Montserrat Mejia won the 2025 Ladies Professional Racquetball Tour (LPRT) Arizona Open on the weekend in Tempe, Arizona, where she defeated Paola Longoria in the final, 15-8, 15-14. The win was Mejia’s first of the season, and her first since June 2023, when she finished as the #1 LPRT player.
However, last season Mejia didn’t win a tournament and fell back to #3. Midway through this season, Longoria is the #1 player. However, Mejia is the 4th player in 4 events to win this season along with Longoria and Maria Jose Vargas, who was #1 last season, and Gabriela Martinez.
Those were the four semi-finalists in Tempe, as Longoria defeated Martinez in one semi, 12-15, 15-8, 11-1, and Mejia beat Vargas, 15-7, 15-9, in the other.
Although Longoria didn’t win singles, she did win doubles, as she and long time partner Samantha Salas defeated Vargas and Valeria Centellas, 15-12, 15-10, in the final. In the semi-finals, Longoria and Salas beat Michelle Key and Natalia Mendez, 15-14, 15-8, while Centellas and Vargas upset top seeds Alexandra Herrera and Mejia, 15-11, 7-15, 11-10.
The next LPRT event is the Boston Open March 7-9, 2025 in Marlborough, Massachusetts. If you missed any of the action from Arizona, check out the LPRT YouTube channel.
LPRT Arizona Open
Tempe, Arizona - January 16-19, 2025
Singles Final
3) Montserrat Mejia d. 1) Paola Longoria, 15-8, 15-14
Singles Semi-finals
1) Paola Longoria d. 5) Gabriela Martinez, 12-15, 15-8, 11-1
3) Montserrat Mejia d. 2) Maria José Vargas, 15-7, 15-9
Singles Quarterfinals
1) Paola Longoria d. 9) Samantha Salas, 15-2, 15-4
5) Gabriela Martinez d. 4) Alexandra Herrera, 15-8, 15-4
3) Montserrat Mejia d. 6) Kelani Lawrence, 15-0, 15-4
2) Maria José Vargas d. 7) Natalia Mendez, 13-15, 15-7, 11-5
Singles Round of 16
1) Paola Longoria d. 17) Sheryl Lotts, 15-5, 15-7
9) Samantha Salas d. 8) Cristina Amaya, 15-10, 12-15, 11-10
5) Gabriela Martinez d. 21) Maria Renee Rodriguez, 15-2, 15-8
4) Alexandra Herrera d. 20) Valeria Centellas, 10-15, 15-13, 11-6
3) Montserrat Mejia d. 14) Stephanie Synhorst, 15-3, 15-3
6) Kelani Lawrence d. 22) Annie Sanchez, 15-2, 15-10
7) Natalia Mendez d. 10) Jessica Parrilla, 15-11, 15-1
2) Maria José Vargas d. 15) Angelica Barrios, 15-10, 15-12
Singles Round of 32
1) Paola Longoria - BYE
17) Sheryl Lotts d. 16) Naomi Ros, 9-15, 15-6, 11-2
9) Samantha Salas d. 24) Daniela Rico, 15-7, 15-7
8) Cristina Amaya d. 25) Lucia Gonzalez, 15-8, 15-14
5) Gabriela Martinez - BYE
21) Maria Renee Rodriguez d. 12) Michelle Key, forfeit
20) Valeria Centellas d. 13) Michelle Paz Riquelme, 15-6, 15-3
4) Alexandra Herrera - BYE
3) Montserrat Mejia - BYE
14) Stephanie Synhorst d. 19) Khyathi Velpuri, 15-14, 15-2
22) Annie Sanchez d. 11) Lexi York, 15-13, 15-6
6) Kelani Lawrence - BYE
7) Natalia Mendez d. 26) Yanna Salazar, 15-6, 15-1
10) Jessica Parrilla d. 23) Nancy Enriquez, 15-4, 15-2
15) Angelica Barrios d. 18) Hollie Scott, 15-4, 15-9
2) Maria José Vargas - BYE
Doubles - Final
3) Paola Longoria & Samantha Salas d. 4) Valeria Centellas & Maria Jose Vargas, 15-12, 15-10
Doubles - Semi-finals
4) Valeria Centellas & Maria Jose Vargas d. 1) Alexandra Herrera & Montserrat Mejia, 15-11, 7-15, 11-10
3) Paola Longoria & Samantha Salas d. 2) Michelle Key & Natalia Mendez, 15-14, 15-8
Doubles - Quarterfinals
1) Alexandra Herrera & Montserrat Mejia d. 8) Sheryl Lotts & Lexi York, 13-15, 15-3, 11-6
4) Valeria Centellas & Maria Jose Vargas d. 5) Kelani Lawrence & Hollie Scott, 12-15, 15-6, 11-4
3) Paola Longoria & Samantha Salas d. 6) Cristina Amaya & Jessica Parrilla, 15-13, 15-7
2) Michelle Key & Natalia Mendez d. 7) Gabriela Martinez & Maria Renee Rodriguez, 6-15, 15-4, 11-3
Doubles - Round of 16 - Friday
1) Alexandra Herrera & Montserrat Mejia
8) Sheryl Lotts & Lexi York d. 9) Naomi Ros & Annie Sanchez, 15-3, 15-10
5) Kelani Lawrence & Hollie Scott - BYE
4) Valeria Centellas & Maria Jose Vargas - BYE
3) Paola Longoria & Samantha Salas - BYE
6) Cristina Amaya & Jessica Parrilla d. 11) Ella Boaz & Khyathi Velpuri, 15-5, 15-2
7) Gabriela Martinez & Maria Renee Rodriguez d. 10) Nancy Enriquez & Daniela Rico, 15-9, 15-1
2) Michelle Key & Natalia Mendez - BYE
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