2015 Pan American Championships - Day 3

Few surprises Monday at the the XXVIII Pan American Racquetball Championships in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, as the group stage of play came to a close. The group stage results will be used to seed players for an elimination round that will begin on Wednesday. Tuesday is an off day for the tournament.

One exception was in Men's Doubles as the host country team of Luis Perez and Ramon De Leon (Dominican Rep.) defeated Bolivians Kadim Carrasco and Roland Keller in two straight games, 15-12, 15-8. This after the Dominicans lost to Venezuela on Sunday. Their group was three teams, so each team had a win. On points, Venezuela won the group, and secured the 2nd seed for the elimination round.

Another surprise win came in Women's Singles as Venezuelan Mariana Tobon beat Canadian Jennifer Saunders, 8-15, 15-8, 11-6. With the win, Tobon finishes second in the group, and Saunders third. Maria Paz Muñoz of Ecuador won that group.

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

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

Women's Singles

Group A

Paola Longoria (Mexico) d. Maria Cespedes (Dominican Rep.), 15-3, 15-1
Carla Muñoz (Chile) - BYE

Group B

Rhonda Rajsich (USA) d. Ana Gabriela Martinez (Guatemala), 15-4, 15-5
Cecilia Cerquetti (Argentina) - BYE

Group C

Samantha Salas (Mexico) d. Merynanyelly Delgado Araujo (Dominican Rep.), 15-5, 15-1
Angela Grisar (Chile) - BYE

Group D

María José Vargas (Argentina) d. Paula Padilla (Honduras), 15-5, 15-1
Da'monique Davis (USA) d. Maria Renee Rodriguez (Guatemala), 15-14, 15-10

Group E

Maria Paz Muñoz (Ecuador) d. Frances Vasquez (Puerto Rico), 15-1, 15-1
Mariana Tobon (Venezuela) d. Jennifer Saunders (Canada) d. 8-15, 15-8, 11-6

Group F

Adriana Riveros (Bolivia) d. Melania Sauma (Costa Rica), 15-8, 15-12
Carolina Gomez (Colombia) d. Pamela Sierra (Honduras), 15-6, 15-9

Group G

Veronica Sotomayor (Ecuador) d. Adriana Ramierez (Puerto Rico), 15-1, 15-0
Mariana Paredes (Venezuela) d. Michèle Morissette (Canada), 15-14, 15-5

Group H

Carola Loma (Bolivia) d. Naomi Sasso (Costa Rica), 15-1, 15-10
Cristina Amaya (Colombia) d. Maria Regia Viera Gonzales (Cuba), 15-5, 15-0

Men's Singles

Group A

Alvaro Beltran (Mexico) d. Fernando Kurzbard (Argentina), 6-15, 15-6, 11-2
Ramon De Leon (Dominican Rep.) - BYE

Group B

Pedro Castro (Canada) d. Cesar Castillo (Venezuela), 15-5, 15-12
Andres Ramirez (Colombia) - BYE

Group C

Daniel De La Rosa (Mexico) d. Pablo Kurzbard (Argentina), 15-4, 15-5
Luis Perez (Dominican Rep.) - BYE

Group D

Sebastian Franco (Colombia) d. Noslen Jimenez (Cuba), 15-5, 15-13
Samuel Murray (Canada) d. Alejandro Santos (Venezuela), 15-3, 15-3

Group E

Jake Bredenbeck (USA) d. Jayson Jordan (Puerto Rico), 15-3, 15-9
Andres Acuña (Costa Rica) d. Rodrigo Salgado (Chile), 15-7, 15-5

Group F

Conrado Moscoso (Bolivia) d. Selvin Cruz (Honduras), 15-4, 15-4
Jose Daniel Ugalde (Ecuador) d. Edwin Galicia (Guatemala), 15-11, 15-10

Group G

Jose Diaz (USA) d. Jared Torres (Puerto Rico), 15-0, 15-0, NS
Felipe Camacho (Costa Rica) d. Francisco Troncoso (Chile), 15-10, 15-12

Group H

Carlos Keller (Bolivia) d. Carlos Medrano (Honduras), 15-4, 15-2
Fernando Rios (Ecuador) d. Christian Wer (Guatemala), 15-4, 15-14

Women's Doubles

Group A

Paola Longoria & Samantha Salas (Mexico) d. Maria Jose Vargas & Véronique Guillemette (Argentina), 15-5, 15-4
Maria Cespedes & Merynanyelly Delgado Araujo (Dominican Rep.) - BYE

Group B

Carola Loma & Adriana Riveros (Bolivia) d. Mariana Tobon & Mariana Paredes (Venezula), 15-8, 15-9
Angela Grisar & Carla Muñoz (Chile) - BYE

Group C

Veronica Sotomayor & Maria Paz Muñoz (Ecuador) d. Paula Padilla & Lissel Padilla (Honduras), 15-3, 15-3
Rhonda Rajsich & Sheryl Lotts (USA) d. Melania Sauma Masis & Sofia Soley (Costa Rica), 15-3, 15-2

Group D

Cristina Amaya & Carolina Gomez (Colombia) d. Adriana Ramirez & Frances Vasquez (Puerto Rico), 15-1, 15-4
Maria Renee Rodriguez & Ana Gabriela Martinez (Guatemala) d. Christine Richardson & Jennifer Saunders (Canada), 15-7, 15-12

Men's Doubles

Group A

Alvaro Beltran & Javier Moreno (Mexico) d. Edwin Galicia & Christian Wer (Guatemala), 15-10, 15-6
Vincent Gagnon & Mike Green (Canada) - BYE

Group B

Luis Perez & Ramon De Leon (Dominican Rep.) d. Kadim Carrasco & Roland Keller (Bolivia), 15-12, 15-8
Cesar Castro & Jorge Hirsekorn (Venezuela) - BYE

Group C

Anthony Herrera & David Horn (USA) d. Francisco Troncoso & Santiago Canedo (Chile), 15-7, 15-1
Felipe Camacho & Teobaldo Fumero (Costa Rica) d. Selvin Cruz & Raul Banegas (Honduras), 15-7, 15-4

Group D

Daniel Maggi & Shai Manzuri (Argentina) d. Fernando Rios & Jose Daniel Alvarez (Ecuador), 15-3, 15-14
Sebastian Franco & Juan Carlos Torres (Colombia) d. Jayson Jordan & Antonio Delgado (Puerto Rico), 15-3, 15-4

Follow the bouncing ball....