Longoria & Herrera on track for final showdown at 2022 LPRT Sweet Caroline Open

Paola Longoria and Alexandra Herrera - the #1 and #2 players, respectively, on the Ladies Professional Racquetball Tour (LPRT) are heading for a third straight finals showdown, as they are both into the semi-finals at the 2022 LPRT Sweet Caroline Open in Greenville, South Carolina. In the quarterfinals on Friday, Longoria defeated 8th seed Samantha Salas, 15-5, 15-12, and Herrera beat 10th seed Carla Muñoz, 15-7, 15-2. Their semi-final opponents are surprises, as both were upset winners in the quarters.

Eleventh seed Kelani Lawrence upset LPRT #3 Maria Jose Vargas, 15-11, 13-15, 11-9, in the quarterfinals, and 5th seed Jessica Parrilla beat 4th seed Natalia Mendez, 15-10, 15-7. In the semi-finals on Saturday, Lawerence will play Herrera while Parrilla takes on Longoria.

Longoria and Herrera will face off in the doubles final, as their respective teams won their semi-final matches Friday. Top seeds Longoria and Salas needed a tie-breaker to defeat Lawrence and Hollie Scott, 15-1, 12-15, 11-7, in one semi, while Herrera and Parrilla beat 2nd seeds Mendez and Valeria Centellas, 15-4, 15-12.

The singles semi-finals will be 10 and 11 AM Saturday, and the final at 4 PM with the doubles final to follow at 5 PM. All times EDT. Look for the action via the LPRT YouTube channel, as well as the LPRT Facebook page.

2022 LPRT Sweet Caroline Open
May 12-14, 2022 - Greenville, South Carolina

LPRT Singles - Round of 16 - Friday

1) Paola Longoria d. 16) Sheryl Lotts, 15-3, 15-1
8) Samantha Salas d. 9) Valeria Centellas, 15-4, 15-6

5) Jessica Parrilla d. 12) Nancy Enriquez, 15-8, 15-6
4) Natalia Mendez d. 13) Hollie Scott, 15-10, 11-15, 11-6

3) Maria Jose Vargas d. 14) Maria Renee Rodriguez, 15-9, 12-15, 11-6
11) Kelani Lawrence d. 6) Rhonda Rajsich, 15-0, 15-9

10) Carla Muñoz d. 7) Erika Manilla, 15-7, 15-4
2) Alexandra Herrera d. 15) Cristina Amaya, 15-10, 15-4

LPRT Singles - Quarterfinals - Friday

1) Paola Longoria d. 8) Samantha Salas, 15-5, 15-12
5) Jessica Parrilla d. 4) Natalia Mendez, 15-10, 15-7

11) Kelani Lawrence d. 3) Maria Jose Vargas, 15-11, 13-15, 11-9
2) Alexandra Herrera d. 10) Carla Muñoz, 15-7, 15-2

LPRT Singles - Semi-finals - Saturday

1) Paola Longoria v. 5) Jessica Parrilla - 11 AM
2) Alexandra Herrera v. 11) Kelani Lawrence - 10 AM

LPRT Doubles - Semi-finals - Friday

1) Paola Longoria & Samantha Salas d. 5) Kelani Lawrence & Hollie Scott, 15-1, 12-15, 11-7
3) Alexandra Herrera & Jessica Parrilla d. 2) Valeria Centellas & Natalia Mendez, 15-4, 15-12

LPRT Doubles - Final - Saturday

1) Paola Longoria & Samantha Salas v. 3) Alexandra Herrera & Jessica Parrilla - 5 PM

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