Friday, November 12, 2021

Manilla wins to set up re-match with Longoria at 2021 LPRT Arizona Open

Results from the Ladies Professional Racquetball Tour (LPRT) Arizona Open have been chalk with one exception, and it’s that gal again: Erika Manilla. She won the 16/17 match with Sheryl Lotts, 15-10, 3-15, 11-4 (curiously they were level on points), and will play LPRT #1 Paola Longoria in the Round of 16 this evening. With all respect to Lotts, we do want to see a Longoria-Manilla rematch after their US Open semi-final last month. In fact, it’s the match that we most want to see this weekend.

The other matches all went to the higher seeds, but there were two tie-breakers. In both the better seeded player had to fight back from being down a game. Sixth seed Jessica Parrilla defeated Ireland’s Aisling Hickey, 14-15, 15-6, 15-5 (Hickey made a huge comeback in game one, going from down 14-5 to winning 15-14), and Maria Renee Rodriguez beat Erin Slutzky, 11-15, 15-7, 11-1.

The LPRT Round of 16 will be Friday afternoon at 4 and 5 PM with the quarterfinals Saturday morning at 10 and 11 AM. The semi-finals will be Saturday 3 and 4 PM with the final Sunday at 11:15 AM. All times are Mountain. Look for the action via the LPRT YouTube channel, as well as the LPRT Facebook page.

Arizona Open Racquetball Championships
November 12-14, 2021 - Tempe, Arizona

LPRT Singles - Round of 32 - Thursday

1) Paola Longoria - BYE
17) Erika Manilla d. 16) Sheryl Lotts, 15-10, 3-15, 11-4

9) Rhonda Rajsich d. 24) Lexi York, 15-3, 15-1
8) Valeria Centellas d. 25) Naomi Ros, 15-3, 15-1

5) Natalia Mendez d. 28) Stephanie Synhorst, 15-3,15-0
12) Carla Muñoz d. 21) Daniela Rico, 15-12, 15-8

13) Cristina Amaya d. 20) Maria Paz Riquelme, 15-13, 15-6
4) Gabriela Martinez d. 29) Carlee Jansz, 15-2, 15-1

3) Alexandra Herrera d. 30) Estefania Perez Picon, 15-0, 15-3
14) Kelani Lawrence d. 19) Susana Acosta, 15-11, 15-6

11) Brenda Laime d. 22) Annie Roberts, 15-2, 15-4
6) Angelica Barrios d. 27) Michelle De La Rosa, 15-13, 15-3

7) Jessica Parrilla d. 26) Aisling Hickey, 14-15, 15-6, 11-5
10) Nancy Enriquez d. 23) Shane Diaz, 15-3, 15-4

15) Maria Renee Rodriguez d. 17) Erin Slutzky, 11-15, 15-7, 11-1
2) Maria Jose Vargas d. 31) Andrea Perez Picon, 15-4, 15-2

LPRT Singles - Round of 16 - Thursday

1) Paola Longoria v. 17) Erika Manilla - 5 PM
8) Valeria Centellas v. 9) Rhonda Rajsich - 5 PM

5) Natalia Mendez v. 12) Carla Muñoz - 5 PM
4) Gabriela Martinez 13) Cristina Amaya - 5 PM

3) Alexandra Herrera v. 14) Kelani Lawrence - 4 PM
6) Angelica Barrios v. 11) Brenda Laime - 4 PM

7) Jessica Parrilla v. 10) Nancy Enriquez - 4 PM
2) Maria Jose Vargas v. 15) Maria Renee Rodriguez - 4 PM

Follow the bouncing ball….

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