Thursday was quarterfinal day at the 36th International Racquetball Federation (IRF) World Junior Championships in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, so some players reached their respective podiums, and some did not.
Bolivian Camila Rivero is on track to defend her title in Girls U21, as she defeated American Naomi Ros, 8-11, 11-5, 11-6, 11-8, in the quarterfinals. Next up for Rivero will be a semi-final match against Guatemalan Andrea Gabriela Reyes Perez, who was an upset winner Thursday, as 6th seeded Reyes Perez beat the 3rd seed Ivanna Balderrama of Mexico, 11-9, 7-11, 11-9, 13-11.
In the other Girls U21 quarterfinals top seed Angela Veronica Ortega Sabido of Mexico came back from a game down to defeat Ecuador’s Maria Angela Villacreses, 9-11, 11-4, 11-7, 13-11, and 5th seed Rebecca Amaya Ardaya of Bolivia upset 4th seed Paula Mansilla of Chile, 11-7, 12-14, 11-4, 11-7, so Ortega Sabido will play Amaya Ardaya in the other semi-final on Friday.
In Boys U21 Singles, it’ll be Mexico versus Bolivia in both semi-finals. Top seed Jonathan Fernando Flores Vega of Bolivia beat American DJ Mendoza, 11-5, 11-3, 11-6, and will play Mexico’s Jorge Gutierrez, who defeated Jose Caceres of Guatemala, 11-4, 11-3, 11-2, in one semi, and Flores Vega’s teammate Nicolas Ramiro Iglesias Rivera, a winner over Chilean Jaime Mansilla, 8-11, 12-10, 11-4, 11-5, will face 2nd seeded Mexican Sebastian Hernández in the other semi, as Hernández defeated the USA’s Cole Sendrey, 11-4, 11-13, 11-3, 11-6.
If you’re looking a match to watch from today’s action, we suggest the U21 Mixed Doubles match between Chileans Jaime Mansilla and Paula Mansilla and Mexicans Sebastian Hernández and Angela Veronica Ortega Sabido, which - SPOILER ALERT! - Chile won 11-9, 11-9, 12-14, 15-13.
Medal Count
With the semi-finalists determined, we can count how many medals each country will take home from Santo Domingo. The colours of the medals aren’t known yet, but everyone in the semis will be on the podium, as both semi-finalists will be awarded bronze medals.
Here are the totals.
Bolivia - 21
Mexico - 17
USA - 6
Guatemala - 5
Costa Rica - 4
Canada - 3
Chile - 2
Ecuador - 2
As we stated yesterday, Bolivia and Mexico are the racquetball powerhouses at World Juniors, and if you needed proof of that, it’s right there. Those two countries will take home over 63% of the medals this year. They’ll also have all the medals in three singles divisions: Boys U21 and U18 and Girls U18. In the other three singles divisions Bolivians or Mexicans are three of the four medalists.
As for the other countries, Costa Rica’s medals are all in U16 with Alvaro Guillen involved in three of them (singles, doubles and mixed doubles). Canada’s are all in U18 with Leyton Gouldie and Chloe Jauvin involved in two each (doubles and mixed doubles). Chile’s are in U21 with Paula Mansilla involved in both (doubles and mixed doubles). Americans and Guatemalans will take home medals across all three World Cup divisions: U21, U18 and U16.
