No upsets in the quarter finals of the Ladies Pro Racquetball Tour (LPRT) Wilson Tour for Hope in Cincinnati, Ohio. Top seed Paola Longoria kept her winning streak going with a win over Jennifer Saunders, 11-7, 11-0, 11-3. Longoria hasn't lost since May 2009.
Second seed Rhonda Rajsich was pushed to the limit by Samantha Salas Solis, as they played a tie-breaker before Rajsich came out on top, 11-9, 5-11, 8-11, 11-6, 11-9. Salas Solis used drive Z serves to the right side to great effect during the match, and almost rode that serve to victory.
In the other two quarter final matches, Left-handed veteran Susana Acosta beat Maria Jose Vargas in four games, 11-9, 11-7, 7-11, 11-8, and Grace Hughes defeated Masiel Rivera, 11-5, 11-4, 11-2, to reach the semi-finals for the second time in her career and second time this season.
The semi-finals will be at 5 PM and 6 PM EST Saturday with the final on Sunday at noon EST, and can be viewed on-line via the LPRT Network.
2013 Wilson Tour for Hope
Cincinnati, Ohio
Quarter-finals
(note: seeding in parentheses)
1 Paola Longoria v. 9 Jennifer Saunders, 11-7, 11-0, 11-3
12 Grace Hughes v. 20 Masiel Rivera, 11-5, 11-4, 11-2
6 Susana Acosta v. 14 Maria Jose Vargas, 11-9, 11-7, 7-11, 11-8
2 Rhonda Rajsich v. 7 Samantha Salas Solis, 11-9, 5-11, 8-11, 11-6, 11-9
Semi-finals
1 Paola Longoria v. 12 Grace Hughes
2 Rhonda Rajsich v. 6 Susana Acosta
Follow the bouncing ball….
Saturday, January 26, 2013
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