LPRT Mile High Pro-Am Quarterfinals

It took over two hours but 6th seed Cristina Amaya pulled off the upset victory over 3rd seed Rhonda Rajsich, 7-11, 8-11, 12-10, 11-8, 11-9, at the Ladies Professional Racquetball Tour (LPRT) Mile High Pro/Am in Denver in the quarterfinals. The win puts Amaya into the semi-finals for the third time this season and second in a row.

Amaya will face 2nd seed Maria Jose Vargas in the semis, as Vargas defeated Cheryl Gudinas, 11-5, 11-3, 11-8, in the quarters.

On the other side of the draw, LPRT #1 Paola Longoria will face #4 Frédérique Lambert in the semis, as they won their respective quarterfinal matches. Longoria defeated Sofia Rascon, 11-5, 11-7, 11-3, and Lambert came back from 2-1 down to defeat Samantha Salas, 11-6, 5-11, 4-11, 11-3, 11-4. That win was Lambert’s first over Salas in their respective careers.

You can watch the semi-finals at 5 PM and 6 PM MDT Saturday via the LPRT Network. The final will be noon on Sunday.

LPRT Mile High Pro-Am
Denver, Colorado
(with seeding)

Quarterfinals

1 Paola Longoria d. 9 Sofia Rascon, 11-5, 11-7, 11-3
4 Frédérique Lambert d. 5 Samantha Salas, 11-6, 5-11, 4-11, 11-3, 11-4

6 Cristina Amaya d. 3 Rhonda Rajsich, 7-11, 8-11, 12-10, 11-8, 11-9
2 Maria Jose Vargas d. 10 Cheryl Gudinas, 11-5, 11-3, 11-8

Semi-finals

1 Paola Longoria v. 4 Frédérique Lambert
2 Maria Jose Vargas v. 6 Cristina Amaya

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