LPRT - 9th Annual Winter Classic Round of 16

Two upsets in the Round of 16 at the Ladies Professional Racquetball Tour (LPRT) 9th Annual Winter Classic in Overland Park, Kansas. Eleventh seed Aubrey Kirch beat 6th seed Susana Acosta, 11-7, 11-3, 12-10, and 9th seed Frédérique Lambert defeated 8th seed Cheryl Gudinas, 11-6, 7-11, 11-9, 11-0.

But the LPRT's #1 player, Paola Longoria, had little trouble with Maria Renee Rodriguez, winning 11-2, 11-2, 11-0. She'll face Lambert in the quarter finals on Saturday.

LPRT Rhonda Rajsich also won, although not as easily as she took four games to defeat Michelle Key, 11-1, 5-11, 11-4, 13-11. Rajsich will face Da'monique Davis in the quarters, as Davis beat Adrienne Fisher on Friday, 7-11, 11-3, 11-4, 11-7.

The quarter-finals, semi-finals and final can be viewed via the LPRT Network. The quarters are scheduled for 11 AM and Noon Saturday with the semis at 5 PM and 6 PM and final at noon on Sunday. All times are CST.

LPRT 9th Annual Winter Classic
February 21-23, 2014 - Overland Park, Kansas

First Round

Maria Renee Rodriguez d. Lucy Delsarto, 11-1, 11-2, 11-9

Round of 16 (seedings)

1 Paola Longoria d. Maria Renee Rodriguez, 11-2, 11-2, 11-0
9 Frédérique Lambert d. 8 Cheryl Gudinas, 11-6, 7-11, 11-9, 11-0

5 Cristina Amaya d, 12 Sofia Rascon, 12-10, 11-9, 7-11, 11-6
4 Samantha Salas d. 13 Sharon Jackson, 11-2, 11-7, 11-7

3 Maria Jose Vargas d. Carla Muñoz, 11-0, 11-4, 11-7
11 Aubrey Kirch d. 6 Susana Acosta, 11-7, 11-3, 12-10

7 Da'monique Davis d. 10 Adrienne Haynes, 7-11, 11-3, 11-4, 11-7
2 Rhonda Rajsich d. 15 Michelle Key, 11-1, 5-11, 11-4, 13-11

Quarter-finals

1 Paola Longoria v. 9 Frédérique Lambert
4 Samantha Salas v. 5 Cristina Amaya

3 Maria Jose Vargas v. 11 Aubrey Kirch
2 Rhonda Rajsich v. 7 Da'monique Davis

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