Martinez wins in R16 at LPRT KWM Gutterman World Singles & Doubles Open Racquetball Championships

The top five seeds are into the quarterfinals at the 2023 Ladies Professional Racquetball Tour (LPRT) KWM Gutterman World Singles and Doubles Championships in Highlands Ranch, Colorado. The top seeds Montserrat Mejia and Paola Longoria both had straightforward wins in the Round of 16. LPRT #1 Mejia defeated 17th seed Nancy Enriquez, 15-8, 15-4, and LPRT #2 Longoria beat 15th seed Maria Paz Riquelme, 15-3, 15-0.

In the quarterfinals, Mejia will face 9th seed Natalia Mendez, who upset 8th seed Carla Muñoz, 15-9, 15-14, while Longoria faces a familiar foe in her long time doubles partner Samantha Salas, as the 10th seed got the better of 7th seed Jessica Parrilla, 15-11, 15-8.

In what we highlighted as the marquee match of the the 16s, 11th seed Gabriela Martinez upset 6th seed Maria Jose Vargas, 15-9, 15-12. Martinez won this event two years ago, when this event was last held. She’ll need to win three more matches to equal that feat, and her next opponent is 3rd seed Alexandra Herrera, who beat 14th seed Hollie Scott in two straight games, 15-3, 15-7.

The quarterfinals begin at 3 PM, and you can watch the action via the LPRT YouTube channel. The semi-finals will be at 10:15 AM and 12:15 AM Saturday, and the final Sunday at 11:15 AM. All times Mountain.

KWM Gutterman LPRT World Singles and Doubles Open Racquetball Championships
Highlands Ranch, Colorado - August 8-13, 2023

Round of 16 - Friday

1) Montserrat Mejia d. 17) Nancy Enriquez, 15-8, 15-4
9) Natalia Mendez d. 8) Carla Muñoz, 15-9, 15-14

5) Brenda Laime d. 12) Kelani Lawrence, 15-10, 15-5
4) Erika Manilla d. 13) Cristina Amaya, 15-5, 15-8

3) Alexandra Herrera d. 14) Hollie Scott, 15-3, 15-7
11) Gabriela Martinez d. 6) Maria Jose Vargas, 15-9, 15-12

10) Samantha Salas d. 7) Jessica Parrilla, 15-11, 15-8
2) Paola Longoria d. 15) Maria Paz Riquelme, 15-3, 15-0

Quarterfinals - Friday

1) Montserrat Mejia v. 9) Natalia Mendez - 6 PM
4) Erika Manilla v. 5) Brenda Laime - 3 PM

3) Alexandra Herrera v. 11) Gabriela Martinez - 4 PM
2) Paola Longoria v. 10) Samantha Salas - 5 PM

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