2016 USA Racquetball Junior Olympics

The 2016 USA Racquetball Junior Olympics happened on the weekend at the Life Time Fitness club in Fridley, Minnesota, and there were plenty of close matches, but unlike some other years, only one boy was a double winner across the U14, U16, and U18 divisions, which was Antonio Rojas of Stockton, Calif., as he defeated Akul Ramayani of Poughkeepsie, NY, 11-15, 15-12, 11-9, in the Boy's U14 final, and then teamed up with Ramayani to win the U14 doubles title, beating Nick Birnel (Bellingham, WA) and Jay Ferrer (Clearwater, FL), 15-7, 15-4, in the final.

Wayne Antone IV of Eugene, Oregon won Boy's U18 Singles by defeating Kevin Vazquez of Miami, FL, 15-12, 15-9. Jake Birnel (Bellingham, WA) and Mauro Rojas (Stockton, CA) won the Boy's U18 Doubles with a close two game match against Jordan Barth (Cold Spring, MN) and and Justus Benson (Sun Prairie, WI), 15-13, 15-13.

However, Barth was able to successfully defended his Boy's U16 Singles title, as he defeated Ramayani, 15-14, 15-0, in the final. The Boy's U16 Doubles title went to Californians Ricardo Diaz (Stockton, CA) and Dane Elkins (Los Angeles), who beat Julian Singh (Pleasanton, CA) and Mitchell Turner (Salem, OR), 15-3, 15-14, in the final.

On the girl's side, the big winner was Jordan Cooperrider of Palm Harbor, FL, who defeated her doubles partner, Erika Manilla of Centennial, CO in the Girl's U18 Singles final, 15-14, 15-13, and teamed up with Manilla to take the doubles title also, beating Karina Quintanilla (Harlingen, TX) and Daniela Torres (San Antonio, TX), 15-6, 15-0.

Newcomer Ingrid Robledo of San Diego defeated Briana Jacquet of Phoenix, 7-15, 15-4, 11-7, to win Girl's U16 Singles title, and the two won Girl's U16 Doubles together. In Girl's U14, Nikita Chauhan of San Ramon, CA was the double winner, as she defeated Heather Mahoney (Penngrove, CA), 6-15, 15-5, 11-4, in the singles final, and won the doubles round robin competition with Elena Dent of Lumberton, NC.

If you missed the action from Minnesota on the weekend, you can see some of the matches archived at the 2016 USA Racquetball Junior Olympics Livestream channel.

2016 USA Racquetball Junior Olympics
Fridley, Minnesota

Boy's U14

Final

Antonio Rojas (Stockton, CA) d. Akul Ramayani (Poughkeepsie, NY), 11-15, 15-12, 11-9

3rd place

Sahil Thacker (Tracy, CA) d. Krish Thacker (Tracy, CA), forfeit

Semi-finals

Akul Ramayani (Poughkeepsie, NY) d. Krish Thacker (Tracy, CA), 15-6, 15-14
Antonio Rojas (Stockton, CA) d. Sahil Thacker (Tracy, CA), 13-14, 15-13, 11-8

Boy's U16

Final

Jordan Barth (Cold Spring, MN) d. Akul Ramayani (Poughkeepsie, NY), 15-14, 15-0

3rd place

Dane Elkins (Los Angeles) d. Sahil Thakur (Tracy, CA), 14-15, 15-10, 11-5

Semi-finals

Jordan Barth (Cold Spring, MN) d. Sahil Thakur (Tracy, CA), 14-15, 15-10, 11-2
Akul Ramayani (Poughkeepsie, NY) d. Dane Elkins (Los Angeles), 1-15, 15-4, 11-8

Boy's U18

Final

Wayne Antone IV (Eugene, OR) d. Kevin Vazquez (Miami, FL), 15-12, 15-9

3rd place

Jake Birnel (Bellingham, WA) d. Mauro Rojas (Stockton, CA), forfeit

Semi-Finals

Wayne Antone IV (Eugene, OR) d. d. Mauro Rojas (Stockton, CA), 15-10, 2-15, 11-8
Kevin Vazquez (Miami, FL) d. Jake Birnel (Bellingham, WA), 7-15, 15-7, 11-10

