A big upset in the Ladies Pro Racquetball Tour (LPRT) competition at the 2012 United Healthcare US Open in Minneapolis, as unseeded Jenny Daza Navia of Bolivia defeated former US Open Champion and 3rd seed Kerri Wachtel in five games, 7-11, 11-5, 8-11, 11-6, 11-6.
Daza Navia will now play Samantha Salas Solis in the Round of 16 on Friday, as Salas Solis defeated Sharon Jackson, 8-11, 11-5, 11-8, 11-3.
Wachtel's loss is likely her earliest exit from the US Open, and was second top five player to lose on Thursday, as earlier unseeded Veronica Sotomayor defeated 5th seed Adrienne Fisher, 11-0, 11-3, 11-4, in the Round of 32.
Sotomayor was the 6th ranked women's pro player at the end of the 2008-09 season, but hasn't played in the last few seasons. Her opponent in the 16s will be another upset winner, as Jessica Parrilla defeated T. J. Baumbaugh, 8-11, 11-5, 11-8, 11-2.
In fact, of the 16 LPRT matches in the Round of 32, half were won by the lower seeded player.
The IRT Network is streaming the US Open live and some of the matches will be viewable for free all tournament.
2012 United Healthcare US Open
Minneapolis, Minnesota
(note: numbers indicate current LPRT rank; no number means the player is unranked)
LPRT Round of 32
1 Paola Longoria d. Maria Jose Vargas, 11-6, 11-6, 11-4
17 Linda Scales d. 16 Laura Brandt, 8-11, 11-6, 11-6, 11-0
46 Maria Paz Munoz d. 9 Cristina Amaya, 11-7, 11-9, 11-5
8 Jen Saunders d. 50 Hailey Miller, 11-7, 11-9, 11-9
Veronica Sotomayor d. 5 Adrienne Fisher, 11-0, 11-3, 11-4
31 Jessica Parrilla d. 12 T. J. Baumbaugh, 8-11, 11-5, 11-8, 11-2
30 Carla Muñoz d. 13 Keely Franks, 9-11, 11-5, 11-7, 9-11, 11-4
4 Krystal Csuk d. Alexandra Herrera, 11-8, 11-9, 11-3
Jenny Daza Navia d. 3 Kerri Wachtel, 7-11, 11-5, 8-11, 11-6, 11-6
14 Samantha Salas Solis d. 24 Sharon Jackson, 8-11, 11-5, 11-8, 11-3
37 Janel Tisinger d. 11 Da'monique Davis, 11-4, 11-5, 11-2
57 Jacqueline Paraiso d. 6 Kristen Bellows, 11-4, 11-6, 11-6
7 Susana Acosta d. 52 Claudia Andrade, 11-1, 11-2, 12-10
10 Cheryl Gudinas d. 38 Lily Berry, 11-6, 11-2, 11-5
15 Grace Hughes d. 22 Sheryl Lotts, 11-1, 3-11, 11-6, 11-8
2 Rhonda Rajsich d. Masiel Rivera, 11-1, 11-8, 11-3
LPRT Round of 16
1 Paola Longoria v. 17 Linda Scales
8 Jen Saunders v. 46 Maria Paz Munoz
31 Jessica Parrilla v. Veronica Sotomayor
4 Krystal Csuk v. 30 Carla Munoz
Jenny Daza Navia v. 14 Samantha Salas Solis
37 Janel Tisinger v. 57 Jacqueline Paraiso
7 Susana Acosta v. 10 Cheryl Gudinas
2 Rhonda Rajsich v. 15 Grace Hughes
Follow the bouncing ball….
Thursday, October 4, 2012
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