Weekend round up - Wins for Lotts & Kukoyi

Sheryl Lotts won Women’s Open at the 2019 Sweet Caroline Open in Greenville, South Carolina on the weekend. Lotts defeated Cristina Amaya in the final, 15-9, 7-15, 11-10. In the semi-finals, Lotts beat Sharon Jackson, 15-5, 15-8, while Amaya won a tie-breaker with Hollie Scott, 15-9, 14-15, 11-9. Lotts’s win capped a strong weekend for her, as she played well in the Ladies Professional Racquetball Tour (LPRT) doubles division with Rhonda Rajsich, losing in two close games to eventual event winners Paola Longoria and Samantha Salas. Lotts also had a close match versus Rajsich in LPRT singles.

Conversely, Amaya had a disappointing weekend in Greenville, as she lost in the LPRT to Scott, also in a tie-breaker. Then she and Adriana Riveros lost their first match in doubles to Lotts and Rajsich in two games.

International Racquetball Tour

There was an International Racquetball Tour (IRT) event on the weekend also. The 2019 Atlanta Singles & Regional Doubles Championships were held in Lilburn, Georgia, and it was a Tier 5 IRT event. Fifth seed Bolaji Kukoyi won the event by defeating 3rd seed Alex Kerr in the final, 15-7, 12-15, 11-8.

National Racquetball

The focus will shift to national events over the next two weekends, as Racquetball Canada’s National Team Selection Event - the 2nd of the season - will happen in Grande Prairie, Alberta this coming weekend. The next weekend will be the USA Racquetball National Doubles in Tempe, Arizona, February 6-10.

2019 Sweet Caroline Open
Greenville, South Carolina - January 25-27, 2019

Women’s Open - Final

Sheryl Lotts d. Cristina Amaya, 15-9, 7-15, 11-10

Semi-finals

Cristina Amaya d. Hollie Scott, 15-9, 14-15, 11-9
Sheryl Lotts d. Sharon Jackson, 15-5, 15-8

Quarterfinals

Cristina Amaya d. Cassi Lee, 15-1, 15-0
Hollie Scott d. Adrienne Haynes, 13-15, 15-3, 11-1
Sheryl Lotts d. Susana Acosta, 7-15, 15-14, 11-2
Sharon Jackson d. Cecilia Pratt, 15-10, 15-6

2019 Atlanta Singles & Regional Doubles Championships
IRT Tier 5, Lilburn, Georgia - January 25-27, 2019

IRT - Final

Bolaji Kukoyi d. Alex Kerr, 15-7, 12-15, 11-8

Semi-finals

Bolaji Kukoyi d. Michael Arterburn, 15-0, 15-0
Alex Kerr d. Marco Mijares, 1-15, 15-13, 11-5

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