2010 Pan American Championships - Thursday round up

Thursday was not a good day for 4th seeded Canadians, as both Vincent Gagnon and Brandi Jacobson Prentice lost their quarter final matches at the 23rd Pan American Championship in San Pedro Sula, Honduras. Ricardo Monroy of Bolivia defeated Gagnon, 15-10, 15-7, while veteran Claudine Garcia of the Dominican Republic took out Jacobson Prentice, 5-15, 15-12, 11-10.

The top seeds - Mexicans Paola Longoria and Gil De Los Rios - advanced to the semi-finals by winning their matches in two straight games. Longoria defeated Cristina Cordova of Ecuador, 15-3, 15-3, while De Los Rios beat Fernando Rios of Ecuador, 15-10, 15-7.

It was a doubly good day for Garcia, who also won in women's doubles with her partner Yira Portes as the Dominican Republicans defeated Cristina Cordova and Maria Paz Munoz (Ecuador), 15-12, 15-6, in the quarter finals. Next up for them will be the Canadian team of Frédérique Lambert and Geneviève Brodeur, and the Canadians defeated the Guatemalan team of Lucy Zachrisson and Marie Gomar, 15-4, 15-10.

XXIII Pan American Racquetball Championship
San Pedro Sula, Honduras

MEN'S SINGLES

Quarter Finals

Gilberto De Los Rios (Mexico) d. Fernando Rios (Ecuador), 15-10, 15-7
Ricardo Monroy (Bolivia) d. Vincent Gagnon (Canada), 15-10, 15-7

Leopoldo Gutierrez (Mexico) d. Cesar Castro (Venezuela), 15-5, 15-2
Kris Odegard (Canada) d. Ivan Villegas (Costa Rica), 15-6, 9-15, 11-7

Semi Finals

Gilberto De Los Rios (Mexico) vs. Ricardo Monroy (Bolivia)
Leopoldo Gutierrez (Mexico) vs. Kris Odegard (Canada)

WOMEN'S SINGLES

Quarter finals

Paola Longoria (Mexico) d. Cristina Cordova (Ecuador), 15-3, 15-3
Claudine Garcia (Dom. Rep.) d. Brandi Jacobson Prentice (Canada), 5-15, 15-12, 11-10

Nancy Enriquez (Mexico) d. Jenny Daza Navia (Bolivia), 15-14, 9-15, 11-3
Jen Saunders (Canada) d. Maria Paz Munoz (Ecuador), 15-13, 15-12

Semi finals

Paola Longoria (Mexico) vs. Claudine Garcia (Dom. Rep.)
Jen Saunders (Canada) vs. Nancy Enriquez (Mexico)

MEN'S DOUBLES

Quarter Finals

Ruben Estrada & Alejandro Landa (Mexico) d. Ignacio Sabate & Juan S Cageao (Costa Rica), 15-8, 15-3
Ricardo Monroy & Carlos Keller Vargas (Bolivia) d. Danny Maggi & Shai Manzuri (Argentina), 15-8, 5-15, 11-5

Andres Herrera & Francisco Gomez (Columbia) d. Curtis Winter & Ward Myers (Puerto Rico), 15-2, 15-10
Mike Green & Tim Landeryou (Canada) d. Luis Perez & Leonel Simo (Dom. Rep.), 15-2, 15-11

Semi-finals

Ruben Estrada & Alejandro Landa (Mexico) vs. Ricardo Monroy & Carlos Keller Vargas (Bolivia)
Mike Green & Tim Landeryou (Canada) vs. Andres Herrera & Francisco Gomez (Columbia)

WOMEN'S DOUBLES

Quarter Finals

Samantha Salas Solis & Susana Acosta-Mendoza (Mexico) d. Ana Fortin & Pamela Sierra (Honduras), 15-1, 15-2
Carolina Gomez & Cristina Amaya (Columbia) d. Marianna Tobon & Islhey Mariana Paredes (Venezuela), 15-10, 9-15, 11-6

Claudine Garcia & Yira Portes (Dom. Rep.) d. Cristina Cordova & Maria Paz Munoz (Ecuador), 15-12, 15-6
Frédérique Lambert & Geneviève Brodeur (Canada) vs. Lucy Zachrisson & Marie Gomar (Guatemala), 15-4, 15-10

Semi-finals

Samantha Salas Solis & Susana Acosta-Mendoza (Mexico) vs. Carolina Gomez & Cristina Amaya (Columbia)
Claudine Garcia & Yira Portes (Dom. Rep.) vs. Frédérique Lambert & Geneviève Brodeur (Canada)

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