Landa in WRT final for 2nd straight week

Alejandro Landa reached his second World Racquetball Tour (WRT) final in as many weeks Saturday, as the 6th seed upset 2nd seed Alejandro Cardona, 12-15, 15-14, 11-7, in the semi-finals of the Paola Longoria Challenge in Chihuahua, Mexico. Landa won last week’s WRT event in San Luis Potosi, Mexico, where he also defeated Cardona in the semis. Cardona had a 14-10 lead in game two in Chihuahua, so the match was on his racquet, but he wasn’t able to close it out.

Top seed Rodrigo Montoya will be Landa’s opponent in the final on Sunday, as Montoya beat Eduardo Garay in the other semi, 15-8, 15-2, ending what had been an impressive tournament for the 20th seed Garay.

Cardona did get the better of Landa in the doubles semi-finals, as Cardona and Erick Sandoval defeated Landa and Javier Moreno, 15-12, 15-13. In the other semi-final, Montoya and Andree Parrilla beat Gerardo Franco and Christian Longoria, 15-7, 15-13.

You can view the final live from Chihuahua at noon Sunday via the WRT website.

2017 WRT, Chihuahua, Mexico June 15-18, 2017

Singles - Semi-finals - Saturday

1) Rodrigo Montoya d. 20) Eduardo Garay, 15-8, 15-2
6) Alejandro Landa d. 2) Alejandro Cardona, 12-15, 15-14, 11-7

Singles - Final - Sunday

1) Rodrigo Montoya v. 6) Alejandro Landa - Noon

Doubles - Semi-finals - Saturday

1) Rodrigo Montoya & Andree Parrilla d. 4) Gerardo Franco & Christian Longoria, 15-7, 15-13
2) Alejandro Cardona & Erick Sandoval d. 3) Alejandro Landa & Javier Moreno, 15-12, 15-13

Doubles - Final - Sunday

1) Rodrigo Montoya & Andree Parrilla v. 2) Alejandro Cardona & Erick Sandoval

Follow the bouncing ball….