Big upset on day two of the medal round at the 34th International Racquetball Federation (IRF) World Junior Championships in Tarija, Bolivia, and it came in Girls U21 Singles, as Ecuador’s Ana Lucia Sarmiento defeated the top seed Micaela Meneses of Bolivia, 11-8, 5-11, 11-7, 18-16. Sarmiento lost in the U21 Round of 16 last year, while Meneses was the back to back Girls U18 champion, but in her first year of U21, she won’t make the podium, which is a big surprise.
In the semi-finals, Sarmiento will face Argentine left-hander Martina Katz, who beat Sarmiento’s Ecuador team-mate, Fabiana Landy in three straight games, 11-4, 11-3, 11-8.
The other semi will be between the 2nd and 3rd seeds. Bolivian Camila Rivero, the 2nd seeds, defeated 10th seed Jazmin Elizabeth Aguilar Salvatierra of Guatemala, 11-9, 11-7, 12-10, while Mexican Leonela Osorio, the 3rd seed, needed four games to get past Alejandra Jimenez of the Dominican Republic, 11-3, 12-10, 8-11, 11-8.
The most interesting division
We called the Girls U18 Doubles division the most interesting division in Tarija, and those semi-finals didn’t disappoint. The Mexican team of Ivanna Balderrama and Cynthia Gutierrez, who were 3-0 in the pool play stage of the event, lost to the USA team of Heather Mahoney and Naomi Ros in five games, 11-3, 5-11, 9-11, 11–7, 13-11. It was a match that seemed more down to who would make the fewest errors, although the winning shot was nice, as Mahoney dove forward for the ball and hit a wide pass to the right side that went into the back court, eluding the Mexicans.
The other semi-final went to four games with Bolivians Rebecca Amaya and Valeria Miranda Martinez coming out on top against Guatemalans Andrea Reyes Perez and Anna Paula Aguilar Salvatierra, 11-5, 10-12, 11-7, 11-9. In the pool play, Bolivia beat the USA in four games, but who knows what will happen when they play a re-match for gold?
The top seed also lost out in the semi-finals of Girls U18 Singles, as 8th seed Naomi Ros (USA) defeated 1st seed Cynthia Gutierrez (Mexico), 13-11, 11-6, 11-8, so Ros got the better of Gutierrez twice on Thursday: in singles and doubles. Ros will play 4th seed Camilla Riveros of Bolivia in the semis Friday, as Riveros beat Guatemalan Jazmin Aguilar, 11-0, 11-2, 11-1.
There were upsets in boys matches too. In fact, the top seed in Boys U18 Singles went out in the quarterfinals, as 8th seed Luis Renteria of Mexico came back from a game down to defeat 1st seed Ezequiel Subieta of Bolivia, 8-11, 11-7, 11-4, 11-5. Renteria will play Costa Rican Antonio Sanchez in the semi-finals Friday, as 4th seed Sanchez beat the USA’s DJ Mendoza in four games, 11-9, 7-11, 11-7, 11-5.
In Boys U18 Doubles, 7th seeds Vedant Chauhan and Cole Sendrey of the USA upset 2nd seeds Jose Caceras and Hector Sierra Mansilla of Guatemala, 10-12, 13-11, 11-6, 11-7. The USA will play 3rd seeds Costa Rica in the semi-finals, as Oscar Montejo and Antonio Sanchez defeated the Dominican Republic’s Esleiker Gomez and Alexander Mateo, 11-6, 11-7, 8-11, 11-9.
Some matches are being live streamed from Bolivia. For the live streaming, check out the IRF YouTube channel or the IRF Facebook page for the action.
