Saturday, December 8, 2012

LPRT 2012 Christmas Classic - Quarter finals

Top seeds Paola Longoria and Rhonda Rajsich are into the semi-finals at the Ladies Pro Racquetball Tour (LPRT) 2012 Christmas Classic in Arlington, Virginia, as both won their quarter final matches with relative ease. Longoria defeated Samantha Salas Solis, 11-5, 11-6, 11-6, while Rajsich beat Cristina Amaya, 11-7, 11-5, 11-8.

The other quarter final matches were much closer. Fifth seed Susana Acosta upset 4th seed Adrienne Fisher in three close games, 13-11, 11-9, 11-9.

And in a match that lasted over two hours, former #1 Cheryl Gudinas managed to fend off Maria Jose Vargas, the current U18 World Champion, in five games, 8-11, 11-4, 10-12, 12-10, 11-9.

The semi-finals are set for 5 and 6 PM EST Saturday and final at noon EST on Sunday, and there will be live streaming from Arlington via the LPRT Network.

LPRT 2012 Christmas Classic
Arlington, Virginia

Quarter finals


1 Paola Longoria d. 8 Samantha Salas Solis, 11-5, 11-6, 11-6
5 Susana Acosta d. 4 Adrienne Fisher, 13-11, 11-9, 11-9

6 Cheryl Gudinas d. 14 Maria Jose Vargas, 8-11, 11-4, 10-12, 12-10, 11-9
2 Rhonda Rajsich d. 7 Cristina Amaya, 11-7, 11-5, 11-8

Semi-finals

1 Paola Longoria v. 5 Susana Acosta - 6 PM EST
2 Rhonda Rajsich v. 6 Cheryl Gudinas - 5 PM EST

Follow the bouncing ball….

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