Top three LPRT seeds into the semis in Colorado

Three of the top four Ladies Professional Racquetball Tour (LPRT) seeds are into the semi-finals at the World Singles and Doubles Open Championships in Highlands Ranch, Colorado, site of the first LPRT event of the 2025-26 season. Top seed Paola Longoria, 2nd seed Maria José Vargas and 3rd seed Montserrat Mejia are into the semis, but 4th seed Alexandra Herrera is not, as she lost to 13th seed Carla Muñoz in the Round of 16, 5-15, 15-12, 11-7.

However, in the quarterfinals, Muñoz lost to 5th seed Natalia Mendez, 15-10, 15-2, which sets up a semi-final with top seed Longoria, who beat 8th seed Samantha Salas, 15-2, 15-3, in the quarters. Salas got the first three points of game two, and then Longoria scored 15 unanswered points.

In the other quarterfinals, Vargas defeated 7th seed Cristina Amaya, 15-8, 15-4, and Mejia beat 6th seed Brenda Laime, 15-4, 15-5.

Among the other matches, Naomi Ros’s loss to Longoria is notable, as the young American took a game off what many people consider to the best women’s player of all time. Longoria won their Round of 16 match, 15-3, 11-15, 11-3.

They are also playing Mixed Doubles in Colorado, and there was a big upset in the Round of 16, as American veterans Rocky Carson and Michelle Key, the 15th seeds, defeated the 2nd seeded Chilean team of Carla Muñoz and Alan Natera, 15-10, 15-7. Carson and Key will next face the former International Racquetball Federation (IRF) World Championship team of Rodrigo Montoya and Samantha Salas in the quarterfinals.

In another upset, the brother/sister combination of Adam and Erika Manilla, the 12th seeds, beat 5th seeds Natalia Mendez and Andree Parrilla, 15-8, 15-5, to set up a quarterfinal match against 4th seeds Javier Mar and Montserrat Mejia, who defeated 13th seeds Edwin Galicia and Maria Renee Rodriguez, 15-8, 15-11, in the Round of 16.

The LPRT is live streaming matches from Colorado, so check out the LPRT YouTube channel. Times below are MDT.

2025 World Singles and Doubles Open Championships
Highlands Ranch, Colorado - September 4-7, 2025

Singles Quarterfinals - Friday

1) Paola Longoria d. 8) Samantha Salas, 15-2, 15-3
5) Natalia Mendez d. 13) Carla Muñoz, 15-10, 15-2

3) Montserrat Mejia d. 6) Brenda Laime, 15-4, 15-5
2) Maria José Vargas d. 7) Cristina Amaya, 15-8, 15-4

Singles Semi-finals - Saturday

1) Paola Longoria v. 5) Natalia Mendez - 12:15 PM
2) Maria José Vargas v. 3) Montserrat Mejia - 10:15 AM

Singles Round of 16

1) Paola Longoria d. 16) Naomi Ros, 15-3, 11-15, 11-3
8) Samantha Salas d. 9) Valeria Centellas, 8-15, 15-11, 11-10

5) Natalia Mendez d. 21) Rhonda Rajsich, 15-5, 15-9
13) Carla Muñoz d. 4) Alexandra Herrera, 5-15, 15-12, 11-7

3) Montserrat Mejia d. 19) Juliette Parent, 15-3, 15-1
6) Brenda Laime d. 11) Lexi York, 9-15, 15-4, 11-2

7) Cristina Amaya d. 10) Sheryl Lotts, 15-13, 15-8
2) Maria José Vargas d. 18) Camila Rivero, 15-8, 15-1

Singles Round of 32

1) Paola Longoria - BYE
16) Naomi Ros d. 17) Michelle Key, 15-7, injury forest

9) Valeria Centellas d. 24) Alondra Yañez, 15-0, 15-0
8) Samantha Salas d. 25) Larissa Faeth, 15-0, 15-5

5) Natalia Mendez - BYE
21) Rhonda Rajsich d. 12) Stephanie Synhorst, 9-15, 15-11, 11-3

13) Carla Muñoz d. 20) Chanis Leon, 15-3, 15-9
4) Alexandra Herrera - BYE

3) Montserrat Mejia - BYE
19) Juliette Parent d. 14) Maria Renee Rodriguez, 15-13, 12-15, 11-3

11) Lexi York d. 22) Erica Williams, 15-6, 15-0
6) Brenda Laime - BYE

7) Cristina Amaya - BYE
10) Sheryl Lotts d. 23) Bri Millet, 15-3, 15-1

18) Camila Rivero d. 15) Annie Sanchez, 15-12, 15-8
2) Maria José Vargas - BYE

Mixed Doubles - Quarterfinals - Friday

1) Paola Longoria & Conrrado Moscoso v. 9) Gerson Miranda Martinez & Maria Jose Vargas - 8 PM
4) Javier Mar & Montserrat Mejia v. 12) Adam Manilla & Erika Manilla - 7 PM

3) Alexandra Herrera & Eduardo Portillo v. 6) Andrés Acuña & Valeria Centellas - 8 PM
7) Rodrigo Montoya & Samantha Salas v. 15) Rocky Carson & Michelle Key - 8 PM

Mixed Doubles - Round of 16 - Friday

1) Paola Longoria & Conrrado Moscoso d. 16) Sam Bredenbeck & Lexi York, 15-7, 15-6
9) Gerson Miranda Martinez & Maria Jose Vargas d. 8) Brenda Laime & Jaime Martell, 15-11, 15-10

12) Adam Manilla & Erika Manilla d. 5) Natalia Mendez & Andree Parrilla, 15-8, 15-5
4) Javier Mar & Montserrat Mejia d. 13) Edwin Galicia & Maria Renee Rodriguez, 15-8, 15-11

3) Alexandra Herrera & Eduardo Portillo d. 14) Sheryl Lotts & Dylan Pruitt, 15-12, 15-11
6) Andrés Acuña & Valeria Centellas d. 11) Jake Bredenbeck & Juliette Parent, 15-10, 15-3

7) Rodrigo Montoya & Samantha Salas d. 10) Jordy Alonso & Cristina Amaya, 15-12, 15-11
15) Rocky Carson & Michelle Key d. 2) Carla Muñoz & Alan Natera, 15-10, 15-7

Mixed Doubles - Round of 32 - Friday

1) Paola Longoria & Conrrado Moscoso - BYE
16) Sam Bredenbeck & Lexi York d. 17) Robert Collins & Annie Sanchez, 15-6, 15-9

9) Gerson Miranda Martinez & Maria Jose Vargas - BYE
8) Brenda Laime & Jaime Martell - BYE

5) Natalia Mendez & Andree Parrilla - BYE
12) Adam Manilla & Erika Manilla d. 21) Diego Gastellum & Camila Rivero, 10-15, 15-1, 11-3

13) Edwin Galicia & Maria Renee Rodriguez d. 20) Thomas Carter & Rhonda Rajsich, 15-9, 15-11
4) Javier Mar & Montserrat Mejia - BYE

3) Alexandra Herrera & Eduardo Portillo - BYE
14) Sheryl Lotts & Dylan Pruitt d. 19) Cole Sendry & Stephanie Synhorst, 15-9, 15-14

11) Jake Bredenbeck & Juliette Parent - BYE
6) Andrés Acuña & Valeria Centellas - BYE

7) Rodrigo Montoya & Samantha Salas - BYE
10) Jordy Alonso & Cristina Amaya - BYE

15) Rocky Carson & Michelle Key d. 18) DJ Mendoza & Naomi Ros, 11-115, 15-8, 11-5
2) Carla Muñoz & Alan Natera - BYE

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