Quarterfinals at 2021 LPRT TeamRoot.com event

Three of the four quarterfinal matches at the 2021 Ladies Professional Racquetball Tour (LPRT) TeamRoot.com tournament in Overland Park, Kansas were upsets on Saturday morning. The exception was LPRT #1 Paola Longoria, who defeated 8th seed Angelica Barrios, 15-8, 15-10, in the quarters.

Longoria will face doubles partner Samantha Salas, who as the 5th seed came back from a game down to upset 4th seed Natalia Mendez, 4-15, 15-7, 11-8.

On the bottom of the draw, 2nd seed Alexandra Herrera lost out to her doubles partner Montserrat Mejia, 15-14, 15-8, and will play 14th seed Gabriela Martinez in the semi-finals, as Martinez, the 14th seed, upset 6th seed Jessica Parrilla, 15-9, 15-12.

In doubles, 6th seeds Brenda Laime and Masiel Rivera almost continued the upset pattern, as they won the first game against 3rd seeds Herrera and Mejia. But Herrera and Mejia were able to right the ship in game two to force a tie-breaker, which they won, making the final score line 8-15, 15-6, 11-6.

You can watch the LPRT TeamRoot.com event live via the LPRT YouTube channel or the LPRT website (click “LPRT Live” at the top of the page). The singles semi-finals are Saturday at 5 and 6 PM and the doubles semis at 7 and 8 PM. The singles final will be 1 PM Sunday with the doubles final to follow at 2 PM. All times central. 

2021 LPRT TeamRoot.com, June 18-20, 2021 

Overland Park, Kansas 

Quarterfinals - Saturday 

1) Paola Longoria v. 8) Angelica Barrios, 15-8, 15-10
5) Samantha Salas d. 4) Natalia Mendez, 4-15, 15-7, 11-8

14) Gabriela Martinez d. 6) Jessica Parrilla, 15-9, 15-12
10) Montserrat Mejia d. 2) Alexandra Herrera, 15-14, 15-8  

Semi-finals - Saturday 

1) Paola Longoria v. 5) Samantha Salas - 6 PM
10) Montserrat Mejia v. 14) Gabriela Martinez - 5 PM  

Doubles - Quarterfinals - Saturday 

1) Paola Longoria & Samantha Salas d. 9) Kelani Lawrence & Hollie Scott, 15-9, 15-10
4) Gabriela Martinez & Maria Renee Rodriguez d. 5) Cristina Amaya & Adriana Riveros, 15-5, 11-15, 11-8

3) Alexandra Herrera & Montserrat Mejia d. 6) Brenda Laime & Masiel Rivera, 8-15, 15-6, 11-6
2) Valeria Centellas & Natalia Mendez d. 10) Jessica Parrilla & Montserrat Perez, 12-15, 15-11, 11-8  

Doubles - Semi-finals - Saturday 

1) Paola Longoria & Samantha Salas v. 4) Gabriela Martinez & Maria Renee Rodriguez - 8 PM
3) Alexandra Herrera & Montserrat Mejia v. 2) Valeria Centellas & Natalia Mendez - 7 PM

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