Longoria & Vargas to meet in final of LPRT Mercedes-Benz of Cincinnati event

Paola Longoria and Maria Jose Vargas - the #1 & #2 ranked players, respectively, on the Ladies Professional Racquetball Tour (LPRT), will face off Sunday in the final of the 2015 Mercedes-Benz of Cincinnati Pro-Am. It will be their fourth meeting this season, but first since the US Open in October.

Longoria's won their previous three matches this season, and has not lost to Vargas in their careers.

In Saturday's semi-finals, Longoria beat fellow Mexican Samantha Salas, 11-5, 12-10, 12-10, and Vargas ousted LPRT #3 Rhonda Rajsich, 11-8, 1-11, 11-8, 11-9.

Longoria and Vargas will also face off in the doubles final, as Longoria and Salas will play Vargas and Rajsich in the final.

The singles final will be 11 AM Sunday with the doubles final to follow at noon.

2015 Mercedes-Benz of Cincinnati LPRT Pro-Am
Cincinnati, January 23-25, 2015

Semi-finals

1) Paola Longoria d. 4) Samantha Salas, 11-5, 12-10, 12-10
2) Maria Jose Vargas d. 3) Rhonda Rajsich, 11-8, 1-11, 11-8, 11-9

Final

1) Paola Longoria v. 2) Maria Jose Vargas - 11 AM EST

Doubles - Semi-finals

1) Rhonda Rajsich & Maria Jose Vargas d. 4) Susana Acosta & Jessica Parrilla, 15-13, 15-10
2) Paola Longoria & Samantha Salas d. 3) Michelle Key & Frédérique Lambert, 15-5, 15-6

Final

1) Rhonda Rajsich & Maria Jose Vargas v. 2) Paola Longoria & Samantha Salas - Noon EST Sunday

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