Monday results at 29th IRF World Juniors

The results of Day Two at the 29th International Racquetball Federation (IRF) World Junior Racquetball Championships in Minneapolis, Minnesota at Lifetime Fitness Target Center are below.

In U18 Girl's Singles Group A, Guatemalan Gabriela Martinez went tie-breaker with Bolivian Stefanny Barrios, coming out on top 11-15, 15-9, 11-2. In Group C, Erin Rivera of Mexico survived a comeback by Canadian Alexis Iwaasa, 15-5, 5-15, 11-9. It seemed that Iwaasa was going to pull it out in the breaker, even though she fell behind 8-1 in game three.

But Iwaasa tied it at 8-8, helped by three drive serve aces to Rivera's backhand. Rivera got the serve back on a rally that seemed to start with a short serve, but it wasn't called short, which led to Rivera's winner. Rivera did go up 9-8 with a drive serve winner of her own that made it 9-8.

Two winning backhands by Iwaasa and the score was tied once again, 9-9. But after a short drive serve, Iwaasa hit a lob to the left that Rivera hit a winning backhand return of, and then proceeded to win the game and match with a drive serve ace to the left side - Iwaasa's backhand - and a drive serve winner to the left that Iwaasa could only get her racquet on.

The IRF World Juniors competition has two parts, like the World Cup of football/soccer. The first has three days of group play, and the results of that are used to create a playoff draw to determine the year's World Junior Champions. The group stage concludes Tuesday. The playoff stage will begin Wednesday.

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29th IRF World Junior Racquetball Championships
Minneapolis, Minnesota

U18 Boy's Singles

Group A

Trevor Webb (Canada) d. Jorge Ochoa Moreira (Ecuador), 15-5, 15-6
Gerardo Franco (Mexico) - BYE

Group B

Lee Gun Hee (South Korea) d. Federico Viveros (Colombia), 15-1, 15-2
Fernando Ruiz (Bolivia) - BYE

Group C

Juan Francisco Cueva (Ecuador) d. Simon Comeau (Canada), 15-5, 15-9
Eduardo Portillo (Mexico) - BYE

Group D

Set Cubillos (Colombia) d. Geovani Mendoza (Guatemala), 15-5, 15-10
Bryan Zambrana (Bolivia) d. Ari Weissbrot (Chile), 15-5, 3-15, 11-7

Group E

Mauro Rojas (USA) d. Rafael Gatica (Chile), 15-1, 15-0
Andres Montero (Costa Rica) d. Sergio Ortega (Honduras), 15-12, 15-6

Group F

Dane Elkins (USA) d. Jose Salvatierra (Guatemala), 15-4, 15-3
Sergio Acuña (Costa Rica) d. Marco Sarmiento (Honduras), 15-3, 15-8

U16 Boy's Singles

Group A

Sean Sauvé (Canada) d. Rafael Gatica (Chile), 15-8, 15-9
Sebastian Fernandez (Mexico) - BYE

Group B

Juan Sebastian Flores (Ecuador) d. Jose Cardona (Guatemala), 15-3, 15-11
Gerson Miranda (Bolivia) - BYE

Group C

Liam Evangelista (Mexico) d. Jack Hanrahan (Ireland), 15-1, 15-2
Ian Frattinger (Canada) d. Johan Adamsme (Chile), 15-11, 15-7

Group D

Diego Garcia (Bolivia) d. Tomas Olyhanart (Argentina), 15-0, 15-1
Javier Nathan (Guatemala) d. Esteban de Janon (Ecuador), 15-11, 10-15, 11-3

Group E

Pablo Freer (Costa Rica) d. Odhran Moloney (Ireland), 15-3, 15-0,
Cayden Akins (USA) d. Felipe Cardona (Colombia), 15-13, 15-5

Group F

Julian Homberger (Costa Rica) d. Tae Hwa Jeong (South Korea), 15-3, 15-4
Sahil Thakur (USA) d. Federico Viveros (Colombia), 15-0, 15-2

U14 Boy's Singles

Group A

Josue Bermeo (Ecuador) d. Nathan Jauvin (Canada), 15-0, 15-14
Sebastian Longoria (Mexico) - BYE

