USAR Indoor Championships - Ros’s 1st title, Carson’s 12th

The 2025 USA Racquetball (USAR) National Indoor Championships concluded Sunday in Pleasanton, California, and across the five national team divisions there was only one multiple winner, and that due to the recent addition of mixed doubles. Erika Manilla won mixed doubles with Erik Garcia early in the event, and then won women’s doubles with Michelle Key.

But the women’s singles title went to Naomi Ros, who defeated Hollie Scott in a dramatic five game final, 11-9, 6-11, 11-9, 9-11, 12-10. It’s the first title for Ros, who is also the USAR’s U18 champion.

While the women’s singles champion was a surprise, the men’s singles champion was not, as Daniel De La Rosa defeated Jake Bredenbeck in four games, 7-11, 11-6, 13-11, 11-7.

In Men's Doubles, the veteran team of Rocky Carson and David Horn surprised the field but upsetting the 2nd seeds Jake Bredenbeck and Sam Bredenbeck in the final, 11-9, 5-11, 12-10, 8-11, 12-10, after knocking off top seeds De La Rosa and Sebastian Fernandez in the semi-finals. It’s Carson’s 12th US men’s doubles championship.

If you missed any of the action, check out the matches that were streamed via the USAR YouTube channel and International Racquetball Tour channel.

2025 USA Racquetball National Indoor Championships
Pleasanton, California
US National Team Divisions

Men's US Team Singles

Semi-finals - Saturday

1) Jake Bredenbeck d. 4) Thomas Carter, 11-1, 9-11, 11-0, 7-11, 11-1
3) Daniel De La Rosa d. 2) David Horn, 11-7, 11-5, 12-10

Final - Sunday

3) Daniel De La Rosa d. 1) Jake Bredenbeck, 7-11, 11-6, 13-11, 11-7

Men's US Team Doubles

Semi-finals - Friday

4) Rocky Carson & David Horn d. 1) Daniel De La Rosa & Sebastian Fernandez, 9-11, 12-10, 12-10, 11-8
2) Jake Bredenbeck & Sam Bredenbeck d. 3) Robert Collins & Charlie Pratt, 11-5, 11-8, 9-11, 11-7

Final - Saturday

4) Rocky Carson & David Horn d. 2) Jake Bredenbeck & Sam Bredenbeck, 11-9, 5-11, 12-10, 8-11, 12-10

Women's US Team Singles

Semi-finals - Saturday

4) Hollie Scott d. 1) Erika Manilla, 12-10, 9-11, 5-11, 11-5, 11-5
2) Naomi Ros d. 6) Annie Sanchez, 11-9, 8-11, 11-9, 11-5

Final - Sunday

2) Naomi Ros d. 4) Hollie Scott, 11-9, 6-11, 11-9, 9-11, 12-10

Women's US Team Doubles

Round robin

Lexi York & Hollie Scott d. Naomi Ros & Annie Sanchez, 11-5, 11-7, 10-12, 5-11, 11-6
Michelle Key & Erika Manilla d. Naomi Ros & Annie Sanchez, 9-11, 11-5, 11-3, 11-5
Michelle Key & Erika Manilla d. Lexi York & Hollie Scott, 10-12, 11-3, 10-12, 11-8, 11-7

Standings

1) Michelle Key & Erika Manilla - 2-0
2) Lexi York & Hollie Scott - 1-1
3) Naomi Rios & Annie Sanchez - 0-2

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2025 USAR National Indoor Championships - Early rounds

The 2025 USA Racquetball (USAR) National Indoor Championships are underway in Pleasanton, California, and already one national champion has been named, and it’s a bit of a surprise. Third seeds Erika Manilla and Erik Garcia came back from a game down to defeat 5th seeds Robert Collins and Annie Sanchez, 11-5, 7-11, 6-11, 11-9, 11-7, and win the Mixed Doubles title.

