2026 Central American & Caribbean Games - Team Results

The team events concluded the racquetball competition at the 2026 Central American & Caribbean Games (CACGs) on Saturday in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Once again, Mexico won both the Men’s and Women’s Team events, as they have in every CACG since 1990. In the Men’s Team competition, Mexico beat Costa Rica in the final in two straight matches, while the Women’s Team competition required three matches to determine the winner with Mexico defeating Guatemala, two matches to one.

The team competitions are a best of three matches: two singles and a doubles match. The order of the matches varies across a draw, but the final is always the singles matches and then the doubles match, if necessary.

In the women’s final, Mexican Montserrat Mejia beat Guatemalan Maria Renee Rodriguez, 11-7, 11-5, 11-7, first, and then Guatemala’s Gabriela Martinez defeated Mexico’s Alexandra Herrera, 12-10, 11-7, 11-9, which was a rematch of the Women’s Singles final that Herrera won.

The tie-breaking third match was also a rematch, as Mexico won gold over Guatemala in the Women’s Doubles final, and so it was again as Herrera and Mejia beat Martinez and Rodriguez, 11-4, 11-6, 11-9.

In men’s play, Mexican Rodrigo Montoya led off against Costa Rican Gabriel Garcia, winning 11-6, 12-10, 11-7, and Montoya’s team-mate Eduardo Portillo needed five games to fend off Andrés Acuña, 11-2, 7-11, 11-5, 10-12, 11-6, and close out the final.

The semi-final and quarterfinal matches were all won two straight with one exception. In the men’s quarterfinals, Cuba upset the home country of Dominican Republic in three matches. In the first match, Maykel Moyet of Cuba eked out a win against Dominican Ramon De Leon, 10-12, 11-9, 2-11, 11-8, 15-13. Luis Perez of the Dominican won the second match in three straight games, defeating Yandy Espinosa, 11-7, 13-11, 11-7, to force a deciding doubles match.

Espinosa and Moyet won a close four game match against Perez and Junior Rodriguez, 11-5, 11-9, 9-11, 12-10, to win the quarterfinal for Cuba, and get on the podium by making the semi-finals.

Central American & Caribbean Games History

With three silver medals at this year’s Central American and Caribbean Games, Guatemala’s Gabriela Martinez is now has 13 CACG medals, which is the 2nd most racquetball medals in Central American and Caribbean Games history behind only Dominican Claudine Garcia’s 14. However, she has yet to win gold at the games, which Garcia did once in Women’s Singles in 1993.

Martinez’s 13 medals is just ahead of Mexican greats Paola Longoria, Javier Moreno and Alvaro Beltran, but all of Longoria’s and Moreno’s 12 medals were gold, as were 10 of Beltran’s. Also, Costa Rican Andrés Acuña has tied those Mexicans on 12, after he won four medals at this games, including his first gold CACG medal.

The Central American & Caribbean Games are part of the quadrennial of international games that lead up to the Summer Olympic Games. The next level of games in the Americas is the Pan American Games, which will be played next year in Lima, Peru in July and August, and racquetball will be included in those games.

XXV Central American & Caribbean Games
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic - July 25 - August 1, 2026

Women’s Team - Final

Mexico d. Guatemala, 2-1

Match 1: Montserrat Mejia (Mexico) d. Maria Renee Rodriguez (Guatemala), 11-7, 11-5, 11-7
Match 2: Gabriela Martinez (Guatemala) d. Alexandra Herrera (Mexico), 12-10, 11-7, 11-9

Match 3: Alexandra Herrera & Montserrat Mejia (Mexico) d. Gabriela Martinez & Maria Renee Rodriguez (Guatemala), 11-4, 11-6, 11-9

Women’s Team - Semi-finals

Mexico d. Dominican Republic, 2-0
Guatemala d. Costa Rica, 2-0

Women’s Team - Quarterfinals

Mexico - BYE
Dominican Republic d. Venezuela, 2-0

Costa Rica d. Cuba, 2-0
Guatemala - BYE

Men’s Team - Final

Rodrigo Montoya (Mexico) d. Gabriel Garcia (Costa Rica), 11-6, 12-10, 11-7
Eduardo Portillo (Mexico) d. Andrés Acuña (Costa Rica), 11-2, 7-11, 11-5, 10-12, 11-6

