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Fed Cup: Ukraine beats Australia 3-2 in playoff

Published Apr. 17, 2011 7:58 a.m. ET

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Ukraine's Olga Savchuk and Lesia Tsurenko saved two match points in the second set before beating Jarmila Groth and Anastasia Rodionova of Australia 0-6, 7-6 (3), 6-3 Sunday in the deciding doubles match of their Fed Cup World Group playoff.

The win leaves Ukraine in the elite eight-country World Group for next year, while Australia will play in the World Group II. It was the first time Australia hosted a Fed Cup match on clay.

The teams were level at 1-1 entering Sunday's final day of play at the Glen Iris Valley Recreation Club in suburban Melbourne. Groth put Australia ahead by beating Tsurenko 6-1, 6-3, but Savchuk leveled the playoff 2-2 when she beat Rodionova 7-6 (3), 7-6 (12).

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