Day 2 at 2022 Pan American Racquetball Championships

Day two of action at the 2022 Pan American Racquetball Championships in Santa Cruz, Bolivia saw some more tie-breakers. For the second day, USA veteran Rhonda Rajsich needed five games to win, and this time came back from 0-2 down against Canadian Michèle Morissette to win 11-15, 11-15, 15-11, 15-10, 11-7. She’ll play Guatemala’s Gabriela Martinez on Monday in what will be the last group match for both of them with the winner to win the group.

The marquee match in Men’s Singles Sunday was Bolivian Conrrado Moscoso against Costa Rican Andres Acuña, and it lived up to the billing, as the first three games were each decided by one point with the Costa Rican winning two of them. But Moscoso won the fourth game to force a tie-breaker, and then also won that, taking the match 14-15, 15-14, 11-15, 15-8, 11-9.

We noted yesterday on Twitter - yes! we’re on Twitter: @racquetballblog - that Chile’s Carla Muñoz was undefeated in three matches Saturday - singles, doubles and mixed doubles - and at the end of Sunday, she’s still undefeated, although needed to play progressively more games as the day went along.

In singles, Muñoz beat Mexican Angela Ortega in three straight games, 15-10, 15-10, 15-6. In doubles, she and Paula Manilla defeated Cristina Amaya and Maria Paz Riquelme of Colombia, in four games, 15-12, 3-15, 15-14, 15-13. Then in Mixed Doubles, Muñoz and Rodrigo Salgado Jr. faced down match point in game four, as they came back from 2-1 down to beat Canadians Coby Iwaasa and Juliette Parent, 15-7, 8-15, 9-15, 15-14, 11-7.

Group play wraps up Monday, and the final results will be used to seed players for the medal round that will begin on Tuesday.

Matches will be streamed by the International Racquetball Federation (IRF), so check out the IRF Facebook page or the IRF YouTube channel.

XXXIII Pan American Racquetball Championships
Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia - April 9-16, 2022

Women's Singles

Group 1

María José Vargas (Argentina) d. Angelica Barrios (Bolivia), 15-9, 14-15, 15-9, 15-8
María José Vargas (Argentina) v. Cristina Amaya (Colombia) - Monday

Standings: 1. María José Vargas (Argentina) 1-0, 2. Angelica Barrios (Bolivia) 1-1, 3. Cristina Amaya (Colombia) 0-1

Group 2

Alexandra Herrera (Mexico) d. Maria Paz Riquelme (Colombia), 15-3, 15-1, 15-4
Alexandra Herrera (Mexico) v. Micaela Meneses (Bolivia) - Monday

Standings: 1. Alexandra Herrera (Mexico) 1-0, 1. Micaela Meneses (Bolivia) 1-0, 3. Maria Paz Riquelme (Colombia) 0-2

Group 3

Natalia Mendez (Argentina) d. Merynanyelly Delgado (Dominican Republic), 15-10, 15-6, 15-5
Natalia Mendez (Argentina) v. Andrea Reyes (Guatemala) - Monday

Standings: 1. Natalia Mendez (Argentina) 1-0, 2. Merynanyelly Delgado (Dominican Republic) 1-1, 3. Andrea Reyes (Guatemala) 0-1

Group 4

Carla Muñoz (Chile) d. Angela Ortega (Mexico), 15-10, 15-10, 15-6
Kelani Lawrence (USA) d. Juliette Parent (Canada), 15-10, 15-1, 15-3

Angela Ortega (Mexico) v. Kelani Lawrence (USA) - Monday
Juliette Parent (Canada) v. Carla Muñoz (Chile) - Monday

Standings: 1. Carla Muñoz (Chile) 2-0, 2. Kelani Lawrence (USA) 1-1, 2. Angela Ortega (Mexico) 1-1, 4. Juliette Parent (Canada) 0-2

Group 5

Rhonda Rajsich (USA) d. Michèle Morissette (Canada), 11-15, 11-15, 15-11, 15-10, 11-7
Gabriela Martinez (Guatemala) d. Maricruz Ortiz (Costa Rica), 12-15, 15-14, 15-7, 15-9

Rhonda Rajsich (USA) v. Gabriela Martinez (Guatemala) - Monday
Maricruz Ortiz (Costa Rica) v. Michèle Morissette (Canada) - Monday

Standings: 1. Rhonda Rajsich (USA) 2-0, 1. Gabriela Martinez (Guatemala) 2-0, 3. Maricruz Ortiz (Costa Rica) 0-2, 3. Michèle Morissette (Canada) 0-2

Men's Singles

Group 1

Conrrado Moscoso (Bolivia) d. Andres Acuña (Costa Rica), 14-15, 15-14, 11-15, 15-8, 11-9
Conrrado Moscoso (Bolivia) v. Juan Salvatierra (Guatemala) - Monday

