2016 LPRT Paola Longoria Invitational - Round of 16 & 32

Paola Longoria, the Ladies Professional Racquetball Tour (LPRT) #1 player, has reached the semi-finals of the tournament named for her: the 2016 Paola Longoria Invitational in Monterrey, Mexico, as have the other top four seeds: #2 Frédérique Lambert, #3 Jessica Parrilla and #4 Alexandra Herrera.

In the Round of 16, Longoria defeated 16th seed Ana Laura Flores, 11-4, 11-9, 11-1, and Lambert beat 15th seed Eleni Guzman, 11-1, 8-11, 11-8, 11-5, while Herrera ousted 13th seed Jessica Maldonado, 11-2, 11-9, 11-1. Third seed Jessica Parrilla had the greatest difficulty in the 16s, as she needed five games to defeat 14th seed Natalia Mendez, 11-7, 2-11, 11-8, 7-11, 11-4.

There were two upset winners in the Round of 16. Eleventh seed Monserrat Mejia caused the biggest upset, as she beat 6th seed Cristina Amaya, 1-11, 6-11, 11-8, 11-8, 11-7, while 9th seed Adriana Riveros won the 8/9 match by defeating 8th seed Carla Muñoz, 11-2, 11-5, 11-5.

The quarterfinals will be available live via the LPRT LiveStream channel beginning Saturday at 10 and 11 AM with the semi-finals at 4 and 5 PM. The singles final will be 2 PM Sunday with the doubles final to follow. All times central.

2016 Paola Longoria Invitational, November 4-6, 2016
Monterrey, Mexico

Round of 32 - Singles

1) Paola Longoria - BYE
16) Ana Laura Flores d. 17) Youngock Lee, 11-3, 5-11, 11-5, 11-3

9) Adriana Riveros - BYE
8) Carla Muñoz - BYE

5) Samantha Salas - BYE
12) Carolina Rivera - BYE

13) Jessica Maldonado - BYE
4) Alexandra Herrera - BYE

3) Jessica Parrilla - BYE
14) Natalia Mendez d. 19) Erin Rivera, 11-1, 13-11, 11-8

11) Monserrat Mejia - BYE
6) Cristina Amaya - BYE

7) Susana Acosta - BYE
10) Adrienne Haynes - BYE

15) Eleni Guzman d. 18) Denisse Maldonado, 11-4, 11-5, 11-5
2) Frédérique Lambert - BYE

Round of 16 - Singles

1) Paola Longoria d. 16) Ana Laura Flores, 11-4, 11-9, 11-1
9) Adriana Riveros d. 8) Carla Muñoz, 11-2, 11-5, 11-5

5) Samantha Salas d. 12) Carolina Rivera, 11-0, 11-1, 11-0
4) Alexandra Herrera d. 13) Jessica Maldonado, 11-2, 11-9, 11-1

3) Jessica Parrilla d. 14) Natalia Mendez, 11-7, 2-11, 11-8, 7-11, 11-4
11) Monserrat Mejia d. 6) Cristina Amaya, 1-11, 6-11, 11-8, 11-8, 11-7

7) Susana Acosta d. 10) Adrienne Haynes, 4-11, 11-8, 11-7, 11-8
2) Frédérique Lambert d. 15) Eleni Guzman, 11-1, 8-11, 11-8, 11-5

Quarterfinals - Singles

1) Paola Longoria v. 9) Adriana Riveros - 11 AM
4) Alexandra Herrera v. 5) Samantha Salas - 11 AM

3) Jessica Parrilla v. 11) Monserrat Mejia - 10 AM
2) Frédérique Lambert v. 7) Susana Acosta - 10 AM

Quarterfinals - Doubles - Friday

1) Paola Longoria & Samantha Salas v. 8) Ana Laura Flores & Erin Rivera
4) Susana Acosta & Jessica Maldonado v. 5) Cristina Amaya & Adriana Riveros

3) Alexandra Herrera & Carla Muñoz d. 6) Monserrat Mejia & Natalia Mendez, 15-13, 15-13
2) Frédérique Lambert & Jessica Parrilla d. 7) Youngock Lee & Carolina Rivera, 15-2, 15-4

Semi-finals - Doubles

1) Paola Longoria & Samantha Salas or 8) Ana Laura Flores & Erin Rivera v. 4) Susana Acosta & Jessica Maldonado or 5) Cristina Amaya & Adriana Riveros - 7 PM
2) Frédérique Lambert & Jessica Parrilla v. 3) Alexandra Herrera & Carla Muñoz - 6 PM

Follow the bouncing ball….