Two upsets in the quarterfinals of the Ladies Professional Racquetball Tour (LPRT), but Paola Longoria, the LPRT’s #1 player, stayed the course, as she defeated Samantha Salas, 15-8, 15-4, to move on to the semi-finals Saturday afternoon. Longoria will play 5th seed Angelica Barrios in the semis, as Barrios beat 13th seed Nancy Enriquez, 15-11, 15-5.
The upsets happened on the bottom of the draw, and the scores were not close. Seventh seed Montserrat Mejia got the better of her doubles partner and the LPRT’s #2 player Alexandra Herrera, 15-7, 15-5, in one quarterfinal, while 6th seed Jessica Parrilla beat 3rd seed Natalia Mendez, 15-9, 15-3.
Three winners of the four quarterfinal matches - Longoria, Mejia and Parrilla - only gave up 12 points each. That makes Barrios’s 16 points against look large, though it really wasn’t.
You can watch the action from Aguascalientes live via the LPRT YouTube channel. The singles semi-finals are at 5 and 6 PM, and the final on Sunday at noon. The doubles semis will be Saturday night at 7 and 8 PM and the final on Sunday at 1 PM after the singles final. All times central.
2022 LPRT Paola Longoria Grand Slam, August 12-14, 2022
Aguascalientes, Mexico
Quarterfinals - Saturday
1) Paola Longoria d. 8) Samantha Salas, 15-8, 15-4
5) Angelica Barrios d. 13) Nancy Enriquez, 15-11, 15-5
6) Jessica Parrilla d. 3) Natalia Mendez, 15-9, 15-3
7) Montserrat Mejia d. 2) Alexandra Herrera, 15-7, 15-5
Semi-finals - Saturday
1) Paola Longoria v. 5) Angelica Barrios - 6 PM
6) Jessica Parrilla v. 7) Montserrat Mejia - 5 PM
Doubles - Semi-finals - Saturday
1) Paola Longoria & Samantha Salas v. 5) Carla Muñoz & Maria Renee Rodriguez - 8 PM
2) Alexandra Herrera & Montserrat Mejia v. 3) Erika Manilla & Jessica Parrilla - 7 PM
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