There were no big upsets on Thursday - the first day of the elimination round - at the 22nd International Racquetball Federation (IRF) Junior World Racquetball Championships in Los Angeles, California. But there will be some cracking matches on Friday as the players will be play both quarter finals and semi-finals.
For example, there's going to be a repeat of the showdown between American Marco Rojas and Colombian Sebastian Franco in the quarter finals of Boys U16, as they played on Wednesday with Rojas winning 11-10 in the tie-breaker.
In Boys U18, top seed Taylor Knoth of the USA plays last year's silver medalist Alejandro Cardona of Mexico in the quarters. The winner of the that will play the winner of Carlos Keller Vargas (Bolivia), last year's gold medalist in Boys U16, and Jaime Martell (Mexico).
In Girls U14 Kate Ryan of Ireland is through to the quarters where she'll play American Kaitlyn Simmons. The winner will play the winner of Mexican Ximena Gonzalez, who has looked very strong, and Bolivian Mariana Lopez.
American Aubrey O'brien continues to impress in the Girls U18 as she blanked Aimee Quinn of Ireland, 15-0, 15-0, in the Round of 16. O'brien's next opponent is Bolivian Carolina Oña. Also still alive in Girls U18 are American Danielle Key, Canadian Frédérique Lambert, and Jessica Parrilla of Mexico.
The elimination round continues Friday at the Spectrum Club in Los Angeles, California. Play can be seen over the web via the IRF website.
2010 IRF Junior World Racquetball Championships - Los Angeles, California
Boy's Singles 14 and Under
Round of 16:
Adam Manilla (USA) d. Bernardo Zamora (Nicaragua), 11-5, 11-2
Coby Iwaasa (Canada) d. Camilo Diaz (Colombia), 15-3, 15-4
Marcelo Vargas (Bolivia) d. Mario Mercado (Bolivia), 15-5, 12-15, 11-9
Roman Ramos (Mexico) d. Stephen Quinn (Ireland), 15-3, 15-0
Sawyer Lloyd (USA) d. Luciano Garcia (Nicaragua), 15-13, 11-15, 11-8
Andres Aviles (Costa Rica) d. Pablo Sauma (Costa Rica), 15-13, 0-15, 11-9
Sami Harb (Canada) d. Felipe Arenas (Colombia), 15-3, 15-2
Javier Mar (Mexico) d. Manolo Sandoval (Guatemala), 11-6, 11-9
Quarter finals
Adam Manilla (USA) vs. Coby Iwaasa (Canada)
Marcelo Vargas (Bolivia) vs. Roman Ramos (Mexico)
Sawyer Lloyd (USA) vs. Andres Aviles (Costa Rica)
Javier Mar (Mexico) vs. Sami Harb (Canada)
Boy's Singles 16 and Under
Round of 16:
Marco Rojas (USA) d. Andres Fabian Montecinos (Costa Rica), 15-7, 15-9
Sebastian Franco (Colombia) d. Samuel Murray (Canada), 9-15, 15-5, 11-4
Vladimir Soria (Bolivia) d. Francisco De-leon (Dominican Republic), 15-9, 15-4
Francisco Troncoso (Chile) d. Jose Ignacio Ruiz Matus (Chile), 15-3, 15-2
Jose Diaz (USA) d. Sebastian Sueiras (Puerto Rico), 15-4, 15-4
Edwin Galicia (Guatemala) d. Anthony Schonberger (Canada), 15-8, 14-15, 11-7
Oscar Arias (Bolivia) d. Junior Rodriguez (Dominican Republic), 15-8, 15-7
Daniel De La Rosa (Mexico) d. Daire Gargan (Ireland), 15-3, 15-6
Quarter finals
Marco Rojas (USA) vs. Sebastian Franco (Colombia)
Vladimir Soria (Bolivia) vs. Francisco Troncoso (Chile)
Jose Diaz (USA) vs. Edwin Galicia (Guatemala)
Daniel De La Rosa (Mexico) vs. Oscar Arias (Bolivia)
Boy's Singles 18 and Under
Round of 16:
Taylor Knoth (USA) d. Sean Keane (Ireland), 15-8, 15-0
