One versus two in doubles finals at 2023 Pan American Racquetball Championships

The doubles finals at the 2023 Pan American Racquetball Championships in Guatemala City, Guatemala will all be 1 v 2 matches with Mexico in all three finals - men’s, women’s and mixed - Bolivia in two and Guatemala in one.

The Guatemalan women’s team of Gabriela Martinez and Maria Renee Rodriguez were the #1 seeds in Women’s Doubles, and they reached the final by beating 4th seeds Bolivia, Angelica Barrios and Jenny Daza, 11-9, 11-4, 11-5.

In the final, Guatemala will play Mexicans Alexandra Herrera and Montserrat Mejia, who took out Argentina’s Valeria Centellas and Natalia Mendez, 11-9, 11-8, 11-4. Argentina was the defending champion in Women’s Doubles, as Mendez and Maria Jose Vargas won the title last year.

Mexicans Rodrigo Montoya and Eduardo Portillo are the top seeds in Men’s Doubles, and they reached the final by beating USA brothers Jake and Sam Bredenbeck in the semi-finals, 11-5, 11-7, 11-7. Mexico will play Bolivia in the final, as 2nd seeds Kadim Carrasco and Conrrado Moscoso defeated 3rd seeds Andres Acuña and Gabriel Garcia of Costa Rica, 8-11, 11-7, 11-4, 12-10, in the other semi-final.

Montoya and Moscoso will also face off in the Mixed Doubles final. Montoya and Mexican team-mate Paola Longoria, the top seeds, defeated 4th seeds Maria Jose Vargas and Diego Garcia of Argentina, 11-3, 11-6, 9-11, 17-15, in one semi-final, while Moscoso and Angelica Barrios also won in four games over 3rd seeds Sam Bredenbeck and Michelle Key of the USA, 11-4, 9-11, 11-4, 11-8.

Moscoso has a chance to win three titles Saturday, as he's in the Men's Singles final as well as the Men's Doubles and Mixed Doubles final. If he wins the two men's titles, Moscoso will be the 4th man to win both at a Pan American Championship after Mexicans Alejandro Landa in 2018 and Polo Gutierrez in 2013, and American Bill Sell in 1988.

You can watch the finals via the live stream at the IRF Facebook page or the IRF YouTube channel. For draws, look to the Pan American Racquetball Confederation (PARC) website or the R2 Sports site.

XXXIV Pan American Racquetball Championships
Guatemala City, Guatemala - April 1-8, 2023

Women's Doubles - Semi-finals - Friday

1) Gabriela Martinez & Maria Renee Rodriguez (Guatemala) d. 4) Angelica Barrios & Jenny Daza (Bolivia), 11-9, 11-4, 11-5
2) Alexandra Herrera & Montserrat Mejia (Mexico) d. 6) Valeria Centellas & Natalia Mendez (Argentina), 11-9, 11-8, 11-4

Women's Doubles - Final - Saturday

1) Gabriela Martinez & Maria Renee Rodriguez (Guatemala) v. 2) Alexandra Herrera & Montserrat Mejia (Mexico) - 2 PM

Women's Doubles - 3rd place - Saturday

4) Angelica Barrios & Jenny Daza (Bolivia) v. 6) Valeria Centellas & Natalia Mendez (Argentina) - 2 PM

Women's Doubles - 5-8 playoff - Friday

Maria Jose Muñoz & Ana Sarmiento (Ecuador) d. Cristina Amaya & Maria Paz Riquelme (Colombia), 11-8, 11-7, 12-10
Michelle Key & Erika Manilla (USA) d. Paula Mansilla & Carla Muñoz (Chile), 11-8, 11-5, 11-5

Women's Doubles - 5-8 playoff - Saturday

5th Place - Maria Jose Muñoz & Ana Sarmiento (Ecuador) v. Michelle Key & Erika Manilla (USA) - 1 PM

7th - Cristina Amaya & Maria Paz Riquelme (Colombia) v. Paula Mansilla & Carla Muñoz (Chile) - Noon

Women's Doubles - 9-10 playoff - Friday

9th - Michèle Morissette & Danielle Ramsay (Canada) d. Jimena Gomez & Maricruz Ortiz (Costa Rica), 11-7, 11-4, 11-7

