Intelligencer Journal/Lancaster New Era

FED CUP

SUD DE FRANCE VINA DEL MAR

WORLD GROUP

First Round

Winners to semifinals, losers to WG playoffs, April 20-21

Italy 3, United States 2

At 105 Stadium

Rimini, Italy

Surface: Clay-Indoor

Singles

Sara Errani, Italy, def. Jamie Hampton, United States, 6-2, 6-1; Varvara Lepchenko, United States, def. Roberta Vinci, Italy, 2-6, 6-4, 7-5.

Reverse Singles

Varvara Lepchenko, United States, def. Sara Errani, Italy, 7-5, 6-2; Roberta Vinci, Italy, def. Jamie Hampton, United States, 6-2, 4-6, 6-1.

Doubles

Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci, Italy, def. Liezel Huber and Varvara Lepchenko, United States, 6-2, 6-2.

Sunday

At Arena Montpellier

Montpellier, France

Purse: $638,050 (WT250)

Surface: Hard-Indoor

Singles

Championship

Richard Gasquet (3), France, def. Benoit Paire (8), France, 6-2, 6-3.

Doubles

Championship

Marc Gicquel and Michael Llodra, France, def. Johan Brunstrom, Sweden, and Raven Klaasen, South Africa, 6-3, 3-6, 11-9.

Saturday

At Club Naval de Campo Las Salinas

Vina del Mar, Chile

Purse: $467,800 (WT250)

Surface: Clay-Outdoor

Singles

Championship

Horacio Zeballos, Argentina, def. Rafael Nadal (1), Spain, 6-7 (2), 7-6 (6), 6-4.

Doubles

Championship

Paolo Lorenzi and Potito Starace, Italy, def. Juan Monaco, Argentina, and Rafael Nadal, Spain, 6-2, 6-4.