Standings: 1. Conrrado Moscoso (Bolivia) 1-0, 2. Andres Acuña (Costa Rica) 1-1, 3. Juan Salvatierra (Guatemala) 0-1

Group 2

Alejandro Landa (USA) d. Ramón De León (Dominican Republic), 15-5, 15-9, 15-9
Alejandro Landa (USA) v. Juan Francisco Cueva (Ecuador) - Monday

Standings: 1. Alejandro Landa (USA) 1-0, 1. Juan Francisco Cueva (Ecuador) 1-0, 3. Ramón De León (Dominican Republic) 0-2

Group 3

Carlos Keller (Bolivia) d. Felipe Camacho (Costa Rica), 15-9, 15-11, 15-11
Edwin Galicia (Guatemala) d. Tomás Oyhanart (Argentina), 15-9, 15-2, 15-4

Carlos Keller (Bolivia) v. Edwin Galicia (Guatemala) - Monday
Tomás Oyhanart (Argentina) v. Felipe Camacho (Costa Rica) - Monday

Standings: 1. Carlos Keller (Bolivia) 2-0, 2. Felipe Camacho (Costa Rica) 1-1, 2. Edwin Galicia (Guatemala) 1-1, 4. Tomás Oyhanart (Argentina) 0-2

Group 4

Jake Bredenbeck (USA) d. Rodrigo Salgado Jr. (Chile), 11-15, 15-2, 15-4, 15-8
Jose Daniel Ugalde (Ecuador) d. Abraham Mercado (Puerto Rico), 15-6, 15-4, 15-6

Jake Bredenbeck (USA) v. Jose Daniel Ugalde (Ecuador) - Monday
Abraham Mercado (Puerto Rico) v. Rodrigo Salgado Jr. (Chile) - Monday

Standings: 1. Jake Bredenbeck (USA) 2-0, 1. Jose Daniel Ugalde (Ecuador) 2-0, 3. Abraham Mercado (Puerto Rico) 0-2, 3. Rodrigo Salgado Jr. (Chile) 0-2

Group 5

Rodrigo Montoya (Mexico) d. Mario Mercado (Colombia), 15-8, 15-11, 15-12
Diego Garcia (Argentina) d. Trevor Webb (Canada), 15-5, 15-11, 15-4

Rodrigo Montoya (Mexico) v. Trevor Webb (Canada) - Monday
Diego Garcia (Argentina) v. Mario Mercado (Colombia) - Monday

Standings: 1. Rodrigo Montoya (Mexico) 2-0, 2. Diego Garcia (Argentina) 1-1, 2. Mario Mercado (Colombia) 1-1, 4. Trevor Webb (Canada) 0-2

Group 6

Samuel Murray (Canada) d. Diego Gatica (Chile), 15-6, 15-7, 15-7
Elias Nieto (Mexico) d. Set Cubillos (Colombia), 15-13, 15-6, 15-4

Samuel Murray (Canada) v. Elias Nieto (Mexico) - Monday
Set Cubillos (Colombia) v. Diego Gatica (Chile) - Monday

Standings: 1. Samuel Murray (Canada) 2-0, 1. Elias Nieto (Mexico) 2-0, 3. Diego Gatica (Chile) 0-2, 3. Set Cubillos (Colombia) 0-2

Women's Doubles

Group 1

Alejandra Herrera & Samantha Salas (Mexico) d. Alexis Iwaasa & Cassie Prentice (Canada), 15-5, 15-10, 15-9
Erika Manilla & Rhonda Rajsich (USA) d. Micaela Meneses & Yazmine Sabja (Bolivia), 8-15, 15-11, 15-13, 12-15, 11-8

Alejandra Herrera & Samantha Salas (Mexico) v. Micaela Meneses & Yazmine Sabja (Bolivia) - Monday
Erika Manilla & Rhonda Rajsich (USA) v. Alexis Iwaasa & Cassie Prentice (Canada) - Monday

Standings: 1. Alejandra Herrera & Samantha Salas (Mexico) 2-0, 2. Erika Manilla & Rhonda Rajsich (USA) 1-1, 2. Micaela Meneses & Yazmine Sabja (Bolivia) 1-1, 4. Alexis Iwaasa & Cassie Prentice (Canada) 0-2

Group 2

Paula Manilla & Carla Muñoz (Chile) d. Cristina Amaya & Maria Paz Riquelme (Colombia), 15-12, 3-15, 15-14, 15-13
Natalia Mendez & Maria Jose Vargas (Argentina) d. Anna Aguilar & Andrea Reyes (Guatemala), 15-0, 15-9, 15-10

Natalia Mendez & Maria Jose Vargas (Argentina) v. Paula Manilla & Carla Muñoz (Chile) - Monday
Cristina Amaya & Maria Paz Riquelme (Colombia) v. Anna Aguilar & Andrea Reyes (Guatemala) - Monday

