2015 Pan American Championships - Day 2

There was much less drama Sunday at the the XXVIII Pan American Racquetball Championships in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. It was the second day of the preliminary group matches. Results from the group play will be used to seed players for an elimination round that will begin on Wednesday.

Perhaps the most notable result Sunday was Colombian Andres Ramirez's win over Cesar Castillo of Venezuela, 7-15, 15-11, 11-5, as that means he'll win his group, because he defeated Pedro Castro of Canada on Saturday. Castro was seeded second in the event, based on Canada's best showing in two of the last three Pan Am Championships.

By virtue of winning the group and defeating the 2nd seed, Ramirez will now be seeded 2nd in the elimination round.

Group play concludes Monday in Santo Domingo with Tuesday as an off day and then the elimination round will begin Wednesday.

There will be live streaming of some matches Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Look for the link on the International Racquetball Federation (IRF) website.

XXVIII Pan American Racquetball Championships
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic - March 28-April 4, 2015

Women's Singles

Group A

Carla Muñoz (Chile) d. Maria Cespedes (Dominican Rep.), 15-7, 15-10
Paola Longoria (Mexico) - BYE

Group B

Ana Gabriela Martinez (Guatemala) d. Cecilia Cerquetti (Argentina), 15-9, 15-7
Rhonda Rajsich (USA) - BYE

Group C

Angela Grisar (Chile) d. Merynanyelly Delgado Araujo (Dominican Rep.), 15-1, 15-1
Samantha Salas (Mexico) - BYE

Group D

María José Vargas (Argentina) d. Maria Renee Rodriguez (Guatemala), 15-2, 15-0
Da'monique Davis (USA) d. Paula Padilla (Honduras), 15-4, 15-1

Group E

Maria Paz Muñoz (Ecuador) d. Mariana Tobon (Venezuela), 15-12, 15-12
Jennifer Saunders (Canada) d. Frances Vasquez (Puerto Rico), 15-2, 15-1

Group F

Adriana Riveros (Bolivia) d. Pamela Sierra (Honduras), 15-0, 15-7
Carolina Gomez (Colombia) d. Melania Sauma (Costa Rica), 15-10, 15-9

Group G

Veronica Sotomayor (Ecuador) d. Mariana Paredes (Venezuela), 15-0, 15-1
Michèle Morissette (Canada) d. Adriana Ramierez (Puerto Rico), 15-4, 15-0

Group H

Carola Loma (Bolivia) d. Maria Regia Viera Gonzales (Cuba), 15-10, 15-6
Cristina Amaya (Colombia) d. Naomi Sasso (Costa Rica), 15-6, 15-6

Men's Singles

Group A

Ramon De Leon (Dominican Rep.) d. Fernando Kurzbard (Argentina), 14-15, 15-11, 11-8
Alvaro Beltran (Mexico) - BYE

Group B

Andres Ramirez (Colombia) d. Cesar Castillo (Venezuela), 7-15, 15-11, 11-5
Pedro Castro (Canada) - BYE

Group C

Luis Perez (Dominican Rep.) d. Pablo Kurzbard (Argentina), 15-6, 15-13
Daniel De La Rosa (Mexico) - BYE

Group D

Sebastian Franco (Colombia) d. Alejandro Santos (Venezuela), 15-8, 15-1
Samuel Murray (Canada) d. Noslen Jimenez (Cuba), 15-11, 15-13

Group E

Jake Bredenbeck (USA) d. Rodrigo Salgado (Chile), 15-7, 15-4
Andres Acuña (Costa Rica) d. Jayson Jordan (Puerto Rico), 15-3, 15-1

Group F

Conrado Moscoso (Bolivia) d. Edwin Galicia (Guatemala), 15-10, 15-9
Jose Daniel Ugalde (Ecuador) d. Selvin Cruz (Honduras), 13-15, 15-5, 11-5

Group G

Jose Diaz (USA) d. Francisco Troncoso (Chile), 15-4, 15-9
Felipe Camacho (Costa Rica) d. Jared Torres (Puerto Rico), 15-0, 15-0, NS

Group H

Carlos Keller (Bolivia) d. Christian Wer (Guatemala), 15-1, 15-4
Fernando Rios (Ecuador) d. Carlos Medrano (Honduras), 15-2, 15-2

Women's Doubles

Group A

Maria Jose Vargas & Véronique Guillemette (Argentina) d. Maria Cespedes & Merynanyelly Delgado Araujo (Dominican Rep.), 15-1, 15-8
Paola Longoria & Samantha Salas (Mexico) - BYE

Group B

Angela Grisar & Carla Muñoz (Chile) d. Mariana Tobon & Mariana Paredes (Venezula), 15-13, 15-14
Carola Loma & Adriana Riveros (Bolivia) - BYE

Group C

Rhonda Rajsich & Sheryl Lotts (USA) d. Paula Padilla & Lissel Padilla (Honduras), 15-5, 15-10
Veronica Sotomayor & Maria Paz Muñoz (Ecuador) d. Melania Sauma Masis & Sofia Soley (Costa Rica), 15-3, 15-1

Group D

Cristina Amaya & Carolina Gomez (Colombia) d. Maria Renee Rodriguez & Ana Gabriela Martinez (Guatemala), 15-14, 15-7
Christine Richardson & Jennifer Saunders (Canada) d. Adriana Ramirez & Frances Vasquez (Puerto Rico), 15-1, 15-1

Men's Doubles

Group A

Vincent Gagnon & Mike Green (Canada) d. Edwin Galicia & Christian Wer (Guatemala), 15-4, 10-15, 11-7
Alvaro Beltran & Javier Moreno (Mexico) - BYE

Group B

Cesar Castro & Jorge Hirsekorn (Venezuela) d. Luis Perez & Ramon De Leon (Dominican Rep.), 15-11, 15-10
Kadim Carrasco & Roland Keller (Bolivia) - BYE

Group C

Anthony Herrera & David Horn (USA) d. Selvin Cruz & Raul Banegas (Honduras), 15-8, 15-3
Felipe Camacho & Teobaldo Fumero (Costa Rica) v. Francisco Troncoso & Santiago Canedo (Chile)

Group D

Daniel Maggi & Shai Manzuri (Argentina) d. Jayson Jordan & Antonio Delgado (Puerto Rico), 15-3, 15-4
Sebastian Franco & Juan Carlos Torres (Colombia) v. Fernando Rios & Jose Daniel Alvarez (Ecuador)

Follow the bouncing ball....