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
Quarterfinals - Thursday
1) Angela Veronica Ortega Sabido (Mexico) d. 8) Maria Angela Villacreses (Ecuador), 9-11, 11-4, 11-7, 13-11
5) Rebecca Amaya Ardaya (Bolivia) d. 4) Paula Mansilla (Chile), 11-7, 12-14, 11-4, 11-7
6) Andrea Gabriela Reyes Perez (Guatemala) d. 3) Ivanna Balderrama (Mexico), 11-9, 7-11, 11-9, 13-11
2) Camila Rivero (Bolivia) d. 7) Naomi Ros (USA), 8-11, 11-5, 11-6, 11-8
Semi-finals - Friday
1) Angela Veronica Ortega Sabido (Mexico) v. 5) Rebecca Amaya Ardaya (Bolivia) - 10:30 AM
2) Camila Rivero (Bolivia) v. 6) Andrea Gabriela Reyes Perez (Guatemala) - 10:30 AM
Girls U21 Doubles - Medal Round
Semi-finals - Friday
1) Angela Veronica Ortega Sabido & Ivanna Balderrama (Mexico) v. 4) Sinai Diseth Risso Cortes & Paula Mansilla (Chile) - 3 PM
2) Valeria Miranda Martinez & Rebecca Amaya Ardaya (Bolivia) v. 3) Ella Boaz & Naomi Ros (USA) - 3 PM
Boys U21 Singles - Medal Round
Quarterfinals - Thursday
1) Jonathan Fernando Flores Vega (Bolivia) d. 8) DJ Mendoza (USA), 11-5, 11-3, 11-6
4) Jorge Gutierrez (Mexico) d. 5) Jose Caceres (Guatemala), 11-4, 11-3, 11-2
3) Nicolas Ramiro Iglesias Rivera (Bolivia) d. 6) Jaime Mansilla (Chile), 8-11, 12-10, 11-4, 11-5
2) Sebastian Hernández (Mexico) d. 10) Cole Sendrey (USA), 11-4, 11-13, 11-3, 11-6
Semi-finals - Friday
1) Jonathan Fernando Flores Vega (Bolivia) v. 4) Jorge Gutierrez (Mexico) - 10:30 AM
2) Sebastian Hernández (Mexico) v. 3) Nicolas Ramiro Iglesias Rivera (Bolivia) - 11:15 AM
Boys U21 Doubles - Medal Round
Quarterfinals - Thursday
1) Jorge Gutierrez & Sebastian Hernández (Mexico) d. Ignacio Andrés Gutierrez Orellana & Jaime Mansilla (Chile), 11-4, 11-13, 11-6, 11-8
5) Luis Aguilar & Ezequiel Subieta (Bolivia) d. 4) Andres Matamoros & Antonio Sanchez (Costa Rica), 11-4, 11-2, 11-6
3) Hector Sierra Mansilla & Jose Caceres (Guatemala) d. 6) Josue Garrido & Joaquin Villacreses (Ecuador), 13-11, 11-8, 11-6
2) DJ Mendoza & Cole Sendrey (USA) d. 7) Alexander Branagan & Esleiker Gomez (Dominican Republic), 11-5, 11-7, 11-5
Semi-finals - Friday
1) Jorge Gutierrez & Sebastian Hernández (Mexico) v. 5) Luis Aguilar & Ezequiel Subieta (Bolivia) - 2:15 PM
2) DJ Mendoza & Cole Sendrey (USA) v. 3) Hector Sierra Mansilla & Jose Caceres (Guatemala) - 2:15 PM
Mixed Doubles U21 - Medal Round
Quarterfinals - Thursday
8) Martin Carchi & Maria Angela Villacreses (Ecuador) d. 1) Jose Caceres & Andrea Gabriela Reyes Perez (Guatemala), 11-6, 11-6, 15-13
4) DJ Mendoza & Naomi Ros (USA) d. 5) Nathan Jauvin & Ofelia Wilscam (Canada), 11-5, 11-5, 11-8
3) Jaime Mansilla & Paula Mansilla (Chile) d. 6) Sebastian Hernández & Angela Veronica Ortega Sabido (Mexico), 11-9, 11-9, 12-14, 15-13
2) Jhoel Alexis Acha Portugal & Camila Rivero (Bolivia) d. 7) Alexander Branagan & Luz Moreta (Dominican Republic), 11-3, 11-5, 10-12, 11-4
Semi-finals - Friday
4) DJ Mendoza & Naomi Ros (USA) v. 8) Martin Carchi & Maria Angela Villacreses (Ecuador) - 6 PM
