Rounds of 32 & 16 at the 2018 LPRT Paola Longoria Experience

The Ladies Professional Racquetball Tour (LPRT’s) 2018 Paola Longoria Experience is underway in San Luis Potosi, Mexico, and already there are upsets. The biggest happened in the Round of 16, as 22nd seed Ana Laura Flores defeated 6th seed Natalia Mendez, 11-9, 4-11, 11-5, 4-11, 12-10. Mendez was a bronze medalist at the International Racquetball Federation (IRF) World Championships last week, so lose to Flores, who’s still a junior player, is a surprise.

Also in the Round of 16, 13th seed Gabriela Martinez knocked off the 4th seed Rhonda Rajsich, 5-11, 11-1, 11-5, 11-4, which might be seen a bigger upset than Flores’s, as Rajisch is a higher seed than Mendez, but Martinez is the IRF World Champion in Women’s Singles, so while this is still a bit of a surprise - especially given the scores - it’s not completely unexpected.

There were three upsets in the Round of 32 with the biggest coming as 24th seed Diana Aguilar came back from two games down to defeat 9th seed Carla Muñoz, 10-12, 9-11, 11-8, 11-7, 11-4. Also, 21st seed Denisse Maldonado beat 12th seed Adrienne Haynes, 11-5, 11-4, 11-4, and 19th seed Montserrat Perez came back from 2-1 down to get the win over 14th seed Maria Renee Rodriguez, 11-0, 2-11, 4-11, 11-7, 11-9.

Top seed Paola Longoria will play Susana Acosta later today, but 2nd seed Frédérique Lambert defeated 15th seed Monserrat Mejia in four tough games, 11-5, 9-11, 11-9, 13-11, coming back from 10-7 down in the fourth to prevent a tie-breaker. Lambert will play Samantha Salas in the quarterfinals on Saturday, as Salas defeated Cristina Amaya in five games, 3-11, 11-9, 11-4, 10-12, 11-3.

The singles quarterfinals begin Saturday morning at 10 AM with semi-finals at 5 and 6 PM followed by the doubles semis at 7 and 8 PM. You can watch the action via the LPRT LiveStream channel. 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 d. 17) Cassi Lee, 11-1, 11-6, 11-0

24) Diana Aguilar d. 9) Carla Muñoz, 10-12, 9-11, 11-8, 11-7, 11-4
8) Maria Jose Vargas - BYE

5) Nancy Enriquez - BYE
21) Denisse Maldonado d. 12) Adrienne Haynes, 11-5, 11-4, 11-4

13) Gabriela Martinez d. 20) Brenda Laime, 11-5, 11-3, 11-2
4) Rhonda Rajsich - BYE

3) Alexandra Herrera - BYE
19) Montserrat Perez d. 14) Maria Renee Rodriguez, 11-0, 2-11, 4-11, 11-7, 11-9

22) Ana Laura Flores d. 11) Adriana Riveros, forfeit
6) Natalia Mendez - BYE

7) Cristina Amaya - BYE
10) Samantha Salas d. 23) Carolina Luque, 11-1, 11-0, 11-2

15) Monserrat Mejia d. 18) Erin Rivera, 11-1, 11-6, 11-4
2) Frédérique Lambert - BYE

Round of 16

1) Paola Longoria d. 16) Susana Acosta, 11-0, 11-0, 11-5
8) Maria Jose Vargas d. 24) Diana Aguilar, 11-2, 11-5, 11-3

5) Nancy Enriquez d. 21) Denisse Maldonado, 11-0, 11-1, 11-6
13) Gabriela Martinez d. 4) Rhonda Rajsich, 5-11, 11-1, 11-5, 11-4

3) Alexandra Herrera d. 19) Montserrat Perez, 11-3, 11-9, 2-11, 11-5
22) Ana Laura Flores d. 6) Natalia Mendez, 11-9, 4-11, 11-5, 4-11, 12-10

10) Samantha Salas d. 7) Cristina Amaya, 3-11, 11-9, 11-4, 10-12, 11-3
2) Frédérique Lambert d. 15) Monserrat Mejia, 11-5, 9-11, 11-9, 13-11

Quarterfinals - Saturday

1) Paola Longoria v. 8) Maria Jose Vargas - 1 PM
5) Nancy Enriquez v. 13) Gabriela Martinez - 10 AM

3) Alexandra Herrera v. 22) Ana Laura Flores - 11 AM
2) Frédérique Lambert v. 10) Samantha Salas - Noon

Doubles - Round of 16

1) Paola Longoria & Samantha Salas - BYE
9) Ana Laura Flores & Brenda Laime d. 8) Montserrat Perez & Erin Rivera, 5-15, 15-14, 11-8

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 d. 11) Diana Aguilar & Denisse Maldonado, 15-0, 15-4

7) Nancy Enriquez & Frédérique Lambert d. 10) Cassi Lee & Carolina Luque, 15-10, 15-7
2) Alexandra Herrera & Monserrat Mejia - BYE

Doubles - Quarterfinals - Friday

1) Paola Longoria & Samantha Salas d. 9) Ana Laura Flores & Brenda Laime, 15-8, 15-5
4) Natalia Mendez & Maria Jose Vargas d. 5) Susana Acosta & Cristina Amaya, 15-8, 15-5

6) Gabriela Martinez & Maria Renee Rodriguez d. 3) Carla Muñoz & Rhonda Rajsich, 15-10, 15-14
2) Alexandra Herrera & Monserrat Mejia d. 7) Nancy Enriquez & Frédérique Lambert, 15-9, 15-5

Doubles - Semi-finals - Saturday

1) Paola Longoria & Samantha Salas v. 4) Natalia Mendez & Maria Jose Vargas - 8 PM
2) Alexandra Herrera & Monserrat Mejia v. 6) Gabriela Martinez & Maria Renee Rodriguez - 7 PM

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