The 2025 Ladies Professional Racquetball Tour (LPRT) is back in action this weekend with the 2025 LPRT Mile High Open in Denver, Colorado. Maria José Vargas will try to win a 4th straight LPRT event, having won both events this season and the final event of last season.
Vargas is the LPRT #1, and leads the 22 player field this weekend that includes 15 of the top 18 LPRT players. Rounding out the top four seeds are Montserrat Mejia, Gabriela Martinez and Natalia Mendez as the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th seeds, respectively.
Play began Thursday with the Rounds of 32 and 16. There was only one upset in the 16s, as 10th seed Sheryl Lotts defeated 7th seed Cristina Amaya, due to an injury forfeit. Lotts won the first game 15-6 and was ahead 10-2 in game two, when Amaya called it a day. It didn’t look like she got injured on the last rally of the game, but perhaps there was something nagging her that caused Amaya to stop playing.
All the other matches were won in two straight games, including Vargas’s defeat of 17th seed Erika Manilla, 15-5, 15-9. She’ll play Valeria Centellas in the quarterfinals Friday, as Centellas beat 9th seed Jessica Parrilla, 15-12, 15-8, on Thursday.
That quarterfinal will be a battle of doubles partners, as Vargas and Centellas are the top seeds in the doubles draw. Brenda Laime and Mendez are the 2nd seeds.
The early highlight of the doubles draw is 3rd seeds Alexandra Herrera and Mejia versus Martinez and Maria Renee Rodriguez, which is a quarterfinal match that's worthy of a final.
Play begins early Friday with the singles quarterfinals kicking off at 9 AM. The semi-finals will be Friday afternoon with the singles final at 3 PM Saturday. The doubles action begins Friday afternoon with the semi-finals Friday evening and the doubles final Saturday at 5 PM. All times Mountain. You can check out the action from Denver via the LPRT YouTube channel.
2025 LPRT Mile High Open
Denver, Colorado - November 6-9, 2025
Singles Round of 32 - Thursday
1) Maria José Vargas - BYE
17) Erika Manilla d. 16) Rhonda Rajsich, 15-6, 15-10
9) Jessica Parrilla - BYE
8) Valeria Centellas - BYE
5) Brenda Laime - BYE
12) Lexi York d. 21) Ella Boaz, 15-9, 15-6
20) Susana Acosta d. 13) Maria Renee Rodriguez, 15-10, 14-15, 11-5
4) Natalia Mendez - BYE
3) Gabriela Martinez - BYE
14) Annie Sanchez d. 19) Nancy Enriquez, 10-15, 15-9, 11-6
11) Carla Muñoz d. Kyla Davis, 15-0, 15-6
6) Alexandra Herrera - BYE
7) Cristina Amaya - BYE
10) Sheryl Lotts - BYE
15) Stephanie Synhorst d. 18) Laura Brandt, 15-2, 15-3
2) Montserrat Mejia - BYE
Round of 16 - Thursday
1) Maria José Vargas d. 17) Erika Manilla, 15-5, 15-9
8) Valeria Centellas d. 9) Jessica Parrilla, 15-12, 15-8
5) Brenda Laime d. 12) Lexi York, 15-6, 15-8
4) Natalia Mendez d. 20) Susana Acosta, 15-14, 15-5
3) Gabriela Martinez d. 14) Annie Sanchez, 15-2, 15-8
6) Alexandra Herrera d. 11) Carla Muñoz, 15-5, 15-6
10) Sheryl Lotts d. 7) Cristina Amaya, 15-6, 10-2, injury forfeit
2) Montserrat Mejia d. 15) Stephanie Synhorst, 15-1, 15-2
Quarterfinals - Friday
1) Maria José Vargas v. 8) Valeria Centellas - Noon
4) Natalia Mendez v. 5) Brenda Laime - 9 AM
3) Gabriela Martinez v. 6) Alexandra Herrera - 10 AM
2) Montserrat Mejia v. 10) Sheryl Lotts - 11 AM
Doubles - Round of 16 - Friday
1) Valeria Centellas & Maria Jose Vargas - BYE
8) Annie Sanchez & Stephanie Synhorst v. 9) Susana Acosta & Nancy Enriquez - 1 PM
5) Sheryl Lotts & Lexi York - BYE
4) Cristina Amaya & Jessica Parrilla - BYE
3) Alexandra Herrera & Montserrat Mejia - BYE
6) Gabriela Martinez & Maria Renee Rodriguez - BYE
7) Carla Muñoz & Rhonda Rajsich v. 10) Ella Boaz & Kyla Davis - 1 PM
2) Brenda Laime & Natalia Mendez - BYE
Doubles - Quarterfinals - Friday
1) Valeria Centellas & Maria Jose Vargas v. 8) Annie Sanchez & Stephanie Synhorst or 9) Susana Acosta & Nancy Enriquez - 7 PM
4) Cristina Amaya & Jessica Parrilla v. 5) Sheryl Lotts & Lexi York - 7 PM
3) Alexandra Herrera & Montserrat Mejia v. 6) Gabriela Martinez & Maria Renee Rodriguez - 6 PM
2) Brenda Laime & Natalia Mendez v. 7) Carla Muñoz & Rhonda Rajsich or 10) Ella Boaz & Kyla Davis - 6 PM
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