Bolivia will have a chance to take home a lot of gold medals Saturday, as they won many semi-final matches Friday at the 36th International Racquetball Federation (IRF) World Junior Championships in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
Bolivia is assured of gold in both the Boys and Girls U21 Singles divisions, as they are all Bolivia finals. Camila Rivero has a chance to successfully defend her Girls U21 title, as she beat Guatemalan Andrea Gabriela Reyes Perez, 11-5, 11-5, 11-7, in one semi-final. She’ll play team-mate Rebecca Amaya Ardaya in the final, as Amaya Ardaya defeated Mexican Angela Veronica Ortega Sabido, 11-7, 11-8, 11-6, in the other semi.
In Boys U21 Singles, top seed Jonathan Fernando Flores Vega of Bolivia beat Mexico’s Jorge Gutierrez, 11-6, 11-8, 11-6, in the semi-finals, while his teammate Nicolas Ramiro Iglesias Rivera hung on to defeat 2nd seeded Mexican Sebastian Hernández in the other semi, 11-9, 11-7, 7-11, 8-11, 11-9.
The only division that won’t have a Bolivan in the final is Boys U18 Doubles, as the Ecuador team of Martin Carchi and Juan David Sea Cueva defeated Bolivians Josue Farfan Enriquez and Marco Mamani Aguilar in the semis, 11-8, 5-11, 11-7, 10-12, 11-8. Ecuador will play the Mexican top seeds Eder Renteria and Diego Romano in the final, as the Mexicans beat Canadian 4th seeds Leyton Gouldie and Raphaël Guillemette, 17-15, 16-14, 11-8, in the other semi.
Gold Medal Possibilities
Overall, Bolivia could win gold in 14 of the 15 World Cup divisions. Aside from the two U21 singles finals mentioned above, the other four World Cup singles finals (the boys and girls U18 & U16 divisions) are all Bolivia versus Mexico.
However, Bolivia can only win one of the boys doubles divisions: U16. Mexico could win the other two (U21 & U18), and there are three different countries as the opponents in those divisions.
In girls doubles, it’s Bolivia versus Mexico in both U21 and U18, but Bolivia versus Costa Rica in U16. Thus, Bolivia could sweep gold in girls doubles.
Bolivia could also sweep the three Mixed Doubles divisions, and their opponents will be from three different countries: USA in U21, Mexico in U18, and Costa Rica in U16.
Mexico could win gold in 9 divisions. Costa Rica has the third most finalists, as they are in all three U16 doubles finals: boys, girls and mixed. Guatemala, Ecuador and the USA each have one gold medal chance.
They are live streaming matches from Santo Domingo, so check out the IRF YouTube channel.
Note that the times are local, and Santo Domingo is one hour ahead of Eastern Standard Time in North America, so Noon in Santo Domingo is 11 AM in New York City.
XXXVI IRF World Junior Championships
December 6-13 - Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Girls U21 Singles - Medal Round
Semi-finals - Friday
5)Rebecca Amaya Ardaya (Bolivia) d. 1) Angela Veronica Ortega Sabido (Mexico), 11-7, 11-8, 11-6
