Round of 32 at 2018 LPRT Sweet Caroline Open

Two upsets, three tie-breakers and four donuts came out of the Round of 32 at the Ladies Professional Racquetball Tour (LPRT) Sweet Caroline Open in Greenville, South Carolina Friday. The upsets were not surprising. The biggest one had 22nd seed Maria Vargas defeat 11th seed Adrienne Haynes, 11-1, 11-9, 11-4, but Vargas has been as high as #2 in the LPRT rankings, so that outcome isn’t surprising.

The other upset was in the 16/17 match, as 17th seed Cassandra Lee came out on top, but needed five games to defeat Cecilia Pratt, 5-11, 8-11, 11-5, 12-10, 11-9. Lee’s reward for the win is a meeting with LPRT #1 Paola Longoria.

The other two tie-breakers were won by Maria Renee Rodriguez and Sheryl Lotts. Rodriguez needed to come back from two games down to get past Hannah Shnurman, 3-11, 11-13, 11-8, 11-5, 11-6. Lotts had the opposite task, as she won the first two games against Brenda Laime, but then dropped the next two before pulling it out in the breaker, winning 11-8, 11-8, 10-12, 3-11, 11-8.

The Round of 16 begins Friday afternoon at 3 PM EST. 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.

2018 Sweet Caroline Open
Greenville, South Carolina - January 25-28, 2018

LPRT Singles - Round of 32 - Friday

1 Paola Longoria - BYE
17 Cassandra Lee d. 16 Cecilia Pratt, 5-11, 8-11, 11-5, 12-10, 11-9

9 Carla Muñoz d. 24 Jen Saunders, 11-7, 11-7, 11-0
8 Cristina Amaya d. 25 Anita Maldonado, 11-4, 11-5, 11-3

5 Alexandra Herrera - BYE
12 Susana Acosta d. 21 Amie Brewer, 11-5, 12-10, 11-6

13 Maria Renee Rodriguez d. 20 Hannah Shnurman, 3-11, 11-13, 11-8, 11-5, 11-6
4 Frédérique Lambert - BYE

3 Jessica Parrilla - BYE
14 Sheryl Lotts d. 19 Brenda Laime, 11-8, 11-8, 10-12, 3-11, 11-8

22 Maria Vargas d. 11 Adrianne Haynes, 11-1, 11-9, 11-4
6 Samantha Salas - BYE

7 Natalia Mendez - BYE
10 Nancy Enriquez d. 23 Robin Whitmire, 11-0, 11-0, 11-2

15 Eleni Guzman d. 18 Jennifer Dering, 11-0, 11-3, 11-2
2 Rhonda Rajsich - BYE

LPRT Singles - Round of 16 - Friday

1 Paola Longoria v. 17 Cassandra Lee - 6 PM
8 Cristina Amaya v. 9 Carla Muñoz - 6 PM

5 Alexandra Herrera v. 12 Susana Acosta - 3 PM
4 Frédérique Lambert v. 13 Maria Renee Rodriguez - 3 PM

3 Jessica Parrilla v. 14 Sheryl Lotts - 4 PM
6 Samantha Salas v. 22 Maria Vargas - 4 PM

7 Natalia Mendez v. 10 Nancy Enriquez - 5 PM
2 Rhonda Rajsich v. 15 Eleni Guzman - 5 PM

LPRT Doubles - Round of 16 - Friday

1 Alexandra Herrera & Paola Longoria - BYE
9 Kelani Bailey & Sharon Jackson d. 8 Daniela Molina & Masiel Rivera, 15-8, 15-8

5 Sheryl Lotts & Rhonda Rajsich - BYE
4 Cristina Amaya & Cecilia Pratt - BYE

3 Frédérique Lambert & Samantha Salas - BYE
6 Natalia Mendez & Maria Vargas - BYE

7 Susana Acosta & Eleni Guzman - BYE
2 Carla Muñoz & Jessica Parrilla - BYE

LPRT Doubles - Round of 16 - Friday

1 Alexandra Herrera & Paola Longoria v. 9 Kelani Bailey & Sharon Jackson
4 Cristina Amaya & Cecilia Pratt v. 5 Sheryl Lotts & Rhonda Rajsich

3 Frédérique Lambert & Samantha Salas v. 6 Natalia Mendez & Maria Vargas
2 Carla Muñoz & Jessica Parrilla v. 7 Susana Acosta & Eleni Guzman

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