Doubles semi-finals at 2019 Pan American Games

Mexicans Paola Longoria and Samantha Salas will have a chance to win a 3rd consecutive Pan American Games gold medal in Women’s Doubles Wednesday at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru, as they defeated the USA team of Kelani Lawrence and Rhonda Rajasich, 15-6, 15-1, in the semi-finals on Tuesday. Their opponents will be the young Guatemalan team of Gabriela Martinez and Maria Rodriguez, who were upset winners over 2nd seeds Natalia Mendez and Maria José Vargas of Argentina in a tie-breaker, 15-9, 10-15, 11-1.

Mexico could sweep doubles gold in Lima, as their men’s team of Javier Mar and Rodrigo Montoya reached the men’s final by also defeating the USA team. However, they needed to come back from a game down to defeat Rocky Carson and Charles Pratt, 11-15, 15-9, 11-8.

Mexico’s opponents will be Bolivians Roland Keller and Conrrado Moscoso, who will be playing for Pan Am Games gold for a second consecutive time. They reached the final four years ago in Toronto, where they lost to the USA’s Jansen Allen and Jose Rojas. In their semi-final match, Bolivia - like Mexico - came back from a game down to defeat 3rd seeds Andres Acuña and Felipe Camacho of Costa Rica, 13-15, 15-12, 11-7.

The doubles finals are scheduled for Wednesday at 12:30 - women’s - and 1:30 - men’s. Then on Wednesday afternoon a team competition will begin with each country fielding two singles players and a doubles team in a best of three matches against each other. The finals of the team competition will be Saturday.

2019 Pan American Games - Lima, Peru

MEDAL ROUNDS

Men’s Doubles - Quarterfinals

1) Rocky CARSON & Charles PRATT (USA) d. 8) Sebastian FRANCO & Mario MERCADO (Colombia), 5-15, 15-7, 11-7
4) Javier MAR & Rodrigo MONTOYA (Mexico) d. 5) Coby IWAASA & Samuel MURRAY (Canada), 15-5, 15-6

3) Andres ACUÑA & Felipe CAMACHO (Costa Rica) d. 11) Edwin GALICIA & Juan SALVATIERRA (Guatemala), 15-8, 15-5
2) Roland KELLER & Conrrado MOSCOSO (Bolivia) d. 10) Enier CHACÓN & Maykel MOYET (Cuba), 15-3, 15-7

Men’s Doubles - Semi-finals

4) Javier MAR & Rodrigo MONTOYA (Mexico) d. 1) Rocky CARSON & Charles PRATT (USA), 11-15, 15-9, 11-8
2) Roland KELLER & Conrrado MOSCOSO (Bolivia) d. 3) Andres ACUÑA & Felipe CAMACHO (Costa Rica), 13-15, 15-12, 11-7

Men’s Doubles - Final

2) Roland KELLER & Conrrado MOSCOSO (Bolivia) v. 4) Javier MAR & Rodrigo MONTOYA (Mexico)

Women’s Doubles - Quarterfinals

1) Paola LONGORIA & Samantha SALAS (Mexico) d. 9) Merynanyelly DELGADO & Alejandra JIMÉNEZ (Dominican Republic), 15-2, 15-0
5) Kelani LAWRENCE & Rhonda RAJSICH (USA) d. 4) Angelica BARRIOS & Jenny DAZA (Bolivia), 15-9, 15-4

3) Gabriela MARTINEZ & Maria RODRIGUEZ (Guatemala) d. 6) Cristina AMAYA & Adriana RIVEROS (Colombia), 15-12, 11-15, 11-8
2) Natalia MENDEZ & Maria José VARGAS (Argentina) d. 10) Frédérique LAMBERT & Jennifer SAUNDERS (Canada), 15-9, 15-9

Women’s Doubles - Semi-finals

1) Paola LONGORIA & Samantha SALAS (Mexico) d. 5) Kelani LAWRENCE & Rhonda RAJSICH (USA), 15-6, 15-1
3) Gabriela MARTINEZ & Maria RODRIGUEZ (Guatemala) d. 2) Natalia MENDEZ & Maria José VARGAS (Argentina), 15-9, 10-15, 11-1

Women’s Doubles - Final

1) Paola LONGORIA & Samantha SALAS (Mexico) v. 3) Gabriela MARTINEZ & Maria RODRIGUEZ (Guatemala)

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