Mixed Doubles Round of 16 at the 2019 Syosset Open

The young team of Eduardo Portillo and Hollie Scott caused the only upset in Pro Mixed Doubles at the 2019 Syosset Open in Syosset, New York, as they beat 6th seeds Cristina Amaya and Mario Mercado, 15-13, 15-6, in the Round of 16. Portillo and Scott will play 3rd seeds Alexandra Herrera and Andree Parrilla in the quarterfinals, as Herrera and Parrilla defeated Cecilia Pratt and Charlie Pratt, 15-4, 15-6, in the 16s.

There were three tie-breakers in the Round of 16, and one involved the 2nd seeds Daniel De La Rosa and Samantha Salas needed three games to defeat 15th seeds Natalia Mendez and Alan Natura, 15-12, 14-15, 11-3. De La Rosa and Salas will play Jake Bredenbeck and Yazmine Sabja in the quarterfinals, and Bredenbeck and Sabja also needed three games to advance out of the Round of 16 against Eduardo Garay and Adriana Riveros, winning 15-13, 2-15, 11-5.

The third tie-breaker saw the 5th seeds Frédérique Lambert and Samuel Murray come back from a game down to defeat 12th seeds Sebastian Fernandez and Ana Laura Flores, 5-15, 15-8, 11-9. Lambert and Murray will play 4th seeds Paola Longoria and Rodrigo Montoya in the quarters, as Longoria and Montoya beat Set Cubillos and Brenda Laime, 15-8, 15-7.

The International Racquetball Tour (IRT) and the Ladies Professional Racquetball Tour (LPRT) are both streaming mixed matches, so check out both of their media outlets. The IRT media outlets are The IRT Network, the IRT YouTube channel and the IRT Facebook page, while the LPRT outlets are the LPRT website, or the LPRT YouTube channel or the LPRT LiveStream channel. The Mixed Doubles quarterfinals will be Saturday morning at 10 AM. The semi-finals will be 7 and 8 PM Saturday with the Mixed Doubles final at 2 PM Sunday. All times Eastern.

2019 IRT Syosset Open, May 2-5, 2019
Syosset, New York

Pro Mixed Doubles - Round of 16 - Friday

1) Alejandro Landa & Maria Jose Vargas d. 16) Sebastian Franco & Samantha Simmons, 15-14, 15-6
8) Alvaro Beltran & Monserrat Mejia d. 9) Adam Manilla & Masiel Rivera, 15-9, 15-12

5) Frédérique Lambert & Samuel Murray d. 12) Sebastian Fernandez & Ana Laura Flores, 5-15, 15-8, 11-9
4) Paola Longoria & Rodrigo Montoya d. 13) Set Cubillos & Brenda Laime, 15-8, 15-7

3) Alexandra Herrera & Andree Parrilla d. 14) Cecilia Pratt & Charlie Pratt, 15-4, 15-6
11) Eduardo Portillo & Hollie Scott d. 6) Cristina Amaya & Mario Mercado, 15-13, 15-6

7) Jake Bredenbeck & Yazmine Sabja d. 10) Eduardo Garay & Adriana Riveros, 15-13, 2-15, 11-5
2) Daniel De La Rosa & Samantha Salas d. 15) Natalia Mendez & Alan Natura, 15-12, 14-15, 11-3

Pro Mixed Doubles - Quarterfinals - Saturday

1) Alejandro Landa & Maria Jose Vargas v. 8) Alvaro Beltran & Monserrat Mejia - 10 AM
4) Paola Longoria & Rodrigo Montoya v. 5) Frédérique Lambert & Samuel Murray - 10 AM

3) Alexandra Herrera & Andree Parrilla v. 11) Eduardo Portillo & Hollie Scott - 10 AM
2) Daniel De La Rosa & Samantha Salas v. 7) Jake Bredenbeck & Yazmine Sabja - 10 AM

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