Fed Cup Tennis Coming To La Jolla

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., (USTA) - The USTA and U.S. Fed Cup Captain Zina Garrison today announced that Lindsay Davenport will lead the U.S. team with Lisa Raymond, Ashley Harkleroad and Laura Granville against Germany in the 2008 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas Quarterfinal February 2-3, at the La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club in La Jolla.

The quarterfinal tie will be Davenport’s first singles appearance in the U.S. since the 2006 US Open. The former No. 1 player in the world and three-time Grand Slam singles champion has not lost a Fed Cup rubber since 1994 (24-0 in that time) and has led the U.S. to three Fed Cup titles (1996, 1999 and 2000).

“I am very happy to begin our pursuit of the 2008 Fed Cup title with Lindsay, Lisa, Ashley and Laura and to bring Fed Cup to La Jolla and southern California for the first time,” said Fed Cup Captain Zina Garrison. “We anticipate a competitive match against Germany with an enthusiastic home crowd of knowledgeable and supportive fans.”

Tennis Channel will present live daily coverage. The best-of-five match series begins at 12 p.m. PT on February 2 with two singles matches and is followed by two reverse singles matches and the doubles match beginning at 10:30 a.m. PT on February 3.