Men’s Team - Semi-finals

Mexico d. Guatemala, 2-0
Costa Rica d. Cuba, 2-0

Men’s Team - Quarterfinals

Mexico - BYE
Guatemala d. Honduras, 2-0

Cuba d. Dominican Republic, 2-1
Costa Rica d. Venezuela, 2-0

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2026 Central American & Caribbean Games - Individual Results

The 2026 Central American & Caribbean Games (CACGs) began a week ago in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, and the racquetball competition started last Saturday. Six countries are competing: Costa Rica, Cuba, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, as well as the host Dominican Republic. The team competition is still in process, but the five individual competitions - men’s and women’s singles and doubles as well as mixed doubles - have concluded.

Mexico won four of the five individual events with Costa Rica preventing a Mexican sweep by winning Mixed Doubles.

Alexandra Herrera was a double gold medalist, as she won gold in Women’s Singles and Women’s Doubles with Montserrat Mejia. Herrera defeated Guatemalan Gabriela Martinez in the singles final, 11-6, 12-10, 11-9. It was Martinez’s 3rd silver medal in singles at the CACGs. In doubles, Herrera and Mejia defeated Martinez and Maria Renee Rodriguez in the final, 11-8, 11-4, 11-6, which was a repeat of the 2023 final. Thus, this is the 2nd consecutive title for Herrera and Mejia, and it’s the 4th consecutive silver medal for Martinez and Rodriguez.

In men’s play, Mexican Rodrigo Montoya beat team-mate Eduardo Portillo in singles, 11-4, 11-4, 11-6, which was a reversal of the 2023 CACGs final, when Portillo defeated Montoya. Portillo and Andree Parrilla won doubles by beating Guatemalans Christian Aldana and Juan Salvatierra in the final, 11-1, 12-10, 11-8. Mexico has won every men’s doubles title at the CACGs going back to 1990.

Montoya had a chance at a second gold medal, as he and Jessica Parrilla were in the Mixed Doubles final, but they lost to Costa Ricans Andrés Acuña and Larissa Faeth, 6-11, 11-7, 11-4, 11-9. This is just the second time Mixed Doubles has been part of the CACGs, and Mexico were the defending champions.

Other matches of note. Costa Rican teen-ager Larissa Faeth defeated Mexican Montserrat Mejia, 11-7, 11-13, 11-6, 11-7, in the quarterfinals of Women’s Singles, which is probably the largest upset of the tournament. Also, Guatemalans Christian Aldana and Juan Salvatierra coming back from 2-1 down to defeat the Costa Rican brothers Andrés and Sergio Acuña, 11-6, 8-11, 5-11, 11-9, 11-5, in the Men’s Doubles semi-final was another significant upset.

Racquetball was first included in the Central American and Caribbean Games in 1990. Since then, Mexico has won gold in singles at all but two games: 1993 and 1998. Fabian Balmori of Venezuela won Men’s Singles in both those years, while the Women’s Singles titles went to Claudine Garcia of the Dominican Republic in 1993 and Anna Maldonado of Puerto Rico in 1998. Mexico has won gold in Men’s and Women’s Doubles at every Central American and Caribbean Games.

XXV Central American & Caribbean Games
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic - July 25 - August 1, 2026

Women’s Singles - Final

Alexandra Herrera (Mexico) d. Gabriela Martinez (Guatemala), 11-6, 12-10, 11-9

Semi-finals

Alexandra Herrera (Mexico) d. Maria Cespedes (Dominican Republic), 11-9, 11-8, 11-4
Gabriela Martinez (Guatemala) d. Larissa Faeth (Costa Rica), 12-10, 11-7, 11-2

Quarterfinals

Alexandra Herrera (Mexico) d. Jimena Gomez (Costa Rica), 11-4, 11-5, 11-1
Maria Cespedes (Dominican Republic) d. Mariana Tobon Gordon (Venezuela), 7-11, 11-7, 11-0, 11-3

