For the second consecutive Ladies Pro Racquetball Tour (LPRT) event, the final will be #1 versus #2, when Paola Longoria and Rhonda Rajsich meet in the final of the 22nd Annual Christmans Classic in Arlington, Virgina.
Longoria, the LPRT #1, reached the final with comfortable wins over Jennifer Saunders in the quarter finals, 11-3, 11-1, 11-1, and Maria Jose Vargas, 11-1, 11-0, 11-4. Rajsich, the #2 LPRT player, beat T. J. Baumbaugh, 11-7, 11-9, 11-9, in the quarters and then took out Cristina Ananya, 11-4, 11-5, 9-11, 11-3.
Vargas was an upset winner over 4th seed Samantha Salas, 11-8, 11-8, 11-0, which might have an impact on the rankings next week.
Amaya ended Cheryl Gudinas's return to the LPRT, but it took five games to do so, as Amaya won in a tie-breaker after dropping the first two games to the veteran Gudinas, 12-14, 9-11, 11-4, 11-8, 11-7.
The final will be live on the LPRT Network beginning at noon Sunday.
22nd Annual Christmas Classic
Arlington, Virginia - December 6-8, 2013
Quarter finals
1 Paola Longoria d. 8 Jennifer Saunders, 11-3, 11-1, 11-1
5 Maria Jose Vargas d. 4 Samantha Salas, 11-8, 11-8, 11-0
3 Cristina Amaya v. 6 Cheryl Gudinas, 12-14, 9-11, 11-4, 11-8, 11-7
2 Rhonda Rajsich v. 10 T. J. Baumbaugh, 11-7, 11-9, 11-9
Semi-finals
1 Paola Longoria d. 5 Maria Jose Vargas, 11-1, 11-0, 11-4
2 Rhonda Rajsich v. 10 3 Cristina Amaya, 11-4, 11-5, 9-11, 11-3
Final
1 Paola Longoria v. 2 Rhonda Rajsich - Sunday Noon EST
Follow the bouncing ball….
Sunday, December 8, 2013
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