Williams, McHale and Huber Join Williams on U.S. Team for Fed Cup Tie Vs. Belarus

Written by: Staff on 25th January 2012

Williams, McHale and Huber Join Williams on U.S. Team for Fed Cup Tie Vs. Belarus

USA pairs Lisa Raymond (L) and Liezel Huber of USA talk each other against Ayumi Morita and Rika Fuziwara of Japan during the doubles quarterfinals of the Toray Pan Pacific tennis tournament in Tokyo Japan, 27 September, 2011. EPA/TOMOYUKI KAYA |

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The U.S. Fed Cup captain Mary Joe Fernandez announced that Serena Williams will be joined by her sister Venus Williams, Christina McHale, and world No. 1 doubles player Liezel Huber in representing the U.S. against Belarus in the 2012 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas World Group II First Round at the DCU Center in Worcester, Mass., February 4-5. Sloane Stephens will also come to Worcester to train with the team.

The best-of-five match series begins on Saturday, February 4, with two singles matches and is followed by two reverse singles matches and the doubles match on Sunday, February 5. Tennis Channel will present daily coverage beginning at 1:00 p.m. ET on Saturday and 12:00 p.m. ET on Sunday.

The match will mark the first-ever matchup between the U.S. and Belarus in Fed Cup competition. The winner of this match will advance to the World Group Playoff and play for a chance to compete for the Fed Cup title in 2013. The loser will compete in the World Group II Playoff and will either maintain its status in World Group II for the following year or be relegated to zonal competition.

“I am looking forward to having Serena and Venus on the team for the first time since I became U.S. Fed Cup captain. They bring so much to this team, not only for what they can do on court, but the influence they will have on Christina and the rest of the team,” said U.S. Fed Cup Captain Mary Joe Fernandez.” Victoria is playing the best tennis I have seen from her, so we are excited to be facing Belarus in our first match in the United States in two years.”

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