Larissa Faeth (Costa Rica) d. Montserrat Mejia (Mexico), 11-7, 11-13, 11-6, 11-7
Gabriela Martinez (Guatemala) d. Andrea Reyes Perez (Guatemala), 12-10, 11-7, 11-2

Women’s Doubles - Final

Alexandra Herrera & Montserrat Mejia (Mexico) d. Gabriela Martinez & Maria Renee Rodriguez (Guatemala), 11-8, 11-4, 11-6

Semi-finals

Alexandra Herrera & Montserrat Mejia (Mexico) d. Larissa Faeth & Jimena Gomez (Costa Rica), 11-2, 11-3, 11-2
Gabriela Martinez & Maria Renee Rodriguez (Guatemala) d. Maria Cespedes & Alejandra Jiménez (Dominican Republic), 11-4, 13-11, 11-2

Men’s Singles - Final

Rodrigo Montoya (Mexico) d. Eduardo Portillo (Mexico), 11-4, 11-4, 11-6

Semi-finals

Eduardo Portillo (Mexico) d. Ramon de Leon (Dominican Republic), 8-11, 11-5, 10-12, 11-4, 11-8
Rodrigo Montoya (Mexico) d. Andrés Acuña (Costa Rica), 9-11, 11-9, 11-6, 11-8

Quarterfinals

Eduardo Portillo (Mexico) d. Luis Perez (Dominican Republic), 11-7, 9-11, 11-6, 11-6
Ramon de Leon (Dominican Republic) d. Gabriel Garcia (Costa Rica), 17-15, 11-9, 11-2

Rodrigo Montoya (Mexico) d. Juan Salvatierra (Guatemala), 11-2, 11-8, 11-4
Andrés Acuña (Costa Rica) d. Hector Sierra Mansilla (Guatemala), 11-4, 11-4, 13-11

Men’s Doubles - Final

Andree Parrilla & Eduardo Portillo (Mexico) d. Christian Aldana & Juan Salvatierra (Guatemala), 11-1, 12-10, 11-8

Semi-finals

Andree Parrilla & Eduardo Portillo (Mexico) d. Luis Perez & Junior Rodriguez (Dominican Republic), 11-4, 11-4, 11-4
Christian Aldana & Juan Salvatierra (Guatemala) d. Andrés Acuña & Sergio Acuña (Costa Rica), 11-6, 8-11, 5-11, 11-9, 11-5

Mixed Doubles - Final

Andrés Acuña & Maricruz Ortiz (Costa Rica) d. Rodrigo Montoya & Jessica Parrilla (Mexico), 6-11, 11-7, 11-4, 11-9

Semi-finals

Andrés Acuña & Maricruz Ortiz (Costa Rica) d. Ana Cardentey & Maykel Moyet Suarez (Cuba), 14-12, 12-10, 11-2
Rodrigo Montoya & Jessica Parrilla (Mexico) d. Christian Aldana & Maria Renee Rodriguez (Guatemala), 9-11, 14-12, 11-9, 9-11, 11-8

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2023 Central American & Caribbean Games - Individual events

The 2023 Central American & Caribbean Games have being going on in San Salvador, El Salvador, but the racquetball competition is being held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (as were some other sports) due to facility availability. Six countries participated: Costa Rica, Cuba, Honduras, Mexico, the host Dominican Republic and Guatemalan born athletes, but not Guatemala. That is, athletes from Guatemala are competing under the banner of Central Caribe Sport (CCS), as the International Olympic Committee (IOC) banned the Guatemalan National Olympic Committee due to government interference last October.

Mexican athletes swept the gold medals in the individual competitions. For the fifth time, Paola Longoria won gold in Women’s Singles, and Eduardo Portillo won gold in Men’s Singles, which is his first international gold medal. In doubles, Alexandra Herrera and Montserrat Mejia won Women’s Doubles with Javier Mar and Rodrigo Montoya winning Men’s Doubles. Longoria and Portillo teamed up to win the Mixed Doubles title.

