Six Consecutive Wins for Rajsich

Rhonda Rajsich ran her Women's Professional Racquetball Organization (WPRO) tournament winning streak to six on Sunday, as she won the Mexico Open in Tijuana by beating Paola Longoria, 11-7, 12-10, 10-12, 6-11, 12-10, to deny Longoria a win on home soil.

Rajsich and Longoria last met in a final last year in Fayetteville, where Longoria upset Rajsich, who's the WPRO's #1 player, to earn her first WPRO tournament victory. In fact, it's Longoria's first finals appearance since then.

In the semi-finals late Saturday, Rajsich defeated #4 Angela Grisar in a five game match, 9-11, 12-10, 11-3, 5-11, 11-5, while Longoria only needed three games to beat fellow Mexican Samantha Salas, 13-11, 11-0, 11-0.

Mexico Open - Finals
(tournament seeding)

(1) Rhonda Rajsich d. (7) Paola Longoria, 11-7, 11-10, 10-12, 6-11, 12-10.

Mexico Open - Semi-Finals

(1) Rhonda Rajsich d. (4) Angela Grisar, 9-11, 12-10, 11-3, 5-11, 11-5.
(7) Paola Longoria d. (11) Samatha Salas, 13-11, 11-0, 11-0.


(Note: Scores from Tennis Information website)

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