WPRO - Wilmington 1st Round

The Rock 'N' Racquetball at the Coast tournament is underway in Wilmington, North Carolina. It's the 3rd event of the Women's Professional Racquetball Organization (WPRO) season. The first round matches were both close as Lily Berry defeated Danielle Emerson, 12-10, 11-7, 2-11, 11-8, and Sheryl Lotts beat Ashley Loyd, 11-6, 3-11, 11-2, 8-11, 11-7.

But in the Round of 16, Lotts lost to #2 seed Paola Longoria, 9-11, 11-1, 11-1, 11-6, while Berry fell to the #1 seed Rhonda Rajsich, 11-0, 11-8, 11-6.

T.J. Baumbaugh caused the only upset in the Round of 16, as she defeated Jo Shattuck in five games, 11-3, 7-11, 8-11, 11-6, 11-5. Baumbaugh will play Longoria in the quarter-finals on Saturday.

Both the quarter finals and semi-finals will be played on Saturday with the final to follow on Sunday.

Rock 'N' Racquetball at the Coast, November 6-8, 2009
Wilmington, North Carolina

First Round

Lily Berry d. Danielle Emerson, 12-10, 11-7, 2-11, 11-8
Sheryl Lotts d. Ashley Loyd, 11-6, 3-11, 11-2, 8-11, 11-7

Round of 16

Rhonda Rajsich d. Lily Berry, 11-0, 11-8, 11-6
Jennifer Saunders d. Krystal Csuk, 1, 7-11, 8-11, 11-4, 11-8

Kristen Bellows d. Doreen Fowler, 11-4, 11-7, 12-10
Kerri Wachtel d. Vivian Gomez, 11-4, 7-11, 11-1, 11-1

Cheryl Gudinas d. Cristina Amaya, 11-8, 11-3, 11-9
Adrienne Fisher d. Keely Franks, 11-5, 11-3, 11-5

T.J. Baumbaugh d. Jo Shattuck, 11-3, 7-11, 8-11, 11-6, 11-5
Paola Longoria d. Sheryl Lotts, 9-11, 11-1, 11-1, 11-6

Quarter finals

Rhonda Rajsich vs. Jennifer Saunders
Kerri Wachtel vs. Kristen Bellows

Cheryl Gudinas vs. Adrienne Fisher
Paola Longoria vs. T.J. Baumbaugh

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