The Women’s Singles final was the same as in 2018, as Longoria faced Gabriela Martinez (CCS), 6-11, 11-8, 11-5, 11-4. That was the 3rd time the two have faced off in the last year, as they were also the Women's Singles finalists at World Games and the International Racquetball Federation World Championships last summer, and Longoria has won all three of the finals.

Mexican gold was guaranteed in Men’s Singles, as Portillo and team-mate Rodrigo Montoya faced off in the final. The games were close, but Portillo won three straight, 11-7, 13-11, 15-13.

Although Mexico won all three doubles titles, each of the finals went a full five games. In Women’s Doubles, Herrera and Mejia came back from two games down to defeat Martinez and Maria Renee Rodriguez (CCS), 9-11, 8-11, 11-7, 13-11, 11-6. Martinez and Rodriguez were also runners-up in 2018, when Longoria and Samantha Salas won gold.

Mar and Montoya won the first two games against Costa Ricans Andrés Acuña and Gabriel Garcia, but then had to hang on to win the match in a tie-breaker, as the Costa Ricans won games three and four. Mexico prevailed, 11-6, 11-5, 10-12, 9-11, 11-6. In 2018, Mexico and Costa Rica also faced off in the Men’s Doubles final, as Daniel De La Rosa and Alvaro Beltran defeated Acuña and Felipe Camacho.

Longoria and Portillo went down 2 games to 1 against Martinez and Edwin Galicia (CCS), but then came back to win the match in five games: 11-6, 10-12, 7-11, 11-6, 11-6. This was the first time Mixed Doubles was part of the racquetball competition at the Central American and Caribbean Games.

Mexico has won gold in singles at all but two Central American and Caribbean Games. Fabian Balmori of Venezuela is the only non-Mexican man to win Men’s Singles, doing so In 1993 and 1998. Claudine Garcia of the Dominican Republic (1993) and Antia Maldonado of Puerto Rico (1998) are the two non-Mexican women to win gold in Women’s Singles at the Central American and Caribbean Games. Mexico has won gold in Men’s and Women’s Doubles at every Central American and Caribbean Games.

2023 Central American & Caribbean Games
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic - June 24 - July 1

Women’s Singles - Final

Paola Longoria (Mexico) d. Gabriela Martinez (Centro Caribe Sport), 6-11, 11-8, 11-5, 11-4

Semi-finals

Paola Longoria (Mexico) d. Maricruz Ortiz (Costa Rica), 11-6, 11-6, 11-3
Gabriela Martinez (Centro Caribe Sport) d. Montserrat Mejia (Mexico), 11-9, 13-11, 7-11, 11-6

Women’s Doubles - Final

Alexandra Herrera & Montserrat Mejia (Mexico) d. Gabriela Martinez & Maria Renee Rodriguez (Centro Caribe Sport), 9-11, 8-11, 11-7, 13-11, 11-6

Semi-finals

Alexandra Herrera & Montserrat Mejia (Mexico) d. Merynanyelly Delgado & Alejandra Jiménez (Dominican Republic), 11-1, 11-3, 11-5
Gabriela Martinez & Maria Renee Rodriguez (Centro Caribe Sport) d. Jimena Gomez & Maricruz Ortiz (Costa Rica), 8-11, 11-7, 11-3, 11-3

Men’s Singles - Final

Eduardo Portillo (Mexico) d. Rodrigo Montoya (Mexico), 11-7, 13-11, 15-13

Semi-finals

Rodrigo Montoya (Mexico) d. Edwin Galicia (Centro Caribe Sport), 11-6, 11-6, 11-7
Eduardo Portillo (Mexico) d. Andrés Acuña (Costa Rica), 11-7, 11-3, 11-8

Men’s Doubles - Final

Javier Mar & Rodrigo Montoya (Mexico) d. Andrés Acuña & Gabriel Garcia (Costa Rica), 11-6, 11-5, 10-12, 9-11, 11-6

Semi-finals

Javier Mar & Rodrigo Montoya (Mexico) d. Juan Salvatierra & Christian Wer (Centro Caribe Sport), 11-9, 11-4, 11-5
Andrés Acuña & Gabriel Garcia (Costa Rica) d. Yandy Espinoza & Maikel Moyet (Cuba), 11-4, 11-9, 11-8

