Central American & Caribbean Games - Day 3

The Group Stage of the racquetball competition at the 2018 Central American & Caribbean Games wrapped up Sunday in Barranquilla, Colombia. Thus, they have determined the seedings for the playoff round. Mexicans are the top seeds in all divisions, which is unsurprising as they are also the defending champions in all four divisions: Men’s Singles and Doubles as well as Women’s Singles and Doubles.

In Men’s Singles, Rodrigo Montoya (Mexico) is the top seed with Costa Rican Andres Acuña 2nd seed, Daniel De La Rosa (Mexico) is 3rd seed and Colombian Mario Mercado is 4th seed. In Men’s Doubles, De La Rosa and Alvaro Beltran are seeded 1st with Acuña and Felipe Camacho 2nd, Mercado and Set Cubillos are 3rd and 4th are the Venezuelan team of Cesar Castillo and Cesar Castro.

In Women’s Singles, Mexican Paola Longoria is the top seed with team-mate Alexandra Herrera the 3rd seed. Gabriela Martinez of Guatemala is 2nd and Cristina Amaya of Colombia is 4th. In Women’s Doubles, Longoria and Samantha Salas are seeded 1st, with Martinez and Maria Renee Rodriguez 2nd, Amaya and Adriana Riveros 3rd and Costa Ricans Maricruz Ortiz and Melania Sauma 4th.

The playoff rounds for both singles and doubles begin July 23 with all finals on July 25.

2018 Central American & Caribbean Games - July 20-29
Barranquilla, Colombia

Men’s Singles - Day 3

Group A

Rodrigo Montoya (Mexico) d. Maykel Moyet (Cuba), 15-1, 15-4
Juan Salvatierra (Guatemala) d. Marco Sarmiento (Honduras), 15-7, 15-7

Group B

Andrés Acuña (Costa Rica) d. Luis Pérez (Dominican Republic), 15-12, 15-3
Hosman Gomez (Colombia) d. Ricardo Gomez (Venezuela), 15-8, 15-3

Group C

Daniel De La Rosa (Mexico) d. Robin Romero (Cuba), 15-0, 15-0
Edwin Galicia (Guatemala) d. Carlos Medrano (Honduras), 15-6, 15-9

Group D

Felipe Camacho (Costa Rica) d. Ramón De León (Dominican Republic), 15-11, 15-6
Mario Mercado (Colombia) d. Luis Zea (Venezuela), 15-0, 15-3

Men’s Singles - Round of 16 - Monday

1) Rodrigo Montoya (Mexico) v. 16) Luis Zea (Venezuela)
8) Luis Pérez (Dominican Republic) v. 9) Carlos Medrano (Honduras)

5) Edwin Galicia (Guatemala) v. 12) Hosman Gomez (Colombia)
4) Mario Mercado (Colombia) v. 13) Marco Sarmiento (Honduras)

3) Daniel De La Rosa (Mexico) v. 14) Ricardo Gomez (Venezuela)
6) Felipe Camacho (Costa Rica) v. 11) Juan Salvatierra (Guatemala)

7) Maykel Moyet (Cuba) v. 10) Ramón De León (Dominican Republic)
2) Andrés Acuña (Costa Rica) v. 15) Robin Romero (Cuba)

Men’s Doubles - Day 3

Group A

Alvaro Beltran & Daniel De La Rosa (Mexico) d. Set Cubillos & Mario Mercado (Colombia), 15-8, 15-7
Ramón De León & Luis Pérez (Dominican Republic) d. Enier Chacon & Maykel Moyet (Cuba), 15-4, 15-13

Group B

Andrés Acuña & Felipe Camacho (Costa Rica) d. Carlos Medrano & Sergio Ortega (Honduras), 15-6, 15-3
Cesar Castillo & Cesar Castro (Venezuela) d. Edwin Galicia & Christian Wer (Guatemala), 15-13, 13-15, 11-7

Men’s Doubles - Quarterfinals - Monday

1) Alvaro Beltran & Daniel De La Rosa (Mexico) v. 8) Carlos Medrano & Sergio Ortega (Honduras)
4) Cesar Castillo & Cesar Castro (Venezuela) v. 5) Ramón De León & Luis Pérez (Dominican Republic)

3) Set Cubillos & Mario Mercado (Colombia) v. 6) Edwin Galicia & Christian Wer (Guatemala)
2) Andrés Acuña & Felipe Camacho (Costa Rica) v. 7) Enier Chacon & Maykel Moyet (Cuba)

Women’s Singles - Day 3

Group A

Paola Longoria (Mexico) d. Maricruz Ortiz (Costa Rica), 15-0, 15-2
Diana Rangel (Venezuela) - BYE

Group B

Gabriella Martinez (Guatemala) d. Merynanyelly Delgado (Dominican Republic), 15-2, 15-4
Adriana Riveros (Colombia) - BYE

Group C

Alexandra Herrera (Mexico) d. Melania Sauma (Costa Rica), 15-5, 15-4
Mariana Tobon (Venezuela) d. Loraine Felipe (Cuba), 15-0, 15-0

Group D

Maria Renee Rodriguez (Guatemala) d. Alejandra Jiménez (Dominican Republic), 15-4, 15-7
Cristina Amaya (Colombia) d. Maria Viera (Cuba), 15-5, 15-5

Women’s Singles - Round of 16 - Monday

1) Paola Longoria (Mexico) - BYE
8) Adriana Riveros (Colombia) v. 9) Melania Sauma (Costa Rica)

5) Mariana Tobon (Venezuela) v. 12) Merynanyelly Delgado (Dominican Republic)
4) Cristina Amaya (Colombia) v. 13) Loraine Felipe (Cuba)

3) Alexandra Herrera (Mexico) v. 14) Alejandra Jiménez (Dominican Republic)
6) Maria Renee Rodriguez (Guatemala) v. 11) Diana Rangel (Venezuela)

7) Maricruz Ortiz (Costa Rica) v. 10) Maria Viera (Cuba)
2) Gabriella Martinez (Guatemala) - BYE

Women’s Doubles - Day 3

Group A

Paola Longoria & Samantha Salas (Mexico) d. Maricruz Ortiz & Melania Sauma (Costa Rica), 15-1, 15-1
Cristina Amaya & Adriana Riveros (Colombia) - BYE

Group B

Gabriella Martinez & Maria Renee Rodriguez (Guatemala) d. Merynanyelly Delgado & Alejandra Jiménez (Dominican Republic), 15-7, 15-7
Yurisleidis Allue & Maria Viera (Cuba) d. Mariana Tobon & Lilian Zea (Venezuela), 15-9, 15-6

Women’s Doubles - Quarterfinals - Monday

1) Paola Longoria & Samantha Salas (Mexico) - BYE
4) Maricruz Ortiz & Melania Sauma (Costa Rica) v. 5) Yurisleidis Allue & Maria Viera (Cuba)

3) Cristina Amaya & Adriana Riveros (Colombia) v. 6) Merynanyelly Delgado & Alejandra Jiménez (Dominican Republic)
2) Gabriella Martinez & Maria Renee Rodriguez (Guatemala) v. 7) Mariana Tobon & Lilian Zea (Venezuela)

Follow the bouncing ball….