2018 LPRT Paola Longoria Experience - Preview

The Ladies Professional Racquetball Tour (LPRT’s) will begin the 2018-19 season this weekend with the 2018 Paola Longoria Experience in San Luis Potosi, Mexico. LPRT #1 Paola Longoria heads the list of participants that includes 11 of the top 12 players. Only #3 Jessica Parrilla is absent, as she’s still recovering from an injury.

A rematch of last Saturday’s International Racquetball Federation (IRF) World Championship Women's Singles final between Longoria and Gabriela Martinez is possible in the semi-finals, although there will be some work to do by both players to make that happen. Longoria will likely have to go through veteran Susana Acosta and then Maria Jose Vargas to reach the semis, while the new Women’s Singles World Champion Martinez will probably have to take on Rhonda Rajsich and Nancy Enriquez.

On the other side of the draw #2 Frédérique Lambert will likely have to face either 7th seed Cristina Amaya or 10th seed Samantha Salas in the quarters, which will mostly likely lead to a semi-final showdown with either 3rd seed Alexandra Herrera or 6th seed Natalia Mendez, who upset Lambert at Worlds last week.

Look for this weekend’s action live via the LPRT LiveStream channel. The Round of 16 begins at 3 PM on Friday, with the quarterfinals on Saturday from 10 AM to 1 PM and the semi-finals at 5 and 6 PM. The singles final will be 2 PM Sunday with the doubles final to follow at 3 PM.

2018 LPRT Paola Longoria Experience, August 24-26, 2018
San Luis Potosi, Mexico

Round of 32

1) Paola Longoria - BYE
16) Susana Acosta v. 17) Cassi Lee

9) Carla Muñoz v. 24) Diana Aguilar
8) Maria Jose Vargas - BYE

5) Nancy Enriquez - BYE
12) Adrienne Haynes v. 21) Denisse Maldonado

13) Gabriela Martinez v. 20) Brenda Laime
4) Rhonda Rajsich - BYE

3) Alexandra Herrera - BYE
14) Maria Renee Rodriguez v. 19) Montserrat Perez

11) Adriana Riveros v. 22) Ana Laura Flores
6) Natalia Mendez - BYE

7) Cristina Amaya - BYE
10) Samantha Salas v. 23) Carolina Luque

15) Monserrat Mejia v. 18) Erin Rivera
2) Frédérique Lambert - BYE

Doubles - Round of 16

1) Paola Longoria & Samantha Salas - BYE
8) Montserrat Perez & Erin Rivera v. 9) Ana Laura Flores & Brenda Laime

5) Susana Acosta & Cristina Amaya - BYE
4) Natalia Mendez & Maria Jose Vargas - BYE

3) Carla Muñoz & Rhonda Rajsich - BYE
6) Gabriela Martinez & Maria Renee Rodriguez v. 11) Diana Aguilar & Denisse Maldonado

7) Nancy Enriquez & Frédérique Lambert v. 10) Cassi Lee & Carolina Luque
2) Alexandra Herrera & Monserrat Mejia - BYE

Follow the bouncing ball….