Group B

Hector Barrios (Bolivia) d. Jack Kearney (Ireland), 15-5, 15-6
Luis Perez (Guatemala) d. Namen Gauri (Canada), 7-15, 15-6, 11-3

Group C

Erick Trujillo (Mexico) d. Ben Carey (Ireland), 15-6, 15-3
Pablo Vera (Ecuador) d. Aaron Nunez (Costa Rica), 15-6, 15-2

Group D

Antonio Rojas (USA) d. Diego Gatica (Chile), 15-3, 15-2
Adrian Jaldin (Bolivia) d. Namwoo Lee (South Korea), 15-0, 15-10

Group E

Akul Ramayani (USA) d. Jaime Mansilla (Chile), 15-4, 15-3
Felipe Guillen (Costa Rica) d. Tomas Oyhanart (Argentina), 15-3, 15-3

U18 Boy's Doubles

Group A

Simon Comeau (Canada) & Trevor Webb (Canada) d. Geovani Mendoza & Jose Salvatierra (Guatemala), 15-12, 15-1
Gerardo Franco & Eduardo Portillo (Mexico) - BYE

Group B

Sergio Acuña & Andres Montero (Costa Rica) d. Felipe Cardona & Set Cubillos (Colombia), 15-12 15-6
Lukas Le & Mauro Rojas (USA) - BYE

Group C

Juan Francisco Cueva & Jorge Ochoa Moreira (Ecuador) d. Sergio Ortega & Marco Sarmiento (Honduras), 15-4, 15-13
Rodrigo Mendoza & Bryan Zambrana (Bolivia) d. Lee Gun Hee & Tae Hwa Jeong (South Korea), 15-9, 15-7

U16 Boy's Doubles

Group A

Ian Frattinger & Sean Sauvé (Canada) d. Jose Cardona & Javier Nathan (Guatemala), 15-11, 15-5
Sebastian Fernandez & Oscar Nieto (Mexico) - BYE

Group B

Juan Sebastian Flores & Esteban de Janon (Ecuador) d. Julian Singh & Mitchell Turner (USA), 14-15, 15-11, 11-5
Diego Garcia & Gerson Miranda (Bolivia) - BYE

Group C

Julian Homberger & Tomas Sanchez (Costa Rica) d. Jack Hanrahan & Odhran Moloney (Ireland), 15-1, 15-0
Johan Adamsme & Ari Weissbrot (Chile) - BYE

U14 Boy's Doubles

Group A

Diego Gatica & Jaime Mansilla (Chile) d. Felipe Guillen & Victor Segura (Costa Rica), 15-14, 5-15, 11-3
Sebastian Longoria & Erick Trujillo (Mexico) - BYE

Group B

Akul Ramayani & Antonio Rojas (USA) d. Luis Perez & Bayron Rosil (Guatemala), 15-2, 15-0
Hector Barrios & Adrian Jaldin (Bolivia) - BYE

Group C

Josue Bermeo & Pablo Vera (Ecuador) d. Ben Carey & Jack Kearney (Ireland), 15-5, 15-6
Namen Gauri & Nathan Jauvin (Canada) d. Namwoo Lee & Dongjin Woo (South Korea), 15-2, 14-15, 11-7

U18 Girl's Singles

Group A

Gabriela Martinez (Guatemala) d. Stefanny Barrios (Bolivia), 11-15, 15-9, 11-2
Jordan Cooperrider (USA) - BYE

Group B

Montserrat Mejia (Mexico) d. So Eun Lee (South Korea), 15-0, 15-0
Valeria Centellas (Bolivia) d. Maria Jose Muñoz (Ecuador), 15-6, 15-8

Group C

Hollie Scott (USA) d. Daniela Herrera (Colombia), 15-4, 15-1
Erin Rivera (Mexico) d. Alexis Iwaasa (Canada), 15-5, 5-15, 11-9

U16 Girl's Singles

Group A

Romina Rivero (Bolivia) d. Nathalia Pinero (Ecuador), 15-5, 15-6
Laura Flores (Mexico) - BYE

