2014 PASO Sports Festival - Singles Results Round of 32

The first round of the Men's and Women's Singles competition at the Pan American Sport Organization (PASO) Sports Festival in Guadalajara, Mexico is nearing completion, and there are few surprises so far.

In Women's Singles, the Costa Rican women has significant results, as Sofia Soley upset Hawira Rojas of Bolivia, 15-11, 15-11, and Melania Sauma went tie-breaker with Lissel Padilla of Honduras, winning 15-8, 12-15, 11-7. Soley's next opponent will be Veronica Sotomayor of Ecuador while Sauma will face Colombian Cristina Amaya.

Also on Tuesday, there will be a rematch of one of the dramatic matches from the World Championships in June, when Maria Paz Muñoz of Ecuador meets Christine Richardson of Canada. At Worlds, Richardson came back from a game down to defeat Muñoz 11-10 in the tie-breaker.

Monday, Muñoz defeated Paula Padilla of Honduras, 15-1, 15-4, and Richardson beat Carolina Gomez of Colombia, 15-12, 15-6.

On the men's side, no surprises so far. One of the matches we highlighted earlier is going to happen on Tuesday, when Conrado Moscoso of Bolivia - the silver medalist from the World Championships in June - will play Fernando Rios of Ecuador in the 16.

On Monday, Moscoso defeated Christian Wer of Guatemala, 15-12, 15-4, and Rios had a close win over Noslen Jimenez of Cuba, 15-13, 15-14.

Also, there will be two intra-country showdowns on Tuesday in the Round of 16 as Colombians Sebastian Franco and Alejandro Herrera will face off and Canadians Samuel Murray and Coby Iwaasa will play each other, so only one Colombian or Canadian can make it to the podium.

2014 PASO Sports Festival
Guadalajara, Mexico

Women's Singles - Round of 32

Sofia Rascon (Mexico) - BYE
Ana Gabriela Martinez (Guatemala) d. Merynanyelly Delgado Araujo (Dominican Rep.), 15-4, 15-9

Melania Sauma (Costa Rica) d. Lissel Padilla (Honduras), 15-8, 12-15, 11-7
Cristina Amaya (Colombia) d. Maria Paula Posada (Nicaragua), 15-0, 15-2

Maria Paz Muñoz (Ecuador) d. Paula Padilla (Honduras), 15-1, 15-4
Christine Richardson (Canada) d. Carolina Gomez (Colombia), 15-12, 15-6

Carla Muñoz (Chile) d. Cecilia Cerquetti (Argentina), 15-5, 15-10
María José Vargas (Argentina) - BYE

Lucia Gonzalez (Mexico) - BYE
Da'monique Davis (USA) d. Maria Cespedes (Dominican Rep.), 15-4, 15-10

Frédérique Lambert (Canada) d. Maria Regia Viera Gonzales (Cuba), 15-1, 15-9
Jenny Daza (Bolivia) d. Yurisleidis Allue Araujo (Cuba), forfeit

Veronica Sotomayor (Ecuador) d. Claudia Suarez Paulet (Peru), 15-1, 15-4
Sofia Soley (Costa Rica) d. Howira Rojas (Bolivia), 15-11, 15-11

Maria Renee Rodriguez (Guatemala) d. Andrea Garcia (Nicaragua), 15-4, 15-9
Rhonda Rajsich (USA) - BYE

Women's Singles - Round of 16

Sofia Rascon (Mexico) v. Ana Gabriela Martinez (Guatemala)
Cristina Amaya (Colombia) v. Melania Sauma (Costa Rica)

Maria Paz Muñoz (Ecuador) v. Christine Richardson (Canada)
María José Vargas (Argentina) v. Carla Muñoz (Chile)

Lucia Gonzalez (Mexico) v. Da'monique Davis (USA)
Frédérique Lambert (Canada) v. Jenny Daza (Bolivia)

Veronica Sotomayor (Ecuador) v. Sofia Soley (Costa Rica)
Rhonda Rajsich (USA) v. Maria Renee Rodriguez (Guatemala)

Men's Singles - Round of 32

Alvaro Beltran (Mexico) d. Yasser Aguilar (Panama), 15-2, 15-0
Fernando Kurzbard (Argentina) d. Junior Rodriguez (Dominican Rep.), 15-8, 15-6

Fernando Rios (Ecuador) d. Noslen Jimenez (Cuba), 15-13, 15-14
Conrado Moscoso (Bolivia) d. Christian Wer (Guatemala), 15-12, 15-4

Jake Bredenbeck (USA) d. Mauricio Suarez (Chile), 15-4, 15-4
Felipe Camacho (Costa Rica) d. Michael Barrett (Puerto Rico), 15-3, 15-2

Sebastian Franco (Colombia) d. Joao Velasquez Rodríguez (Peru), 15-5, 15-0
Alejandro Herrera (Colombia) d. Sebastian Barrios (Nicaragua), 15-7, 15-12

Daniel De La Rosa (Mexico) d. Ricardo Delgado (Panama), 15-8, 15-3
Luis Perez (Dominican Rep.) d. Selvin Cruz (Honduras), 15-7, 15-12

Jose Daniel Ugalde (Ecuador) d. Maikel Mollet Suarez (Cuba), 15-8, 15-6
Carlos Keller (Bolivia) d. Luciano Garcia (Nicaragua), 15-11, 15-5

David Horn (USA) d. Francisco Troncoso (Chile), 15-4, 15-7
Andres Acuña (Costa Rica) d. Manolo Sandoval (Guatemala), 15-6, 15-7

Coby Iwaasa (Canada) d. Franco Capandegui (Argentina), 15-10, 15-4
Samuel Murray (Canada) d. Carlos Medrano (Honduras), 15-5, 15-6

Men's Singles - Round of 16

Alvaro Beltran (Mexico) v. Fernando Kurzbard (Argentina)
Conrado Moscoso (Bolivia) v. Fernando Rios (Ecuador)

Jake Bredenbeck (USA) v. Felipe Camacho (Costa Rica)
Alejandro Herrera (Colombia) v. Sebastian Franco (Colombia)

Daniel De La Rosa (Mexico) v. Luis Perez (Dominican Rep.)
Carlos Keller (Bolivia) v. Jose Daniel Ugalde (Ecuador)

David Horn (USA) v. Andres Acuña (Costa Rica)
Samuel Murray (Canada) v. Coby Iwaasa (Canada)

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