No upsets by one tie-breaker in the Round of 16 at the Ladies Professional Racquetball Tour (LPRT) Christmas Classic in Laurel, Maryland Friday. Top seeds Paola Longoria and Frédérique Lambert won comfortably. Longoria defeated Abril Prado, 11-2, 11-0, 11-3, and Lambert took out Amie Brewer, 11-6, 11-5, 11-0.
In the quarterfinals, Longoria will take on Carla Muñoz, who had a slow start against Adriana Riveros, but then got on track and won in four games, 1-11, 11-8, 11-7, 11-7. Lambert’s quarterfinal opponent will be Natalia Mendez, who was a winner over Nancy Enriquez, 11-7, 11-6, 11-0, and that will be a re-match of from the US Open semi-finals, when Lambert defeated Mendez in five games.
The tie-breaker happened between 5th seed Alexandra Herrera and 12th seed Sheryl Lotts, as Lotts was up 2-1 on Herrera. But the young Mexican came back to win in five games, 11-5, 10-12, 9-11, 11-3, 11-3. Herrera will face Rhonda Rajsich in the quarters, as Rajsich was a winner over Cassandra Lee, 11-1, 11-4, 11-6.
In the only doubles match of the day, Muñoz and Mendez defeated Rajsich and Lotts, 15-4, 15-9. Muñoz and Mendez played well, but Rajsich and Lotts didn’t really get on track until late in the second game. They were down 13-3, and got it to 13-8, which led to Muñoz and Mendez calling a time-out. Muñoz and Mendez did get the sideout and got to 14-8, but weren’t able to convert game point until their third chance. Yet in that time, Rajsich and Lotts were only able to get one more point, so didn’t put more pressure on their opponents.
The quarterfinals will be Saturday morning at 10 AM & 11 AM with the 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
17 Abril Prado v. 16 Hannah Shnurman, 12-10, 11-8, 11-7
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 d. 17 Abril Prado, 11-2, 11-0, 11-3
8 Carla Muñoz d. 9 Adriana Riveros, 1-11, 11-8, 11-7, 11-7
5 Alexandra Herrera d. 12 Sheryl Lotts, 11-5, 10-12, 9-11, 11-3, 11-3
4 Rhonda Rajsich d. 13 Cassandra Lee, 11-1, 11-4, 11-6
3 Jessica Parrilla d. 14 Jennifer Dering, 11-1, 11-3, 11-0
6 Cristina Amaya d. 11 Adrianne Haynes, 11-2, 11-4, 12-10
7 Natalia Mendez d. 10 Nancy Enriquez, 11-7, 11-6, 11-0
2 Frédérique Lambert d. 15 Amie Brewer, 11-6, 11-5, 11-0
LPRT Singles - Quarterfinals - Saturday
1 Paola Longoria v. 8 Carla Muñoz
4 Rhonda Rajsich v. 5 Alexandra Herrera
3 Jessica Parrilla v. 6 Cristina Amaya
2 Frédérique Lambert v. 7 Natalia Mendez
LPRT Doubles - Quarterfinals - Friday
1 Paola Longoria & Alexandra Herrera - BYE
4 Carla Muñoz & Natalia Mendez d. 5 Rhonda Rajsich & Sheryl Lotts, 15-4, 15-9
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 - 7 PM
2 Cristina Amaya & Adriana Riveros v. 3 Jessica Parrilla & Frédérique Lambert - 6 PM
Follow the bouncing ball….
Friday, December 8, 2017
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