Mixed Doubles - Final

Paola Longoria & Eduardo Portillo (Mexico) d. Edwin Galicia & Gabriela Martinez (Centro Caribe Sport), 11-6, 10-12, 7-11, 11-6, 11-6

Semi-finals

Paola Longoria & Eduardo Portillo (Mexico) d. Maria Cespedes & Ramón De Leon (Dominican Republic), 11-4, 11-8, 11-7
Edwin Galicia & Gabriela Martinez (Centro Caribe Sport) d. Andrés Acuña & Maricruz Ortiz (Costa Rica), 12-10, 7-11, 9-11, 11-5, 11-7

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Perez & Delgado with upsets as medal round begins at 2018 Central American & Caribbean Games

Luis Perez of the Dominican Republic caused the biggest upset Monday in the racquetball competition at the 2018 Central American & Caribbean Games wrapped up Sunday in Barranquilla, Colombia, as Perez knocked off the #1 seed in Men’s Singles, Rodrigo Montoya of Mexico, winning their quarterfinal match in two straight games, 15-10, 15-11, in the quarterfinals. Thus, Perez will be on the podium, as his win guarantees him at least a bronze medal. He’ll face 4th seed Mario Mercado of Colombia in the semi-finals. Mercado defeated Edwin Galicia of Guatemala in the quarters, 15-10, 15-14.

Perez’s team-mate Merynanyelly Delgado (Dominican Republic) had the biggest upset on the women’s side, as she upset 4th seed Cristina Amaya of Colombia, 15-10, 15-11, in the quarterfinals, which will put her on the podium as well. Delgado will play top seed Paola Longoria of Mexico in the semi-finals on Tuesday, as Longoria beat Adriana Riveros of Colombia, 15-8, 15-7, in the quarterfinals Monday.

Amaya did get the better of Delgado in Women’s Doubles, as Amaya and Riveros beat Delgado and Alejandra Jiménez, 15-4, 15-5, in the quarterfinals.

The Dominican Men’s Doubles team also won on Monday, when Perez and Ramón De León and Luis Pérez defeated the Venezuelan team of Cesar Castillo and Cesar Castro, 15-5, 8-15, 11-8. With three quarterfinals wins on Monday, the Dominican Republic athletes assured themselves of returning home with more medals this year than they had four years ago, when they only got two: silver in Men’s Doubles - earned by Perez and Junior Rodriguez, and bronze in the Men’s Team event.

The semi-finals are on Tuesday and gold medal finals on Wednesday July 25.

2018 Central American & Caribbean Games - July 20-29
Barranquilla, Colombia

Men’s Singles - Round of 16 - Monday

1) Rodrigo Montoya (Mexico) d. 16) Luis Zea (Venezuela), 15-1, 15-5
8) Luis Pérez (Dominican Republic) d. 9) Carlos Medrano (Honduras), 15-7, 15-0

5) Edwin Galicia (Guatemala) d. 12) Hosman Gomez (Colombia), 15-3, 15-2
4) Mario Mercado (Colombia) d. 13) Marco Sarmiento (Honduras), 15-4, 15-4

3) Daniel De La Rosa (Mexico) d. 14) Ricardo Gomez (Venezuela), 15-9, 15-1
11) Juan Salvatierra (Guatemala) d. 6) Felipe Camacho (Costa Rica), 15-3, 15-9

7) Maykel Moyet (Cuba) d. 10) Ramón De León (Dominican Republic), 15-5, 14-15, 11-1
2) Andrés Acuña (Costa Rica) d. 15) Robin Romero (Cuba), 15-1, 15-2

Men’s Singles - Quarterfinals - Monday

8) Luis Pérez (Dominican Republic) d. 1) Rodrigo Montoya (Mexico), 15-10, 15-11
4) Mario Mercado (Colombia) d. 5) Edwin Galicia (Guatemala), 15-10, 15-14

3) Daniel De La Rosa (Mexico) d. 11) Juan Salvatierra (Guatemala), 15-3, 15-11
2) Andrés Acuña (Costa Rica) d. 7) Maykel Moyet (Cuba), 15-9, 13-15, 11-2