Group B

Ana Lucia Sarmiento (Ecuador) d. Daniela Herrera (Colombia), 15-0, 15-2
Jazmin Aguilar Salvatierra (Guatemala) - BYE

Group C

Stefanny Barrios (Bolivia) d. Josefa Parada (Chile), 15-3, 15-8
Cristina Rivera (Mexico) - BYE

Group D

Nikita Chauhan (USA) d. Chaeen Yun (South Korea), 15-3, 15-3
Cassie Prentice (Canada) d. Aranxa Anguizola (Costa Rica), 15-1, 15-0

Group E

Briana Jacquet (USA) d. Melissa Barrantes (Costa Rica), 15-0, 15-0
Camila Wilscam (Canada) d. Josefina Toro (Chile), 15-12, 15-4

U14 Girl's Singles

Group A

Julia Stein (USA) v. Juliette Parent (Canada)
Micaela Meneses Cuellar (Bolivia) - BYE

Group B

Sofia Freer (Costa Rica) v. Jazmin Aguilar Salvatierra (Guatemala)
Guadalupe Griffin (Mexico) - BYE

Group C

Annie Roberts (USA) v. Riley Sommerville (Canada)
Camila Rivero (Bolivia) v. Aoife Beckett (Ireland), 15-6, 15-13

Group D

Karime Arreola (Mexico) v. Kelly Ann Ryan (Ireland)
Maricruz Ortiz (Costa Rica) v. Chae Yeon Lee (South Korea)

U18 Girl's Doubles - Double Round Robin

Round 2

Denisse Maldonado & Montserrat Mejia (Mexico) d. Maria Jose Muñoz & Ana Lucia Sarmiento (Ecuador), 15-5, 15-6
Megan Carver & Hollie Scott (USA) - BYE

Standings

1 Denisse Maldonado & Montserrat Mejia (Mexico) - 1-0
2 Maria Jose Muñoz & Ana Lucia Sarmiento (Ecuador) - 1-1
3 Megan Carver & Hollie Scott (USA) - 0-1

U16 Girl's Doubles - Round Robin

Round 2 - Tuesday

Delia Aguilar & Laura Flores (Mexico) v. Valeria Centellas & Romina Rivero (Bolivia)
Nathalia Pinero & Ana Lucia Sarmiento (Ecuador) v. Cassie Prentice & Camilia Wilscam (Canada)
Briana Jacquet & Graciana Wargo (USA) v. Aranxa Anguizola & Melissa Barrantes (Costa Rica)

Standings

1 Delia Aguilar & Laura Flores (Mexico) - 1-0
1 Valeria Centellas & Romina Rivero (Bolivia) - 1-0
1 Briana Jacquet & Graciana Wargo (USA) - 1-0
4 Nathalia Pinero & Ana Lucia Sarmiento (Ecuador) - 0-1
4 Cassie Prentice & Camilia Wilscam (Canada) - 0-1
4 Aranxa Anguizola & Melissa Barrantes (Costa Rica) - 0-1

U14 Girl's Doubles - Round Robin

Round 2

Camila Arnez & Micaela Meneses Cuellar (Bolivia) d. Heather Mahoney & Julia Stein (USA), 15-2, 15-11
Sofia Freer & Maricruz Ortiz (Costa Rica) d. Juliette Parent & Riley Sommerville (Canada), 15-1, 15-2
Guadalupe Griffin & Valeria Hernandez (Mexico) d. Aoife Beckett & Kelly Ann Ryan (Ireland), 15-2, 15-4

Standings

1 Camila Arnez & Micaela Meneses Cuellar (Bolivia) - 2-0
1 Sofia Freer & Maricruz Ortiz (Costa Rica) - 2-0
3 Guadalupe Griffin & Valeria Hernandez (Mexico) - 1-1
3 Heather Mahoney & Julia Stein (USA) - 1-1
5 Juliette Parent & Riley Sommerville (Canada) - 0-2
5 Aoife Beckett & Kelly Ann Ryan (Ireland) - 0-2

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