Doubles draws for 2016 World Junior Championships

Mexican teams are the top seeds in all of the doubles divisions at the 28th International Racquetball Federation (IRF) World Junior Racquetball Championships in San Luis Potosi, Mexico, but in the Girl’s U18 division they are behind, as the USA team of Erika Manilla and Jordan Cooperrider have won both of their matches so far, while Mexicans Mariel Morales and Erin Rivera are one and one after losing to the Guatemala team of Gabriela Martinez and Andrea Martinez, 15-10, 15-9, on Tuesday.

In Boy’s U18 doubles, Gerardo Franco and Cristian Longoria of Mexico are the odds on favorites to win gold, although we’ll be interested to see them play 2nd seeds Jake Birnel and Mauro Rojas of the USA in the final, assuming the two teams make it that far.

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, 15-12
Gabriela Martinez & Andrea Martinez (Guatemala) d. Mariel Morales & Erin Rivera (Mexico), 15-10, 15-9

Standings

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

Boy's U18 Doubles

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

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

Girl's U16 Doubles - Double Round Robin*

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

Standings

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

Boy's U16 Doubles

1) Eduardo Portillo & Rodrigo Rodriguez (Mexico) - BYE
8) Sergio Ortega & Marco Sarmiento (Honduras) v. 9) Josue Bermeo & Esteban de Janon (Ecuador)

5) Ricardo Diaz & Dane Elkins (USA) - BYE
4) Sergio Acuña & Pablo Freer (Costa Rica) - BYE

3) Johan Adasme & Ari Weissbrot (Chile)
6) Geovani Mendoza & Javier Nathan (Guatemala) - BYE

7) Spencer Bell & Kaleb Osborne (Canada) - BYE
2) Fernando Ruiz & Bernardo Valencia (Bolivia) - BYE

Girl's U14 Doubles

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

3) Valeria Centellas & Romina Rivero (Bolivia) v. 6) Nikita Chauhan & Elena Dent (USA)
2) Nathalia Pinero & Ana Lucia Sarmiento (Ecuador) v. Yun Chaeen & Cho Seungmin (Korea)

Boy's U14 Doubles

1) Martin Martinez & Jose Ramos (Mexico) - BYE
8) Jose Cardona & Luis Perez (Guatemala) v. 9) Mingi Lee & Namwoo Lee (Korea)

5) Ian Frattinger & Sean Sauvé (Canada) - BYE
4) Antonio Rojas & Sahil Thakur (USA) - BYE

3) Roberto Arellano & Diego Garcia (Bolivia) - BYE
6) Esteban Rodriguez & Tomas Sanchez (Costa Rica) - BYE

7) Diego Gatica & Jaime Mansilla (Chile) v. 10) Manuel Oyhanart & Tomas Oyhanart (Argentina)
2) Juan Flores & Esteban Jano (Ecuador) - BYE

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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