Girl's U14

Final

Nikita Chauhan (San Ramon, CA) d. Heather Mahoney (Penngrove, CA), 6-15, 15-5, 11-4

3rd place

Elena Dent (Lumberton, NC) d. Graciana Wargo (Clearwater, FL), 12-15, 15-7, 11-6

Semi-Final

Nikita Chauhan (San Ramon, CA) d. Graciana Wargo (Clearwater, FL), 15-9, 15-8
Heather Mahoney (Penngrove, CA) d. Elena Dent (Lumberton, NC), 11-15, 15-5, 11-6

Girl's U16

Final

Ingrid Robledo (San Diego) d. Briana Jacquet (Phoenix, AZ), 7-15, 15-4, 11-7

3rd place

Nikita Chauhan (San Ramon, CA) d. Annie Roberts (Gresham, OR), 15-14, 15-11

Semi-finals

Ingrid Robledo (San Diego) d. Annie Roberts (Gresham, OR), 15-5, 15-0
Briana Jacquet (Phoenix, AZ) d. Nikita Chauhan (San Ramon, CA), 15-5, 15-8

Girl's U18

Final

Jordan Cooperrider (Palm Harbor, FL) d. Erika Manilla (Centennial, CO), 15-14, 15-13

3rd place

Hollie Scott (Lynden, WA) d. Karina Quintanilla (Harlingen, TX), 15-2, 15-2

Semi-finals

Erika Manilla (Centennial, CO) d. Karina Quintanilla (Harlingen, TX), 15-6, 15-5
Jordan Cooperrider (Palm Harbor, FL) d. Hollie Scott (Lynden, WA), 15-10, 7-15, 11-7

Boy's U18 Doubles - Final

Jake Birnel (Bellingham, WA) & Mauro Rojas (Stockton, CA) d. Jordan Barth (Cold Spring, MN) & Justus Benson (Sun Prairie, WI), 15-13, 15-13

3rd place

Jeremy Dixon (Downers Grover, IL) & Gavin Usher (Portland, OR) d. Wayne Antone IV (Eugene, OR) & Kevin Vazquez (Miami, FL), forfeit

Semi-finals

Jake Birnel (Bellingham, WA) & Mauro Rojas (Stockton, CA) d. Jeremy Dixon (Downers Grover, IL) & Gavin Usher (Portland, OR), 15-5, 15-5
Jordan Barth (Cold Spring, MN) & Justus Benson (Sun Prairie, WI) d. Wayne Antone IV (Eugene, OR) & Kevin Vazquez (Miami, FL), 15-13, 8-15, 11-9

Boy's U16 Doubles

Final

Ricardo Diaz (Stockton, CA) & Dane Elkins (Los Angeles) d. Julian Singh (Pleasanton, CA) & Mitchell Turner (Salem, OR), 15-3, 15-14

3rd Place

Ben Baron (Phoenix) & Benjamin Hyman (Denver) d. Micah Farmer (Trophy Club, Texas) & David Marsden (Arlington, TX), 5-15, 15-12, 11-9

Semi-finals

Julian Singh (Pleasanton, CA) & Mitchell Turner (Salem, OR) d. Micah Farmer (Trophy Club, Texas) & David Marsden (Arlington, TX), 15-11, 15-5
Ricardo Diaz (Stockton, CA) & Dane Elkins (Los Angeles) d. Ben Baron (Phoenix) & Benjamin Hyman (Denver), 15-6, 15-12

Boy's U14 Doubles

Final

Akul Ramayani (Poughkeepsie, NY) & Antonio Rojas (Stockton, CA) d. Nick Birnel (Bellingham, WA) & Jay Ferrer (Clearwater, FL), 15-7, 15-4

