Singles Rounds of 32 & 16 from XXX Pan American Championships

The top seeds are through to the quarterfinals at the XXX Pan American Racquetball Championships in San Jose, Costa Rica. In the Men’s Singles Round of 16, #1 seed Mexican Javier Mar defeated Luis Perez of the Dominican Republic, 15-10, 15-9, and will play Canadian Samuel Murray in the quarters, as Murray beat Ricardo Gomez of Venezuela, 15-3, 15-6. In Women’s Singles, #1 seed Paola Longoria of Mexico defeated Bolivian Stefanny Barrios, 15-9, 15-4, and will play Mariana Tobon of Venezuela in the quarterfinals, as Tobon beat Melania Sauma of Costa Rica, 15-11, 15-11.

There were a couple of upsets in Women’s Singles. Chilean Carla Muñoz, seeded 12th, defeated 5th seed Jenny Daza of Bolivia, 15-9, 15-2, and 13th seed Gabriella Martinez of Guatemala beat 4th seed Natalia Mendez of Argentina, 15-4, 15-2. Muñoz and Martinez will playoff in the quarterfinals with the winner meeting the winner of Longoria and Tobon in the semi-finals.

On the men’s side, Carlos Keller won an all Bolivia match against 5th seed Conrado Moscoso, 9-15, 15-10, 11-6. In the quarterfinals, Keller will face 4th seed Charlie Pratt (USA), who beat Francisco Gomez of Colombia, 15-11, 15-2, in the Round of 16.

Overall, in Women’s Singles there are seven countries represented in the final eight players with Mexico being the only country with two players. That contrasts with Men’s Singles, which has two players from each of Mexico, the USA and Canada, as well as a Costa Rican and a Bolivian.

The quarterfinals are 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 Wednesday

1) Paola Longoria (Mexico) - BYE
17) Stefanny Barrios (Bolivia) d. 16) Maria Viera (Cuba), 15-3, 12-15, 11-0

9) Melania Sauma (Costa Rica) d. 24) Naomi Sasso Kessler (Costa Rica), 15-5, 15-6
8) Mariana Tobon (Venezuela) d. 25) Josefa Parada (Chile), 15-2, 15-4

5) Jenny Daza (Bolivia) - BYE
12) Carla Muñoz (Chile) d. 21) Carolina Gomez (Colombia), 15-3, 15-3

13) Gabriella Martinez (Guatemala) d. 20) Maria Cespedes (Dominican Republic), 15-8, 15-9
4) Natalia Mendez (Argentina) - BYE

3) Samantha Salas (Mexico) - BYE
14) Maria Renee Rodriguez (Guatemala) d. 19) Pamela Sierra (Honduras), 15-11, 15-7

22) Michèle Morissette (Canada) d. 11) Jennifer Saunders (Canada), forfeit
6) Veronica Sotomayor (Ecuador) d. 27) Véronique Guillemette (Argentina), 4-0, injury forfeit

7) Merynanyelly Delgado (Dominican Republic) d. 26) Yurisledis Araujo (Cuba), 15-4, 15-4
10) Cristina Amaya (Colombia) d. 23) Ana Christina Velez (Ecuador), 15-8, 15-2

15) Sharon Jackson (USA) d. 18) Paola Guerra (Venezuela), 15-2, 15-1
2) Rhonda Rajsich (USA) - BYE

Women's Singles - Round of 16 Wednesday

1) Paola Longoria (Mexico) d. 17) Stefanny Barrios (Bolivia), 15-9, 15-4
8) Mariana Tobon (Venezuela) d. 9) Melania Sauma (Costa Rica), 15-11, 15-11

12) Carla Muñoz (Chile) d. 5) Jenny Daza (Bolivia), 15-9, 15-2
13) Gabriella Martinez (Guatemala) d. 4) Natalia Mendez (Argentina), 15-4, 15-2

3) Samantha Salas (Mexico) d. 14) Maria Renee Rodriguez (Guatemala), 15-1, 15-7
6) Veronica Sotomayor (Ecuador) d. 22) Michèle Morissette (Canada), 15-0, 15-1

10) Cristina Amaya (Colombia) d. 7) Merynanyelly Delgado (Dominican Republic), 15-6, 15-6
2) Rhonda Rajsich (USA) d. 15) Sharon Jackson (USA), 15-9, 15-11

Women's Singles - Quarterfinals Thursday

1) Paola Longoria (Mexico) v. 8) Mariana Tobon (Venezuela)
12) Carla Muñoz (Chile) v. 13) Gabriella Martinez (Guatemala)

3) Samantha Salas (Mexico) v. 6) Veronica Sotomayor (Ecuador)
2) Rhonda Rajsich (USA) v. 10) Cristina Amaya (Colombia)

Men's Singles - Round of 32 Wednesday

1) Javier Mar (Mexico) - BYE
16) Luis Perez (Dominican Republic) d. 17) Rodrigo Salgado (Chile), 15-5, 15-3

9) Ricardo Gomez (Venezuela) d. 24) Jose Ubilla (Costa Rica), 15-11, 3-15, 11-8
8) Samuel Murray (Canada) d. 25) Carlos Medrano (Honduras), 15-3, 15-3

5) Conrado Moscoso (Bolivia) - BYE
12) Carlos Keller (Bolivia) d. 21) Maikel Mollet Suarez (Cuba), 15-1, 15-12

13) Francisco Gomez (Colombia) d. 20) Ramon De Leon (Dominican Republic), 15-14, 15-7
4) Charlie Pratt (USA) - BYE

3) Alejandro Landa (Mexico) - BYE
14) Edwin Garcia (Guatemala) d. 19) Francisco Troncoso (Chile), 7-15, 15-4, 11-8

11) Jose Daniel Ugalde (Ecuador) d. 22) Shai Mazuri (Argentina), 15-3, 15-9
6) Mike Green (Canada) d. 27) Fernando Mansell (Nicaragua), 15-3, 15-3

7) Andrés Acuña (Costa Rica) d. 26) Marco Sarmiento (Honduras), 15-0, 15-3
10) Fernando Kurzbard (Argentina) d. 23) Raul Gutierrez (Cuba), 15-0, 15-5

15) Set Cubillos (Colombia) d. 18) Juan Jose Salvatierra (Guatemala), 15-10, 14-15, 11-6
2) David Horn (USA) - BYE

Men's Singles - Round of 16 Wednesday

1) Javier Mar (Mexico) d. 16) Luis Perez (Dominican Republic), 15-10, 15-9
8) Samuel Murray (Canada) d. 9) Ricardo Gomez (Venezuela), 15-3, 15-6

12) Carlos Keller (Bolivia) d. 5) Conrado Moscoso (Bolivia), 9-15, 15-10, 11-6
4) Charlie Pratt (USA) d. 13) Francisco Gomez (Colombia), 15-11, 15-2

3) Alejandro Landa (Mexico) d. 14) Edwin Garcia (Guatemala), 15-7, 15-4
6) Mike Green (Canada) d. 11) Jose Daniel Ugalde (Ecuador), 15-9, 15-10

7) Andrés Acuña (Costa Rica) d. 10) Fernando Kurzbard (Argentina), 15-12, 15-12
2) David Horn (USA) d. 15) Set Cubillos (Colombia), 15-7, 15-13

Men's Singles - Quarterfinals Thursday

1) Javier Mar (Mexico) v. 8) Samuel Murray (Canada)
4) Charlie Pratt (USA) v. 12) Carlos Keller (Bolivia)

3) Alejandro Landa (Mexico) v. 6) Mike Green (Canada)
2) David Horn (USA) v. 7) Andrés Acuña (Costa Rica)

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