2016 IRF World Junior Championships - Doubles quarterfinals

The doubles quarterfinals Thursday at the 28th International Racquetball Federation (IRF) World Junior Racquetball Championships in San Luis Potosi, Mexico have determined who will be on the podium come Saturday, although they will still need to determine who is standing where on that podium.

The USA team of Erika Manilla and Jordan Cooperrider continue to look like they will be on top of the podium for the Girl’s U18 division, as they won their fourth in as many matches Wednesday. However, the Bolivians Brenda Laime and Flavia Meneses gave them a scare in game two, before Manilla and Cooperrider won in two straight games. But in game two, the Bolivians were up 10-2. The USA team came back and went ahead at 14-10, but couldn’t close it then.

That gave the Bolivians a chance, and they tied the score at 14-14, with the 13th and 14th points coming off American skips, one each by Coooperrider and Manilla. The USA called a timeout at that point, and when play resumed, they got the serve back via a Cooperrider forehand pinch serve return winner. The USA won it on the next rally as Manilla hit a strong backhand cross court.

The top four seeds all got through to the semis across the divisions except in Boy's U14, when Canadians Ian Frattinger and Sean Sauvé, who were 5th seeds, beat 4th seeds Antonio Rojas and Sahil Thakur of the USA, 10-15, 15-5, 11-8.

Look for live streaming of matches from San Luis Potosi via the IRF YouTube channel.

28th IRF World Junior Racquetball Championships
San Luis Potosi, Mexico

Girl's U18 Doubles - Double Round Robin*

Jordan Cooperrider & Erika Manilla (USA) d. Brenda Laime & Flavia Meneses (Bolivia), 15-7, 15-14
Gabriela Martinez & Andrea Martinez (Guatemala) d. Mariel Morales & Erin Rivera (Mexico), 15-8, 15-7

Standings

1) Jordan Cooperrider & Erika Manilla (USA) - 4-0
2) Gabriela Martinez & Andrea Martinez (Guatemala) - 3-1
2) Mariel Morales & Erin Rivera (Mexico) - 1-3
4) Brenda Laime & Flavia Meneses (Bolivia) - 0-4

Boy's U18 Doubles - Quarterfinals

1) Gerardo Franco & Cristian Longoria (Mexico) - BYE
4) Prado Mendoza & Cristhian Miña (Bolivia) d. 5) Devin Halko & Trevor Webb (Canada), 15-7, 15-11

3) Christian Chavez & Jorge Ochoa (Ecuador) d. 6) Alexander Pirie & Jose Ubilla (Costa Rica), 15-6, 15-7
2) Jake Birnel & Mauro Rojas (USA) - BYE

Boy's U18 Doubles - Semi-finals

1) Gerardo Franco & Cristian Longoria (Mexico) v. 4) Prado Mendoza & Cristhian Miña (Bolivia)
2) Jake Birnel & Mauro Rojas (USA) v. 3) Christian Chavez & Jorge Ochoa (Ecuador)

Girl's U16 Doubles - Double Round Robin*

Briana Jacquet & Ingrid Robledo (USA) d. Alexis Iwaasa (Canada) & Marjolaine Parent (Canada), 15-1, 15-3
Ana Laura Flores & Monserrat Mejia (Mexico) - BYE

Standings

Ana Laura Flores & Monserrat Mejia (Mexico) - 2-0
Briana Jacquet & Ingrid Robledo (USA) - 2-1
Alexis Iwaasa (Canada) & Marjolaine Parent (Canada) - 0-3

Boy's U16 Doubles - Quarterfinals

1) Eduardo Portillo & Rodrigo Rodriguez (Mexico) d. 8) Sergio Ortega & Marco Sarmiento (Honduras), 15-4, 15-5
4) Sergio Acuña & Pablo Freer (Costa Rica) d. 5) Ricardo Diaz & Dane Elkins (USA), 15-7, 15-4

3) Johan Adasme & Ari Weissbrot (Chile) d. 6) Geovani Mendoza & Javier Nathan (Guatemala), 15-13, 15-4
2) Fernando Ruiz & Bernardo Valencia (Bolivia) d. 7) Spencer Bell & Kaleb Osborne (Canada), 15-7, 15-8

Boy's U16 Doubles - Semi-finals

1) Eduardo Portillo & Rodrigo Rodriguez (Mexico) v. 4) Sergio Acuña & Pablo Freer (Costa Rica)
2) Fernando Ruiz & Bernardo Valencia (Bolivia) v. 3) Johan Adasme & Ari Weissbrot (Chile)

Girl's U14 Doubles - Quarterfinals

1) Guadalupe Griffin & Valeria Hernandez (Mexico) - BYE
4) Sofia Freer & Maricruz Ortiz (Costa Rica) d. 5) Juliette Parent & Cassie Prentice (Canada), 15-0, 15-3

3) Valeria Centellas & Romina Rivero (Bolivia) d. 6) Nikita Chauhan & Elena Dent (USA), 15-8, 10-15, 11-5
2) Nathalia Pinero & Ana Lucia Sarmiento (Ecuador) d. Yun Chaeen & Cho Seungmin (Korea), 15-2, 15-2

Girl's U14 Doubles - Semi-finals

1) Guadalupe Griffin & Valeria Hernandez (Mexico) v. 4) Sofia Freer & Maricruz Ortiz (Costa Rica)
2) Nathalia Pinero & Ana Lucia Sarmiento (Ecuador) v. 3) Valeria Centellas & Romina Rivero (Bolivia)

Boy's U14 Doubles - Quarterfinals

1) Martin Martinez & Jose Ramos (Mexico) d. 8) Jose Cardona & Luis Perez (Guatemala), 15-7, 15-2
5) Ian Frattinger & Sean Sauvé (Canada) d. 4) Antonio Rojas & Sahil Thakur (USA), 10-15, 15-5, 11-8

3) Roberto Arellano & Diego Garcia (Bolivia) d. 6) Esteban Rodriguez & Tomas Sanchez (Costa Rica), 8-15, 15-1, 11-3
2) Juan Flores & Esteban Jano (Ecuador) d. 7) Diego Gatica & Jaime Mansilla (Chile), 15-5, 15-1

Boy's U14 Doubles - Semi-finals

1) Martin Martinez & Jose Ramos (Mexico) v. 5) Ian Frattinger & Sean Sauvé (Canada)
2) Juan Flores & Esteban Jano (Ecuador) v. 3) Roberto Arellano & Diego Garcia (Bolivia)

Note: A double round robin format has each team playing the other teams twice, rather than only once in a regular round robin format.

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