Men's Doubles - Semi-finals - Friday

1) Rodrigo Montoya & Eduardo Portillo (Mexico) d. 5) Jake Bredenbeck & Sam Bredenbeck (USA), 11-5, 11-7, 11-7
2) Kadim Carrasco & Conrrado Moscoso (Bolivia) d. 3) Andres Acuña & Gabriel Garcia (Costa Rica), 8-11, 11-7, 11-4, 12-10

Men's Doubles - Final - Saturday

1) Rodrigo Montoya & Eduardo Portillo (Mexico) v. 2) Kadim Carrasco & Conrrado Moscoso (Bolivia) - 1 PM

Men's Doubles - 3rd place - Saturday

3) Andres Acuña & Gabriel Garcia (Costa Rica) v. 5) Jake Bredenbeck & Sam Bredenbeck (USA) - 1 PM

Men's Doubles - 5-8 playoff - Friday

Juan Francisco Cueva & Jose Daniel Ugalde (Ecuador) d. Edwin Galicia & Christian Wer (Guatemala), 12-14, 5-11, 11-7, 11-8, 11-7
Coby Iwaasa & Trevor Webb (Canada) d. Fernando Kurzbard & Daniel Maggi (Argentina), injury forfeit

Men's Doubles - 5-8 playoff - Saturday

5th - Juan Francisco Cueva & Jose Daniel Ugalde (Ecuador) v. Coby Iwaasa & Trevor Webb (Canada) - 2 PM

7th - Edwin Galicia & Christian Wer (Guatemala) d. Fernando Kurzbard & Daniel Maggi (Argentina), injury forfeit

Men's Doubles - Round One - 9-11 playoff - Thursday

Yandy Espinosa & Maikel Moyet (Cuba) - BYE
Rafael Gatica & Rodrigo Salgado (Chile) d. Ronal Cardona & Carlos Medrano (Honduras), 11-5, 11-7, 12-10

Men's Doubles - Round Two - 9-11 playoff - Friday

9th - Yandy Espinosa & Maikel Moyet (Cuba) d. Rafael Gatica & Rodrigo Salgado (Chile), 11-3, 11-9, 11-4

Mixed Doubles - Semi-finals - Friday

1) Paola Longoria & Rodrigo Montoya (Mexico) d. 4) Maria Jose Vargas & Diego Garcia (Argentina), 11-3, 11-6, 9-11, 17-15
2) Angelica Barrios & Conrrado Moscoso (Bolivia) d. 3) Sam Bredenbeck & Michelle Key (USA), 11-4, 9-11, 11-4, 11-8

Mixed Doubles - Final - Saturday

1) Paola Longoria & Rodrigo Montoya (Mexico) v. 2) Angelica Barrios & Conrrado Moscoso (Bolivia) - 3 PM

Mixed Doubles - 3rd place - Saturday

3) Sam Bredenbeck & Michelle Key (USA) v. 4) Maria Jose Vargas & Diego Garcia (Argentina) - 3 PM

Mixed Doubles - 5-8 playoff - Friday

Maria Paz Muñoz & Juan Francisco Cueva (Ecuador) d. Gabriela Martinez & Juan Salvatierra (Guatemala), 11-6, 10-12, 11-5, 6-11, 11-8
Cristina Amaya & Set Cubillos (Colombia) d. 6) Jaime Mansilla & Carla Muñoz (Chile), 8-11, 11-8, 7-11, 11-8, 11-6

Mixed Doubles - 5-8 playoff - Saturday

5th - Maria Paz Muñoz & Juan Francisco Cueva (Ecuador) v. Cristina Amaya & Set Cubillos (Colombia) - 3 PM

7th - Gabriela Martinez & Juan Salvatierra (Guatemala) v. Jaime Mansilla & Carla Muñoz (Chile) - 2 PM

Mixed Doubles - 9-12 playoff - Round 2 - Friday

9th - Coby Iwaasa & Danielle Ramsay (Canada) d. Merynanyelly Delgado & Ramon De Leon (Dominican Republic), 15-17, 8-11, 11-8, 12-10, 11-8

11th - Felipe Camacho & Maricruz Ortiz (Costa Rica) d. Samira Ferrer Marcilli & Maikel Moyet (Cuba), 10-12, 11-6, 11-7, 11-3

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