Glatch pulls U.S. even with Czechs in Fed Cup semis

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04/25/2009 - Brno, Czech Republic (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - American Alexa Glatch steamrolled Iveta Benesova of the Czech Republic in the second of two singles matches Saturday to pull the United States even with the Czechs after the opening day of play in their Fed Cup semifinal encounter.

After Petra Kvitova earned a 6-3, 7-6 (7-2) win over American Bethanie Mattek- Sands in the first match of the day, Glatch needed only 56 minutes to pull the U.S. even in the best-of-five tie with a 6-1, 6-2 rout of Benesova.

Glatch won 56 of the 89 total points in the one-sided match and fired 20 winners compared to just six for her counterpart. She did not face a break point against her serve and converted 4-of-8 break-point chances on her way to the easy victory.

In the opener, Kvitova broke twice to capture the first set and both players earned a break in the second before it went to a tiebreaker. The Czech dominated the tiebreak and completed the straight-set triumph in 91 minutes.

Saturday's two losers will square off in Sunday's first reverse singles match, as Benesova takes on Mattek-Sands. Kvitova and Glatch are scheduled to meet in Sunday's second singles match before the doubles rubber pits Benesova and Kveta Peschke for the hosts against Mattek-Sands and Liezel Huber.

The Americans have lost in the semifinal round each of the last four years, falling to the eventual champion Russians in both 2007 and 2008. They haven't reached the Fed Cup final since losing to France in 2003 and haven't won it all since claiming the last of 17 titles in 2000.

As for the Czechs, they haven't won a Fed Cup title since competing as a sole nation beginning in 1994. Playing as Czechoslovakia from 1963 until 1992, the country won five Fed Cup titles -- the last coming in 1988.

This is the third meeting between the United States and the Czech Republic. The Americans won both previous matchups.

The winner of this tie will advance to the Fed Cup final in November against the winner between Italy and defending champion Russia. The Italians own a 2-0 lead in that semifinal matchup.

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Just like Day 1 of the “Sweet 16”, Friday’s games are chock full of some of the nation’s elite.  Unlike Thursday’s games, there is a little bit more of a “Cinderella” feel as #7 seed UNLV and #6 seed Vanderbilt will attempt to move on to the Elite Eight.  With powerhouses Florida, UNC and Georgetown looking to continue their momentum against lesser known teams, it isn’t surprising that once again the “betting public” is backing most of the favorites.  As the early coin rolls in, 56% of Sportsbook.com bettors prefer Georgetown (-7.5) as they take on Vanderbilt; 84% of the early money is backing Oregon (-3) as they square off against UNLV; and a slight majority (52%) of the early cash is on Florida (-10.5) against Butler as the Gators continue their quest for another National Title. The only favorite the public don’t seem confident in is UNC, as 59% of the cash is backing the underdog Trojans (+8).

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#1 Florida vs. #5 Butler

The defending National Champs have been on a mission since last April.  Joakim Noah and Al Horford turned down millions of dollars for one reason, to REPEAT.  After a late season hiccup which saw them lose three out of four, the Gators have won six straight by an average of 20.3 points. More importantly, they covered in five of those six games.  Behind their stymie defense that yields only 56.9 PPG, Butler has been a very pleasant surprise this season.  As their 20-11 ATS record will indicate, “surprise teams” like Butler are often good bets for gamblers.  Playing in an average conference, Butler wasn’t and underdog too often but when they were, they covered (6-0 ATS).  Butler’s defense will have its hands full against a Gators offense which averages 80.1 PPG on an amazing 52.9% shooting from the field.  With Florida’s tournament experience over the last few years, it isn’t surprising that they are 5-1 ATS this season, 20-4 ATS over the last three seasons and 38-20 since 1997 in tournament action.

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