That final result isn’t a surprise as it’s not an upset when a 3rd seed defeats a 5th seed. The surprises came in the semi-finals, as Collins and Sanchez knocked off the top seeds Daniel De La Rosa and Hollie Scott in four games, 6-11, 11-7, 11-7, 11-6. Then Manilla and Garcia did the same to 2nd seeds Jake Bredenbeck and Michelle Key, 2-11, 11-7, 11-4, 12-10.

There was also a surprise in Men's Doubles, as 4th seeds Rocky Carson and David Horn upset top seeds Daniel De La Rosa and Sebastian Fernandez, 9-11, 12-10, 12-10, 11-8, in the semi-finals Friday. They'll face the winner of 2nd seeds Jake Bredenbeck and Sam Bredenbeck and 3rd seeds Robert Collins and Charlie Pratt, in the final on Saturday.

No surprises so far in singles play. In the men’s quarterfinals, top seed Jake Bredenbeck beat 9th seed Erik Garcia, 11-8, 11-8, 11-9, and will face 4th seed Thomas Carter in the semi-finals, as Carter defeated 5th seed Charles Pratt, 11-9, 11-7, 7-11, 11-9.

The other semi-final will be David Horn versus Daniel De La Rosa, although both of them needed five games to win their respective quarterfinals. Horn, the 2nd seed, went down 2-0 to 7th seed Robert Collins, but turned it around to win in five games, 7-11, 7-11, 11-7, 11-6, 11-7. De La Rosa came back from a game down to eke out a win in the tie-breaker and defeat 6th seed Sam Bredenbeck, 11-8, 5-11, 8-11, 11-4, 12-10.

In the women’s quarters, top seed Erika Manilla needed five games to fend off 8th seed Michelle Key, 11-3, 11-6, 9-11, 9-11, 11-9. She’ll play 4th seed Hollie Scott in the semi-finals, as Scott defeated veteran Rhonda Rajsich, 11-13, 11-6, 11-5, 11-7.

In the other semi, 2nd seed Naomi Ros will play 6th seed Annie Sanchez. Ros narrowly defeated 7th seed Lexi York, 11-13, 7-11, 11-8, 11-8, 12-10, in the quarters, while Sanchez had a walk-over win against Kelani Lawrence.

There are just three teams in Women’s Doubles: Key and Manilla are top seeds, York and Scott are 2nd seeds, with Ros and Sanchez 3rd seeds. Only one match has happened so far with York and Scott coming back from 2-1 down to defeat Ros and Sanchez, 11-5, 11-7, 10-12, 5-11, 11-6.

Matches are being streamed via the USAR YouTube channel and International Racquetball Tour channel.

2025 USA Racquetball National Indoor Championships
Pleasanton, California
US National Team Divisions

Men's US Team Singles

Round of 16

1) Jake Bredenbeck d. 16) John Wolfe, 11-2, 11-7, 11-4
9) Erik Garcia d. 8) Cole Sendrey, 8-11, 11-5, 11-9, 10-12, 11-3

5) Charles Pratt d. 12) Scott Burr, forfeit
4) Thomas Carter d. 13) Seth Sullivan, 11-0, 11-4, 11-5

3) Daniel De La Rosa d. 14) Alan Sharma, 11-4, 11-6, 11-5
6) Sam Bredenbeck d. 11) Tyler Breaden, 11-7, 11-6, 11-4

7) Robert Collins d. 10) Danny Lavely, 11-6, 11-8, 11-8
2) David Horn d. 15) Tony Jammal, 11-4, 11-3, 11-3

Quarterfinals

1) Jake Bredenbeck d. 9) Erik Garcia, 11-8, 11-8, 11-9
4) Thomas Carter d. 5) Charles Pratt, 11-9, 11-7, 7-11, 11-9

3) Daniel De La Rosa d. 6) Sam Bredenbeck, 11-8, 5-11, 8-11, 11-4, 12-10
2) David Horn d. 7) Robert Collins, 7-11, 7-11, 11-7, 11-6, 11-7

Semi-finals - Saturday

1) Jake Bredenbeck v. 4) Thomas Carter - Noon
2) David Horn v. 3) Daniel De La Rosa - 2 PM

