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Barbados at the 2006 Davis Cup

Introduction

The 2006 Davis Cup was the most important tournament in the world of men�s tennis. It was the 95th edition of this prestigious tournament. 16 teams competed in the World Group and a total of 125 nations in other groups. 10th to 12th February saw the first round matches while the final took place from 1st to 3rd December at Moscow, Russia. Barbados at the 2006 Davis Cup contested in the Americas zone. However, this country was placed the group IV, the last group of that zone. The team of Barbados at the 2006 Davis Cup was as follows:

Haydn Lewis
Damien Applewhaite
Russell Moseley
Michael Date

Countries at the 2006 Davis Cup

The group IV of the Americas zone consisted of only five teams. The nations that were categorized in this group were Barbados, Bermuda, Panama, Saint Lucia and US Virgin Islands. Irrespective of being placed in the group IV, all the players showed ample determination to excel and move ahead of the other contenders.

Participation and Performance of Barbados in the 2006 Davis Cup

All the teams in the group IV of the Americas zone directly played in the round robin leg of the tournament. On the 14th of June, at the Maya Country Club, Neuva San Salvador, El Salvador, Barbados played against US Virgin Islands. Out of the three matches, Barbados won only one match while lost the remaining two. The next set of matches however yielded good results. The players from Barbados displayed good talent and won all the three matches against Bermuda. Then, on the 17th and 18th of June, Barbados played against St. Lucia and Panama respectively. Both the matches gave out same results with Barbados winning two of the three matches and losing one. Thus, at the end of the round robin matches,

Barbados stood at the first position in its group having won three sets of matches and lost only a single one. All the players and fans back home were extremely happy since their nation had emerged as the topmost team and had secured a place in the upper group of the zone.
On the whole, performance of Barbados at the 2006 Davis Cup was extraordinary. Barbados was promoted to the group III of the Americas zone in 2007.