3rd place

Cayden Akins (Keller, TX) & Brian Barberis (McKinney, TX) d. Ivan Hernandez (Norwalk, CA) & Aidan Tu (Danville, CA), 15-6, 15-3

Semi-finals

Nick Birnel (Bellingham, WA) & Jay Ferrer (Clearwater, FL) d. Cayden Akins (Keller, TX) & Brian Barberis (McKinney, TX), 15-9, 15-11
Akul Ramayani (Poughkeepsie, NY) & Antonio Rojas (Stockton, CA) d. Ivan Hernandez (Norwalk, CA) & Aidan Tu (Danville, CA), 15-4, 15-2

Girl's U18 Doubles - Final

Jordan Cooperrider (Palm Harbor, FL) & Erika Manilla (Centennial, CO) d. Karina Quintanilla (Harlingen, TX) & Daniela Torres (San Antonio, TX), 15-6, 15-0

Girl's U16 Doubles - Round Robin

1st - Brian Jacquet (Phoenix) & Ingrid Robledo (San Diego)
2nd - Adriana Ramierez (San Juan, PR) & Frances Vasquez (San Juan, PR)
3rd - Emmalie Kernan (Douglasville, GA) & Alanna Shea (Cortland Manor, NY)

Girl's U14 Doubles - Round Robin

1st - Nikita Chauhan (San Ramon, CA) & Elena Dent (Lumberton, NC)
2nd - Hannah Carver (Spokane, WA) & Megan Carver (Spokane, WA)
3rd - Morgan Hansen (Hudson, IA) & Rei McCOrmick (Urbandele, IA)
4th - Lily Caldwell (Grand Junction, CO) & Sadie Hansen (Hudson, IA)

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Fumero & Montoya win WRT 2016 Long Beach Open

Teobaldo Fumero and Rodrigo Montoya were the surprise winners on the weekend at the 2016 World Racquetball Tour (WRT) Long Beach Open in Long Beach, California, as they were seeded 8th, but knocked off the #1, #3 and #5 seeds en route to victory in a tournament that some players were using as a tune-up for next month's International Racquetball Federation (IRF) World Championships to be held in Cali, Colombia.

Fumero and Montoya won't be playing together at Worlds, as Fumero is Costa Rican and Montoya is Mexican, but they beat the Bolivian brother team of Carlos Keller and Roland Keller, 15-5, 15-13, in the final.

In the semi-finals, Fumero and Montoya beat David Horn and Andree Parrilla, 5-15, 15-7, 11-9, while Keller and Keller beat the Ecuador team of Fernando Rios and Jose Daniel Ugalde, 15-6, 13-15, 11-8.

There were great matches in the quarterfinals also, as Fumero and Montoya knocked off the top seeded American team of Jake Bredenbeck and Jose Diaz, 11-15, 15-3, 11-6, and Rios and Ugalde took down the #2 seeded Mexican team of Alejandro Landa and Javier Moreno, 12-15, 15-5, 11-10, in what was a rematch of this year's Pan American Championship final that Landa and Moreno won.

Also in the quarters, Keller and Keller beat the reigning World Champion Men's Doubles team of Sebastian Franco and Alejandro Herrera by injury default, and hopefully the injury isn't serious, so that the Colombians are healthy to defend their title next month. Finally, Horn and Parrilla defeated the 4th seeds Alejandro Cardona and Jaime Martell by a surprisingly comfortable margin, 15-6, 15-5.

These results are very curious, and perhaps highlight the competitiveness of Men's Doubles going into the World Championships in Cali, where the field could be very open.