Alejandro Cardona (Mexico) d. Cristian Jaime (Dominican Republic), 15-2, 15-6
Carlos Keller Vargas (Bolivia) d. Fernando Muñoz (Costa Rica), 15-1, 15-2
Jaime Martell (Mexico) d. Ismael Zhindon (Ecuador), 15-5, 15-2
Bradley Kirch (USA) d. Joe Dillon (Ireland), 15-2, 15-3
Juan Felipe Garzon (Colombia) d. Marcelo Lora (Bolivia), 15-6, 15-4
Pedro Castro (Canada) d. Roberto Leyes Jr (Venezuela), 15-5, 15-4
James Slamko (Canada) d. Roger Zamora (Nicaragua) WBF - No Show
Quarter finals
Taylor Knoth (USA) vs. Alejandro Cardona (Mexico)
Carlos Keller Vargas (Bolivia) vs. Jaime Martell (Mexico)
Bradley Kirch (USA) vs. Juan Felipe Garzon (Colombia)
James Slamko (Canada) vs. Pedro Castro (Canada)
Girl's Singles 14 and Under
Round of 16:
Kate Ryan (Ireland) d. Mckenzie Brayley (Canada), 15-1, 15-7
Kaitlyn Simmons (USA) d. Elaine Murphy (Ireland), 15-11, 15-2
Ximena Gonzalez (Mexico) d. Paulina Sempértegui (Ecuador), 15-0, 15-2
Mariana Lopez (Bolivia) d. Maria Cespedes (Dominican Republic), 15-10, 15-3
Michèle Morissette (Canada) d. Alessandra Gabriel Garcia Vega (Guatemala), 15-0, 15-2
Maria Renee Rodriguez (Guatemala) d. Mery Nanyely Delgado (Dominican Republic), 15-4, 15-2
Natalia Mendez (Bolivia) d. Maria Paula Posada (Nicaragua), 15-0, 15-1
Alexandra Herrera (Mexico) d. Abbey Lavely (USA), 15-6, 15-5
Quarter finals
Kate Ryan (Ireland) vs. Kaitlyn Simmons (USA)
Ximena Gonzalez (Mexico) vs. Mariana Lopez (Bolivia)
Michèle Morissette (Canada) vs. Maria Renee Rodriguez (Guatemala)
Natalia Mendez (Bolivia) vs. Alexandra Herrera (Mexico)
Girl's Singles 16 and Under
Round of 16
Kelani Bailey (USA) d. Larissa Ayon (Nicaragua), 15-0, 15-1
Marianna Tobon (Venezuela) d. Katie Kenny (Ireland), 15-11, 15-11
Erica Ortega (Mexico) d. Ana Cristina Velez (Ecuador), 15-10, 15-14
Masiel Rivera (Bolivia) d. Brittany Nelson (Canada), 15-5, 15-0
Devon Pimentelli (USA) d. Dafne Macrino (Argentina), 15-0, 15-5
Sylvia Zamora (Nicaragua) d. Caridad Vintimilla (Ecuador), 15-8, 15-2
Aisling Hickey (Ireland) d. Arleth Maldonado (Mexico), 15-1, 15-12
Maria Jose Vargas (Bolivia) d. Danielle Drury (Canada), 15-2, 15-0
Quarter finals
Kelani Bailey (USA) vs. Marianna Tobon (Venezuela)
Erica Ortega (Mexico) vs. Masiel Rivera (Bolivia)
Devon Pimentelli (USA) vs. Sylvia Zamora (Nicaragua)
Aisling Hickey (Ireland) vs. Maria Jose Vargas (Bolivia)
Girl's Singles 18 and Under
Round of 16
Aubrey O'brien (USA) d. Aimee Quinn (Ireland), 15-0, 15-0
Carolina Oña (Bolivia) d. Brigitte Richard (Canada), 15-8, 15-14
Maria Paz Munoz (Ecuador) d. Marianna Tobon (Venezuela), 15-10, 15-7
Jessica Parrilla (Mexico) d. Mariola Fumero (Costa Rica), 15-0, 15-1
Danielle Key (USA) d. Pamela Sierra (Honduras), 15-3, 15-2
Elena Robles Molina (Mexico) d. Cristina Cordova (Ecuador), 15-10, 15-7
Frédérique Lambert (Canada) d. Majella Haverty (Ireland), 15-6, 15-0
Adriana Riveros (Bolivia) d. Marcela Segreda (Costa Rica), 15-1, 15-6
Quarter finals
Aubrey O'brien (USA) vs. Carolina Oña (Bolivia)
Maria Paz Munoz (Ecuador) vs. Jessica Parrilla (Mexico)
Danielle Key (USA) vs. Elena Robles Molina (Mexico)
Frédérique Lambert (Canada) vs. Adriana Riveros (Bolivia)
Follow the bouncing ball....
Friday, November 19, 2010
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