Pacific Oceania's hopes of promotion in the Fed Cup and Davis Cup tennis competitions are over. <\/p>\n
The women were swept 3-0 by Hong Kong in their second match in Tajikistan, which determined who would top their pool in Asia\/Oceania Zone Group Two and advance to the semi finals. <\/p>\n
The Pacific Oceania Fed Cup team in Tajikistan. Photo: Supplied <\/p>\n
Steffi Carruthers and Abigail Tere-Apisah were both beaten in straight sets in their singles rubbers against Eudice Chong and Ling Zhang, who is ranked over 100 places lower than Papua New Guinea's Apisah. <\/p>\n
With the tie already decided Carol Lee and Mayka Zima suffered the same fate in the doubles, going down 6-4 6-4. <\/p>\n
Hong Kong were joined by Uzbekistan, Malaysia and Indonesia in the semi finals, with one promotion place up for grabs. <\/p>\n
Pacific Oceania will take on Singapore in the 5th to 8th place playoff, with New Zealand up against Sri Lanka on the other side of the draw. <\/p>\n
Meanwhile the men were beaten 2-1 by Jordan in their final pool match to miss out on a chance at promotion from Asia\/Oceania Zone Group Three. <\/p>\n
In the opening singles rubber, Heve Kelley won the first set 7-5 against Mousa Alkotop but dropped the second 1-6 before losing the decider in a tiebreaker. <\/p>\n
Colin Sinclair maintained his unbeaten record, thrashing Mohammed Alyamani 6-1 6-0, to level the tie at one-a-piece, but Brett Baudinet and Aymeric Mara lost the decisive doubles rubber in straight sets. <\/p>\n
Sri Lanka topped Pool A and will playoff against the runner-up in Pool B for promotion to Group Two, while Pool A champions Lebanon will take on Jordan. <\/p>\n
Pacific Oceania will play the bottom team in Pool B, with the loser to be relegated to Division Four. <\/p>\n
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