Singles draws for XXX Pan American Championships

The draws are out for the final stage of the XXX Pan American Racquetball Championships in San Jose, Costa Rica, and we have the singles divisions for you below. In Women’s Singles, Paola Longoria of Mexico is the #1 seed with the USA’s Rhonda Rajsich #2 seed. Longoria’s team-mate Samantha Salas is 3rd seed with Argentine Natalia Mendez 4th. Thus, Longoria and Salas won’t meet each other until the final (if they get that far).

So there could be double medals for Mexico in Women’s Singles, but not for Costa Rica, Canada or the USA, as some team-mates will face off before the medal round. In fact, the hosts Costa Rica will have its players Melania Sauma and Naomi Sasso Kessler play each other in the Round of 32, as will Canada with Jennifer Saunders and Michèle Morissette playing off. The USA’s Sharon Jackson plays Venezuela Paola Guerra in the 32s, but if she wins, then she’ll play Rajsich in the Round of 16.

These match ups were a result of the group stage results. In the group stage, if team-mates both won their respective group - as Longoria and Salas did - then they would not be on opposite sides of the draw, and potentially only meet in the final. However, if either player didn’t win their group, then there was the possibility of team-mates being on the same side of the draw, which has happened for Costa Rica, Canada and the USA in Women’s Singles. It’s also the case for players from Bolivia, Chile, and Ecuador, but players from those countries won’t meet in either the 32s or 16s.

In Men’s Singles, there is less of this, although Bolivians Conrado Moscoso and Carlos Keller could meet in the Round of 16, if Keller defeats Cuban Maikel Mollet Suarez in the Round of 32.

Javier Mar of Mexico is the #1 seed in Men’s Singles with American David Horn #2, Alejandro Landa of Mexico #3 and American Charlie Pratt #4.

The Rounds of 32 and 16 in both Men’s and Women’s Singles will be played on Wednesday with the quarterfinals on Thursday, semi-finals Friday and finals on Saturday.

XXX Pan American Racquetball Championships
San Jose, Costa Rica - April 8-15, 2017

Women's Singles - Round of 32

1) Paola Longoria (Mexico)
16) Maria Viera (Cuba) v. 17) Stefanny Barrios (Bolivia)

9) Melania Sauma (Costa Rica) v. 24) Naomi Sasso Kessler (Costa Rica)
8) Mariana Tobon (Venezuela) v. 25) Josefa Parada (Chile)

5) Jenny Daza (Bolivia) - BYE
12) Carla Muñoz (Chile) v. 21) Carolina Gomez (Colombia)

13) Gabriella Martinez (Guatemala) v. 20) Maria Cespedes (Dominican Republic)
4) Natalia Mendez (Argentina) - BYE

3) Samantha Salas (Mexico) - BYE
14) Maria Renee Rodriguez (Guatemala) v. 19) Pamela Sierra (Honduras)

11) Jennifer Saunders (Canada) v. 22) Michèle Morissette (Canada)
6) Veronica Sotomayor (Ecuador) v. 27) Véronique Guillemette (Argentina)

7) Merynanyelly Delgado (Dominican Republic) v. 26) Yurisledis Araujo (Cuba)
10) Cristina Amaya (Colombia) v. 23) Ana Christina Velez (Ecuador)

15) Sharon Jackson (USA) v. 18) Paola Guerra (Venezuela)
2) Rhonda Rajsich (USA) - BYE

Men's Singles - Round of 32 Wednesday

1) Javier Mar (Mexico) - BYE
16) Luis Perez (Dominican Republic) v. 17) Rodrigo Salgado (Chile)

9) Ricardo Gomez (Venezuela) v. 24) Jose Ubilla (Costa Rica)
8) Samuel Murray (Canada) v. 25) Carlos Medrano (Honduras)

5) Conrado Moscoso (Bolivia) - BYE
12) Carlos Keller (Bolivia) v. 21) Maikel Mollet Suarez (Cuba)

13) Francisco Gomez (Colombia) v. 20) Ramon De Leon (Dominican Republic)
4) Charlie Pratt (USA) - BYE

3) Alejandro Landa (Mexico) - BYE
14) Edwin Garcia (Guatemala) v. 19) Francisco Troncoso (Chile)

11) Jose Daniel Ugalde (Ecuador) v. 22) Shai Mazuri (Argentina)
6) Mike Green (Canada) v. 27) Fernando Mansell (Nicaragua)

7) Andrés Acuña (Costa Rica) v. 26) Marco Sarmiento (Honduras)
10) Fernando Kurzbard (Argentina) v. 23) Raul Gutierrez (Cuba)

15) Set Cubillos (Colombia) v. 18) Juan Jose Salvatierra (Guatemala)
2) David Horn (USA) - BYE

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