PARC XXVII Pan American Championships - Day 1 Singles

No surprise outcomes so far in singles play at the XXVII Pan American Racquetball Championships in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. We've got a rundown of the results for you below.

The Pan American Championships have two parts. A preliminary round will be played first to determine seeding for an elimination round, similar to the FIFA World Cup. The preliminary round will be played on Saturday, Sunday and Monday with the elimination round beginning Wednesday.

There will be live streaming of the elimination round semi-finals and finals on April 18 and 19 via the IRT Network.

XXVII Pan American Racquetball Championships
Santa Cruz, Bolivia - April 12-19, 2014

Women's Singles

Group A

Samantha Salas Solis (Mexico) d. Maria Renee Rodriguez (Guatemala), 15-4, 15-2
Merynanyelly Delgado (Dominican Republic) - BYE

Group B

Rhonda Rajsich (USA) d. Mariana Tobon (Venezuela), 15-3, 15-10
Maria Paz Muñoz (Ecuador) - BYE

Group C

Susana Acosta (Mexico) d. Irene Caballero (Panama), 15-1, 15-6
Maria Cespedes (Dominican Republic) d. Gabriella Martinez (Guatemala), 14-15, 15-9, 11-8

Group D

Janel Tisinger (USA) d. Giulia Barboni (Panama), 15-6, 15-3
Veronica Sotomayor (Ecuador) d. Mariana Parades (Venezuela), 15-0, 15-4

Group E

Jenny Daza (Bolivia) d. Pamela Padilla (Honduras), 15-0, 15-3
Maria Jose Vargas (Argentina) d. Carolina Gomez (Colombia), 15-3, 15-4

Group F

Jennifer Saunders (Canada) d. Letty Maldonado (Puerto Rico), 15-0, 15-1
Melania Sauma (Costa Rica) d. Maria Paz Riquelme (Chile), 15-3, 15-4

Group G

Natalia Mendez (Bolivia) d. Paula Sierra (Honduras), 15-0, 15-2
Cristina Amaya (Colombia) d. Cecilia Ceruetti (Argentina), 15-6, 15-3

Group H

Frédérique Lambert (Canada) d. Mary Diaz (Puerto Rico), 15-10, 15-6
Carla Muñoz (Chile) d. Sofia Soley (Costa Rica), 15-4, 7-15, 11-5

Men's Singles

Group A

Polo Gutierrez (Mexico) d. Cesar Castillo (Venezuela), 12-15, 15-3, 11-1
Junior Rodriguez (Dominican Republic) - BYE

Group B

Vincent Gagnon (Canada) d. Fernando Kurzbard (Argentina), 15-12, 15-4
Andrés Solera (Costa Rica) - BYE

Group C

Andree Parrilla (Mexico) d. Diego Vognione (Uruguay), 15-3, 15-0
Luis Perez (Dominican Republic) d. Ezequiel Paez (Venezuela), 15-9, 15-3

Group D

Coby Iwaasa (Canada) d. Gustavo Farrel (Uruguay), 15-0, 15-9
Felipe Camacho (Costa Rica) d. Pablo Kurzbard (Argentina), 15-4, 15-9

Group E

Jose Rojas (USA) d. Rodrigo Salgado (Chile), 15-2, 15-0
Alejandro Herrera (Colombia) d. Jared Torres (Puerto Rico), 14-15, 15-7, 11-4

Group F

Carlos Keller (Bolivia) d. Edwin Garcia (Guatemala). 15-7, 15-9
Jose Daniel Ugalde (Ecuador) d. Selvin Cruz (Honduras), 15-9, 13-15, 11-2

Group G

David Horn (USA) d. Francisco Troncoso (Chile), 15-9, 15-4
Sebastian Franco (Colombia) d. Fernando Rivera (Puerto Rico), 15-9, 15-2

Group H

Conrado Moscoso (Bolivia) d. Pedro Manolo Sandoval (Guatemala), 15-4, 13-15, 11-3
Fernando Rios (Ecuador) d. Miguel Flores (Honduras), 15-1, 15-2

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