Men’s Singles - Semi-finals - Tuesday

4) Mario Mercado (Colombia) v. 8) Luis Pérez (Dominican Republic)
2) Andrés Acuña (Costa Rica) v. 3) Daniel De La Rosa (Mexico)

Men’s Doubles - Quarterfinals - Monday

1) Alvaro Beltran & Daniel De La Rosa (Mexico) d. 8) Carlos Medrano & Sergio Ortega (Honduras), 15-4, 15-3
5) Ramón De León & Luis Pérez (Dominican Republic) d. 4) Cesar Castillo & Cesar Castro (Venezuela), 15-5, 8-15, 11-8

3) Set Cubillos & Mario Mercado (Colombia) d. 6) Edwin Galicia & Christian Wer (Guatemala), 15-9, 10-15, 11-7
2) Andrés Acuña & Felipe Camacho (Costa Rica) d. 7) Enier Chacon & Maykel Moyet (Cuba), 15-10, 10-15, 11-2

Men’s Doubles - Semi-finals - Tuesday

1) Alvaro Beltran & Daniel De La Rosa (Mexico) v. 5) Ramón De León & Luis Pérez (Dominican Republic)
2) Andrés Acuña & Felipe Camacho (Costa Rica) v. 3) Set Cubillos & Mario Mercado (Colombia)

Women’s Singles - Round of 16 - Monday

1) Paola Longoria (Mexico) - BYE
8) Adriana Riveros (Colombia) d. 9) Melania Sauma (Costa Rica), 15-2, 15-4

12) Merynanyelly Delgado (Dominican Republic) d. 5) Mariana Tobon (Venezuela), 6-15, 15-2, 11-8
4) Cristina Amaya (Colombia) d. 13) Loraine Felipe (Cuba), 15-0, 15-6

3) Alexandra Herrera (Mexico) d. 14) Alejandra Jiménez (Dominican Republic), 15-5, 15-4
6) Maria Renee Rodriguez (Guatemala) d. 11) Diana Rangel (Venezuela), 15-2, 15-3

7) Maricruz Ortiz (Costa Rica) d. 10) Maria Viera (Cuba), 14-15, 15-11, 11-8
2) Gabriella Martinez (Guatemala) - BYE

Women’s Singles - Quarterfinals - Monday

1) Paola Longoria (Mexico) d. 8) Adriana Riveros (Colombia), 15-8, 15-7
12) Merynanyelly Delgado (Dominican Republic) d. 4) Cristina Amaya (Colombia), 15-10, 15-11

3) Alexandra Herrera (Mexico) d. 6) Maria Renee Rodriguez (Guatemala), 15-12, 15-3
2) Gabriella Martinez (Guatemala) d. 7) Maricruz Ortiz (Costa Rica), 15-9, 15-4

Women’s Singles - Semi-finals - Tuesday

1) Paola Longoria (Mexico) v. 12) Merynanyelly Delgado (Dominican Republic)
2) Gabriella Martinez (Guatemala) v. 3) Alexandra Herrera (Mexico)

Women’s Doubles - Quarterfinals - Monday

1) Paola Longoria & Samantha Salas (Mexico) - BYE
4) Maricruz Ortiz & Melania Sauma (Costa Rica) d. 5) Yurisleidis Allue & Maria Viera (Cuba), 15-12, 15-10

3) Cristina Amaya & Adriana Riveros (Colombia) d. 6) Merynanyelly Delgado & Alejandra Jiménez (Dominican Republic), 15-4, 15-5
2) Gabriella Martinez & Maria Renee Rodriguez (Guatemala) d. 7) Mariana Tobon & Lilian Zea (Venezuela), 15-11, 15-7

Women’s Doubles - Semi-finals - Tuesday

1) Paola Longoria & Samantha Salas (Mexico) v. 4) Maricruz Ortiz & Melania Sauma (Costa Rica)
2) Gabriella Martinez & Maria Renee Rodriguez (Guatemala) v. 3) Cristina Amaya & Adriana Riveros (Colombia)

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