2) Jhoel Alexis Acha Portugal & Camila Rivero (Bolivia) v. 3) Jaime Mansilla & Paula Mansilla (Chile) - 6:45 PM
Girls U18 Singles - Medal Round
Quarterfinals - Thursday
1) Mariafernanda Trujillo (Mexico) d. 8) Chloe Jauvin (Canada), 11-2, 11-6, 11-1
5) Nicol Abril Mansilla Tambo (Bolivia) d. 4) Catalina Guzman (Chile), 11-3, 11-3, 11-9
3) Yanna Salazar (Mexico) d. 6) Montserrat Torres (USA), 11-1, 11-3, 11-0
2) Mariel Montecinos (Bolivia) d. 7) Lahni Buller (Canada), 11-7, 11-8, 11-4
Semi-finals - Friday
1) Mariafernanda Trujillo (Mexico) v. 5) Nicol Abril Mansilla Tambo (Bolivia) - 11:15 AM
2) Mariel Montecinos (Bolivia) v. 3) Yanna Salazar (Mexico) - 11:15 AM
Girls U18 Doubles - Group Stage
Round 1 - Lahni Buller & Chloe Jauvin (Canada) d. Rebecca Christopher & Montserrat Torres (USA), 11-4, 11-4, 11-9
Yanna Salazar & Mariafernanda Trujillo (Mexico) d. Catalina Guzman & Clarita Vivar (Chile), 11-4, 11-3, 11-2
Natalia Mendez Veizaga & Adriana Noelia Blacutt Conde (Bolivia) - BYE
Round 2 - Yanna Salazar & Mariafernanda Trujillo (Mexico) d. Rebecca Christopher & Montserrat Torres (USA), 11-1, 11-7, 11-2
Adriana Noella Blacutt Conde & Natalia Mendez Veizaga (Bolivia) d. Catalina Guzman & Clarita Vivar (Chile), 11-0, 11-5, 11-9
Lahni Buller & Chloe Jauvin (Canada) - BYE
Round 3 - Natalia Mendez Veizaga & Adriana Noelia Blacutt Conde (Bolivia) d. Lahni Buller & Chloe Jauvin (Canada), 7-11, 11-7, 11-6, 11-5
Rebecca Christopher & Montserrat Torres (USA) d. Catalina Guzman & Clarita Vivar (Chile), 9-11, 11-3, 13-15, 11-9, 11-5
Yanna Salazar & Mariafernanda Trujillo (Mexico) - BYE
Round 4 - Natalia Mendez Veizaga & Adriana Noelia Blacutt Conde (Bolivia) v. Rebecca Christopher & Montserrat Torres (USA), 11-2, 11-6, 11-4
Yanna Salazar & Mariafernanda Trujillo (Mexico) d. Lahni Buller & Chloe Jauvin (Canada), 11-5, 11-5, 11-8
Catalina Guzman & Clarita Vivar (Chile) - BYE
Round 5 - Lahni Buller & Chloe Jauvin (Canada) d. Catalina Guzman & Clarita Vivar (Chile), 12-10, 11-7, 11-7
Yanna Salazar & Mariafernanda Trujillo (Mexico) d. Natalia Mendez Veizaga & Adriana Noelia Blacutt Conde (Bolivia), 12-10, 11-1, 11-9
Rebecca Christopher & Montserrat Torres (USA) - BYE
Place: 1) Yanna Salazar & Mariafernanda Trujillo (Mexico), 4-0
2) Natalia Mendez Veizaga & Adriana Noelia Blacutt Conde (Bolivia), 3-1
3) Lahni Buller & Chloe Jauvin (Canada), 2-2
4) Rebecca Christopher & Montserrat Torres (USA), 1-3
4) Catalina Guzman & Clarita Vivar (Chile), 0-4
Semi-finals - Friday
1) Yanna Salazar & Mariafernanda Trujillo (Mexico) v. 4) Lahni Buller & Chloe Jauvin (Canada) - 2:15 PM
2) Natalia Mendez Veizaga & Adriana Noelia Blacutt Conde (Bolivia) v. 3) Rebecca Christopher & Montserrat Torres (USA) - 2:15 PM
Boys U18 Singles - Medal Round
Quarterfinals - Thursday
1) Marco Mamani Aguilar (Bolivia) d. 8) Leyton Gouldie (Canada), 11-9, 10-12, 13-11, 11-2
4) Diego Romano (Mexico) d. 5) Joseph Marshall (USA), 3-11, 15-13, 11-7, 12-10
3) Sebastian Terrazas (Bolivia) d. 6) Christian Aldana (Guatemala), 9-11, 11-6, 11-6, 5-11, 11-9
