Friday, December 8, 2017

2017 LPRT Christmas Classic - Preview

The Christmas Classic in Laurel, Maryland has become a staple tournament on the Ladies Professional Racquetball Tour (LPRT), and this year’s edition begins Friday. There’s a small draw, but most of the top 10 players will be competing, including LPRT #1 Paola Longoria and #2 Frédérique Lambert.

Longoria and Lambert have met in the finals of the last two LPRT events with Longoria winning both. In the last final, Longoria won the first game, but Lambert then retired, as she was still feeling the effects of being hit in the head during her semi-final match against Jessica Parrilla.

But that was six weeks ago, and since then Lambert has won Racquetball Canada’s National Team Selection Event, so she seems to have fully recovered from what seems to have been a mild concussion.

Look for Longoria and Lambert to battle it out again in the final on Sunday, although Parrilla or veteran Rhonda Rajsich could surprise.

The tournament starts Friday afternoon with one match before the Round of 16, which begins Friday at 3. The quarterfinals will be Saturday morning (10 AM & 11 AM) and semi-finals Saturday at 4 PM and 5 PM. The singles final will be Sunday at 11 AM with the doubles final scheduled for noon. Check out the LPRT YouTube channel for the action or its LiveStream channel.

2017 Christmas Classic
Laurel, Maryland - December 8-10, 2017


LPRT Singles - Round of 32 - Friday

1 Paola Longoria - BYE
16 Hannah Shnurman v. 17 Abril Prado - 2 PM

9 Adriana Riveros - BYE
8 Carla Muñoz - BYE

5 Alexandra Herrera - BYE
12 Sheryl Lotts - BYE

13 Cassandra Lee - BYE
4 Rhonda Rajsich - BYE

3 Jessica Parrilla - BYE
14 Jennifer Dering - BYE

11 Adrianne Haynes - BYE
6 Cristina Amaya - BYE

7 Natalia Mendez - BYE
10 Nancy Enriquez - BYE

15 Amie Brewer - BYE
2 Frédérique Lambert - BYE

LPRT Singles - Round of 16 - Friday

1 Paola Longoria v. 16 Hannah Shnurman or 17 Abril Prado - 6 PM
8 Carla Muñoz v. 9 Adriana Riveros - 6 PM

5 Alexandra Herrera v. 12 Sheryl Lotts - 3 PM
4 Rhonda Rajsich v. 13 Cassandra Lee - 3 PM

3 Jessica Parrilla v. 14 Jennifer Dering - 4 PM
6 Cristina Amaya v. 11 Adrianne Haynes - 4 PM

7 Natalia Mendez v. 10 Nancy Enriquez - 5 PM
2 Frédérique Lambert v. 15 Amie Brewer - 5 PM

LPRT Doubles - Quarterfinals - Friday

1 Paola Longoria & Alexandra Herrera - BYE
4 Carla Muñoz & Natalia Mendez v. 5 Rhonda Rajsich & Sheryl Lotts - 7 PM

3 Jessica Parrilla & Frédérique Lambert - BYE
2 Cristina Amaya & Adriana Riveros - BYE

LPRT Doubles - Semi-finals - Saturday

1 Paola Longoria & Alexandra Herrera v. 4 Carla Muñoz & Natalia Mendez or 5 Rhonda Rajsich & Sheryl Lotts - 7 PM
2 Cristina Amaya & Adriana Riveros v. 3 Jessica Parrilla & Frédérique Lambert - 6 PM

Follow the bouncing ball….

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