Alejandro Cardona defeated Jake Bredenbeck, 15-2, 15-10, to win the World Racquetball Tour (WRT) Modesto Open in Modesto, California for his 7th WRT title win. Cardona played well throughout the match, fading only slightly late in game two.
Bredenbeck was not at his best, and only got on track late in game two, when the match was already well out of hand.
After winning game one, Cardona led 11-4, when Bredenbeck found another gear and started to hit some winners. Bredenbeck got the difference down to two at 11-9, and then again at 12-10. But he couldn’t get it closer than that, as Cardona pushed on to win game two, 15-10, and take the match in two straight games.
Bredenbeck had a second chance to win a final Sunday, as he and Jose Diaz were in the doubles final. However, David Horn and Andree Parrilla defeated them, 14-15, 15-11, 11-4.
So, Bredenbeck’s only consolation will have to be that he won’t have to wait long for another chance to win, as the WRT is in action again next weekend in San Diego, where they’ll play the San Diego Open, November 6-8.
2015 WRT Modesto Open, October 30-November 1
Modesto, California
Final - Sunday
1) Alejandro Cardona d. 2) Jake Bredenbeck, 15-2, 15-10
Doubles - Final - Sunday
1) David Horn & Andree Parrilla d. 3) Jake Bredenbeck & Jose Diaz, 14-15, 15-11, 11-4
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Sunday, November 1, 2015
Longoria wins twice at 2015 LPRT Paola Longoria Experience
Paola Longoria, the Ladies Professional Racquetball Tour (LPRT) #1 player, won both singles and doubles in a decisive fashion Sunday at 2015 Paola Longoria Experience in San Luis Potosi, Mexico, Longoria’s hometown.
She steamrolled through the singles final, where she beat Maria Jose Vargas, 11-0, 11-1, 11-5, and then teamed up with Samantha Salas for the doubles title, as they defeated fellow Mexicans Susana Acosta and Jessica Parrilla, 15-7, 15-5.
Vargas had a brief lead in game three with Longoria at 3-2, but that was shortlived, as Longoria was just too strong on the day.
The LPRT will be back in two weeks, when the Paola Longoria Invitational happens in Monterrey, Mexico, November 13-15. In the meantime, you can watch the matches from this weekend at the LPRT Livestream channel.
2015 Paola Longoria Experience, October 30-November 1
San Luis Potosi, Mexico
Final - Singles - Sunday
1) Paola Longoria d. 2) Maria Jose Vargas, 11-0, 11-1, 11-5
Final - Doubles - Sunday
1) Paola Longoria & Samantha Salas d. 3) Susana Acosta & Jessica Parrilla, 15-7, 15-5
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She steamrolled through the singles final, where she beat Maria Jose Vargas, 11-0, 11-1, 11-5, and then teamed up with Samantha Salas for the doubles title, as they defeated fellow Mexicans Susana Acosta and Jessica Parrilla, 15-7, 15-5.
Vargas had a brief lead in game three with Longoria at 3-2, but that was shortlived, as Longoria was just too strong on the day.
The LPRT will be back in two weeks, when the Paola Longoria Invitational happens in Monterrey, Mexico, November 13-15. In the meantime, you can watch the matches from this weekend at the LPRT Livestream channel.
2015 Paola Longoria Experience, October 30-November 1
San Luis Potosi, Mexico
Final - Singles - Sunday
1) Paola Longoria d. 2) Maria Jose Vargas, 11-0, 11-1, 11-5
Final - Doubles - Sunday
1) Paola Longoria & Samantha Salas d. 3) Susana Acosta & Jessica Parrilla, 15-7, 15-5
Follow the bouncing ball….
Beltran defeats Carson to win IRT Galaxy Custom Printing IRT tournament
Alvaro Beltran upset the top seed Rocky Carson, 11-8, 8-11, 11-5, 11-4, to win the Galaxy Custom Printing International Racquetball Tour (IRT) Pro-Am in Lilburn, Georgia on Sunday. It’s Beltran’s second career IRT victory, and comes against someone who he’s almost even with over their pro careers. Head to head, Beltran and Carson are now 21-20 in Carson’s favour.