2) Eder Renteria (Mexico) d. 7) Raphaël Guillemette (Canada), 11-9, 11-3, 11-8
Semi-finals - Friday
1) Marco Mamani Aguilar (Bolivia) v. 4) Diego Romano (Mexico) - 9 AM
2) Eder Renteria (Mexico) v. 3) Sebastian Terrazas (Bolivia) - 9 AM
Boys U18 Doubles - Medal Round
Quarterfinals - Thursday
1) Eder Renteria & Diego Romano (Mexico) - BYE
4) Leyton Gouldie & Raphaël Guillemette (Canada) d. 5) Tomã¡s Hidalgo & Andre Pacheco (Costa Rica), 11-7, 10-12, 11-2, 11-6
3) Martin Carchi & Juan David Sea Cueva (Ecuador) d. 6) Juan Herrera II & London Townsend (USA), 11-4, 14-12, 11-9
2) Josue Farfan Enriquez & Marco Mamani Aguilar (Bolivia) d. 7) Benjamin Andre Aguirre Fuentes & Ruben Igor (Chile), 7-11, 12-10, 11-6, 9-11, 11-5
Semi-finals - Friday
1) Eder Renteria & Diego Romano (Mexico) v. 4) Leyton Gouldie & Raphaël Guillemette (Canada) - 3:45 PM
2) Josue Farfan Enriquez & Marco Mamani Aguilar (Bolivia) v. 3) Martin Carchi & Juan David Sea Cueva (Ecuador) - 3:45 PM
Mixed Doubles U18 - Group Stage
Group 1
Round 1 - Leyton Gouldie & Chloe Jauvin (Canada) d. Juan Herrera II & Montserrat Torres (USA), 11-5, 8-11, 11-4, 12-10
Nicolas Galindo & Yanna Salazar (Mexico) d. Christian Aldana & Isabella Wer (Guatemala), 11-3, 11-7, 11-4
March Mamani Aguilar & Natalia Mendez Veizaga (Bolivia) - BYE
Round 2 - Nicolas Galindo & Yanna Salazar (Mexico) d. Juan Herrera II & Montserrat Torres (USA), 11-6, 11-4, 11-6
March Mamani Aguilar & Natalia Mendez Veizaga (Bolivia) d. Leyton Gouldie & Chloe Jauvin (Canada), 11-5, 11-7, 12-14, 11-6
Christian Aldana & Isabella Wer (Guatemala) - BYE
Round 3 - Nicolas Galindo & Yanna Salazar (Mexico) d. Leyton Gouldie & Chloe Jauvin (Canada), 12-10, 11-1, 11-8
Christian Aldana & Isabella Wer (Guatemala) d. March Mamani Aguilar & Natalia Mendez Veizaga (Bolivia), 6-11, 13-15, 12-10, 11-9, 11-5
Juan Herrera II & Montserrat Torres (USA) - BYE
Round 4 - March Mamani Aguilar & Natalia Mendez Veizaga (Bolivia) d. Nicolas Galindo & Yanna Salazar (Mexico), 11-9, 12-10, 2-11, 11-7
Christian Aldana & Isabella Wer (Guatemala) d. Juan Herrera II & Montserrat Torres (USA), 11-6, 11-5, 15-13
Leyton Gouldie & Chloe Jauvin (Canada) - BYE
Round 5 - Leyton Gouldie & Chloe Jauvin (Canada) d. Christian Aldana & Isabella Wer (Guatemala), 11-13, 11-7, 9-11, 11-8, 12-10
March Mamani Aguilar & Natalia Mendez Veizaga (Bolivia) d. Juan Herrera II & Montserrat Torres (USA), 11-5, 11-1, 11-1
Nicolas Galindo & Yanna Salazar (Mexico) - BYE
Places: 1) March Mamani Aguilar & Natalia Mendez Veizaga (Bolivia), 3-1
2) Nicolas Galindo & Yanna Salazar (Mexico), 3-1
3) Leyton Gouldie & Chloe Jauvin (Canada), 2-2
4) Christian Aldana & Isabella Wer (Guatemala), 2-2
5) Juan Herrera II & Montserrat Torres (USA), 0-4
Semi-finals - Friday
1) March Mamani Aguilar & Natalia Mendez Veizaga (Bolivia) v. 4) Leyton Gouldie & Chloe Jauvin (Canada) - 6 PM
2) Nicolas Galindo & Yanna Salazar (Mexico) v. 3) Christian Aldana & Isabella Wer (Guatemala) - 6 PM
