams competed against each other to advance to the upper tier. Group III was split into two tournaments. One tournament was held in Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt, May 9–13, on outdoor clay courts, while the other was held in Avenir Sportif de la Marsa, Tunis, Tunisia, May 9–13, also on outdoor clay courts.
On the occasion of the round-robin match against Egypt, the San Marino team was forced to call up only two players due to the lack of alternatives, with the 66-year-old captain then, Vittorio Pellandra, adding his name to the list of players to reach the minimum allowed of three players. With one of his players unable to take part in the doubles, it was Pellandra who took the field. He thereby set the new record as the oldest Davis Cup player despite a leg problem that forced him to retire after just 10 minutes of play.

## Format

The eight teams in the Cairo tournament were split into two pools and played in a round-robin format. The top two teams of each pool advanced to the promotion pool, from which the two top teams were promoted to the Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2008. The bottom two teams of each group were placed in the relegation pool, from which the two bottom teams were demoted to the Europe/Africa Zone Group IV in 2008.

## Pool A

| | Pool A | IRL | LTU | MDA | BIH |
| 1 | Ireland (3–0) | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Lithuania (2–1) | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| 3 | Moldova (1–2) | 0–3 | 1–2 | | 2–1 |
| 4 | Bosnia and Herzegovina (0–3) | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | |

### Lithuania vs. Ireland

| Lithuania 1 | Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt 9 May 2007 Clay | Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt 9 May 2007 Clay | Ireland 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Ričardas Berankis Conor Niland 6$^5$ 7$^7$ 0 6     2 Gvidas Sabeckis Louk Sorensen 0 6 2 6     3 Daniel Lencina-Ribes / Gvidas Sabeckis John McGahon / Kevin Sorensen 7$^8$ 6$^6$ 7$^7$ 6$^2$ ||||

### Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Moldova

| Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 | Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt 9 May 2007 Clay | Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt 9 May 2007 Clay | Moldova 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Uglješa Ostojić Roman Tudoreanu 4 6 0 6     2 Aleksandar Marić Andrei Ciumac 2 6 3 6     3 Mirza Bašić / Zlatan Kadrić Radu Albot / Evghenii Plugariov 6 3 3 6 6 3 ||||

### Lithuania vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina

| Lithuania 2 | Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt 10 May 2007 Clay | Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt 10 May 2007 Clay | Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Daniel Lencina-Ribes Mirza Bašić 7$^7$ 6$^5$ 6 1     2 Ričardas Berankis Zlatan Kadrić 6 1 7$^7$ 6$^4$     3 Ričardas Berankis / Gvidas Sabeckis Mirza Bašić / Uglješa Ostojić 3 6 3 6 ||||

### Moldova vs. Ireland

| Moldova 0 | Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt 10 May 2007 Clay | Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt 10 May 2007 Clay | Ireland 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Radu Albot Conor Niland 0 6 0 6     2 Andrei Ciumac Louk Sorensen 2 6 3 6     3 Radu Albot / Roman Tudoreanu John McGahon / Kevin Sorensen 3 6 1 6 ||||

### Lithuania vs. Moldova

| Lithuania 2 | Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt 11 May 2007 Clay | Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt 11 May 2007 Clay | Moldova 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Daniel Lencina-Ribes Roman Tudoreanu 3 6 6 3 6 0   2 Ričardas Berankis Andrei Ciumac 6 4 6 0     3 Simas Kučas / Gvidas Sabeckis Radu Albot / Evghenii Plugariov 7$^7$ 6$^0$ 4 6 3 6 ||||

### Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Ireland

| Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 | Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt 11 May 2007 Clay | Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt 11 May 2007 Clay | Ireland 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Zlatan Kadrić Conor Niland 2 6 4 6     2 Aleksandar Marić Louk Sorensen 2 6 2 6     3 Mirza Bašić / Uglješa Ostojić John McGahon / Kevin Sorensen 3 6 4 6 ||||