WRT 2016 Long Beach Open - Doubles

Final

8) Teobaldo Fumero & Rodrigo Montoya d. 3) Carlos Keller & Roland Keller, 15-5, 15-13

Semi-finals

8) Teobaldo Fumero & Rodrigo Montoya d. 5) David Horn & Andree Parrilla, 5-15, 15-7, 11-9
3) Carlos Keller & Roland Keller d. 7) Fernando Rios & Jose Daniel Ugalde, 15-6, 13-15, 11-8

Quarterfinals

8) Teobaldo Fumero & Rodrigo Montoya d. 1) Jake Bredenbeck & Jose Diaz, 11-15, 15-3, 11-6
5) David Horn & Andree Parrilla d. 4) Alejandro Cardona & Jaime Martell, 15-6, 15-5

3) Carlos Keller & Roland Keller d. 6) Sebastian Franco & Alejandro Herrera, injury forfeit
7) Fernando Rios & Jose Daniel Ugalde d. 2) Alejandro Landa & Javier Moreno, 12-15, 15-5, 11-10

Round of 16

1) Jake Bredenbeck & Jose Diaz d. 17) Rafael Filippini & Gerardo Franco, 15-4, 15-12
8) Teobaldo Fumero & Rodrigo Montoya d. 9) Nicolai Miramontes & Francisco Troncoso, 15-2, 15-9

5) David Horn & Andree Parrilla d. 12) Pedro Castro & Luis Felipe Muñoz, 15-13, 15-7
4) Alejandro Cardona & Jaime Martell d. 13) Greg Solis & Brandon Davis, 14-15, 15-13, 11-6

3) Carlos Keller & Roland Keller d. 14) Mike Orr & Shawn Royster, 15-5, 15-3
6) Sebastian Franco & Alejandro Herrera d. 11) Javier Mar & Alan Natera, 7-15, 15-8, 11-7

7) Fernando Rios & Jose Daniel Ugalde d. 10) Brian Pineda & Mauro Rojas, 15-14, 14-15, 11-7
2) Alejandro Landa & Javier Moreno d. 15) Tim Prigo & Charlie Pratt, 7-15, 15-5, 11-6

Round of 32

1) Jake Bredenbeck & Jose Diaz - BYE
17) Rafael Filippini & Gerardo Franco d. 16) Sebastian Fernandez & Miguel Rodriguez Jr., 15-13, 15-12

9) Nicolai Miramontes & Francisco Troncoso - BYE
8) Teobaldo Fumero & Rodrigo Montoya - BYE

5) David Horn & Andree Parrilla - BYE
12) Pedro Castro & Luis Felipe Muñoz d. 21) Joe Lara & Philip Varela Jr., 15-10, 15-8

13) Greg Solis & Brandon Davis d. 20) Patrick Allin & Alexi David Cocco Hayes, 15-5, 15-7
4) Alejandro Cardona & Jaime Martell - BYE

3) Carlos Keller & Roland Keller - BYE
14) Mike Orr & Shawn Royster d. 19) Ricardo Diaz & Dane Elkins, 15-4, 15-0

11) Javier Mar & Alan Natera d. 22) Victor Rodriguez & Ramon Valerio, 15-4, 15-7
6) Sebastian Franco & Alejandro Herrera - BYE

7) Fernando Rios & Jose Daniel Ugalde - BYE
10) Brian Pineda & Mauro Rojas - BYE

15) Tim Prigo & Charlie Pratt d. 18) Emmett Coe & Justin Ivers, 15-8, 15-7
2) Alejandro Landa & Javier Moreno - BYE

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Longoria wins 2016 LPRT Tour Rosa Mexicano

Paola Longoria completed an undefeated Ladies Professional Racquetball Tour (LPRT) season Saturday, as she beat Frédérique Lambert in the final of the 2016 Tour Rosa Mexicano in Veracruz, Mexico, 6-11, 11-6, 3-11, 11-9, 11-2. Longoria played almost the entire match from behind, as she lost game one and game three, and was down 2-0 in the tie-breaker. However, Longoria scored eleven straight points to win the breaker, and complete her perfect record for the season.

After splitting the first two games, Lambert took game three comfortably, 11-3. She used that momentum to go out to a 5-0 lead in game four. But Longoria came back, and eventually tied it at 7-7.

