Bolivian Camila Rivero will play for gold in two divisions Saturday at the 34th International Racquetball Federation (IRF) World Junior Championships in Tarija, Bolivia, as she’s in the finals of Girls U21 Singles and U18 Singles. In the U21 semi-finals, Rivero beat Mexican Leonela Osorio, 11-6, 11-4, 11-1, and will play Argentina’s Martina Katz in the final, as Katz defeated Ecuador’s Ana Lucia Sarmiento, 11-4, 11-3, 11-7.
In the Girls U18 semis, Rivero took out the USA’s Naomi Ros in three straight games, 11-4, 11-5, 11-6, and will play team-mate Kristin Salinas in the final, after Salinas beat Mexican Angela Ortega, 11-8, 11-5, 11-5.
Two young men will try to triple medal in U21 on Saturday, as Mexican Diego Gastelum and Bolivia’s Luis Aguilar face off in the Boys U21 Singles final, and the Boys U21 Doubles final as well as the U21 Mixed Doubles final. In the singles semi-finals, Gastelum had to come from 0-2 down to defeat Bolivian Jhoel Alexis Acha Portugal, 2-11, 11-13, 11-8, 11-7, 11-7, while Aguilar needed four games to beat Chilean Jaime Mansilla, 6-11, 12-10, 11-5, 11-9.
In the doubles semis, Gastelum and Oscar Elias Nieto Validez saw off the Ecuador team of Josue Bermeo and Esteban De Janon, 11-5, 12-10, 11-9, while Aguilar and Adrian Jaldin Lobo came back from a game down to defeat Americans Iain Dunn and Paul Saraceno, 10-12, 11-8, 11-6, 11-6.
Then in U21 Mixed Doubles, it’ll be Aguilar and Micaela Meneses versus Gastelum and Maria Gutierrez in Saturday’s final. In the semi-finals, Bolivia defeated Ecuador’s Esteban De Janon and Ana Lucia Sarmiento, 11-6, 11-9, 11-6, and Mexico beat Chilean siblings Jaime Nicolas Mansilla and Paula Javiera Mansilla, 11-6, 13-11, 11-7.
Mexican Eder Renteria is also going for triple gold Saturday, as he’s in the U16 singles, doubles and mixed doubles finals. In Boys U16 Singles, Renteria beat Martin Carchi of Ecuador, 11-5, 11-9, 11-8. He’ll face Bolivian Marco Mamani Aguilar in the final, as Aguilar defeated Mexico’s Nicolas Galindo, 11-1, 8-11, 11-8, 11-2.
In Boys U16 Doubles, Renteria and Galindo beat Chile’s Benjamin Andre Aguirre Fuentes and Ruben Igor, 11-9, 11-1, 11-2, in the semi-finals, and they’ll face Bolivia in the final, as Bolivians Marco Mamani Aguilar and Bismarck Pereira held on to eke out a win over Carchi and Juan David Zea Cueva of Ecuador, 11-3, 11-13, 11-3, 9-11, 11-9.
Finally, in the U16 Mixed Doubles final, Renteria and Yanna Salazar will also take on Bolivia. In the semis, Mexico beat the USA’s Eshan Ali and Sonya Shetty, 11-8, 11-6, 11-5, while Bolivans Gabriela Diaz Fernández and Marco Antonio Vedia Rosales defeated Canadians Raphël Guillemette and Chloé Jauvin, 11-5, 12-10, 11-7.
Countries in finals
Overall, there are will be 14 finals on Saturday (the Girls U16 Doubles is a round robin, so it doesn’t have a final), and here’s the country by country breakdown.
Bolivia v. Mexico - 10 finals
Bolivia v. Bolivia - 1 final
Bolivia v. Argentina - 1 final
Bolivia v. USA - 1 final
Mexico v. USA - 1 final
You might think that Bolivia has a big advantage playing at home, as they are in 13 of the 14 finals, but Mexico with 11 finals isn’t far behind. Last year when World Juniors was in Guatemala, Bolivia was in 9 finals, and Mexico 13. This is just confirming what you likely already knew: Bolivia and Mexico currently dominate international racquetball.
