There were some great doubles matches on Monday at the 20th International Racquetball Federation (IRF) World Championships in Guatemala City, Guatemala. The Women's Doubles action was highlighted by the match of three time Women's Doubles World Champions Mexicans Paola Longoria and Samantha Salas and the hometown team of Gabriela Martinez and Maria Renee Rodriguez with the Mexicans coming out on top of two closely fought games, 15-12, 15-10.
In what we called the "Group of Difficulty," Americans Rajsich and Erika Manilla didn’t have much difficulty with Canadians Frédérique Lambert and Alexis Iwaasa, winning 15-7, 15-0.
In Men's Doubles, Canadians Coby Iwaasa and Samuel Murray came out on top of a very close match with Bolivians Roland Keller and Conrrado Moscoso, coming back to win in a breaker, 9-15, 15-13, 11-9.
Americans Alejandro Landa and Charlie Pratt were almost upset by the Ecuador team of Juan Francisco Cueva & Jose Daniel Ugalde (Ecuador) by managed to stave off match point and win, 14-15, 15-5, 11-10.
Finally from the We Believe We Had That Department, Argentina’s team of Shai Manzuri and Diego Garcia won their first match, defeating Set Cubillos & Mario Mercado (Colombia), 15-14, 15-11.
It seems that live streaming of matches won’t happen until the medal round. But check with the IRF website or their social media outlets (IRF on Facebook and @IRFRacquetball on Twitter) for updates.
20th IRF World Championships
November 29-December 6 - Guatemala City, Guatemala
Men's Doubles
Group A
Monday
Javier Mar & Rodrigo Montoya (Mexico) d. Gabriel Garro & Felipe Segreda (Costa Rica), 15-3, 15-6
Edwin Galicia & Christen Wer (Guatemala) - BYE
Tuesday
Gabriel Garro & Felipe Segreda (Costa Rica) v. Edwin Galicia & Christen Wer (Guatemala)
Javier Mar & Rodrigo Montoya (Mexico) - BYE
Group B
Monday
Diego Garcia & Shai Manzuri (Argentina) d. Set Cubillos & Mario Mercado (Colombia), 15-14, 15-11
Lee Gunhee & Kim Mingyu (South Korea) - BYE
Tuesday
Diego Garcia & Shai Manzuri (Argentina) v. Lee Gunhee & Kim Mingyu (South Korea)
Set Cubillos & Mario Mercado (Colombia) - BYE
Group C
Monday
Alejandro Landa & Charlie Pratt (USA) v. Juan Francisco Cueva & Jose Daniel Ugalde (Ecuador), 14-15, 15-5, 11-10
Ken Cottrell & Eoin Tynan (Ireland) - BYE
Tuesday
Juan Francisco Cueva & Jose Daniel Ugalde (Ecuador) v. Ken Cottrell & Eoin Tynan (Ireland)
Alejandro Landa & Charlie Pratt (USA) - BYE
Group D
Monday
Coby Iwaasa & Samuel Murray (Canada) v. Roland Keller & Conrrado Moscoso (Bolivia), 9-15, 15-13, 11-9
& Rafael Gatica (Chile) - BYE
Tuesday
& Rafael Gatica v. Roland Keller & Conrrado Moscoso (Bolivia)
Coby Iwaasa & Samuel Murray (Canada) - BYE
Women's Doubles
Group A
Monday
Paola Longoria & Samantha Salas (Mexico) d. Maria Renee Rodriguez & Gabriela Martinez (Guatemala), 15-12, 15-10
Carla Muñoz & Paula Mansilla (Chile) - BYE
Tuesday
Carla Muñoz & Paula Mansilla (Chile) v. Maria Renee Rodriguez & Gabriela Martinez (Guatemala)
Paola Longoria & Samantha Salas (Mexico) - BYE
Group B
Monday
Erika Manilla & Rhonda Rajsich (USA) d. Frédérique Lambert & Alexis Iwaasa (Canada), 15-7, 15-0
Valeria Centellas & Natalia Mendez (Argentina) - BYE
Tuesday
Valeria Centellas & Natalia Mendez (Argentina) v. Frédérique Lambert & Alexis Iwaasa (Canada)
Erika Manilla & Rhonda Rajsich (USA) - BYE
Group C
Monday
Angelica Barrios & Micaela Meneses (Bolivia) d. Maria Paz Muñoz & Ana Lucia Sarmiento (Ecuador), 15-6, 15-1
Cristina Amaya & Maria Paz Riquelme (Colombia) d. Katie Keany & Antonia Neary (Ireland), 15-12, 15-6
Tuesday
Angelica Barrios & Micaela Meneses (Bolivia) v. Katie Keany & Antonia Neary (Ireland)
Cristina Amaya & Maria Paz Riquelme (Colombia) v. Maria Paz Muñoz & Ana Lucia Sarmiento (Ecuador)
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