Maria José Vargas defeated Alexandra Herrera, 15-5, 15-12, to win the Ladies Professional Racquetball Tour (LPRT) Arizona Open in Tempe, Arizona on Sunday. It’s Vargas’s 3rd LPRT title in a row, and puts her in the driver’s seat to be the #1 player at the end of the season.
Apparently, Vargas will remain as the #2 player behind #1 Montserrat Mejia after this win. The rankings run on a 12 month basis, and Vargas only returned to the tour early last year following the birth of her third child, so she may be short of some points because of playing fewer events.
If Vargas becomes the #1 player this season, it would be the third different player finishing #1 over as many seasons, following Mejia last season and Paola Longoria the season before that. That’s only happened twice before in the history of the women’s pro tour. The last time was in 2003-04, 2004-05 and 2005-06, when Cheryl Gudinas, Christie Van Hees and Rhonda Rajsich, respectively, were number #1.
The only other time was way back, when Caryn McKinney, Lynn Adams, Michelle Gould (then Michelle Gilman) and Jackie Paraiso were #1 over four consecutive seasons from 1988-89 to 1991-92.
Herrera and Mejia won the LPRT doubles title in Tempe, as they beat Longoria and Samantha Salas, 15-9, 15-4, in the final. That is Herrera and Meija's third consecutive doubles title this season, and they have beaten Longoria and Salas in each final.
The LPRT will next be in action at the Boston Open, March 1-3, 2024. If you missed any of the action from Arizona check out the LPRT YouTube channel.
LPRT Arizona Open - Presented by The Madison Trust
Tempe, Arizona - January 12-14, 2024
Singles Final - Sunday
2) Maria José Vargas d. 8) Alexandra Herrera, 15-5, 15-12
Doubles - Final - Sunday
1) Alexandra Herrera & Montserrat Mejia d. 2) Paola Longoria & Samantha Salas, 15-9, 15-4
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