Yet Lambert went ahead again with a forehand pinch and a backhand down the line that made it 9-7. She then hit a lob Z to the right side, Longoria’s forehand, that Longoria returned down the line for a winner. It was the first time Lambert did that in the match.

Longoria took a timeout. But Lambert won the ensuing rally. However, an avoidable prevented Lambert from extending her lead. The referee was calling hinders and avoidables against both players and doing so before they were asked for, which was the case when Lambert served next, as she had an offensive opportunity that was taken away when the referee called a hinder prior to Lambert setting up for the ball that was a short ceiling ball by Longoria. Lambert hit a kill shot, but to no avail.

On the next rally, Lambert was called for an avoidable, as she hit the ball back at herself, and Longoria was right there to set up for it. Longoria used the opportunity to make the score 8-9 as she forced a backhand skip out of Lambert with a drive serve to the left.

After a replay for a screen serve, Lambert got the serve back with an overhead forehand serve return winner. However, she skipped her drive serve, which was the third time in the match Lambert had done so. If you’re trying to cause an upset, the minimizing errors is more important than hitting spectacular shots. Skipping a serve is a big error, and doing it three times is three times too many.

Longoria tied the game at 9-9 with a drive serve ace to the left side. That led to the most spectacular rally of the match.

On a second serve, Longoria hit a half lob to the left that Lambert took high with her backhand. That put the ball in the middle, and Longoria drove it to the right side, but Lambert scrambled over and saved the ball into the back wall deep on the right side. Again Longoria drove a forehand down the line, and again Longoria saved the ball, but with a weak shot to the front wall giving Longoria an opportunity to hit a backhand to the left side. That should have been a winner but Lambert dove towards the back wall to save the ball into the back wall, and her shot made the front wall, where it rolled out of the right corner for a winner. Two great gets led to an amazing outcome.

But that effort just got Lambert the serve back, rather than increasing her score. Lambert called a timeout after that rally, and on the next rally she forced a ceiling ball return from Longoria, but Lambert tried to hit a backhand winner from shoulder height that went right into the floor instead.

Longoria made it 10-9 on the next rally, but failed to win the game on her first game point, as she was called for an avoidable. Longoria wanted to appeal the call, but she was out of appeals, having used her last one a couple of rallies earlier on a short serve call.

However, Lambert wasn’t able to take advantage, as Longoria got the serve back with backhand pinch shot. Longoria won the game when Lambert was called for an avoidable. That was possibly a harsh call on Lambert, as Longoria seemed to be moving back as she was setting up for the shot.

But the bottom line was that Lambert was up 9-7 in game four, two points away from winning the match, and Longoria prevented her from scoring another point.

After about 80 min on court, and four tough games, you’d think game five would be more of the same. However, game five went by in the blink of an eye, as Longoria won it in 6 min. Lambert served first, and scored two points, but only served once more after that, as Longoria scored 11 straight points, including one ace and four service winners.

Longoria’s win sealed a fourth undefeated season for her in the last five seasons. Lambert is last player to defeated Longoria, doing so in March 2015 at the New Jersey Open.

Lambert had a second chance to defeat Longoria Saturday, as they faced off in the doubles final as well. That match also went to a tie-breaker, but Longoria and Samantha Salas came out on top, defeating Lambert and Maria Renee Rodriguez, 15-5, 10-15, 11-8.

Longoria and Salas tried to take advantage of Rodriguez, the youngest and least experienced of the players in the final, and both served to her late in the match, but Rodriguez generally held her own against the current three time World Champions.

This event concludes the 2015-16 LPRT season. If you missed any of the LPRT action, checkout the LPRT LiveStream channel, which has an archive of matches. And look for The Racquetball Blog LPRT season summary soon.

