2019 3WallBall World Championships

Nick Montalbano and Rhonda Rajsich won the pro singles divisions at the 3WallBall World Championships in Las Vegas on the weekend. Montalbano needed a tie-breaker to defeat Andres Acuña, 15-10, 11-15, 11-5, in the Men’s Pro final, while Rajsich beat Cecilia Pratt, 15-1, 15-2, to win the Women’s Pro final.

But the big emphasis in outdoor racquetball is on doubles. For example, there were 16 teams (32 players) in Men’s Pro Doubles, but only 6 players in Men's Pro Singles. Top seeds Alvaro Beltran and Daniel De La Rosa won Men’s Pro Doubles, as they defeated Chris McDonald and Robert Sostre in the final, 15-9, 14-15, 11-3. In the semi-finals, Beltran and De La Rosa beat Marcos Gravier and Roy Hernandez, 15-10, 15-9, while McDonald and Sostre took out Greg Solis and Joe Young, 15-10, 15-9.

Michelle De La Rosa and Carla Muñoz won the Women’s Pro Doubles title by defeating Rajsich and Michelle Herbert, 15-13, 10-15, 11-6. In the semis, De La Rosa and Muñoz beat Pratt and Jessica Parrilla, 15-7, 15-3, and Rajsich and Herbert defeated Regina Franco and Katharine Neils, 15-10, 15-8.

The De La Rosas also won a title together, as Michelle and Daniel teamed up to win the Mixed Doubles Pro division. They beat Rick Koll and Rajsich, 15-4, 15-12, in the final, and Muñoz and Sostre, 15-10, 15-10, in the semi-finals. In the other semi, Koll and Rajsich defeated Emmett Coe and Jacqueline Paraiso-Larsson, 15-9, 15-10.

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2019 3WallBall World Championships, September 25-29, 2019
Las Vegas, Nevada

Men’s Pro Final

1) Nick Montalbano d. 6) Andres Acuña, 15-10, 11-15, 11-5

Men’s Pro Semi-finals

1) Nick Montalbano d. 4) Thomas Gerhardt, 15-13, 15-7
6) Andres Acuña d. 2) William Rolon, 15-7, 15-1

Men’s Pro Doubles Final

1) Alvaro Beltran & Daniel De La Rosa d. 3) Chris McDonald & Robert Sostre, 15-9, 14-15, 11-3

Men’s Pro Doubles Semi-finals

1) Alvaro Beltran & Daniel De La Rosa d. 5) Marcos Gravier & Roy Hernandez, 15-10, 15-9
3) Chris McDonald & Robert Sostre d. 7) Greg Solis & Joe Young, 15-10, 15-9

Women’s Pro Final

1) Rhonda Rajsich d. 7) Cecilia Pratt, 15-1, 15-2

Women’s Pro Semi-finals

1) Rhonda Rajsich d. 4) Jessica Parrilla, 15-7, 11-15, 11-7
7) Cecilia Pratt d. 3) Adriana Riveros, 15-13, 12-15, 11-8

Women’s Pro Final

2) Michelle De La Rosa & Carla Muñoz d. 1) Michelle Herbert & Rhonda Rajsich, 15-13, 10-15, 11-6

Women’s Pro Doubles Semi-finals

1) Michelle Herbert & Rhonda Rajsich d. 5) Regina Franco & Katharine Neils, 15-10, 15-8
2) Michelle De La Rosa & Carla Muñoz d. 6) Jessica Parrilla & Cecilia Pratt, 15-7, 15-3

Mixed Doubles Pro Final

2) Daniel De La Rosa & Michelle De La Rosa d. 1) Rick Koll & Rhonda Rajsich, 15-4, 15-12

Mixed Pro Doubles Semi-finals

1) Rick Koll & Rhonda Rajsich d. 5) Emmett Coe & Jacqueline Paraiso-Larsson, 15-9, 15-10
2) Daniel De La Rosa & Michelle De La Rosa d. 3) Carla Muñoz & Robert Sostre, 15-10, 15-10

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