34rd IRF World Junior Championships
November 11-18 - Tarija, Bolivia
Girls U21 Singles - Quarterfinals - Thursday
8) Ana Lucia Sarmiento (Ecuador) d. 1) Micaela Meneses (Bolivia), 11-8, 5-11, 11-7, 18-16
5) Martina Katz (Argentina) d. 4) Fabiana Landy (Ecuador), 11-4, 11-3, 11-8
3) Leonela Osorio (Mexico) d. 6) Alejandra Jimenez (Dominican Republic), 11-3, 12-10, 8-11, 11-8
2) Camila Rivero (Bolivia) d. 10) Jazmin Elizabeth Aguilar Salvatierra (Guatemala), 11-9, 11-7, 12-10
Girls U21 Singles - Semi-finals - Friday
5) Martina Katz (Argentina) v. 8) Ana Lucia Sarmiento (Ecuador) - Noon
2) Camila Rivero (Bolivia) v. 3) Leonela Osorio (Mexico) - Noon
Girls U21 Doubles - Semi-finals - Thursday
1) Micaela Meneses & Kristin Salinas (Bolivia) d. 4) Fabiana Landy & Ana Lucia Sarmiento (Ecuador), 11-7, 11-4, 5-11, 11-2
2) Maria Gutierrez & Leonela Osorio (Mexico) d. 6) Sabrina Flores & Martina Katz (Argentina), 11-3, 9-11, 11-1, 12-10
Girls U21 Doubles - Final - Saturday
1) Micaela Meneses & Kristin Salinas (Bolivia) v. 2) Maria Gutierrez & Leonela Osorio (Mexico) - Noon
Boys U21 Singles - Quarterfinals - Thursday
1) Diego Gastelum (Mexico) d. 8) Josue Bermeo (Ecuador), 8-11, 11-5, 11-8, 11-2
4) Jhoel Alexis Acha Portugal (Bolivia) d. 12) Naman Gauri (Canada), 11-1, 11-6, 11-4
6) Jaime Mansilla (Chile) d. 3) Oscar Elias Nieto Valadez (Mexico), 12-10, 9-11, 11-4, 11-13, 11-6
2) Luis Aguilar (Bolivia) d. 7) Iain Dunn (USA), 11-5, 11-2, 11-2
Boys U21 Singles - Semi-finals - Friday
1) Diego Gastelum (Mexico) v. 4) Jhoel Alexis Acha Portugal (Bolivia) - 10:30 AM
2) Luis Aguilar (Bolivia) v. 6) Jaime Mansilla (Chile) - 10:30 AM
Boys U21 Doubles - Quarterfinals - Thursday
1) Oscar Elias Nieto Validez & Diego Gastelum (Mexico) - BYE
4) Josue Bermeo & Esteban De Janon (Ecuador) d. 5) Naman Gauri & Christian Pocsai (Canada), 11-6, 11-9, 9-11, 7-11, 11-5
6) Iain Dunn & Paul Saraceno (USA) d. 3) Diego Gatica & Jaime Mansilla (Chile), 11-9, 11-8, 6-11, 11-7
2) Luis Aguilar & Adrian Jaldin Lobo (Bolivia) d. 7) Adrian Elizondo & Andres Matamoros (Costa Rica), 11-6, 11-5, 11-9
Boys U21 Doubles - Semi-finals - Friday
1) Oscar Elias Nieto Validez & Diego Gastelum (Mexico) v. 4) Josue Bermeo & Esteban De Janon (Ecuador) - 12:45 PM
2) Luis Aguilar & Adrian Jaldin Lobo (Bolivia) v. 6) Iain Dunn & Paul Saraceno (USA) - 12:45 PM
Mixed Doubles U21 - Quarterfinals - Thursday
1) Luis Aguilar & Micaela Meneses (Bolivia) - BYE
4) Esteban De Janon & Ana Lucia Sarmiento (Ecuador) d. 5) Alejandra Jimenez & Alexander Mateo (Dominican Republic), 11-5, 11-7, 11-3
6) Jaime Nicolas Mansilla & Paula Javiera Mansilla d. 3) Heather Mahoney & DJ Mendoza (USA), 11-2, 9-11, 11-9, 11-0
2) Maria Gutierrez & Diego Gastelum (Mexico) - BYE
Mixed Doubles U21 - Semi-finals - Friday
1) Luis Aguilar & Micaela Meneses (Bolivia) v. 4) Esteban De Janon & Ana Lucia Sarmiento (Ecuador) - 2:15 PM
2) Maria Gutierrez & Diego Gastelum (Mexico) v. 6) Jaime Nicolas Mansilla & Paula Javiera Mansilla - 2:15 PM
