Friday's LPRT action at the 2024 LPRT Boston Open

Not many big upsets on day one of the Ladies Professional Racquetball Tour (LPRT) Boston Open in Marlborough, Massachusetts. LPRT #1 Montserrat Mejia beat 16th seed Naomi Ros, 15-6, 15-1, in the Round of 16 and will face 9th seed Kelani Lawrence in the quarterfinals on Saturday morning, as Lawrence came back to win the 8/9 match against 8th seed Carla Muñoz, 7-15, 15-9, 11-5.

LPRT #2 Maria Jose Vargas, winner of the last three LPRT tournaments, beat 18th seed Juliette Parent, 15-1, 15-1, in the 16s, and will play 7th seed Angelica Barrios in the quarters. Barrios defeated 10th seed Natalia Mendez, 15-11, 15-12, on Friday.

LPRT #3 Paola Longoria will face 11th seed Cristina Amaya in the quarters Saturday, as she beat Michelle Key in the Round of 16, 15-4, 15-4, and Amaya defeated 6th seed Samantha Salas, 15-8, injury forfeit.

Finally, LPRT #4 Brenda Laime didn’t have as much trouble as we anticipated with Canadian champion Frédérique Lambert, winning 15-3, 15-2. On Saturday, Laime will play 5th seed Alexandra Herrera, who defeated 12th seed Jessica Parrilla, 15-11, 15-6.

In the doubles quarterfinals, top seeds Herrera and Mejia beat 8th seeds Naomi Ros and Lexi York, 15-5, 15-4. In the semi-finals on Saturday, they’ll play 5th seeds Barrios and Laime, who upset 4th seeds Lawrence and Parrilla, 15-5, 15-10, in the quarters.

Second seeds Longoria and Salas needed three games to defeat 7th seeds Key and Carla Muñoz, 15-13, 10-15, 11-2. Longoria and Salas will play 3rd seeds Natalia Mendez and Maria Jose Vargas in the semis, as Mendez and Vargas had a walkover win from Amaya and Maria Paz Riquelme.

In the first round of doubles, Ros and York held on to defeat 9th seeds Lambert and Parent, 15-8, 3-15, 11-9. Lambert and Parent were up 9-3 in the breaker, but Ros and York scored eight straight points without giving up serve to come back and win it.

The singles quarterfinals will be Saturday morning at 10 and 11 with the semi-finals at 4 and 5 PM. The doubles semis will be Saturday at 6 and 7 PM. The finals will be Sunday at 11 AM (singles) and noon (doubles). You can watch the action live from Massachusetts via the LPRT YouTube channel. All times Eastern.

LPRT Boston Open
Marlborough, Massachusetts - March 1-3, 2024

Singles Round of 32 - Friday

1) Montserrat Mejia - BYE
16) Naomi Ros d. 17) Khyathi Velpuri, 15-1, 15-1

9) Kelani Lawrence - BYE
8) Carla Muñoz - BYE

5) Alexandra Herrera - BYE
12) Jessica Parrilla - BYE

20) Frédérique Lambert d. 13) Maria Paz Riquelme, 15-1, 15-1
4) Brenda Laime - BYE

3) Paola Longoria - BYE
19) Michelle Key d. 14) Lexi York, 15-13, 15-5

11) Cristina Amaya - BYE
6) Samantha Salas - BYE

7) Angelica Barrios - BYE
10) Natalia Mendez - BYE

18) Juliette Parent d. 15) Stephanie Synhorst, 8-15, 15-11, 11-7
2) Maria José Vargas - BYE

Singles Round of 16 - Friday

1) Montserrat Mejia d. 16) Naomi Ros, 15-6, 15-1
9) Kelani Lawrence d. 8) Carla Muñoz, 7-15, 15-9, 11-5

5) Alexandra Herrera d. 12) Jessica Parrilla, 15-11, 15-6
4) Brenda Laime d. 20) Frédérique Lambert, 15-3, 15-2

3) Paola Longoria d. 19) Michelle Key, 15-4, 15-4
11) Cristina Amaya d. 6) Samantha Salas, 15-8, injury forfeit

7) Angelica Barrios d. 10) Natalia Mendez, 15-11, 15-12
2) Maria José Vargas d. 18) Juliette Parent, 15-1, 15-1

Singles Quarterfinals - Saturday

1) Montserrat Mejia v. 9) Kelani Lawrence - 11 AM
4) Brenda Laime v. 5) Alexandra Herrera - 11 AM

3) Paola Longoria v. 11) Cristina Amaya - 10 AM
2) Maria José Vargas v. 7) Angelica Barrios - 10 AM

Doubles - Round of 16 - Friday

1) Alexandra Herrera & Montserrat Mejia - BYE
8) Naomi Ros & Lexi York d. 9) Frédérique Lambert & Juliette Parent, 15-8, 3-15, 11-9

5) Angelica Barrios & Brenda Laime - BYE
4) Kelani Lawrence & Jessica Parrilla - BYE

3) Natalia Mendez & Maria Jose Vargas - BYE
6) Cristina Amaya & Maria Paz Riquelme - BYE

7) Michelle Key & Carla Muñoz - BYE
2) Paola Longoria & Samantha Salas - BYE

Doubles - Quarterfinals - Friday

1) Alexandra Herrera & Montserrat Mejia d. 8) Naomi Ros & Lexi York, 15-5, 15-4
5) Angelica Barrios & Brenda Laime d. 4) Kelani Lawrence & Jessica Parrilla, 15-5, 15-10

3) Natalia Mendez & Maria Jose Vargas d. 6) Cristina Amaya & Maria Paz Riquelme, forfeit
2) Paola Longoria & Samantha Salas d. 7) Michelle Key & Carla Muñoz, 15-13, 10-15, 11-2

Doubles - Semi-finals - Saturday

1) Alexandra Herrera & Montserrat Mejia v. 5) Angelica Barrios & Brenda Laime - 7 PM
2) Paola Longoria & Samantha Salas v. 3) Natalia Mendez & Maria Jose Vargas - 6 PM

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