Men's US Team Doubles

Quarterfinals

1) Daniel De La Rosa & Sebastian Fernandez - BYE
4) Rocky Carson & David Horn d. 5) Danny Lavely & Cole Sendrey, 11-8, 11-8, 11-5

3) Robert Collins & Charlie Pratt - BYE
2) Jake Bredenbeck & Sam Bredenbeck - BYE

Semi-finals - Friday

4) Rocky Carson & David Horn d. 1) Daniel De La Rosa & Sebastian Fernandez, 9-11, 12-10, 12-10, 11-8
2) Jake Bredenbeck & Sam Bredenbeck v. 3) Robert Collins & Charlie Pratt - 8 PM

Final - Saturday

2) Jake Bredenbeck & Sam Bredenbeck or 3) Robert Collins & Charlie Pratt v. 4) Rocky Carson & David Horn - 5 PM

Women's US Team Singles

Round of 16

1) Erika Manilla - BYE
8) Michelle Key d. 9) Erica Williams, 11-7, 11-0, 11-2

5) Rhonda Rajsich - BYE
4) Hollie Scott - BYE

3) Kelani Lawrence - BYE
6) Annie Sanchez - BYE

7) Lexi York - BYE
2) Naomi Ros - BYE

Quarterfinals

1) Erika Manilla d. 8) Michelle Key, 11-3, 11-6, 9-11, 9-11, 11-9
4) Hollie Scott d. 5) Rhonda Rajsich, 11-13, 11-6, 11-5, 11-7

6) Annie Sanchez d. 3) Kelani Lawrence, forfeit
2) Naomi Ros d. 7) Lexi York, 11-13, 7-11, 11-8, 11-8, 12-10

Semi-finals - Saturday

1) Erika Manilla v. 4) Hollie Scott - 1 PM
2) Naomi Ros v. 6) Annie Sanchez - 3 PM

Women's US Team Doubles

Round robin

Lexi York & Hollie Scott d. Naomi Ros & Annie Sanchez, 11-5, 11-7, 10-12, 5-11, 11-6
Michelle Key & Erika Manilla v. Naomi Ros & Annie Sanchez - Friday 6 PM
Michelle Key & Erika Manilla v. Lexi York & Hollie Scott - Saturday 6 PM

Standings

1) Lexi York & Hollie Scott - 1-0
2) Michelle Key & Erika Manilla - 0-0
3) Naomi Rios & Annie Sanchez - 0-1

US Team Mixed Doubles

Quarterfinals

1) Daniel De La Rosa & Hollie Scott - BYE
5) Robert Collins & Annie Sanchez d. 4) Sam Bredenbeck & Lexi York, 11-8, 11-9, 4-11, 11-8

3) Erika Manilla & Erik Garcia d. 6) Naomi Ros & Cole Sendero, 11-7, 11-3, 9-11, 7-11, 11-2
Jake Bredenbeck & Michelle Key d. 7) Jesse Rita & Erica Williams, 11-4, 11-6, 11-5

Semi-finals

5) Robert Collins & Annie Sanchez d. 1) Daniel De La Rosa & Hollie Scott, 6-11, 11-7, 11-7, 11-6
3) Erika Manilla & Erik Garcia d. Jake Bredenbeck & Michelle Key, 2-11, 11-7, 11-4, 12-10

Final

3) Erika Manilla & Erik Garcia d. 5) Robert Collins & Annie Sanchez, 11-5, 7-11, 6-11, 11-9, 11-7

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2025 Pan American Racquetball Championships - Medal Summary

The XXXVI Pan American Racquetball Championships wrapped up last weekend in Guatemala City, so it’s time for a review of what happened. Players from four countries took home gold medals. There were two to Argentina, Bolivia and Mexico, and one to Chile.

Carla Muñoz and Alan Natera won Chile’s gold medal in Mixed Doubles. It was the veteran Muñoz’s first gold medal, and the first won by Chile at the Pan American Championships.

