Late Sunday night, official word came down on the Women's Professional Racquetball Organization (WPRO) tour's Miller Lite Open in York, Pennsylvania. So, we now know that Rhonda Rajsich's victory over Paola Longoria was in four games. Rajsich had an impressive tournament, as she didn't lose a game until the third game of the final, sweeping through her first three matches.
Longoria, on the other hand, needed four games to defeat Veronica Sotomayor in the quarter finals, and then was down two games to one to Cheryl Gudinas Holmes in the semis before coming back to win, and earn a place in the finals.
Thus, the Miller Lite Open worked out as The Racquetball Blog predicted it would: Rajsich had an easier time getting to the final than Longoria, so she was able to defeat Longoria and win the tournament. That's not what any of you TRB Readers predicted would happen.
All the WPRO players will have another chance to win this weekend at the Terrapin Shootout in Gaithersburg, Maryland.
2009 WPRO Miller Lite Open - York, Penn.
First Round
Sheryl Lotts d. Karen Morton, 11-6, 6-11, 11-1, 11-7
Brandi Jacobson Prentice d. Sarah Hettesheimer, 11-9, 5-11, 13-11, 13-11
Susy Acosta d. Christina Vandling, forfeit
Round of 16
Rhonda Rajsich d. Sheryl Lotts, 11-3, 11-4 11-6
Jen Saunders d. Jo Shattuck, 11-3, 11-4, 11-6
Kristen Bellows d. Keely Franks, 11-8, 11-6, 11-8
Kerri Wachtel d. Krystal Csuk, 8-11, 11-5, 11-4, 3-11, 11-8
Cheryl Gudinas Holmes d. Brandi Jacobson Prentice, 11-3, 7-11, 11-8, 11-4
Adrienne Fisher d. T. J. Baumbaugh, 11-5, 13-11, 6-11, 8-11, 11-5
Veronica Sotomayor d. Samantha Salas, 4-11, 10-12, 11-9, 11-8, 11-3
Paola Longoria d. Susy Acosta, 11-4, 11-2, 11-3
Quarter finals
Rhonda Rajsich d. Jen Saunders, 11-3, 11-8, 11-8
Kerri Wachtel d. Kristen Bellows, 5-11, 11-7, 11-9, 9-11, 11-3
Cheryl Gudinas Holmes d. Adrienne Fisher, 7-11, 11-4, 11-0, 11-9
Paola Longoria d. Veronica Sotomayor, 8-11, 11-3, 11-5, 11-1
Semi-finals
Rhonda Rajsich d. Kerri Wachtel, 11-6, 11-6, 11-2
Paola Longoria d. Cheryl Gudinas Holmes, 7-11, 11-9, 4-11, 11-3, 11-5
Finals
Rhonda Rajsich d. Paola Longoria, 11-2, 11-6, 9-11, 11-7
Follow the bouncing ball....
Monday, March 23, 2009
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