I had an opportunity to play one more time for Moldova (first time in 2006 in Banja Luka, Bosnia). This time, it was again 3rd group, but now in Yerevan, Armenia.
I flew in Moldova just for one day to get my passport renewed and then we drove with the team (Andrei and Yurii Gorban, Radu Albot and Andrei Ciumac) to Odessa to take a flight to Yerevan. We came there two days before the beginning of the tournament to get prepared to the altitude conditions.
We also had the best team in years:
No 1. Roman Borvanov - 360 ATP
No 4. Radu Albot - 1035 ATP
Day 1
Day 1
Moldova defeated Armenia 3-0 in Armenia
R1 - A.GORBAN (MDA) def. H.DAVTYAN (ARM)6-2 6-2
R2 - R.BORVANOV (MDA) def. H.SOFYAN (ARM)6-2 6-4
R3 - A.CIUMAC / A.GORBAN (MDA) def. H.SOFYAN / H.ZOHRANYAN (ARM)7-5 6-4
Day 2
Moldova defeated Norway 2-1 in Armenia
R1 - A.GORBAN (MDA) def. P.RIISE-HANSEN (NOR)6-4 6-1
R2 - S.BORETTI (NOR) def. R.BORVANOV (MDA)6-3 6-3
R3 - R.BORVANOV / A.CIUMAC (MDA) def. S.BORETTI / P.RIISE-HANSEN (NOR)6-3 6-7(4) 6-3
R1 - A.GORBAN (MDA) def. P.RIISE-HANSEN (NOR)6-4 6-1
R2 - S.BORETTI (NOR) def. R.BORVANOV (MDA)6-3 6-3
R3 - R.BORVANOV / A.CIUMAC (MDA) def. S.BORETTI / P.RIISE-HANSEN (NOR)6-3 6-7(4) 6-3
Day 3
Moldova defeated Andorra 3-0 in Armenia
R1 - A.GORBAN (MDA) def. H.HORMIGO (AND)6-1 6-2
R2 - R.BORVANOV (MDA) def. J.POUX-GAUTIER (AND)4-3 - Retired
R3 - R.ALBOT / A.GORBAN (MDA) def. J.POUX-GAUTIER / J.VILA-VILA (AND)Not played - Walkover
R1 - A.GORBAN (MDA) def. H.HORMIGO (AND)6-1 6-2
R2 - R.BORVANOV (MDA) def. J.POUX-GAUTIER (AND)4-3 - Retired
R3 - R.ALBOT / A.GORBAN (MDA) def. J.POUX-GAUTIER / J.VILA-VILA (AND)Not played - Walkover
At this point we qualified for semifinal and now we needed two more wins to get No 1 spot in the round robin tournament.
Day 4
Moldova defeated Bosnia/Herzegovina 3-0 in Armenia
R1 - A.GORBAN (MDA) def. M.BASIC (BIH)6-1 6-0
R2 - R.BORVANOV (MDA) def. A.SETKIC (BIH)6-2 7-5
R3 - R.BORVANOV / A.CIUMAC (MDA) def. M.BASIC / T.BRKIC (BIH)7-6(4) 2-6 6-3
Day 5
Moldova defeated Lithuania 3-0 in Armenia
R1 - R.ALBOT (MDA) def. M.CELEDINAS (LTU)6-4 6-2
R2 - A.GORBAN (MDA) def. L.GRIGELIS (LTU)6-1 6-2
R3 - R.ALBOT / A.CIUMAC (MDA) def. M.CELEDINAS / L.GRIGELIS (LTU)6-3 6-2
Overall, I liked the experience being on the team with the other guys representing the country. It was a different experience form playing college tennis or futures and challengers. I liked the adrenaline and the crowd. It was a lot of fun!!! I hope to play again in 2009.
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