Girls U16 Singles - Medal Round
Quarterfinals - Thursday
1) Nicol Abril Mansilla Tambo (Bolivia) d. 8) Aanshi Thakur (USA), 11-8, 11-9, 11-7
5) Andrea Perez Picon (Mexico) d. 4) Lily Farias (Mexico), 11-5, 11-7, 11-8
6) Isabella Wer (Guatemala) d. 3) Paula Aldana (Guatemala), 11-2, 16-14, 11-9
2) Luciana Illanes Quenta (Bolivia) d. 10) Clarita Vivar (Chile), 11-2, 11-2, 11-4
Semi-finals - Friday
1) Nicol Abril Mansilla Tambo (Bolivia) v. 5) Andrea Perez Picon (Mexico) - 9:45 AM
2) Luciana Illanes Quenta (Bolivia) v. 6) Isabella Wer (Guatemala) - 9:45 AM
Girls U16 Doubles - Medal Round
Semi-finals - Friday
1) Giuliana Faeth & Larissa Faeth (Costa Rica) v. 4) Paula Aldana & Isabella Wer (Guatemala) - Noon
2) Luciana Illanes Quenta & Suszel Andrea Pairo Galileo (Bolivia) v. 3) Lily Farias & Andrea Perez Picos (Mexico) - Noon
Boys U16 Singles - Medal Round
Quarterfinals - Thursday
1) Santiago Castillo (Mexico) d. 9) Leonardo Haro Perez (Ecuador), 11-8, 11-9, 11-6
4) Sebastian Ruiz Michel (Bolivia) d. 5) Vaishant Mangalampalli (USA), 11-6, 11-8, 11-5
6) Alvaro Guillen (Costa Rica) d. 3) Axel Sanchez (Mexico), 11-5, 11-4, 11-6
2) Alfredo Santiago Borja Arevalo (Bolivia) d. 7) Grant Williams (USA), 11-5, 11-8, 11-6
Semi-finals - Friday
1) Santiago Castillo (Mexico) v. 4) Sebastian Ruiz Michel (Bolivia) - 9:45 AM
2) Alfredo Santiago Borja Arevalo (Bolivia) v. 6) Alvaro Guillen (Costa Rica) - 9:45 AM
Boys U16 Doubles - Group Stage
Quarterfinals - Thursday
1) Santiago Castillo & Axel Sanchez (Mexico) d. 8) Mason McPeek & Kyrylo Tkach (Canada), 11-2, 11-1, 11-3
4) Sebastian Terrazas & Alfredo Santiago Borja Arevalo (Bolivia) d. 5) Leonardo Haro Perez & Juan David Zea Cueva (Ecuador), 11-8, 8-11, 11-8, 11-4
3) Evan Whitley & Grant Williams (USA) d. 6) Matias Aldana & Jenshel Gabriel Morales (Guatemala), 10-12, 11-3, 11-6, 11-7
2) Alvaro Guillen & Marcelo García Sanchez (Costa Rica) d. 7) Benjamin Andre Aguirre Fuentes & Ignacio Andrés Gutierrez Oreliana (Chile), 11-6, 11-9, 11-3
Semi-finals - Friday
1) Santiago Castillo & Axel Sanchez (Mexico) v. 4) Sebastian Terrazas & Alfredo Santiago Borja Arevalo (Bolivia) - 12:45 PM
2) Alvaro Guillen & Marcelo García Sanchez (Costa Rica) v. 3) Evan Whitley & Grant Williams (USA) - 1:30 PM
Mixed Doubles U16 - Medal Round
Quarterfinals - Thursday
1) Alfredo Santiago Borja Arevalo & Suszel Andrea Pairo Galileo (Bolivia) - BYE
4) Vaishant Mangalampalli & Aanshi Thakur (USA) d. 5) Tomas Quezada & Maria Emilia Quinde Mendieta (Ecuador), 13-11, 11-6, 11-4
3) Andrea Perez Picon & Axel Sanchez (Mexico) d. 6) Kaitlyn Couckuyt & Kyrylo Tkach (Canada), 11-4, 11-4, 11-3
2) Larissa Faeth & Alvaro Guillen (Costa Rica) - BYE
Semi-finals - Friday
1) Alfredo Santiago Borja Arevalo & Suszel Andrea Pairo Galileo (Bolivia) v. 4) Vaishant Mangalampalli & Aanshi Thakur (USA) - 4:30 PM
2) Larissa Faeth & Alvaro Guillen (Costa Rica) v. 3) Andrea Perez Picon & Axel Sanchez (Mexico) - 4:30 PM
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