Several of the final matches will be live streamed from Bolivia via the IRF media channels: the IRF YouTube channel or the IRF Facebook page.
34rd IRF World Junior Championships
November 11-18, 2023 - Tarija, Bolivia
Girls U21 Singles - Semi-finals - Friday
5) Martina Katz (Argentina) d. 8) Ana Lucia Sarmiento (Ecuador), 11-4, 11-3, 11-7
2) Camila Rivero (Bolivia) d. 3) Leonela Osorio (Mexico), 11-6, 11-4, 11-1
Girls U21 Singles - Final - Saturday
2) Camila Rivero (Bolivia) v. 5) Martina Katz (Argentina) - 10:30 AM
Girls U21 Doubles - Final - Saturday
1) Micaela Meneses & Kristin Salinas (Bolivia) v. 2) Maria Gutierrez & Leonela Osorio (Mexico) - Noon
Boys U21 Singles - Semi-finals - Friday
1) Diego Gastelum (Mexico) d. 4) Jhoel Alexis Acha Portugal (Bolivia), 2-11, 11-13, 11-8, 11-7, 11-7
2) Luis Aguilar (Bolivia) d. 6) Jaime Mansilla (Chile), 6-11, 12-10, 11-5, 11-9
Boys U21 Singles - Final - Saturday
1) Diego Gastelum (Mexico) v. 2) Luis Aguilar (Bolivia) - 9:45 AM
Boys U21 Doubles - Semi-finals - Friday
1) Oscar Elias Nieto Validez & Diego Gastelum (Mexico) d. 4) Josue Bermeo & Esteban De Janon (Ecuador), 11-5, 12-10, 11-9
2) Luis Aguilar & Adrian Jaldin Lobo (Bolivia) d. 6) Iain Dunn & Paul Saraceno (USA), 10-12, 11-8, 11-6, 11-6
Boys U21 Doubles - Final - Saturday
1) Oscar Elias Nieto Validez & Diego Gastelum (Mexico) v. 2) Luis Aguilar & Adrian Jaldin Lobo (Bolivia) - 1:30 PM
Mixed Doubles U21 - Semi-finals - Friday
1) Luis Aguilar & Micaela Meneses (Bolivia) d. 4) Esteban De Janon & Ana Lucia Sarmiento (Ecuador), 11-6, 11-9, 11-6
2) Maria Gutierrez & Diego Gastelum (Mexico) d. 6) Jaime Nicolas Mansilla & Paula Javiera Mansilla (Chile), 11-6, 13-11, 11-7
Mixed Doubles U21 - Final - Saturday
1) Luis Aguilar & Micaela Meneses (Bolivia) v. 2) Maria Gutierrez & Diego Gastelum (Mexico) - 3 PM
Girls U18 Singles - Semi-finals - Friday
4) Camila Rivero (Bolivia) d. 8) Naomi Ros (USA), 11-4, 11-5, 11-6
2) Kristin Salinas (Bolivia) d. 3) Angela Ortega (Mexico), 11-8, 11-5, 11-5
Girls U18 Singles - Final - Saturday
2) Kristin Salinas (Bolivia) v. 4) Camila Rivero (Bolivia) - 9:45 AM
Girls U18 Doubles - Final - Saturday
2) Rebecca Amaya & Valeria Miranda Martinez (Bolivia) v. 4) Heather Mahoney & Naomi Ros (USA) - 11:15 AM
Boys U18 Singles - Semi-finals - Friday
8) Luis Renteria (Mexico) d. 4) Antonio Sanchez (Costa Rica), 11-7, 11-5, 11-5
3) Jhonatan Flores (Bolivia) d. 2) Jorge Gutierrez Ortiz (Mexico), 11-7, 11-7, 11-8
Boys U18 Singles - Final - Saturday
3) Jhonatan Flores (Bolivia) v. 8) Luis Renteria (Mexico) - 9:45 AM
Boys U18 Doubles - Semi-finals - Friday
