LPRT - Longoria wins Suncoast Shootout

Paola Longoria won the Ladies Pro Racquetball Tour (LPRT) Suncoast Open Shoot-Out in Sarasota, Florida on the weekend. Longoria defeated Krystal Csuk in the final, 11-5, 11-0, 11-4. Longoria also won the Mixed Open title with Jansen Allen, as they defeated Csuk and Mike Harmon, 15-11, 15-2, in the final.

Longoria almost made it three for three, as she also played in the men's open doubles division. However, she and Christian Longoria lost to Allan Engel and Tim Hansen, 14-15, 15-7, 11-10, in the final.

Engel and Hansen were surprise finalists, as they were seeded third but upset the top seeded team of Allen and Alex Ackermann, 15-14, 15-9, in the semi-finals. Longoria and Longoria beat Alain Yahia and Rafael Fuentes, 15-7, 13-15, 11-4, in the other semi-final.

In Men's Open, Shane Vanderson took the title with a win over Allen in the final, 15-6, 15-13. In the semis, Vanderson defeated Fernando Rios, 15-11, 15-13, and Allen beat Ackermann, 15-9, 15-5.

(note: this was an LPRT event but the result does not count for LPRT ranking points)

Suncoast Open Shootout
Sarasota, Florida
June 28-30, 2013

LPRT Final

Paola Longoria d. Krystal Csuk, 11-5, 11-0, 11-4

Semi-finals

Paola Longoria d. Maria Paz Muñoz, 11-3, 11-6, 11-4
Krystal Csuk d. Linda Scales, 11-7, 11-8, 8-11, 9-11, 11-5

Mixed Open Doubles

Final

Jansen Allen & Paola Longoria d. Krystal Csuk & Mike Harmon, 15-11, 15-2

Semi-finals

Jansen Allen & Paola Longoria d. Fernando Rios & Maria Paz Muñoz, 15-8, 15-10
Krystal Csuk & Mike Harmon d. Garrett Tyler / Linda Scales 15-3, 15-2

Men's Open Doubles

Final

Allan Engel & Tim Hansen d. Christian Longoria & Paola Longoria, 14-15, 15-7, 11-10

Semi-finals

Allan Engel & Tim Hansen d. Alex Ackermann & Jansen Allen, 15-14, 15-9
Christian Longoria & Paola Longoria d. Alain Yahia & Rafael Fuentes, 15-7, 13-15, 11-4

Men's Open

Final

Shane Vanderson d. Jansen Allen, 15-6, 15-13

Semi-finals

Shane Vanderson d. Fernando Rios, 15-11, 15-13
Jansen Allen d. Alex Ackermann, 15-9, 15-5

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