Landa & Longoria could be double winners at 2017 Mexico National Team Selection Event

Alejandro Landa could be a double winner on Sunday at the 2017 Mexican Racquetball Federation National Team Selection Event in Chihuahua, Mexico, as he is in both the Men’s Singles and Men’s Doubles finals. In singles, Landa ended the good run of Andree Parrilla, although he needed three games to do it, winning, 13-15, 15-7, 11-3. In doubles, Landa and Polo Gutierrez upset top seeds and current Men’s Doubles World Champions Alvaro Beltran and Javier Moreno, 15-9, 15-10. The loss could mean that Beltran, who lost early in Men’s Singles to Parrilla, will not qualify for Team Mexico.

Landa will face Javier Mar in the Men’s Singles final, as Mar defeated Javier Estrada, 15-3, 15-10, in the other semi-final. On the doubles side, Landa and Gutierrez will play Parrilla and Rodrigo Montoya, who narrowly beat Mar and Eduardo Garay, 10-15, 15-13, 11-10.

Paola Longoria can be a double winner on the women’s side, as she comfortably reached the finals in Women’s Singles and Women’s Doubles. In the singles semi-finals, Longoria beat veteran left-hander Susana Acosta, 15-1, 15-4. She’ll play Samanatha Salas in the final, as Salas defeated Jessica Parrilla, 15-9, 15-10, in the other semi.

In Women’s Doubles, Longoria and Salas beat Lucia Gonzalez and Monserrat Mejia, 15-7, 15-3, in one semi-final, and Acosta and Jessica Maldonado defeated Parrilla and Montserrat Perez in the other, 15-14, 15-13.

The finals are Sunday in Chihuahua.

Campeonato Nacional Mexicano de Racqetbol Selectivo
Chihuahua, Mexico - March 8-12, 2017

Women's Open

Semi-finals - Saturday

1) Paola Longoria d. 4) Susana Acosta, 15-1, 15-4
2) Samantha Salas Solis d. 3) Jessica Parrilla, 15-9, 15-10

Final - Sunday

1) Paola Longoria v. 2) Samantha Salas Solis

Women's Open Doubles

Semi-finals - Saturday

1) Paola Longoria & Samantha Salas Solis d. 4) Lucia Gonzalez & Monserrat Mejia, 15-7, 15-3
2) Susana Acosta & Jessica Maldonado d. 3) Jessica Parrilla & Montserrat Perez, 15-14, 15-13

Final - Sunday

1) Paola Longoria & Samantha Salas Solis v. 2) Susana Acosta & Jessica Maldonado

Men's Open Singles

Semi-finals - Saturday

1) Javier Mar d. 13) Javier Estrada, 15-3, 15-10
3) Alejandro Landa v. 31) Andree Parrilla, 13-15, 15-7, 11-3

Final - Sunday

1) Javier Mar v. 3) Alejandro Landa

Men's Open Doubles

Semi-finals - Saturday

4) Polo Gutierrez & Alejandro Landa d. 1) Alvaro Beltran & Javier Moreno, 15-9, 15-10
2) Rodrigo Montoya & Andree Parrilla d. 3) Eduardo Garay & Javier Mar, 10-15, 15-13, 11-10

Final - Sunday

2) Rodrigo Montoya & Andree Parrilla v. 4) Polo Gutierrez & Alejandro Landa

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