Radom (Poland), Apr 13 (AP) Elina Svitolina sent Ukraine to the Billie Jean King Cup Finals for the first time with a 6-4, 6-2 win over Switzerland's Jil Teichmann to level the countries' qualifier 1-1.

It ensured Ukraine tops Group E to qualify for the tournament in Shenzhen in September. Switzerland needed a flawless record against Ukraine to progress. Ukraine went on to win 2-1.

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Spain also secured its place in the finals after Jessica Bouzas Maneiro defeated Linda Noskova of the Czech Republic 6-4, 6-2 for an unassailable 2-0 lead in their meeting.

Bernarda Pera defeated Denmark's Johanne Svendsen to give the United States a 2-0 lead in Group C. The U.S. next faces host nation Slovakia on Sunday with the winner going through to the finals.

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Japan's Moyuka Uchijima saved two match points before beating Romania's Anca Todoni 3-6, 7-6 (3), 6-2 to win their meeting in Group A. It set up a decider against Canada on Sunday to determine which team qualifies for the finals. (AP)

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