LPRT 2016 Tour Rosa Mexicano
June 10-11, 2016 - Veracruz, Mexico

Final

1) Paola Longoria d. 3) Frédérique Lambert, 6-11, 11-6, 3-11, 11-9, 11-2

Semi-finals

1) Paola Longoria d. 4) Samantha Salas, 11-2, 11-6, 11-3
3) Frédérique Lambert d. 2) Rhonda Rajsich, 11-7, 11-13, 11-5, 11-2

Doubles - Final

1) Paola Longoria & Samantha Salas d. 3) Frédérique Lambert & Maria Renee Rodriguez, 15-5, 10-15, 11-8

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2016 LPRT Tour Rosa Mexicano - Quarterfinals

Second seed Rhonda Rajsich narrowly defeated Susana Acosta in the quarterfinals of the 2016 Ladies Professional Racquetball Tour (LPRT) Tour Rosa Mexicano in Veracruz, Mexico, winning 11-9, 12-10, 10-12, 11-9. Rajsich will play 3rd seed Frédérique Lambert in the semi-finals on Saturday, as Lambert was a straight game winner against Alexandra Herrera, 11-8, 11-3, 11-7.

The other semi will see doubles partners face off, as LPRT #1 Paola Longoria plays Samantha Salas. Longoria beat Cristina Amaya in the quarters, 11-6, 11-2, 11-6, and Salas saw off Jessica Parrilla, 11-2, 11-0, 11-3.

No upsets in singles, but one in doubles, as Lambert and Maria Renee Rodriguez, the 3rd seeds, beat 2nd seeds Rajsich and Parrilla, 15-8, 15-8, and will face top seeds and World Champions Longoria and Salas, who were winners against Herrera and Monserrat Mejia, 15-5, 15-9.

The semi-finals and final can be seen live via the LPRT Livestream channel on Saturday. Note, the singles final is scheduled for 6 PM Saturday night with the doubles final to follow at 7 PM.

LPRT 2016 Tour Rosa Mexicano
June 10-11, 2016 - Veracruz, Mexico

Quarterfinals

1) Paola Longoria d. 8) Cristina Amaya, 11-6, 11-2, 11-6
4) Samantha Salas d. 5) Jessica Parrilla, 11-2, 11-0, 11-3

3) Frédérique Lambert d. 6) Alexandra Herrera, 11-8, 11-3, 11-7
2) Rhonda Rajsich d. 7) Susana Acosta, 11-9, 12-10, 10-12, 11-9

Semi-finals - Saturday

1) Paola Longoria v. 4) Samantha Salas - 1 PM
2) Rhonda Rajsich v. 3) Frédérique Lambert - Noon

Doubles - Semi-finals

1) Paola Longoria & Samantha Salas d. 4) Alexandra Herrera & Monserrat Mejia, 15-5, 15-9
3) Frédérique Lambert & Maria Renee Rodriguez d. 2) Rhonda Rajsich & Jessica Parrilla, 15-8, 15-8

Doubles - Final - Saturday

1) Paola Longoria & Samantha Salas v. 3) Frédérique Lambert & Maria Renee Rodriguez - 7 PM

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2016 LPRT Tour Rosa Mexicano - Round of 16

No upsets in the Round of 16 at 2016 Ladies Professional Racquetball Tour (LPRT) Tour Rosa Mexicano in Veracruz, Mexico. LPRT #1 Paola Longoria defeated Neyda Maldonado, 11-0, 11-1, 11-2, and will face Cristina Amaya in the quarterfinals, as Amaya beat Maria Renee Rodriguez in four games, 11-4, 7-11, 11-4, 11-5.

In all, five of the quarterfinalists are Mexican, led by Longoria, and including Samantha Salas, Jessica Parrilla, Alexandra Herrera and Susana Acosta. Salas and Parrilla will face off in the quarters, while Herrera is up against 3rd seed Frédérique Lambert and left-hander Acosta plays LPRT #2 Rhonda Rajsich.

The quarterfinals can be seen live via the LPRT Livestream channel from 5 PM. Note, the singles final is scheduled for 6 PM Saturday night with the doubles final to follow at 7 PM.