## Pool B

| | Pool B | EGY | TUR | SMR | ISL |
| 1 | Egypt (3–0) | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Turkey (2–1) | 1–2 | | 3–0 | 2–1 |
| 3 | San Marino (1–2) | 0–3 | 0–3 | | 2–1 |
| 4 | Iceland (0–3) | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | |

### Turkey vs. San Marino

| Turkey 3 | Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt 9 May 2007 Clay | Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt 9 May 2007 Clay | San Marino 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Haluk Akkoyun Domenico Vicini 6 4 6 0     2 Marsel İlhan William Forcellini 6 0 6 1     3 Haluk Akkoyun / Ergün Zorlu William Forcellini / Domenico Vicini 6 0 6 2 ||||

### Egypt vs. Iceland

| Egypt 3 | Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt 9 May 2007 Clay | Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt 9 May 2007 Clay | Iceland 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Karim Maamoun Andri Jonsson 6 0 6 1     2 Mohamed Mamoun Arnar Sigurðsson 6 1 6 2     3 Karim Maamoun / Mohamed Mamoun Arnar Sigurðsson / Davíð Halldórsson 6 4 6 0 ||||

### Turkey vs. Egypt

| Turkey 1 | Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt 10 May 2007 Clay | Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt 10 May 2007 Clay | Egypt 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Marsel İlhan Karim Maamoun 4 6 3 6     2 Ergün Zorlu Mohamed Mamoun 3 6 5 7     3 Haluk Akkoyun / Ergün Zorlu Karim Maamoun / Mohamed Mamoun 4 6 6 2 6 4 ||||

### Iceland vs. San Marino

| Iceland 1 | Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt 10 May 2007 Clay | Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt 10 May 2007 Clay | San Marino 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Andri Jonsson Domenico Vicini 0 6 0 6     2 Arnar Sigurðsson William Forcellini 6 1 6 4     3 Andri Jonsson / Arnar Sigurðsson William Forcellini / Domenico Vicini 4 6 6$^5$ 7$^7$ ||||

### Turkey vs. Iceland

| Turkey 2 | Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt 11 May 2007 Clay | Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt 11 May 2007 Clay | Iceland 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Marsel İlhan Jón Axel Jónsson 6 0 6 0     2 Ergün Zorlu Arnar Sigurðsson 2 6 6 3 5 7   3 Alaatin Bora Gerçeker / Marsel İlhan Jón Axel Jónsson / Arnar Sigurðsson 6 0 6 4 ||||

### Egypt vs. San Marino

| Egypt 3 | Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt 11 May 2007 Clay | Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt 11 May 2007 Clay | San Marino 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Omar Hedayet Domenico Vicini 6 1 6 3     2 Mohamed Mamoun William Forcellini 6 0 6 1     3 Omar Hedayet / Ahmed Shebl Morsy Domenico Vicini / Vittorio Pellandra 2 1      retired ||||

## Promotion pool

The top two teams from each of Pools A and B advanced to the Promotion pool. Results and points from games against the opponent from the preliminary round were carried forward.
(scores in italics carried over from Groups)
| | 1st–4th Play-off | IRL | EGY | LTU | TUR |
| 1 | Ireland (3–0) | | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| 2 | Egypt (2–1) | 0–3 | | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| 3 | Lithuania (1–2) | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 2–1 |
| 4 | Turkey (0–3) | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | |
Ireland and Egypt promoted to Group II in 2008.

