Mejia wins first LPRT event of 2025

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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