LPRT 2016 Tour Rosa Mexicano
June 10-11, 2016 - Veracruz, Mexico

Round of 16 (seedings)

1) Paola Longoria d. 16) Neyda Maldonado, 11-0, 11-1, 11-2
8) Cristina Amaya d. 9) Maria Renee Rodriguez, 11-4, 7-11, 11-4, 11-5

5) Jessica Parrilla d. 12) Monserrat Mejia, 7-11, 11-5, 11-6, 11-6
4) Samantha Salas d. 13) Jessica Maldonado, 8-11, 11-1, 11-4, 11-4

3) Frédérique Lambert d. 14) Ana Sofia Gasca Rodriguez, 11-2, 11-6, 11-1
6) Alexandra Herrera d. 11) Adrienne Haynes, 11-0, 11-4, 11-3

7) Susana Acosta d. 10) Carolina Luque, 2-11, 11-1, 11-4, 11-3
2) Rhonda Rajsich d. 15) Anakaren Flores Segovia, 11-0, 11-3, 11-1

Quarterfinals

1) Paola Longoria v. 8) Cristina Amaya - 6 PM
4) Samantha Salas v. 5) Jessica Parrilla - 6 PM

3) Frédérique Lambert v. 6) Alexandra Herrera - 5 PM
2) Rhonda Rajsich v. 7) Susana Acosta - 5 PM

Doubles - Quarterfinals

1) Paola Longoria & Samantha Salas - BYE
4) Alexandra Herrera & Monserrat Mejia d. 5) Susana Acosta & Jessica Maldonado, 15-7, 15-6

3) Frédérique Lambert & Maria Renee Rodriguez d. 6) Adrienne Haynes & Carolina Luque, 15-10, 15-1
2) Rhonda Rajsich & Jessica Parrilla d. 7) Neyda Maldonado & Ana Sofia Gasca Rodriguez, 15-8, 15-4

Doubles - Semi-finals

1) Paola Longoria & Samantha Salas v. 4) Alexandra Herrera & Monserrat Mejia - 8 PM
2) Rhonda Rajsich & Jessica Parrilla v. 3) Frédérique Lambert & Maria Renee Rodriguez - 7 PM

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LPRT 2016 Tour Rosa Mexicano Preview

The 2015-16 Ladies Professional Racquetball Tour (LPRT) season concludes this weekend with the Tour Rosa Mexicano in Veracruz, Mexico. There are 16 players in the event, including LPRT #1 Paola Longoria, who will be trying to complete an undefeated season.

If Longoria does go undefeated, it will be the 5th season in the last 6 seasons she has done so. Since the beginning of the 2011-12 season, Longoria has won 50 of 54 women’s pro tournaments.

The action starts Friday, and the Round of 16 can be seen live via the LPRT Livestream channel.

LPRT 2016 Tour Rosa Mexicano
June 10-11, 2016 - Veracruz, Mexico

Round of 16 (seedings)

1) Paola Longoria v. 16) Neyda Maldonado
8) Cristina Amaya v. 9) Maria Renee Rodriguez

5) Jessica Parrilla v. 12) Monserrat Mejia
4) Samantha Salas v. 13) Jessica Maldonado

3) Frédérique Lambert v. 14) Ana Sofia Gasca Rodriguez
6) Alexandra Herrera v. 11) Adrienne Haynes

7) Susana Acosta v. 10) Carolina Luque
2) Rhonda Rajsich v. 15) Anakaren Flores Segovia

Doubles - Quarterfinals

1) Paola Longoria & Samantha Salas - BYE
4) Alexandra Herrera & Monserrat Mejia v. 5) Susana Acosta & Jessica Maldonado

3) Frédérique Lambert & Maria Renee Rodriguez v. 6) Adrienne Haynes & Carolina Luque
2) Rhonda Rajsich & Jessica Parrilla v. 7) Neyda Maldonado & Ana Sofia Gasca Rodriguez

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