Singles Round of 16 results from 2019 IRF World Junior Championships

The Round of 16 results are in from all the singles divisions at the 2019 International Racquetball Federation (IRF) World Junior Racquetball Championships in San José, Costa Rica. Here's a rundown of what happened in the U18 divisions.

In Boy’s U18, Pablo Freer of Costa Rica, playing at home, upset 3rd seed Johan Igor of Chile, 15-14, 15-10 to set up an all Costa Rica quarterfinal, as Freer will play team-mate Tomas Sanchez, who beat Canadian Kyle Dick, 15-2, 15-2. Thus, Costa Rica is guaranteed a medal in Boy’s U18 as either Freer or Sanchez will make the semi-finals, which means a spot on the podium.

Mexico is also guaranteed a medal in Boy’s U18, as team-mates Emir Martinez and Jose Ramos will play in the quarterfinals with the winner to face the winner of the Costa Rica match. In the 16s, Martinez beat Rafael Gatica of Chile, 15-6, 15-7, while Ramos needed a tie-breaker to get past Nathan Martinez of Guatemala, 15-6, 13-15, 11-4.

Four different countries are represented on the top half of the Boy’s U18 draw: Argentina, Bolivia, Ecuador and the USA. Top seed Gerson Miranda of Bolivia beat Esteban De Janon of Ecuador, 15-2, 15-6, and will play the USA’s Ben Baron in the quarters, as Baron defeated Canadian Sean Sauvé, 15-11, 15-5, in the 16s. The other quarter sees 4th seed Diego Garcia of Argentina face off with Juan Flores of Ecuador. Garcia beat Bolivian Charlie Chavez, 15-5, 15-0, and Flores defeated Jose Pablo Cardona of Guatemala, 15-11, 15-4.

The Girl’s U18 quarterfinals will have two Bolivia-Mexico matches. In one, Bolivian Valeria Centellas, the top seed, will play Mexican Marifer Gutierrez, as Gutierrez defeated Canadian Cassie Prentice, 15-1, 15-8, in the Round of 16 Wednesday. Centellas had a bye. In the other, Bolivian Angelica Barrios, the 3rd seed, faces 6th seed Anna Rivera of Mexico, as Rivera beat Aranxa Anguizola of Costa Rica, 15-1, 15-2.

Also in Girl’s U18 Round of 16 matches, 5th seed Graciana Wargo of the USA needed three games to get past Canadian Camila Wilscam, 15-5, 14-15, 11-0. Wargo will play 4th seed Martina Katz of Argentina in the quarters, as Katz beat Chilean Josefina Toro, 15-1, 15-6. The other quarterfinal will be between 2nd seed Ana Sarmiento of Ecuador, who had a bye in the Round of 16 and 7th seed Nikita Chauhan (USA), as Chauhan defeated 10th seed Abigail Solana (Costa Rica), 15-5, 15-6.

31st IRF World Junior Racquetball Championships
San José, Costa Rica - November 9-16, 2019

U18 Girl's Singles

Round of 16 - Wednesday

1) Valeria Centellas (Bolivia) - BYE
8) Marifer Gutierrez (Mexico) d. 9) Cassie Prentice (Canada), 15-1, 15-8

5) Graciana Wargo (USA) d. 12) Camila Wilscam (Canada), 15-5, 14-15, 11-0
4) Martina Katz (Argentina) d. 13) Josefina Toro (Chile), 15-1, 15-6

3) Angelica Barrios (Bolivia) - BYE
6) Anna Rivera (Mexico) d. 11) Aranxa Anguizola (Costa Rica), 15-1, 15-2

7) Nikita Chauhan (USA) d. 10) Abigail Solana (Costa Rica), 15-5, 15-6
2) Ana Sarmiento (Ecuador) - BYE

Quarterfinals - Thursday

1) Valeria Centellas (Bolivia) v. 8) Marifer Gutierrez (Mexico)
4) Martina Katz (Argentina) v. 5) Graciana Wargo (USA)

3) Angelica Barrios (Bolivia) v. 6) Anna Rivera (Mexico)
2) Ana Sarmiento (Ecuador) v. 7) Nikita Chauhan (USA)
U16 Girl's Singles

Round of 16 - Wednesday

1) Guadalupe Griffin (Mexico) d. 16) Andrea Reyes (Guatemala), 15-4, 15-0
9) Annie Roberts (USA) d. 8) Suniaris Rodriguez (Cuba), 15-0, 15-1

5) Maricruz Ortiz (Costa Rica) d. 12) Fabiana Landy (Ecuador), 15-1, 15-0
4) Martina Katz (Argentina) d. 13) Jasmin Aguilar (Guatemala), 15-6, 15-7

3) Ximena Martinez (Mexico) d. 14) Fernanda Mendez (Bolivia), 15-3, 15-1
6) Loraine Felipe (Cuba) d. 11) Adriana Valdez (Ecuador), 15-1, 15-6

10) Erin Slutzky (USA) d. 7) Sofia Freer (Costa Rica), 14-15, 15-8, 11-5
2) Micaela Meneses (Bolivia) d. 15) Juliette Parent (Canada), 15-4, 15-6

Quarterfinals - Thursday

1) Guadalupe Griffin (Mexico) v. 9) Annie Roberts (USA)
4) Martina Katz (Argentina) v. 5) Maricruz Ortiz (Costa Rica)

3) Ximena Martinez (Mexico) v. 6) Loraine Felipe (Cuba)
2) Micaela Meneses (Bolivia) v. 10) Erin Slutzky (USA)

