WPRO - Great Balls of Fire - Round of 16 Results

The upsets keep coming in Miami at The Great Balls of Fire tournament, a Tier 1 event on the Women's Professional Racquetball Organization (WPRO) tour, although the top three seeds are through to the quarter finals.

The biggest upset came off the racquet of Josée Grand'Maître, seeded 20th but a two time Canadian Champion, who defeated 4th seed Kerri Wachtel in a five game match, 9-11, 11-7, 11-7, 10-12, 11-9. She'll next face 12th seed Diane Moore, who upset the 5th seed, Angela Grisar, 11-7, 7-11, 11-9, 11-5.

Earlier Jennifer Saunders upset sixth seed Kristen Bellows, 12-10, 11-6, 11-7. In the quarter finals, she'll face third seed Paola Longoria, who defeated Keely Franks, 11-2, 11-3, 11-2.

Finally, an upset by the seeding, but not by this season's results, was 9th seed Veronica Sotomayor's victory over 8th seed Doreen Fowler, 11-6, 11-4, 11-2. Next up for Sotomayor will be #1 Rhonda Rajsich, who defeated Krystal Csuk, 11-5, 12-10, 11-7, in the Round of 16.

Also, 2nd seed Cheryl Gudinas Holmes defeated Frédérique T. Lambert in the Round of 16, 11-3, 11-5, 11-6. She'll next face 7th seed Adrienne Fisher, who beat Maiko Sato in the Round of 16, 11-7, 11-8, 9-11, 11-9.

Finally, don't forget that some matches are being streamed live from Miami over the internet at Racquetballonline.tv.

2009 WPRO Great Ball of Fire
Miami, Florida

Round of 16

(1) Rhonda Rajsich d. (17) Krystal Csuk, 11-5, 12-10, 11-7
(9) Veronica Sotomayor d. (8) Doreen Fowler, 11-6, 11-4, 11-2

(12) Diane Moore d. (5) Angela Grisar, 11-7, 7-11, 11-9, 11-5
(20) Josée Grand'Maître d. (4) Kerri Wachtel, 9-11, 11-7, 11-7, 10-12, 11-9

(3) Paola Longoria d. (14) Keely Franks, 11-2, 11-3, 11-2
(11) Jen Saunders d. (6) Kristen Bellows, 12-10, 11-6, 11-7

(7) Adrienne Fisher d. (23) Maiko Sato, 11-7, 11-8, 9-11, 11-9
(2) Cheryl Gudinas Holmes d. (18) Frédérique T. Lambert, 11-3, 11-5, 11-6

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