Girls U18 Singles - Quarterfinals - Thursday
8) Naomi Ros (USA) d. 1) Cynthia Gutierrez (Mexico), 13-11, 11-6, 11-8
4) Camila Rivero (Bolivia) d. 5) Jazmin Aguilar (Guatemala), 11-0, 11-2, 11-1
3) Angela Ortega (Mexico) d. 6) Jimena Gomez (Costa Rica), 7-11, 11-8, 12-10, 11-9
2) Kristin Salinas (Bolivia) d. 10) Anna Paula Aguilar Salvatierra (Guatemala), 4-11, 11-6, 11-2, 11-1
Girls U18 Singles - Semi-finals - Friday
4) Camila Rivero (Bolivia) v. 8) Naomi Ros (USA) - 10:30 AM
2) Kristin Salinas (Bolivia) v. 3) Angela Ortega (Mexico) - 10:30 AM
Girls U18 Doubles - Semi-finals - Thursday
4) Heather Mahoney & Naomi Ros (USA) d. 1) Cynthia Gutierrez & Ivanna Balderrama (Mexico), 11-3, 5-11, 9-11, 11–7, 13-11
2) Rebecca Amaya & Valeria Miranda Martinez (Bolivia) d. 3) Andrea Reyes Perez & Anna Paula Aguilar Salvatierra (Guatemala), 11-5, 10-12, 11-7, 11-9
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 - Quarterfinals - Thursday
8) Luis Renteria (Mexico) d. 1) Ezequiel Subieta (Bolivia), 8-11, 11-7, 11-4, 11-5
4) Antonio Sanchez (Costa Rica) d. 5) DJ Mendoza (USA), 11-9, 7-11, 11-7, 11-5
3) Jhonatan Flores (Bolivia) d. 6) Cole Sendrey (USA), 11-6, 11-3, 11-3
2) Jorge Gutierrez Ortiz (Mexico) d. 10) Jose Caceras (Guatemala), 11-7, 11-3, 11-9
Boys U18 Singles - Semi-finals - Friday
4) Antonio Sanchez (Costa Rica) v. 8) Luis Renteria (Mexico) - 10:30 AM
2) Jorge Gutierrez Ortiz (Mexico) v. 3) Jhonatan Flores (Bolivia) - 10:30 AM
Boys U18 Doubles - Quarterfinals - Thursday
1) Jorge Gutierrez Ortiz & Luis Renteria (Mexico) - BYE
4) Hernán Ruiz Michel & Nicolás Iglesias (Bolivia) d. 5) Joaquin Benalcazar & Carlos Cevallos Tello (Ecuador), 11-1, 11-0, 11-1
3) Oscar Montejo & Antonio Sanchez (Costa Rica) d. 6) Esleiker Gomez & Alexander Mateo (Dominican Republic), 11-6, 11-7, 8-11, 11-9
7) Vedant Chauhan & Cole Sendrey (USA) d. 2) Jose Caceras & Hector Sierra Mansilla (Guatemala), 10-12, 13-11, 11-6, 11-7
Boys U18 Doubles - Semi-finals - Friday
1) Jorge Gutierrez Ortiz & Luis Renteria (Mexico) v. 4) Hernán Ruiz Michel & Nicolás Iglesias (Bolivia) - 12:45 PM
7) Vedant Chauhan & Cole Sendrey (USA) v. 3) Oscar Montejo & Antonio Sanchez (Costa Rica) - 12:45 PM
Mixed Doubles U18 - Quarterfinals - Thursday
1) Ivanna Balderrama & Jorge Gutierrez Ortiz (Mexico) d. Sebastian Gomez & Jimena Gomez (Costa Rica), 11-6, 11-1, 11-6
4) Martin Carchi & Maria Angela Villacreses (Ecuador) d. Christian Pocsai & Ofelia Wilscam (Canada), 11-5, 11-8, 11-8
3) Naomi Rosa & Cole Sendrey (USA) d. 6) Andreas Reyes Perez & Hector Sierra Mansilla (Guatemala), 11-2, 11-7, 11-9
2) Nicolás Iglesias & Valeria Miranda Martinez (Bolivia) d. 7) Esleiker Gomez & Luz Moreta (Dominican Republic), 11-6, 11-3, 11-3
Mixed Doubles U18 - Semi-finals - Friday
1) Ivanna Balderrama & Jorge Gutierrez Ortiz (Mexico) v. 4) Martin Carchi & Maria Angela Villacreses (Ecuador) - 2:15 PM
2) Nicolás Iglesias & Valeria Miranda Martinez (Bolivia) v. 3) Naomi Rosa & Cole Sendrey (USA) - 2:15 PM
