2016 LPRT Sweet Caroline Open - Round of 16

The top eight seeds are all through to the quarterfinals at the 2016 Ladies Professional Racquetball Tour (LPRT) Sweet Caroline Open in Greenville, South Carolina, including LPRT #1 Paola Longoria who beat Maritza Franco, 11-2, 11-3, 11-4, in the Round of 16. She’ll play 8th seed Adriana Riveros who defeated 9th seed Adrienne Haynes, 11-2, 11-1, 11-6, in the 16s.

The only Round of 16 match to go the distance was Cristina Amaya and Gabriela Martinez with Amaya coming back from 2-1 down to win in five games, 4-11, 11-4, 0-11, 11-8, 11-8, despite scoring fewer points than Martinez. Next up for Amaya will be 3rd seed Frédérique Lambert, who was a straight game winner over 14th seed Laura Brandt, 11-3, 11-4, 11-5.

Fourth seed Jessica Parrilla and 13th seed Sharon Jackson could not have been closer in a three game match, as Parrilla won 11-9, 11-9, 13-11, and will play 5th seed Alexandra Herrera next, as Herrera beat American teen Jordan Cooperrider, 11-4, 11-5, 11-2.

Finally, 2nd seed Rhonda Rajsich defeated Natalia Mendez, 11-5, 11-6, 11-8, and will play 7th seed Carla Muñoz in the 16s, as Muñoz took out 10th seed Sheryl Lotts, 2-11, 11-7, 12-10, 11-1.

You can watch this weekend’s action live via the LPRT LiveStream channel. The quarterfinals will be Saturday at 11 AM and noon and the semi-finals at 5 and 6 PM. The singles final will be 11 AM Sunday with the doubles final to follow.

2016 Sweet Caroline Open, September 9-11, 2016
Greenville, South Carolina

Round of 16 - Singles

1) Paola Longoria d. 16) Maritza Franco, 11-2, 11-3, 11-4
8) Adriana Riveros d. 9) Adrienne Haynes, 11-2, 11-1, 11-6

5) Alexandra Herrera d. 12) Jordan Cooperrider, 11-4, 11-5, 11-2
4) Jessica Parrilla d. 13) Sharon Jackson, 11-9, 11-9, 13-11

3) Frédérique Lambert d. 14) Laura Brandt, 11-3, 11-4, 11-5
6) Cristina Amaya d. 11) Gabriela Martinez, 4-11, 11-4, 0-11, 11-8, 11-8

7) Carla Muñoz d. 10) Sheryl Lotts, 2-11, 11-7, 12-10, 11-1
2) Rhonda Rajsich d. 18) Natalia Mendez, 11-5, 11-6, 11-8

Round of 16 - Singles

1) Paola Longoria v. 8) Adriana Riveros - 11 AM
4) Jessica Parrilla v. 5) Alexandra Herrera - 11 AM

3) Frédérique Lambert v. 6) Cristina Amaya - Noon
2) Rhonda Rajsich v. 7) Carla Muñoz - Noon

Quarterfinals - Doubles

1) Alexandra Herrera & Frédérique Lambert d. 8) Maritza Franco & Regina Franco, 15-6, 15-12
4) Sharon Jackson & Jessica Parrilla v. 5) Cristina Amaya & Carla Muñoz

3) Sheryl Lotts & Rhonda Rajsich d. 6) Jordan Cooperrider & Gabriela Martinez, 15-5, 15-7
2) Paola Longoria & Adriana Riveros d. 7) Kelani Bailey & Adrienne Haynes, 15-3, 15-7

Semi-finals - Doubles

1) Alexandra Herrera & Frédérique Lambert v. 4) Sharon Jackson & Jessica Parrilla or 5) Cristina Amaya & Carla Muñoz - 8 PM
2) Paola Longoria & Adriana Riveros v. 3) Sheryl Lotts & Rhonda Rajsich - 7 PM

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