U14 Girl's Singles

Round of 16 - Wednesday

1) Natalia Mita (Bolivia) d. 16) Kenia Brenes (Costa Rica), 15-4, 15-5
8) Angela Ortega (Mexico) d. 9) Thea Coleman (Ireland), 15-6, 15-12

5) Jasmin Aguilar (Guatemala) d. 12) Paula Mansilla (Chile), 15-6, 15-13
4) Ava Kaiser (USA) d. 13) Ofelia Wilscam (Canada), 15-5, 15-7

3) Camila Rivero (Bolivia) d. 14) Sarah Ainsworth (Ireland), 15-0, 15-0
6) Gisele Nieto (Mexico) d. 11) Angela Villacreses (Ecuador), 12-15, 15-11, 11-2

7) Anna Aguilar (Guatemala) d. 10) Tamara Wilscam (Canada), 15-6, 15-1
2) Heather Mahoney (USA) d. 15) Jimena Gomez (Costa Rica), 15-4, 15-3

Quarterfinals - Thursday

1) Natalia Mita (Bolivia) v. 8) Angela Ortega (Mexico)
4) Ava Kaiser (USA) v. 5) Jasmin Aguilar (Guatemala)

3) Camila Rivero (Bolivia) v. 6) Gisele Nieto (Mexico)
2) Heather Mahoney (USA) v. 7) Anna Aguilar (Guatemala)

U18 Boy's Singles

Round of 16 - Wednesday

1) Gerson Miranda (Bolivia) d. 17) Esteban De Janon (Ecuador), 15-2, 15-6
8) Ben Baron (USA) d. 9) Sean Sauvé (Canada), 15-11, 15-5

5) Juan Flores (Ecuador) d. 12) Jose Pablo Cardona (Guatemala), 15-11, 15-4
4) Diego Garcia (Argentina) d. 13) Charlie Chavez (Bolivia), 15-5, 15-0

14) Pablo Freer (Costa Rica) d. 3) Johan Igor (Chile), 15-14, 15-10
6) Tomas Sanchez (Costa Rica) d. 11) Kyle Dick (Canada), 15-2, 15-2

7) Jose Ramos (Mexico) d. 10) Nathan Martinez (Guatemala), 15-6, 13-15, 11-4
2) Emir Martinez (Mexico) d. 15) Rafael Gatica (Chile), 15-6, 15-7

Quarterfinals - Thursday

1) Gerson Miranda (Bolivia) v. 8) Ben Baron (USA)
4) Diego Garcia (Argentina) v. 5) Juan Flores (Ecuador)

6) Tomas Sanchez (Costa Rica) v. 14) Pablo Freer (Costa Rica)
2) Emir Martinez (Mexico) v. 7) Jose Ramos (Mexico)

U16 Boy's Singles

Round of 16 - Wednesday

1) Sebastian Longoria (Mexico) d. 17) Juan Segovia (Colombia), 15-3, 15-1
8) Namwoo Lee (Korea) d. 9) Diego Gatica (Chile), 10-15, 15-10, 11-5

12) Jaime Mansilla (Chile) d. 5) Josue Bermeo (Ecuador), 15-11, 8-15, 11-8
4) Adrian Jaldin (Bolivia) d. 13) Pablo Vera (Ecuador), 7-15, 15-1, 11-2

3) Aldo Caraveo (Mexico) d. 14) Andrew Gleason (USA), injury forfeit
6) Timothy Hansen (USA) d. 11) Victor Seguria (Costa Rica), 15-4, 15-1

10) Felipe Guillen (Costa Rica) d. 7) Nathan Jauvin (Canada), 15-3, 15-11
2) Hector Barrios (Bolivia) d. 18) Tomas Oyhanart (Argentina), 15-5, 15-4

Quarterfinals - Thursday

1) Sebastian Longoria (Mexico) v. 8) Namwoo Lee (Korea)
4) Adrian Jaldin (Bolivia) v. 12) Jaime Mansilla (Chile)

3) Aldo Caraveo (Mexico) v. 6) Timothy Hansen (USA)
2) Hector Barrios (Bolivia) v. 10) Felipe Guillen (Costa Rica)

U14 Boy's Singles

Round of 16 - Wednesday

1) Jhonatan Flores (Bolivia) d. 17) Adrian Carchi (Ecuador), 15-1, 15-6
9) Vedant Chauhan (USA) d. 8) Keelan O’Gorman (Ireland), 15-1, 15-1

5) Luis Renteria (Mexico) d. 12) Jose Pablo Caseres (Guatemala), 15-12, 15-7
13) Hector Sierra (Guatemala) d. 4) Antonio Sanchez (Costa Rica), 9-15, 15-14, 11-10

14) Juan Rodriguez (Colombia) d. 3) Ezequiel Subieta (Bolivia), 15-14, 15-13
6) Jorge Gutierrez (Mexico) d. 11) Santiago Gamboa (Costa Rica), 15-8, 15-5

10) Duvan Torres (Colombia) d. 7) Bruno Vasquez (Ecuador), 15-11, 15-9
2) Nikhil Prasad (USA) d. 18) Daniel Hanrahan (Ireland), 15-0, 15-5

Quarterfinals - Thursday

1) Jhonatan Flores (Bolivia) v. 9) Vedant Chauhan (USA)
5) Luis Renteria (Mexico) v. 13) Hector Sierra (Guatemala)

6) Jorge Gutierrez (Mexico) v. 14) Juan Rodriguez (Colombia)
2) Nikhil Prasad (USA) v. 10) Duvan Torres (Colombia)

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