2015 US Open - LPRT Qualifying Results

The Ladies Professional Racquetball Tour (LPRT) competition is underway at the 2015 United Healthcare US Open in Minneapolis, and already we've had some exciting tie-breaker matches. In singles, Laura Brandt narrowly defeated Lynn Fonseca, 6-11, 11-7, 3-11, 12-10, 11-9, and Naomi Wakimoto beat Youngock Lee, 11-6, 6-11, 9-11, 11-6, 11-6.

Also, Monserrat Mejia needed five games to defeat Aisling Hickey, 10-12, 11-4, 4-11, 11-7, 11-9, Andrea Martinez Gonzalez beat Claudia Andrade, 9-11, 11-3, 7-11, 11-4, 11-4, and Adriana Riveros upset veteran Jennifer Saunders, 8-11, 11-9, 5-11, 11-3, 11-4.

In the second round of doubles qualifying, two matches went tie-breaker. In one, Sheryl Lotts and Masiel Rivera came back from 8-4 down in the breaker to defeat Cheryl Gudinas and Sharon Jackson, 15-7, 2-15, 11-10. In the other, the young team of Erika Manilla and Melania Sauma came from a game down to beat Adrienne Haynes & Veronica Sotomayor, 14-15, 15-11, 11-2.

Earlier in doubles, Michèle Morissette and Sofia Soley took the first game from veterans Gudinas and Jackson, but the veterans adjusted to win games two and three comfortably with the final scoreline of 11-15, 15-5, 11-0.

The qualifying rounds in singles concluded Wednesday with the Round of 32 and Round of 16 on Thursday, when they'll also play the quarterfinals in doubles.

2015 United Healthcare US Open - LPRT Draws
Minneapolis - October 7-11, 2015

Qualifying Round 1

Aisling Hickey d. Gabriela Revollo, 11-6, 11-6, 11-0
Adriana Riveros d. Sofia Soley, 11-8, 11-9, 11-2

Qualifying Round 2

Q1) Monserrat Mejia d. Aisling Hickey, 10-12, 11-4, 4-11, 11-7, 11-9
Q8) Erika Manilla d. Jordan Cooperrider, 11-0, 11-5, 11-7

Q5) Laura Brandt d. Lynn Fonseca, 6-11, 11-7, 3-11, 12-10, 11-9
Q4) Cecilla Pratt d. Jennifer Dering, 11-8, 9-11, 11-3, 11-5

Q3) Andrea Martinez Gonzalez d. Claudia Andrade, 9-11, 11-3, 7-11, 11-4, 11-4
Q6) Maiko Sato d. Marie Malhee Kwon, 11-1, 11-2, 11-3

Q7) Naomi Wakimoto d. Youngock Lee, 11-6, 6-11, 9-11, 11-6, 11-6
Q2) Adriana Riveros d. Jennifer Saunders, 8-11, 11-9, 5-11, 11-3, 11-4

Round of 32

1) Paola Longoria v. Erika Manilla
16) Adrienne Haynes v. 17) Carla Muñoz

9) Susana Acosta v. 24) Linda Tyler
8) Sofia Rascon v. Monserrat Mejia

5) Cristina Amaya v. Cecilia Pratt
12) Veronica Sotomayor v. 21) Sharon Jackson

13) Alexandra Herrera v. 20) T. J. Baumbaugh
4) Frédérique Lambert v. Laura Brandt

3) Rhonda Rajsich v. Maiko Sato
14) Sheryl Lotts v. 19) Maria Renee Rodriguez

11) Cheryl Gudinas v. 22) Gabriela Martinez
6) Samantha Salas v. Andrea Martinez Gonzalez

7) Michelle Key v. Adriana Riveros
10) Da'monique Davis v. 23) Masiel Rivera

15) Jessica Parrilla v. 18) Carolina Luque
2) Maria Jose Vargas v. Naomi Wakimoto

LPRT DOUBLES

Qualifying Round 1

Q1) Cristina Amaya & Sofia Rascon - BYE
Q1) Cecilia Pratt & Jennifer Saunders d. Andrea Martinez Gonzalez & Gabriela Martinez, 15-14, 15-4

Q4) Cheryl Gudinas & Sharon Jackson d. Michele Morissette & Sofia Soley, 11-15, 15-5, 11-0
Q4) Sheryl Lotts & Masiel Rivera - BYE

Q3) Alexandra Herrera & Monserrat Mejia - BYE
Q3) Carla Muñoz & Adriana Riveros d. Jordan Cooperrider & Da'monique Davis, 15-12, 15-9

Q2) Erika Manilla & Melania Sauma d. Maiko Sato & Naomi Wakimoto, 15-14, 15-8
Q2) Adrienne Haynes & Veronica Sotomayor - BYE

Qualifying Round 2

Q1) Cristina Amaya & Sofia Rascon d. Cecilia Pratt & Jennifer Saunders, 15-13, 15-4
Q4) Sheryl Lotts & Masiel Rivera d. Cheryl Gudinas & Sharon Jackson, 15-7, 2-15, 11-10

Q3) Alexandra Herrera & Monserrat Mejia v. Carla Muñoz & Adriana Riveros, 15-12, 15-12
Q2) Erika Manilla & Melania Sauma d. Adrienne Haynes & Veronica Sotomayor, 14-15, 15-11, 11-2

Quarterfinals

1) Paola Longoria & Samantha Salas v. Sheryl Lotts & Masiel Rivera
4) Susana Acosta & Jessica Parrilla v. Cristina Amaya & Sofia Rascon

3) Michelle Key & Frédérique Lambert v. Erika Manilla & Melania Sauma
2) Rhonda Rajsich & Maria Jose Vargas v. Alexandra Herrera & Monserrat Mejia

Follow the bouncing ball….