1) Jorge Gutierrez Ortiz & Luis Renteria (Mexico) d. 4) Hernán Ruiz Michel & Nicolás Iglesias (Bolivia), 13-11, 2-11, 11-5, 4-11, 11-8
7) Vedant Chauhan & Cole Sendrey (USA) d. 3) Oscar Montejo & Antonio Sanchez (Costa Rica), 8-11, 11-5, 11-7, 11-7
Boys U18 Doubles - Final - Saturday
1) Jorge Gutierrez Ortiz & Luis Renteria (Mexico) v. 7) Vedant Chauhan & Cole Sendrey (USA) - 11:15 AM
Mixed Doubles U18 - Semi-finals - Friday
1) Ivanna Balderrama & Jorge Gutierrez Ortiz (Mexico) d. 4) Martin Carchi & Maria Angela Villacreses (Ecuador), 12-10, 16-14, 8-11, 11-4
2) Nicolás Iglesias & Valeria Miranda Martinez (Bolivia) d. 3) Naomi Ros & Cole Sendrey (USA), 11-9, 13-11, 11-5
Mixed Doubles U18 - Final - Saturday
1) Ivanna Balderrama & Jorge Gutierrez Ortiz (Mexico) v. 2) Nicolás Iglesias & Valeria Miranda Martinez (Bolivia) - 12:45 PM
Girls U16 Singles - Final - Saturday
1) Natalia Mendez Veizaga (Bolivia) v. 2) Yanna Salazar (Mexico) - 9 AM
Girls U16 Doubles
Round 5 - Adriana Noelia Blacutt Conde & Natalia Mendez Veizaga (Bolivia) d. Andrea Marquez & Yanna Salazar (Mexico), 10-12, 11-5, 11-8, 9-11, 11-5
Round 6 - Victoria Rodriguez & Sonya Shetty (USA) v. Andrea Marquez & Yanna Salazar (Mexico) - 11:15 AM Saturday
Standings: 1) Adriana Noelia Blacutt Conde & Natalia Mendez Veizaga (Bolivia), 3-1
2) Andrea Marquez & Yanna Salazar (Mexico), 1-2
3) Victoria Rodriguez & Sonya Shetty (USA), 1-2
Boys U16 Singles - Semi-finals - Friday
1) Eder Renteria (Mexico) d. 5) Martin Carchi (Ecuador), 11-5, 11-9, 11-8
2) Marco Mamani Aguilar (Bolivia) d. 3) Nicolas Galindo (Mexico), 11-1, 8-11, 11-8, 11-2
Boys U16 Singles - Final - Saturday
1) Eder Renteria (Mexico) v. 2) Marco Mamani Aguilar (Bolivia) - 9 AM
Boys U16 Doubles - Semi-finals - Friday
1) Nicolas Galindo & Eder Renteria (Mexico) d. 5) Benjamin Andre Aguirre Fuentes & Ruben Igor (Chile), 11-9, 11-1, 11-2
2) Marco Mamani Aguilar & Bismarck Pereira (Bolivia) v. 3) Martin Carchi & Juan David Zea Cueva (Ecuador), 11-3, 11-13, 11-3, 9-11, 11-9
Boys U16 Doubles - Final - Saturday
1) Nicolas Galindo & Eder Renteria (Mexico) v. 2) Marco Mamani Aguilar & Bismarck Pereira (Bolivia) - 10:30 AM
Mixed Doubles U16 - Semi-finals - Friday
1) Eder Renteria & Yanna Salazar (Mexico) d. 3) Eshan Ali & Sonya Shetty (USA), 11-8, 11-6, 11-5
2) Gabriela Diaz Fernández & Marco Antonio Vedia Rosales (Bolivia) d. 3) Raphël Guillemette & Chloé Jauvin (Canada), 11-5, 12-10, 11-7
Mixed Doubles U16 - Final - Saturday
1) Eder Renteria & Yanna Salazar (Mexico) v. 2) Gabriela Diaz Fernández & Marco Antonio Vedia Rosales (Bolivia) 12:45 PM
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