Saturday, December 14, 2019

Top seeds through to semi-finals at 2019 LPRT Christmas Classic

Paola Longoria, the Ladies Professional Racquetball Tour's (LPRT's) #1 player, is through to the semi-finals at the 2019 Christmas Classic in Laurel, Maryland, as she defeated Cristina Amaya, 15-9, 15-4, in the quarterfinals. She’ll play Alexandra Herrera in the semi-finals later today, as Herrera was a winner over Rhonda Rajsich, 15-10, 15-8.

The other semi-final will be between two Argentina team-mates, as LPRT #2 Maria Jose Vargas will play #6 Natalia Mendez. Vargas was dominant in her quarterfinal win over Nancy Enriquez, 15-4, 15-4, while Mendez also won in two straight games against Carla Muñoz, 15-12, 15-9.

The semi-finals go Saturday afternoon and evening. Watch them live via the LPRT YouTube channel or the LPRT website (click “LPRT Live” at the top of the page). The singles semi-finals will be at 5 and 6 PM with the doubles semi-finals at 7 and 8 PM. The singles final will be noon Sunday with the doubles final to follow at 1 PM. All times eastern.

2019 LPRT Christmas Classic, December 13-15, 2019
Laurel, Maryland


Quarterfinals - Saturday

1) Paola Longoria d. 8) Cristina Amaya, 15-9, 15-4
4) Alexandra Herrera d. 5) Rhonda Rajsich, 15-10, 15-8

6) Natalia Mendez d. 14) Carla Muñoz, 15-12, 15-9
2) Maria Jose Vargas d. 7) Nancy Enriquez, 15-4, 15-4

Semi-finals - Saturday

1) Paola Longoria v. 4) Alexandra Herrera - 6 PM
2) Maria Jose Vargas v. 6) Natalia Mendez - 5 PM

Doubles - Semi-finals - Saturday

1) Paola Longoria & Samantha Salas v. 4) Nancy Enriquez & Jessica Parrilla - 8 PM
2) Natalia Mendez & Maria Jose Vargas v. 3) Alexandra Herrera & Carla Muñoz - 7 PM

Follow the bouncing ball….

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