IRF - 25th World Junior Championships - Girl's Playoff Day 1

As with the boy's competition, the first girl's elimination round matches at the 25th International Racquetball Federation (IRF) World Junior Racquetball Championships in Sucre, Bolivia yielded few upsets.

In Girl's U18, the only upset was in the 8/9 match, where 9th seed Maria Renee Rodriguez of Guatemala defeated 8th seeded American Samantha Simmons, 15-10, 15-3.

Two upsets happened in Girl's U16, as Andrea Martinez of Guatemala won the 8/9 match against Canadian Michele Morissette, 13-15, 15-11, 11-6, and 10th seed Melania Sauma of Costa Rica beat 7th seed Merinanllely Delgado of the Dominican Republic, 15-13, 15-3.

The results of the first elimination round of play in Girl's U14 have guaranteed that four countries will be in the semi-finals as the two players from each of Bolivia, Mexico and the United States will face off in the quarter finals, and the other quarter final features a Guatemalan versus a Canadian.

Also notable in the Girl's U14 matches is how few points the losing player got. Of the seven matches on Wednesday, the losing players got 10 or few points, with one exception. The exception was the 8/9 game, where Canadian Alexis Iwaasa needed tie-breaker to defeat Maria Jose Munoz of Ecuador, 11-15, 15-8, 11-5.

The girl's quarter finals are on Thursday, semi-finals on Friday and finals on Saturday.

There is some live streaming of matches from Sucre via the IRF website.

25th IRF World Junior Racquetball Championships
Sucre, Bolivia

Girl's U18 (with seedings)

Round of 16

1. Masiel Rivera (Bolivia) - BYE
9. Maria Renee Rodriguez (Guatemala) d. 8. Samantha Simmons (USA), 15-10, 15-3

5. Lucia Gonzalez (Mexico) d. 12. Dafne Macrino (Argentina), 15-2, 15-0
4. Alexandra Herrera (Mexico) d. 13. Andrea Martinez (Guatemala), 15-10, 15-11

3. Paola Cossio (Bolivia) - BYE
6. Melania Sauma (Costa Rica) d. 11. Callie Hunter (Canada), 15-0, 15-0

7. Paola Guerra (Venezuela) d. 10. Paulina Sempertegui (Ecuador), 15-12, 15-4
2. Mariana Tobon (Venezuela) - BYE

Quarter finals

1. Masiel Rivera (Bolivia) v. 9. Maria Renee Rodriguez (Guatemala)
4. Alexandra Herrera (Mexico) v. 5. Lucia Gonzalez (Mexico)

3. Paola Cossio (Bolivia) v. 6. Melania Sauma (Costa Rica)
2. Mariana Tobon (Venezuela) v. 7. Paola Guerra (Venezuela)

Girl's U16

Round of 16 (with seeding)

1. Natalia Mendez (Bolivia) - BYE
9. Andrea Martinez (Guatemala) d. 8. Michele Morissette (Canada), 13-15, 15-11, 11-6

5. Maria Cespedes (Dominican Rep.) d. 12. Hollie Scott (USA), 15-13, 15-11
4. Luisa Santillan Lahud (Mexico) d. 13. Paulina Sempertegui (Ecuador), 15-6, 15-3

3. Hawira Rojas (Bolivia) d. 14. Paola Guerra (Venezuela), 15-12, 15-0
6. Danielle Drury (Canada) d. 11. Kaitlin Simmons (USA), 15-5, 15-4

10. Melania Sauma (Costa Rica) d. 7. Merinanllely Delgado (Dominican Rep.), 15-13, 15-3
2. Diana Aguilar (Mexico) d. 15. Angeles Sarria (Colombia), 15-0, 15-4

Quarter finals

1. Natalia Mendez (Bolivia) v. 9. Andrea Martinez (Guatemala)
4. Luisa Santillan Lahud (Mexico) v. 5. Maria Cespedes (Dominican Rep.)

3. Hawira Rojas (Bolivia) v. 6. Danielle Drury (Canada)
2. Diana Aguilar (Mexico) v. 10. Melania Sauma (Costa Rica)

Girl's U14 Singles

Round of 16 (with seeding)

1. Ana Gabriela Martinez (Guatemala) - BYE
8. Alexis Iwaasa (Canada) d. 9. Maria Jose Munoz (Ecuador), 11-15, 15-8, 11-5

5. Micaela Molina (Bolivia) d. 12. Annie Fisher (Canada), 15-8, 15-2
4. Wanda Carvajal (Bolivia) d. 13. Frances Vasquez Souchet (Puerto Rico), 15-1, 15-0

3. Erin Rivera (Mexico) d. 14. Lilian Zea (Venezuela), 15-0, 15-0
6. Monserrat Meija (Mexico) d. 11. Valentina Valor (Venezuela), 15-2, 15-6

7. Jordan Cooperrider (USA) d. 10. Ivana Sempertegui (Ecuador), 15-3, 15-5
2. Erika Manilla (USA) - BYE

Quarter finals

1. Ana Gabriela Martinez (Guatemala) v. 8. Alexis Iwaasa (Canada)
4. Wanda Carvajal (Bolivia) v. 5. Micaela Molina (Bolivia)

3. Erin Rivera (Mexico) v. 6. Monserrat Meija (Mexico)
2. Erika Manilla (USA) v. 7. Jordan Cooperrider (USA)

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