The draw for this weekend's Women's Professional Racquetball Organization (WPRO) tournament - the 20th Christmas Classic in Arlington, Virgina - is similar to the previous tournament, although the two top seeds have flipped. Paola Longoria is now the WPRO's #1 player and Rhonda Rajsich is #2.
The similarity between this week's draw and last month's Puget Sound Challenge Pro/Am in Olympia, Washington, lies is the absence of WPRO #3 Samantha Salas and #10 Cheryl Gudinas, who remain out with injuries. Sources suggest that Salas's right shoulder (she's right handed) is significantly injured so she may be out for some time. Gudinas had knee surgery last month and is aiming at returning to action in January at the Coast to Coast California Open.
Thus, once again Kerri Wachtel is 3rd seed and Adrienne Fisher 4th. Kristen Bellows is again in the draw, and could meet Wachtel in the quarter finals. There were several Wachtel-Bellows (then Walsh) matches when both players were in the top five in the mid-2000s.
Play begins in Arlington on Friday with the Round of 32 and Round of 16. The quarter finals and semi-finals will be played on Saturday with the final slated for Sunday.
20th Christmas Classic, Arlington, Virginia
December 9-11, 2011
Round of 32
Paola Longoria vs. BYE
Ana Paola Nunez vs. Grace Hughes
Jennifer Saunders vs. BYE
Da'monique Davis vs. BYE
Cristina Amaya vs. BYE
Laura Brandt vs. Marie Barron
Kimberly Ferina vs. Claudia Andrade
Adrienne Fisher vs. BYE
Kerri Wachtel vs. BYE
Anita Maldonado vs. Erika Hawley
Kristen Bellows vs. BYE
Krystal Csuk vs. BYE
Susana Acosta vs. BYE
T. J. Baumbaugh vs. BYE
Tracy Hawthorne vs. Mercedes Arias
Rhonda Rajsich vs. BYE
Round of 16
Paola Longoria vs. Ana Paola Nunez or Grace Hughes
Jennifer Saunders vs. Da'monique Davis
Cristina Amaya vs. Laura Brandt or Marie Barron
Adrienne Fisher vs. Kimberly Ferina or Claudia Andrade
Kerri Wachtel vs. Anita Maldonado or Erika Hawley
Krystal Csuk vs. Kristen Bellows
Susana Acosta vs. T. J. Baumbaugh
Rhonda Rajsich vs. Tracy Hawthorne or Mercedes Arias
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