Tennis Canada – Canada dominates Bolivia 3-0

Montreal, February 8, 2017 – Team Canada secured its second straight victory on Wednesday, sweeping Bolivia 3-0 at the Fed Cup by BNP Paribas Americas Zone Group I event being held in Metepec, Mexico until February 11.

After defeating Venezuela 2-1 on Tuesday, captain Sylvain Bruneau modified his lineup to include Fed Cup rookie Katherine Sebov (Toronto, ON) as the no. 2 singles player replacing Charlotte Robillard-Millette (Blainville, QC). Sebov gave Canada a 1-0 lead thanks to a 6-3, 6-2 win over Maria-Fernanda Alvarez-Teran. The 18-year-old hit five aces in the match and won 88% of her first serve points. Before coming to Mexico, Sebov reached a pair of Challenger semifinals in Orlando and last week at the $100,000 event in Midland.  

In the second match, Bianca Vanessa Andreescu (Mississauga, ON) earned her third triumph in two days defeating Noelia Zeballos 6-3, 6-1 in under an hour. Robillard-Millette and Sebov completed the sweep of Bolivia with a 6-2, 6-1 win in doubles over Hortencia Birnbaumer and Paola Cortez Vargas.

On Thursday, Canada will face Paraguay with first place in Pool A on the line. The winner of the tie will advance to Saturday’s final for the chance to qualify for the World Group II playoffs in April.   

About Fed Cup by BNP Paribas

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About Tennis Canada

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