2) Camila Rivero (Bolivia) d. 6) Andrea Gabriela Reyes Perez (Guatemala), 11-5, 11-5, 11-7
Final - Saturday
2) Camila Rivero (Bolivia) v. 5) Rebecca Amaya Ardaya (Bolivia) - 11:15 AM
Girls U21 Doubles - Medal Round
Semi-finals - Friday
1) Angela Veronica Ortega Sabido & Ivanna Balderrama (Mexico) d. 4) Sinai Diseth Risso Cortes & Paula Mansilla (Chile), 11-1, 11-5, 11-5
2) Valeria Miranda Martinez & Rebecca Amaya Ardaya (Bolivia) d. 3) Ella Boaz & Naomi Ros (USA), 11-2, 11-8, 11-5
Final - Saturday
1) Angela Veronica Ortega Sabido & Ivanna Balderrama (Mexico) v. 2) Valeria Miranda Martinez & Rebecca Amaya Ardaya (Bolivia) - 12:45 AM
Boys U21 Singles - Medal Round
Semi-finals - Friday
1) Jonathan Fernando Flores Vega (Bolivia) d. 4) Jorge Gutierrez (Mexico), 11-6, 11-8, 11-6
3) Nicolas Ramiro Iglesias Rivera (Bolivia) d. 2) Sebastian Hernández (Mexico), 11-9, 11-7, 7-11, 8-11, 11-9
Final - Saturday
1) Jonathan Fernando Flores Vega (Bolivia) v. 3) Nicolas Ramiro Iglesias Rivera (Bolivia) - 11:15 AM
Boys U21 Doubles - Medal Round
Semi-finals - Friday
1) Jorge Gutierrez & Sebastian Hernández (Mexico) d. 5) Luis Aguilar & Ezequiel Subieta (Bolivia), 11-6, 15-13, 9-11, 8-11, 11-6
3) Hector Sierra Mansilla & Jose Caceres (Guatemala) d. 2) DJ Mendoza & Cole Sendrey (USA), 17-15, 10-12, 11-8, 11-9
Final - Saturday
1) Jorge Gutierrez & Sebastian Hernández (Mexico) v. 3) Hector Sierra Mansilla & Jose Caceres (Guatemala) - 1:30 PM
Mixed Doubles U21 - Medal Round
Semi-finals - Friday
4) DJ Mendoza & Naomi Ros (USA) d. 8) Martin Carchi & Maria Angela Villacreses (Ecuador), 11-9, 11-4, 6-11, 11-6
2) Jhoel Alexis Acha Portugal & Camila Rivero (Bolivia) d. 3) Jaime Mansilla & Paula Mansilla (Chile), 11-7, 11-4, 14-12
Final - Saturday
2) Jhoel Alexis Acha Portugal & Camila Rivero (Bolivia) v. 4) DJ Mendoza & Naomi Ros (USA) - 3 PM
Girls U18 Singles - Medal Round
Semi-finals - Friday
5) Nicol Abril Mansilla Tambo (Bolivia) d. 1) Mariafernanda Trujillo (Mexico), 7-11, 13-15, 11-5, 11-6, 11-3
3) Yanna Salazar (Mexico) d. 2) Mariel Montecinos (Bolivia), 5-11, 10-12, 11-8, 11-3, 11-6
Final - Saturday
3) Yanna Salazar (Mexico) v. 5) Nicol Abril Mansilla Tambo (Bolivia) - 10:30 AM
Girls U18 Doubles - Medal Round
Semi-finals - Friday
1) Yanna Salazar & Mariafernanda Trujillo (Mexico) d. 4) Lahni Buller & Chloe Jauvin (Canada), 11-1, 11-2, 11-7
2) Natalia Mendez Veizaga & Adriana Noelia Blacutt Conde (Bolivia) d. 3) Rebecca Christopher & Montserrat Torres (USA), 11-4, 11-0, 11-6
Final - Saturday
1) Yanna Salazar & Mariafernanda Trujillo (Mexico) 2) Natalia Mendez Veizaga & Adriana Noelia Blacutt Conde (Bolivia) - 1:30 PM
Boys U18 Singles - Medal Round
Semi-finals - Friday
1) Marco Mamani Aguilar (Bolivia) d. 4) Diego Romano (Mexico), 12-10, 11-8, 11-7
2) Eder Renteria (Mexico) d. 3) Sebastian Terrazas (Bolivia), 11-5, 11-9, 7-11, 11-6
Final - Saturday
1) Marco Mamani Aguilar (Bolivia) v. 2) Eder Renteria (Mexico) - 10:30 AM
Boys U18 Doubles - Medal Round