Standings: 1. Natalia Mendez & Maria Jose Vargas (Argentina) 2-0, 1. Paula Manilla & Carla Muñoz (Chile) 2-0, 3. Cristina Amaya & Maria Paz Riquelme (Colombia) 0-2, 3. Anna Aguilar & Andrea Reyes (Guatemala) 0-2

Men's Doubles

Group 1

Kadim Carrasco & Carlos Keller (Bolivia) d. Set Cubillos & Mario Mercado (Colombia), 15-9, 15-9, 15-8
Kadim Carrasco & Carlos Keller (Bolivia) v. Jake Bredenbeck & Sam Bredenbeck (USA) - Monday

Standings: 1. Jake Bredenbeck & Sam Bredenbeck (USA) 1-0, 1. Kadim Carrasco & Carlos Keller (Bolivia) 1-0, 3. Set Cubillos & Mario Mercado (Colombia) 0-2

Group 2

Andres Acuña & Gabriel Garcia (Costa Rica) d. Diego Garcia & Tomàs Oyhanart (Argentina), 14-15, 15-6, 15-4, 13-15, 11-4
Elias Nieto & Erick Trujillo (Mexico) v. Andres Acuña & Gabriel Garcia (Costa Rica) - Monday

Standings: 1. Elias Nieto & Erick Trujillo (Mexico) 1-0, 1. Andres Acuña & Gabriel Garcia (Costa Rica) 1-0, 3. Diego Garcia & Tomàs Oyhanart (Argentina) 0-2

Group 3

Coby Iwaasa & Samuel Murray (Canada) d. Geovani Mendoza & Juan Salvatierra (Guatemala), 15-12, 15-8, 15-13
Juan Francisco Cueva & Jose Daniel Ugalde (Ecuador) d. Rafael Gatica & Rodrigo Salgado Jr. (Chile), 15-10, 15-10, 15-13

Coby Iwaasa & Samuel Murray (Canada) v. Juan Francisco Cueva & Jose Daniel Ugalde (Ecuador) - Monday
Rafael Gatica & Rodrigo Salgado Jr. (Chile) v. Geovani Mendoza & Juan Salvatierra (Guatemala) - Monday

Standings: 1. Coby Iwaasa & Samuel Murray (Canada) 2-0, 1. Juan Francisco Cueva & Jose Daniel Ugalde (Ecuador) 2-0, 3. Geovani Mendoza & Juan Salvatierra (Guatemala) 0-2, 3. Rafael Gatica & Rodrigo Salgado Jr. (Chile) 0-2

Mixed Doubles

Group 1

Micaela Meneses & Conrrado Moscoso (Bolivia) d. Merynanyelly Delgado & Ramón De León (Dominican Republic), 15-8, 15-9,15-10
Valeria Centellas & Diego Garcia (Argentina) v. Micaela Meneses & Conrrado Moscoso (Bolivia) - Monday

Standings: 1. Valeria Centellas & Diego Garcia (Argentina) 1-0, 1. Micaela Meneses & Conrrado Moscoso (Bolivia) 1-0, 3. Merynanyelly Delgado & Ramón De León (Dominican Republic) 0-2

Group 2

Rodrigo Montoya & Samantha Salas (Mexico) d. Gabriela Martinez & Edwin Galicia (Guatemala), 15-13, 15-8, 15-13
Rodrigo Montoya & Samantha Salas (Mexico) v. Alejandro Landa & Erika Manilla (USA) - Monday

Standings: 1. Alejandro Landa & Erika Manilla (USA) 1-0, 2. Rodrigo Montoya & Samantha Salas (Mexico) 1-0, 3. Gabriela Martinez & Edwin Galicia (Guatemala) 0-2

Group 3

Cristina Amaya & Mario Mercado (Colombia) d. Felipe Camacho & Maricruz Ortiz (Costa Rica), 15-13, 15-9, 14-15, 15-13
Rodrigo Salgado Jr. & Carla Muñoz (Chile) d. Coby Iwaasa & Juliette Parent (Canada), 15-7, 8-15, 9-15, 15-14, 11-7

Cristina Amaya & Mario Mercado (Colombia) v. Coby Iwaasa & Juliette Parent (Canada) - Monday
Rodrigo Salgado Jr. & Carla Muñoz (Chile) v. Felipe Camacho & Maricruz Ortiz (Costa Rica) - Monday

Standings: 1. Rodrigo Salgado Jr. & Carla Muñoz (Chile) 2-0, 2. Cristina Amaya & Mario Mercado (Colombia) 1-1, 2. Coby Iwaasa & Juliette Parent (Canada) 1-1, 4. Felipe Camacho & Maricruz Ortiz (Costa Rica) 0-2

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