Medal round draws for the 2022 Pan American Championships

The draws have been released for the medal round of the 2022 Pan American Racquetball Championships in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. There will be two rounds of play on Tuesday in all divisions. That will tax players who are playing multiple divisions.

A new facet of the competition is that only the top players from the group stage in singles made it to the medal round. There are fewer teams in doubles, so all of the doubles teams are in the medal round. Players in singles divisions who finished outside the top two in their division have been put into a consolation playoff.

Because only singles players from the top of the groups made it to the medal round, there are significant matches in the medal round right off the hop. For example, in Women’s Singles, Natalia Mendez of Argentina faces Gabriela Martinez from Guatemala in the quarterfinals, and Chilean Carla Muñoz, who was undefeated in the group stage, plays American veteran Rhonda Rajsich.

In Men’s Singles, young Argentine player Diego Garcia is up against Ecuador veteran Jose Daniel Ugalde with the winner facing top seed Conrrado Moscoso of Bolivia. Also, Mexican Elias Nieto, who got an upset win over Canadian Samuel Murray on Monday, will play Andres Acuña from Costa Rica with the winner to play two time defending Pan American Championship Men’s Singles champion: Carlos Keller of Bolivia in the quarterfinals.

Matches have been 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

Round of 16 - Tuesday

1) María José Vargas (Argentina) - BYE
8) Merynanyelly Delgado (Dominican Republic) v. 9) Micaela Meneses (Bolivia) - 9 AM

5) Rhonda Rajsich (USA) - BYE
4) Carla Muñoz (Chile) - BYE

3) Natalia Mendez (Argentina) - BYE
6) Gabriela Martinez (Guatemala) - BYE

7) Kelani Lawrence (USA) v. 10) Angelica Barrios (Bolivia) - 9 AM
2) Alexandra Herrera (Mexico) - BYE

Quarterfinals - Tuesday

1) María José Vargas (Argentina) v. 8) Merynanyelly Delgado (Dominican Republic) or 9) Micaela Meneses (Bolivia) - Noon
4) Carla Muñoz (Chile) v. 5) Rhonda Rajsich (USA) - 11:15 AM

3) Natalia Mendez (Argentina) v. 6) Gabriela Martinez (Guatemala) - 11:15 AM
2) Alexandra Herrera (Mexico) v. 7) Kelani Lawrence (USA) or 10) Angelica Barrios (Bolivia) - Noon

Men's Singles

Round of 16 - Tuesday

1) Conrrado Moscoso (Bolivia) - BYE
8) Diego Garcia (Argentina) v. 9) Jose Daniel Ugalde (Ecuador) - 9 AM

5) Rodrigo Montoya (Mexico) v. 12) Juan Francisco Cueva (Ecuador) - 9 AM
4) Jake Bredenbeck (USA) - BYE

3) Carlos Keller (Bolivia) - BYE
6) Elias Nieto (Mexico) v. 11) Andres Acuña (Costa Rica) - 9 AM

7) Samuel Murray (Canada) v. 10) Felipe Camacho (Costa Rica) - 9 AM
2) Alejandro Landa (USA) - BYE

Quarterfinals - Tuesday

1) Conrrado Moscoso (Bolivia) v. 8) Diego Garcia (Argentina) or 9) Jose Daniel Ugalde (Ecuador) - Noon
4) Jake Bredenbeck (USA) v. 5) Rodrigo Montoya (Mexico) or 12) Juan Francisco Cueva (Ecuador) - 12:45 PM

3) Carlos Keller (Bolivia) v. 6) Elias Nieto (Mexico) or 11) Andres Acuña (Costa Rica) - 12:45 PM
2) Alejandro Landa (USA) v. 7) Samuel Murray (Canada) or 10) Felipe Camacho (Costa Rica) - Noon