Argentina’s Natalia Mendez also won gold in Guatemala, as well as three other medals. A whole set plus one. She won gold in Women’s Doubles with Valeria Centellas, and they were silver medalists in the Women’s Team event, and Mendez was also runner up to Mexican Montserrat Mejia in Women’s Singles. Finally, she got bronze in Mixed Doubles with Gerson Miranda Martinez.

Two athletes won three medals. Conrrado Moscoso of Bolivia won gold in Men’s Doubles with Kadim Carrasco and gold in the Men’s Team event (with Carrasco and Carlos Keller), as well as bronze in Men’s Singles. Alexandra Herrera took home gold in the Women’s Team event (with Mejia and Samantha Salas), as well as silver in Women’s Doubles (with Salas) and bronze in Women’s Singles.

If there were any surprise medalists they might be the Costa Ricans Larissa Faeth and Jimena Gomez, got earned bronze in Women’s Doubles. They defeated Chileans Muñoz and Paula Mansilla in the quarterfinals to get on the podium, losing to Mexican veterans Herrera and Salas in the semi-finals. It’s an impressive result for two teenagers.

Upcoming international events

Racquetball will be contested at the 2025 World Games in Chengdu, China this August. Racquetball will be played in the second part of the games with play beginning on August 13 and finishing on the last day of the games, August 17.

The World Games will have Men’s and Women’s Singles as well as Mixed Doubles, which is a first. There was doubles racquetball at the first World Games in 1981, but since then only singles has been offered in the games.

The XX Bolivarian Games will be held in Lima, Peru, November 22 to December 7, and the 2025 World Junior Racquetball Championships will be in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic in December. The dates haven’t been set for World Juniors yet, and may be influenced by the Bolivarian Games, as some countries may want to send junior athletes to Lima (especially as juniors go up the U21 now), so not want any time conflict with World Juniors.

If you missed any of the action from Guatemala last week, and there were several good matches, check out the International Racquetball Federation YouTube channel for matches.

XXXVI Pan American Racquetball Championships
Guatemala City, Guatemala - April 12-19, 2025

Women's Singles Medalists

Gold: Montserrat Mejia (Mexico)
Silver: Natalia Mendez (Argentina)
Bronze: Lexi York (USA) & Alexandra Herrera (Mexico)

Men's Singles Medalists

Gold: Diego Garcia (Argentina)
Silver: Javier Mar (Mexico)
Bronze: Conrrado Moscoso (Bolivia) & Samuel Murray (Canada)

Women's Doubles - Medalists

Gold: Valeria Centellas & Natalia Mendez (Argentina)
Silver: Alexandra Herrera & Samantha Salas (Mexico)
Bronze: Michelle Key & Lexi York (USA) and Larissa Faeth & Jimena Gomez (Costa Rica)

Men's Doubles - Medalists

Gold: Kadim Carrasco & Conrrado Moscoso (Bolivia)
Silver: Diego Garcia & Gerson Miranda Martinez (Argentina)
Bronze: Jake Bredenbeck & Sam Bredenbeck (USA) and Andrés Acuña & Gabriel Garcia (Costa Rica)

Mixed Doubles - Medalists

Gold: Carla Muñoz & Alan Natera (Chile)
Silver: Edwin Galicia & Gabriela Martinez (Guatemala)
Bronze: Rodrigo Montoya & Samantha Salas (Mexico) and Gerson Miranda Martinez & Natalia Mendez (Argentina)

Women's Team - Medalists

Gold: Mexico - Alexandra Herrera, Montserrat Mejia & Samantha Salas
Silver: Argentina - Valeria Centellas & Natalia Mendez
Bronze: Canada - Chloe Jauvin, Frédérique Lambert, Juliette Parent & Ofelia Wilscam
Bronze: USA - Michelle Key & Lexi York

Men's Team - Medalists

Gold: Bolivia - Kadim Carrasco, Carlos Keller & Conrrado Moscoso
Silver: USA - Jake Bredenbeck, Sam Bredenbeck & Thomas Carter
Bronze: Mexico - Sebastian Hernández, Javier Mar, Rodrigo Montoya & Erick Trujillo
Bronze: Costa Rica - Andrés Acuña, Felipe Camacho & Gabriel Garcia

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