Longoria on track at 2019 LPRT Battle at the Alamo

Paola Longoria, the #1 player on the Ladies Professional Racquetball Tour (LPRT), is on track to continue her undefeated season, as she's through to the semi-finals at the Battle at the Alamo in San Antonio, Texas. In six games, she's surrendered only 10 points and handed out three donuts. Longoria blanked Maria Renee Rodriguez in game one of their Round of 16 match, winning 11-0, 11-2, 11-5, and then blanked Cristina Amaya twice in their quarterfinal match, 11-0, 11-3, 11-0.

In the semi-finals, Longoria will face a long time nemesis in Rhonda Rajsich, who needed two tie-breakers to get to the semis. Rajsich came back from a game down to defeat Brenda Laime, 10-12, 11-8, 8-11, 11-1, 11-9, in the 16s, and then in the quarters fended off the challenge of Alexandra Herrera, 11-4, 12-14, 11-2, 11-13, 11-3.

On the other side of the draw, LPRT #2 Samantha Salas will play #3 Maria Jose Vargas in what will be a rematch of last month's Bolivia Open final, won by Vargas. Like Longoria, Salas won both her Round of 16 and quarterfinal matches in three straight games, beating Susana Acosta, 11-4, 11-1, 11-8, and Nancy Enriquez, 12-10, 11-4, 11-7, respectively. Vargas needed five games to beat Monserrat Mejia, 11-6, 11-8, 6-11, 1-11, 11-8, in the Round of 16, and only three games to defeat Natalia Mendez, 11-4, 11-2, 11-3.

The semi-finals go late Saturday afternoon with the final on Sunday at noon. You can watch the action via the LPRT website or the LPRT LiveStream channel.

2019 LPRT Battle at the Alamo
San Antonio, Texas - April 26-28

Round of 32

1) Paola Longoria - BYE
16) Maria Renee Rodriguez d. 17) Laura Brandt, 11-4, 11-7, 7-11, 11-7

9) Cristina Amaya - BYE
8) Adriana Riveros - BYE

5) Rhonda Rajsich - BYE
12) Brenda Laime d. 21) Daniela Rico, 11-4, 11-8, 11-3

13) Ana Laura Flores d. 20) Hanna Shnurman, 11-1, 11-6, 5-11, 11-2
4) Alexandra Herrera - BYE

3) Maria Jose Vargas - BYE
14) Monserrat Mejia d. 19) Daniela Molina, 11-8, 11-9, 11-2

11) Cassi Lee v. 22) - 11:05 AM
6) Natalia Mendez - BYE

7) Nancy Enriquez - BYE
10) Adrienne Haynes - BYE

15) Susana Acosta d. 18) Carolina Luque, 11-1, 11-8, 11-2
2) Samantha Salas - BYE

Round of 16

1) Paola Longoria d. 16) Maria Renee Rodriguez, 11-0, 11-2, 11-5
9) Cristina Amaya d. 8) Adriana Riveros, 11-9, 11-0, 9-11, 0-11, 11-3

5) Rhonda Rajsich d. 12) Brenda Laime, 10-12, 11-8, 8-11, 11-1, 11-9
4) Alexandra Herrera d. 13) Ana Laura Flores, 11-6, 11-2, 11-1

3) Maria Jose Vargas d. 14) Monserrat Mejia, 11-6, 11-8, 6-11, 1-11, 11-8
6) Natalia Mendez d. 11) Cassi Lee, 11-3, 11-1, 11-9

7) Nancy Enriquez d. 10) Adrienne Haynes, 6-11, 11-7, 11-2, 11-1
2) Samantha Salas d. 15) Susana Acosta, 11-4, 11-1, 11-8

Quarterfinals

1) Paola Longoria d. 9) Cristina Amaya, 11-0, 11-3, 11-0
5) Rhonda Rajsich d. 4) Alexandra Herrera, 11-4, 12-14, 11-2, 11-13, 11-3

3) Maria Jose Vargas d. 6) Natalia Mendez, 11-4, 11-2, 11-3
2) Samantha Salas d. 7) Nancy Enriquez, 12-10, 11-4, 11-7

Semi-finals - Saturday

1) Paola Longoria v. 5) Rhonda Rajsich - 5:35 PM
2) Samantha Salas v. 3) Maria Jose Vargas - 4:30 PM

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