Saturday, August 29, 2015

Longoria reaches both singles & doubles in Cali, Colombia

Paola Longoria, the #1 players on the Ladies Professional Racquetball Tour (LPRT), in the both the Women's Singles final and Women's Doubles final at the Cali Open in Cali, Colombia, the first LPRT event of the season.

Longoria defeated 8th seed Sofia Rascon, 11-0, 11-2, 11-9, in the quarterfinals, and then 5th Samantha Salas, 5-11, 11-2, 11-3, 11-1, in the semi-finals. Longoria and Salas teamed up in doubles and advanced to the final with a win over Susana Acosta and Jessica Parrilla, 15-2, 15-11, in the semis.

Frédérique Lambert was involved in two upsets. Seeded 4th in singles, Lambert lost to 5th seed Salas, 11-2, 11-7, 11-3, in the quarters. But in the doubles semis, Lambert and Michelle Key, seeded 3rd, upset 2nd seeds Rhonda Rajsich and Maria Jose Vargas, 15-9, 15-10.

Both the Women's Singles and Doubles finals are Saturday evening.

The Cali Open
Cali, Colombia

Round of 16
(seeding)

1) Paola Longoria - BYE
8) Sofia Rascon d. 9) Susana Acosta, 11-8, 11-3, 11-6

5) Samantha Salas d. 12) T.J. Baumbaugh, 11-4, 11-3, 11-2
4) Frédérique Lambert - BYE

3) Rhonda Rajsich - BYE
6) Cristina Amaya d. 11) Carolina Luque, 3-11, 11-6, 11-9, 11-6

7) Michelle Key d. 10) Jessica Parrilla, 12-10, 11-0, 12-10
2) Maria Jose Vargas - BYE

Quarterfinals

1) Paola Longoria d. 8) Sofia Rascon, 11-0, 11-2, 11-9
5) Samantha Salas d. 4) Frédérique Lambert, 11-2, 11-7, 11-3

3) Rhonda Rajsich d. 6) Cristina Amaya, 11-9, 11-6, 4-11, 5-11, 11-4
2) Maria Jose Vargas d. 7) Michelle Key, 9-11, 11-3, 11-5, 11-5

Semi-finals

1) Paola Longoria d. 5) Samantha Salas, 5-11, 11-2, 11-3, 11-1
2) Maria Jose Vargas d. 4) Rhonda Rajsich, 11-7, 6-11, 13-11, 11-2

Final

1) Paola Longoria v. 2) Maria Jose Vargas

Doubles

Quarterfinals


1) Paola Longoria & Samantha Salas - BYE
4) Susana Acosta & Jessica Parrilla d. 5) Cristina Amaya & Sofia Rascon, 15-9, 15-7

3) Michelle Key & Frédérique Lambert d. 6) T.J. Baumbaugh & Carolina Luque, 15-8, 15-3
2) Rhonda Rajsich & Maria Jose Vargas - BYE

Semi-finals

1) Paola Longoria & Samantha Salas d. 4) Susana Acosta & Jessica Parrilla, 15-2, 15-11
3) Michelle Key & Frédérique Lambert d. 2) Rhonda Rajsich & Maria Jose Vargas, 15-9, 15-10

Final

1) Paola Longoria & Samantha Salas v. 3) Michelle Key & Frédérique Lambert

Follow the bouncing ball….

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