It's the weekend for shock upsets in racquetball, as fifth seed Kristen Bellows upset top seed Rhonda Rajsich in the semi-finals of the Ektelon Women's Professional Racquetball Organization (WPRO) World Championships in Stockton, California on Saturday. Bellows took the match in five games, 12-10, 3-11, 13-11, 8-11, 11-8.
Sunday, Bellows will face second seed Paola Longoria, who defeated third seed Cheryl Gudinas Holmes in another five game match, winning 11-0, 11-8, 9-11, 9-11, 11-8.
These victories ensure the WPRO will have a new #1 player next week, as Longoria will take over the top spot from Rajsich based on a better finish in this season ending event.
It will be the first time a Mexican racquetball player - male or female - will be the #1 player on the pro tour.
The WPRO final can be seen on-line via RacquetballOnline.tv beginning at noon Sunday Pacific Time.
There was a surprise in the Open division also as Maiko Sato, 8th seed, defeated top seed Veronica Sotomayor, 15-5, 15-10, in the quarter finals on Saturday. Sato will play Krystal Csuk in one semi-final Sunday, while Adrienne Fisher and Jennifer Saunders face off in the other.
Ektelon WPRO World Championships
Semi-finals
Kristen Bellows d. Rhonda Rajsich, 12-10, 3-11, 13-11, 8-11, 11-8
Paola Longoria d. Cheryl Gudinas Holmes, 11-0, 11-8, 9-11, 9-11, 11-8
Final
Paola Longoria vs. Kristen Bellows
Follow the bouncing ball....
Sunday, April 26, 2009
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