Vargas & Manilla face off in 2023 LPRT Turkey Shoot final

Erika Manilla and María José Vargas will meet in the final of the Ladies Professional Racquetball Tour (LPRT) Turkey Shoot in Lombard, Illinois on Sunday, which is a final that few - if any - saw coming. They got to the final by knocking off the LPRT’s #1 and #2 players.

Manilla, the 6th seed, came back from a game down to defeat LPRT #2 Paola Longoria, 14-15, 15-10, 11-6, and Vargas, LPRT #4, downed the LPRT’s #1 player, Montserrat Mejia, in two straight games, 15-7, 15-7.

Manilla’s semi-final win was her second upset victory of the day, as earlier she beat 3rd seed Brenda Laime, 15-9, 15-7, in the quarterfinals. Also in the quarters, Mejia came back to defeat 8th seed Natalia Mendez, 14-15, 15-10, 11-4, Vargas defeated 5th seed Alexandra Herrera, 15-13, 15-11, and Longoria beat 10th seed Kelani Lawrence, 15-9, 15-6.

While Sunday’s singles final is surprising, the doubles final was expected, as it’ll be #1 versus #2. Top seeds Longoria and Samantha Salas beat 4th seeds Mendez and Vargas, 15-11, 15-2, while 2nd seeds Herrera and Mejia defeated 3rd seeds Laime and Manilla, 15-14, 15-9.

You can watch the finals live from Illinois via the LPRT YouTube channel beginning at 11 AM Central time on Sunday.

2023 Glass Court Swim & Fitness LPRT Turkey Shoot
Lombard, Illinois - November 17-19, 2023

LPRT Singles - Quarterfinals - Saturday

1) Montserrat Mejia d. 8) Natalia Mendez, 14-15, 15-10, 11-4
4) Maria Jose Vargas d. 5) Alexandra Herrera, 15-13, 15-11

6) Erika Manilla d. 3) Brenda Laime, 15-9, 15-7
2) Paola Longoria d. 10) Kelani Lawrence, 15-9, 15-6

LPRT Singles - Semi-finals - Saturday

4) María José Vargas d. 1) Montserrat Mejia, 15-7, 15-7
6) Erika Manilla d. 2) Paola Longoria, 14-15, 15-10, 11-6

LPRT Singles - Final - Sunday

4) Maria Jose Vargas v. 6) Erika Manilla - 11 AM

LPRT Doubles - Semi-finals - Saturday

1) Paola Longoria & Samantha Salas d. 4) Natalia Mendez & Maria Jose Vargas, 15-11, 15-2
2) Alexandra Herrera & Montserrat Mejia d. 3) Brenda Laime & Erika Manilla, 15-14, 15-9

LPRT Doubles - Final - Sunday

1) Paola Longoria & Samantha Salas v. 2) Alexandra Herrera & Montserrat Mejia - Noon

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