Josée Grand'Maître's good run in Miami at The Great Balls of Fire tournament, a Tier 1 event on the Women's Professional Racquetball Organization (WPRO), went a bit further Saturday, as she reached the semi-finals by defeating Diane Moore, 10-12, 11-5, 11-6, 1-11, 11-9. Grand'Maître was seeded 20th, as she rarely plays on the WPRO tour, but she's still one of the top players in Canada and will represent her country this year at the Pan American Championships in Columbia and the World Games in Taiwan.
Sadly for her however, top seed Rhonda Rajsich ended Grand'Maître's run in the semi-finals with an 11-5, 11-6, 11-5 victory. Fatigue may have played a factor in that match, as Grand'Maître, 47, played two five game matches on Friday as well as the five game victory over Moore earlier Saturday.
The second and third seeds met in the other semi-final, as second seed Cheryl Gudinas Holmes defeated Adrienne Fisher, 11-8, 11-5, 8-11, 11-3, in the quarter finals, while Paola Longoria took out Jennier Saunders, 4-11, 11-2, 11-6, 11-4.
Longoria came out on top over Gudinas Holmes in their semi-final match, 11-8, 11-6, 5-11, 11-9.
Earlier Saturday, Rajsich gained a measure of revenge by defeating Veronica Sotomayor in three straight games, 11-5, 11-5, 11-3. Sotomayor had defeated Rajsich twice in WPRO satellite events.
You can watch Sunday's final at 11 AM eastern time via the internet at Racquetballonline.tv.
2009 WPRO Great Ball of Fire
Miami, Florida
Quarter finals
(1) Rhonda Rajsich d. (9) Veronica Sotomayor, 11-5, 11-5, 11-3
(20) Josée Grand'Maître d. (12) Diane Moore, 10-12, 11-5, 11-6, 1-11, 11-9
(3) Paola Longoria d. (11) Jen Saunders, 4-11, 11-2, 11-6, 11-4
(2) Cheryl Gudinas Holmes d. (7) Adrienne Fisher, 11-8, 11-5, 8-11, 11-3
Semi-finals
(1) Rhonda Rajsich d. (20) Josée Grand'Maître, 11-5, 11-6, 11-5
(3) Paola Longoria d. (2) Cheryl Gudinas Holmes, 11-8, 11-6, 5-11, 11-9
Finals
(1) Rhonda Rajsich v. (3) Paola Longoria - 11 AM Eastern Time Sunday
Follow the bouncing ball....
Saturday, February 28, 2009
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