### Turkey vs. Lithuania

| Turkey 1 | Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt 12 May 2007 Clay | Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt 12 May 2007 Clay | Lithuania 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Marsel İlhan Daniel Lencina-Ribes 3 6 6 2 6 3   2 Ergün Zorlu Ričardas Berankis 0 6 6$^3$ 7$^7$     3 Haluk Akkoyun / Ergün Zorlu Daniel Lencina-Ribes / Gvidas Sabeckis 2 6 6$^3$ 7$^7$ ||||

### Egypt vs. Ireland

| Egypt 0 | Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt 12 May 2007 Clay | Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt 12 May 2007 Clay | Ireland 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Karim Maamoun Conor Niland 4 6 1 6     2 Mohamed Mamoun Louk Sorensen 2 6 5 7     3 Karim Maamoun / Mohamed Mamoun John McGahon / Kevin Sorensen 7$^7$ 6$^3$ 3 6 2 2 retired ||||

### Turkey vs. Ireland

| Turkey 1 | Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt 13 May 2007 Clay | Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt 13 May 2007 Clay | Ireland 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Haluk Akkoyun Kevin Sorensen 4 6 6$^5$ 7$^7$     2 Ergün Zorlu John McGahon 2 6 6 3 13 11   3 Haluk Akkoyun / Ergün Zorlu John McGahon / Kevin Sorensen 6$^8$ 7$^{10}$ 1 6 ||||

### Lithuania vs. Egypt

| Lithuania 1 | Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt 13 May 2007 Clay | Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt 13 May 2007 Clay | Egypt 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Ričardas Berankis Karim Maamoun 5 7 6$^{13}$ 7$^{15}$     2 Gvidas Sabeckis Mohamed Mamoun 4 6 4 6     3 Simas Kučas / Daniel Lencina-Ribes Omar Hedayet / Ahmed Shebl Morsy 7$^7$ 6$^5$ 7 5 ||||

## Relegation pool

The bottom two teams from Pools A and B were placed in the relegation group. Results and points from games against the opponent from the preliminary round were carried forward.
(scores in italics carried over from Groups)
| | 5th–8th Play-off | MDA | BIH | SMR | ISL |
| 1 | Moldova (3–0) | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 |
| 2 | Bosnia and Herzegovina (2–1) | 1–2 | | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 3 | San Marino (1–2) | 0–3 | 0–3 | | 2–1 |
| 4 | Iceland (0–3) | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | |
San Marino and Iceland relegated to Group IV in 2008.

### Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Iceland

| Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 | Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt 12 May 2007 Clay | Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt 12 May 2007 Clay | Iceland 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Mirza Bašić Jón Axel Jónsson 6 1 6 1     2 Aleksandar Marić Arnar Sigurðsson 5 7 7$^7$ 6$^1$ 7 5   3 Zlatan Kadrić / Uglješa Ostojić Davíð Halldórsson / Andri Jonsson 6 2 6 1 ||||

### Moldova vs. San Marino

| Moldova 3 | Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt 12 May 2007 Clay | Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt 12 May 2007 Clay | San Marino 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Radu Albot Domenico Vicini 7 5 6$^6$ 7$^8$ 6 3   2 Roman Tudoreanu William Forcellini 6 2 6 2     3 Radu Albot / Andrei Ciumac William Forcellini / Domenico Vicini 2 1      retired ||||

### Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. San Marino

| Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 | Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt 13 May 2007 Clay | Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt 13 May 2007 Clay | San Marino 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Uglješa Ostojić Domenico Vicini 6 2 6 1     2 Aleksandar Marić William Forcellini 6 0 6 0     3 Zlatan Kadrić / Uglješa Ostojić William Forcellini / Domenico Vicini       w/o ||||

### Iceland vs. Moldova

| Iceland 1 | Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt 13 May 2007 Clay | Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt 13 May 2007 Clay | Moldova 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Andri Jonsson Roman Tudoreanu 2 6 2 6     2 Jón Axel Jónsson Andrei Ciumac 0 6 0 6     3 Davíð Halldórsson / Arnar Sigurðsson Andrei Ciumac / Roman Tudoreanu 7 5 6 2 ||||

## Final standings

| Rank | Team |
| 1 | Ireland |
| 2 | Egypt |
| 3 | Lithuania |
| 4 | Turkey |
| 5 | Moldova |
| 6 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 7 | San Marino |
| 8 | Iceland |
* Ireland and Egypt promoted to Group II in 2008.
* San Marino and Iceland relegated to Group IV in 2008.