Women's Doubles

Round of 16 - Tuesday

1) Alejandra Herrera & Samantha Salas (Mexico) v. 8) Anna Aguilar & Andrea Reyes (Guatemala) - 3:45 PM
4) Paula Manilla & Carla Muñoz (Chile) v. 5) Micaela Meneses & Yazmine Sabja (Bolivia) - 3:45 PM

3) Erika Manilla & Rhonda Rajsich (USA) v. 6) Cristina Amaya & Maria Paz Riquelme (Colombia) - 3:45 PM
2) Natalia Mendez & Maria Jose Vargas (Argentina) v. 7) Alexis Iwaasa & Cassie Prentice (Canada) - 3:45 PM

Men's Doubles

Round of 16 - Tuesday

1) Jake Bredenbeck & Sam Bredenbeck (USA) - BYE
8) Set Cubillos & Mario Mercado (Colombia) v. 9) Rafael Gatica & Rodrigo Salgado Jr. (Chile) - 1:30 PM

5) Elias Nieto & Erick Trujillo (Mexico) - BYE
4) Coby Iwaasa & Samuel Murray (Canada) - BYE

3) Juan Francisco Cueva & Jose Daniel Ugalde (Ecuador) - BYE
6) Kadim Carrasco & Carlos Keller (Bolivia) - BYE

7) Diego Garcia & Tomàs Oyhanart (Argentina) v. 10) Geovani Mendoza & Juan Salvatierra (Guatemala) - 1:30 PM
2) Andres Acuña & Gabriel Garcia (Costa Rica) - BYE

Quarterfinals - Tuesday

1) Jake Bredenbeck & Sam Bredenbeck (USA) v. 8) Set Cubillos & Mario Mercado (Colombia) or 9) Rafael Gatica & Rodrigo Salgado Jr. (Chile) - 3 PM
4) Coby Iwaasa & Samuel Murray (Canada) v. 5) Elias Nieto & Erick Trujillo (Mexico) - 3 PM

3) Juan Francisco Cueva & Jose Daniel Ugalde (Ecuador) v. 6) Kadim Carrasco & Carlos Keller (Bolivia) - 3 PM
2) Andres Acuña & Gabriel Garcia (Costa Rica) v. 7) Diego Garcia & Tomàs Oyhanart (Argentina) or 10) Geovani Mendoza & Juan Salvatierra (Guatemala) - 3 PM

Mixed Doubles

Round of 16 - Tuesday

1) Micaela Meneses & Conrrado Moscoso (Bolivia) - BYE
8) Gabriela Martinez & Edwin Galicia (Guatemala) v. 9) Cristina Amaya & Mario Mercado (Colombia) - 4:30 PM

5) Valeria Centellas & Diego Garcia (Argentina) - BYE
4) Rodrigo Salgado Jr. & Carla Muñoz (Chile) - BYE

3) Coby Iwaasa & Juliette Parent (Canada) - BYE
6) Rodrigo Montoya & Samantha Salas (Mexico) - BYE

7) Merynanyelly Delgado & Ramón De León (Dominican Republic) v. 10) Felipe Camacho & Maricruz Ortiz (Costa Rica) - 4:30 PM
2) Alejandro Landa & Erika Manilla (USA) - BYE

Quarterfinals - Tuesday

1) Micaela Meneses & Conrrado Moscoso (Bolivia) v. 8) Gabriela Martinez & Edwin Galicia (Guatemala) or 9) Cristina Amaya & Mario Mercado (Colombia) - 5:15 PM
4) Rodrigo Salgado Jr. & Carla Muñoz (Chile) v. 5) Valeria Centellas & Diego Garcia (Argentina) - 5:15 PM

3) Coby Iwaasa & Juliette Parent (Canada) v. 6) Rodrigo Montoya & Samantha Salas (Mexico) - 5:15 PM
2) Alejandro Landa & Erika Manilla (USA) v. 7) Merynanyelly Delgado & Ramón De León (Dominican Republic) or 10) Felipe Camacho & Maricruz Ortiz (Costa Rica) - 5:15 PM

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