After the match, Beltran dedicated the win to his mother, who has a birthday tomorrow. Mrs. Beltran was diagnosed with a severe type of cancer a year ago, but she’s fighting through it, and that has inspired her son.
They split the first two games winning by the same score. It was also close early in game three, as they went back and forth to 4-4. But from there Beltran took control, as he pushed the score to 8-4.
Carson took a timeout, and they again went back and forth until Carson got a point to make it 8-5. But that was as close as he got, as Beltran got a sideout with a backhand down the line serve return. Two backhand pinch shots got Beltran to 10-5. He won it on his first game point opportunity with a forehand cross court shot that was a set up in the front court.
Game four also developed slowly, as they were tied at 1-1 after seven rallies. Again it was Beltran who took control. He hit primarily drive Z serves to Carson’s backhand in the match, and used that to build a 7-1 lead.
Carson called a timeout, and got the serve back when Beltran skipped a ball on the next rally. However, Beltran immediately got the serve back with a forehand return. He got three straights points to make it 10-1, beginning those rallies with his characteristic straight lob serve to the right side - Carson’s forehand.
Faced with match point, Carson did not buckle. He fought off four match points, and scored three points to make it 10-4.
Afterwards, Beltran admitted he “felt a little nervous” late in game four, as he knows Carson “won’t beat himself,” and “it’s so tough to beat that guy.”
Beltran used lob right serves for his first three match points, but switched back to his back to the drive z serve to the left. On his fifth match point, Beltran got an opportunity to hit a forehand kill shot in center court, and he made no mistake.
“We challenge each other. He makes me a better player. I hope I make him a better player,” Beltran said of his friend Carson after the match.
This was the second IRT event on five consecutive weekends. They will be in action again next weekend in Davison, Michigan for the Red Swain Shootout, November 5-8.
2015 Galaxy Custom Printing - Atlanta Pro-Am, October 29-November 1
Lilburn, Georgia
Final - Sunday
2) Alvaro Beltran d. 1) Rocky Carson, 11-8, 8-11, 11-5, 11-4
Follow the bouncing ball….
After the match, Beltran dedicated the win to his mother, who has a birthday tomorrow. Mrs. Beltran was diagnosed with a severe type of cancer a year ago, but she’s fighting through it, and that has inspired her son.
They split the first two games winning by the same score. It was also close early in game three, as they went back and forth to 4-4. But from there Beltran took control, as he pushed the score to 8-4.
Carson took a timeout, and they again went back and forth until Carson got a point to make it 8-5. But that was as close as he got, as Beltran got a sideout with a backhand down the line serve return. Two backhand pinch shots got Beltran to 10-5. He won it on his first game point opportunity with a forehand cross court shot that was a set up in the front court.
Game four also developed slowly, as they were tied at 1-1 after seven rallies. Again it was Beltran who took control. He hit primarily drive Z serves to Carson’s backhand in the match, and used that to build a 7-1 lead.
Carson called a timeout, and got the serve back when Beltran skipped a ball on the next rally. However, Beltran immediately got the serve back with a forehand return. He got three straights points to make it 10-1, beginning those rallies with his characteristic straight lob serve to the right side - Carson’s forehand.
Faced with match point, Carson did not buckle. He fought off four match points, and scored three points to make it 10-4.
Afterwards, Beltran admitted he “felt a little nervous” late in game four, as he knows Carson “won’t beat himself,” and “it’s so tough to beat that guy.”
Beltran used lob right serves for his first three match points, but switched back to his back to the drive z serve to the left. On his fifth match point, Beltran got an opportunity to hit a forehand kill shot in center court, and he made no mistake.
“We challenge each other. He makes me a better player. I hope I make him a better player,” Beltran said of his friend Carson after the match.
This was the second IRT event on five consecutive weekends. They will be in action again next weekend in Davison, Michigan for the Red Swain Shootout, November 5-8.
2015 Galaxy Custom Printing - Atlanta Pro-Am, October 29-November 1
Lilburn, Georgia
Final - Sunday
2) Alvaro Beltran d. 1) Rocky Carson, 11-8, 8-11, 11-5, 11-4
Follow the bouncing ball….
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