Upsets in quarterfinals of Pro Mixed Doubles at 2019 Syosset Open

Veteran Alvaro Beltran and teenager Monserrat Mejia knocked off the top seeds Alejandro Landa and Maria Jose Vargas, 7-15, 15-11, 11-6, in the quarterfinals of Pro Mixed Doubles at the 2019 Syosset Open in Syosset, New York Saturday morning. Beltran and Mejia will play 4th seeds Paola Longoria and Rodrigo Montoya in the semi-finals Saturday night. Longoria and Montoya also needed a tie-breaker to defeat 5th Frédérique Lambert and Samuel Murray, 14-15, 15-6, 11-6.

Landa and Vargas were down in the breaker, but came back to level it at 6-6. However, the lost serve at that point, and then made three errors - two skips by Landa and one by Vargas - to give the advantage to Beltran and Mejia. Then Beltran closed it out with two backhand pinch shots, the second of them was from the back court and won the match.

A battle of young versus younger went to the younger team, as 11th seeds Eduardo Portillo and Hollie Scott won a tie-breaker against 3rd seeds Alexandra Herrera and Andree Parrilla, 12-15, 15-10, 11-6.

Portillo and Scott will play 2nd seeds Daniel De La Rosa and Samantha Salas in the semi-finals, as De La Rosa and Salas beat Jake Bredenbeck and Yazmine Sabja in the quarterfinals, 15-6, 15-10.

The Ladies Professional Racquetball Tour (LPRT) is carrying more of the doubles matches, so check out their media outlets: the LPRT website, or the LPRT YouTube channel or the LPRT LiveStream channel. The Mixed Doubles 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 - Quarterfinals - Saturday

8) Alvaro Beltran & Monserrat Mejia d. 1) Alejandro Landa & Maria Jose Vargas, 7-15, 15-11, 11-6
4) Paola Longoria & Rodrigo Montoya d. 5) Frédérique Lambert & Samuel Murray, 14-15, 15-6, 11-6

11) Eduardo Portillo & Hollie Scott d. 3) Alexandra Herrera & Andree Parrilla, 12-15, 15-10, 11-6
2) Daniel De La Rosa & Samantha Salas d. 7) Jake Bredenbeck & Yazmine Sabja, 15-6, 15-10

Pro Mixed Doubles - Semi-finals - Saturday

4) Paola Longoria & Rodrigo Montoya v. 8) Alvaro Beltran & Monserrat Mejia - 7 PM
2) Daniel De La Rosa & Samantha Salas v. 11) Eduardo Portillo & Hollie Scott - 8 PM

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