Semi-finals - Friday
1) Eder Renteria & Diego Romano (Mexico) d. 4) Leyton Gouldie & Raphaël Guillemette (Canada), 17-15, 16-14, 11-8
3) Martin Carchi & Juan David Sea Cueva (Ecuador) d. 2) Josue Farfan Enriquez & Marco Mamani Aguilar (Bolivia), 11-8, 5-11, 11-7, 10-12, 11-8
Final - Saturday
1) Eder Renteria & Diego Romano (Mexico) v. 3) Martin Carchi & Juan David Sea Cueva (Ecuador) - 12:45 PM
Mixed Doubles U18 - Medal Round
Semi-finals - Friday
1) Marco Mamani Aguilar & Natalia Mendez Veizaga (Bolivia) d. 4) Leyton Gouldie & Chloe Jauvin (Canada), 11-9, 11-8, 11-5
2) Nicolas Galindo & Yanna Salazar (Mexico) d. 3) Christian Aldana & Isabella Wer (Guatemala), 11-8, 11-4, 11-8
Final - Saturday
1) Marco Mamani Aguilar & Natalia Mendez Veizaga (Bolivia) v. 2) Nicolas Galindo & Yanna Salazar (Mexico) - 2:15 PM
Girls U16 Singles - Medal Round
Semi-finals - Friday
5) Andrea Perez Picon (Mexico) d. 1) Nicol Abril Mansilla Tambo (Bolivia), 9-11, 7-11, 11-8, 11-4, 11-3
2) Luciana Illanes Quenta (Bolivia) d. 6) Isabella Wer (Guatemala), 11-9, 10-12, 11-4, 11-8
Final - Saturday
2) Luciana Illanes Quenta (Bolivia) v. 5) Andrea Perez Picon (Mexico) - 9:45 AM
Girls U16 Doubles - Medal Round
Semi-finals - Friday
1) Giuliana Faeth & Larissa Faeth (Costa Rica) d. 4) Paula Aldana & Isabella Wer (Guatemala), 11-9, 11-2, 13-11
2) Luciana Illanes Quenta & Suszel Andrea Pairo Galileo (Bolivia) d. 3) Lily Farias & Andrea Perez Picos (Mexico), 11-3, 11-4, 11-8
Final - Saturday
1) Giuliana Faeth & Larissa Faeth (Costa Rica) v. 2) Luciana Illanes Quenta & Suszel Andrea Pairo Galileo (Bolivia) - Noon
Boys U16 Singles - Medal Round
Semi-finals - Friday
1) Santiago Castillo (Mexico) d. 4) Sebastian Ruiz Michel (Bolivia), 7-11, 11-7, 9-11, 11-8, 16-14
2) Alfredo Santiago Borja Arevalo (Bolivia) d. 6) Alvaro Guillen (Costa Rica), 11-9, 11-5, 11-7
Final - Saturday
1) Santiago Castillo (Mexico) v. 2) Alfredo Santiago Borja Arevalo (Bolivia) - 9:45 AM
Boys U16 Doubles - Medal Round
Semi-finals - Friday
4) Sebastian Terrazas & Alfredo Santiago Borja Arevalo (Bolivia) d. 1) Santiago Castillo & Axel Sanchez (Mexico), 12-14, 11-6, 11-4, 11-2
2) Alvaro Guillen & Marcelo García Sanchez (Costa Rica) d. 3) Evan Whitley & Grant Williams (USA), 11-3, 11-4, 11-4
Final - Saturday
2) Alvaro Guillen & Marcelo García Sanchez (Costa Rica) v. 4) Sebastian Terrazas & Alfredo Santiago Borja Arevalo (Bolivia) - Noon
Mixed Doubles U16 - Medal Round
Semi-finals - Friday
1) Alfredo Santiago Borja Arevalo & Suszel Andrea Pairo Galileo (Bolivia) d. 4) Vaishant Mangalampalli & Aanshi Thakur (USA), 11-4, 14-12, 10-12, 11-2
2) Larissa Faeth & Alvaro Guillen (Costa Rica) d. 3) Andrea Perez Picon & Axel Sanchez (Mexico), 12-10, 5-11, 9-11, 15-13, 11-8
Final - Saturday
1) Alfredo Santiago Borja Arevalo & Suszel Andrea Pairo Galileo (Bolivia) v. 2) Larissa Faeth & Alvaro Guillen (Costa Rica) - 2:15 PM
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