Girls U16 Singles - Semi-finals - Thursday
1) Natalia Mendez Veizaga (Bolivia) d. 4) Sonya Shetty (USA), 11-6, 9-11, 11-3, 11-7
2) Yanna Salazar (Mexico) d. 3) Sofia Verónica Argandoña Moscoso (Bolivia), 12-10, 11-8, 11-1
Girls U16 Singles - Final - Saturday
1) Natalia Mendez Veizaga (Bolivia) v. 2) Yanna Salazar (Mexico) - 9 AM
Girls U16 Doubles
Round 1 - Victoria Rodriguez & Sonya Shetty (USA) d. Adriana Noelia Blacutt Conde & Natalia Mendez Veizaga (Bolivia), 11-7, 11-6, 11-8
Round 2 - Adriana Noelia Blacutt Conde & Natalia Mendez Veizaga (Bolivia) d. Andrea Marquez & Yanna Salazar (Mexico), 11-7, 11-5, 9-11, 11-8
Round 3 - Andrea Marquez & Yanna Salazar (Mexico) d. Victoria Rodriguez & Sonya Shetty (USA), 11-6, 11-6, 4-11, 11-7
Round 4 - Victoria Rodriguez & Sonya Shetty (USA) d. Adriana Noelia Blacutt Conde & Natalia Mendez Veizaga (Bolivia), 11-7, 11-6, 11-8
Round 5 - Adriana Noelia Blacutt Conde & Natalia Mendez Veizaga (Bolivia) v. Andrea Marquez & Yanna Salazar (Mexico) - 9 AM Friday
Round 6 - Victoria Rodriguez & Sonya Shetty (USA) v. Andrea Marquez & Yanna Salazar (Mexico) - 11:15 AM Saturday
Place: 1) Victoria Rodriguez & Sonya Shetty (USA), 2-1
2) Andrea Marquez & Yanna Salazar (Mexico), 1-1
3) Adriana Noelia Blacutt Conde & Natalia Mendez Veizaga (Bolivia), 1-2
Boys U16 Singles - Quarterfinals
1) Eder Renteria (Mexico) d. 8) Eshan Ali (USA), 11-8, 11-2, 11-3
4) Bismark Pereira (Bolivia) d. 5) Martin Carchi (Ecuador), 12-10, 12-10, 11-4
3) Nicolas Galindo (Mexico) d. 6) Asher Pocsai (Canada), 11-5, 11-8, 11-3
2) Marco Mamani Aguilar (Bolivia) d. 10) Gabriel Matamoros (Costa Rica), 11-3, 11-8, 12-10
Boys U16 Singles - Semi-finals - Friday
1) Eder Renteria (Mexico) v. 5) Martin Carchi (Ecuador) - 9:45 AM
2) Marco Mamani Aguilar (Bolivia) v. 3) Nicolas Galindo (Mexico) - 9:45 AM
Boys U16 Doubles - Quarterfinals - Thursday
1) Nicolas Galindo & Eder Renteria (Mexico) d. 8) Eshan Ali & London Townsend (USA), 11-5, 12-10, 11-9
5) Benjamin Andre Aguirre Fuentes & Ruben Igor (Chile) d. 4) Christian Aldana & Yordi Navarijo (Guatemala), 11-5, 7-11, 11-8, 13-11, 11-6 [sic]
3) Martin Carchi & Juan David Zea Cueva (Ecuador) d. 6) Raphael Guillemette & Asher Pocsai (Canada), 11-4, 12-10, 11-8
2) Marco Mamani Aguilar & Bismarck Pereira (Bolivia) d. 7) Andre Pacheco & Gabriel Matamoros (Costa Rica), 11-6, 11-7, 8-11, 15-13
Boys U16 Doubles - Semi-finals - Friday
1) Nicolas Galindo & Eder Renteria (Mexico) v. 5) Benjamin Andre Aguirre Fuentes & Ruben Igor (Chile) - Noon
2) Marco Mamani Aguilar & Bismarck Pereira (Bolivia) v. 3) Martin Carchi & Juan David Zea Cueva (Ecuador) - Noon
Mixed Doubles U16 - Semi-finals - Friday
1) Eder Renteria & Yanna Salazar (Mexico) v. 3) Eshan Ali & Sonya Shetty (USA) - 1:30 PM
2) Gabriela Diaz Fernández & Marco Antonio Vedia Rosales (Bolivia) v. 3) Raphel Guillemette & Chloe Jauvin (Canada) - 1:30 PM
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