WPRO : Christmas Classic Round of 16 results

All the top seeds made it comfortably through the Round of 16 at the Christmas Classic, a Women's Professional Racquetball Organization (WPRO) Tier 1 event, in Arlington, Virginia, as #1 Rhonda Rajsich, #2 Cheryl Gudinas Holmes and #3 Paola Longoria won their matches in three straight games.

But #10 Veronica Sotomayor continued to defeat higher seeds, as she beat #7 Brenda Kyzer in a five game match, 11-8, 11-6, 8-11, 10-12, 11-3. She'll face Gudinas Holmes on Saturday morning in the quarter finals.

Also, Jo Shattuck seeded 9th upset 8th seed Doreen Fowler, 11-7, 11-7, 4-11, 11-9.

2008 Christmas Classic
Arlington, Virginia

Round of 16

(1) Rhonda Rajsich d. (16) Krystal Csuk, 11-7, 11-5, 11-6
(9) Jo Shattuck d. (8) Doreen Fowler, 11-7, 11-7, 4-11, 11-9

(5) Kristen Bellows d. (12) Vivian Gomez, 11-1, 11-1, 11-1
(4) Kerri Wachtel d. (13) T.J. Baumbaugh, 11-1, 7-11, 11-6, 11-2

(3) Paola Longoria d. (14) Keely Franks, 11-3, 11-8, 11-2
(6) Adrienne Fisher d. (11) Diane Moore, 11-2, 6-11, 11-9, 15-13

(10) Veronica Sotomayor d. (7) Brenda Kyzer, 11-8, 11-6, 8-11, 10-12, 11-3
(2) Cheryl Gudinas Holmes d. (15) Jen Saunders, 11-1, 11-6, 11-3

Quarter finals

(1) Rhonda Rajsich v. (9) Jo Shattuck
(4) Kerri Wachtel v. (5) Kristen Bellows

(3) Paola Longoria v. (6) Adrienne Fisher
(2) Cheryl Gudinas Holmes v. (10) Veronica Sotomayor

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