Monday, August 4, 2014

2014 PASO Sports Festival - Day 3

The group stage has come to an end at the Pan American Sport Organization (PASO) Sports Festival racquetball in Guadalajara, and there were some interesting results on Monday.

On the men's side, the most significant result was the upset of the Men's Doubles World Champions - Colombians Sebastian Franco and Alejandro Herrera, who lost to the Costa Rican team of Joaquin Solera and Andrés Aviles Solera, 15-10, 15-7.

In women's action, Ecuador's Maria Paz Muñoz had two big wins Monday, as she defeated Canadian Frédérique Lambert, 15-9, 15-5, in Women's Singles, and then in Women's Doubles beat the American team of Rhonda Rajsich and Devon Pimentelli, 11-15, 15-6, 11-8, with partner Veronica Sotomayor.

Also of note, María José Vargas of Argentina beat American Da'monique Davis, 15-11, 10-15, 11-9. That win should give Vargas the 4th seed in the elimination draw. Muñoz's win should put her 5th.

But only the top two seeds are guaranteed their spots in the elimination draw, as there are two possibilities for the other players and the choice between the possibilities is made after completion of competition within a division is finished. This eliminates any gamesmanship by players who might try to lose a match in order to get a better seeding.

Thus, another significant result on Monday was the win by Vargas and Véronique Guillemette (Argentina) over Alexandra Herrara and Ximena Gonzalez (Mexico), 5-15, 15-13, 11-5, in Women's Doubles, as the Mexicans were the top seed, so the Argentines should become #1 seed for the elimination draw.

We'll have those elimination draws for you as soon as they are available.

2014 PASO Sports Festival
Guadalajara, Mexico

Women's Singles

Group A


Sofia Rascon (Mexico) d. Maria Cespedes (Dominican Rep.), 15-7, 15-1
Maria Renee Rodriguez (Guatemala) - BYE

Group B

Rhonda Rajsich (USA) d. Cecilia Cerquetti (Argentina), 15-11, 15-3 Merynanyelly Delgado Araujo (Dominican Rep.) d. Claudia Suarez Paulet (Peru), 15-0, 15-2

Group C

Lucia Gonzalez (Mexico) d. Carla Muñoz (Chile), 15-9, 15-11
Ana Gabriela Martinez (Guatemala) d. Andrea Garcia (Nicaragua), 15-3, 15-0

Group D

María José Vargas (Argentina) d. Da'monique Davis (USA), 15-11, 10-15, 11-9
Kire Mendoza (Peru) d. Mariana Tobon (Venezuela), 15-0, 15-0 - forfeit

Group E

Maria Paz Muñoz (Ecuador) d. Frédérique Lambert (Canada), 15-9, 15-5
Sofia Soley (Costa Rica) d. Maria Paula Posada (Nicaragua), 15-2, 15-0

Group F

Jenny Daza (Bolivia) d. Carolina Gomez (Colombia), 15-5, 5-15, 11-4
Lissel Padilla (Honduras) d. Mariana Paredes (Venezuela) - 15-0, 15-0 - forfeit

Group G

Veronica Sotomayor (Ecuador) d. Christine Richardson (Canada), 15-1, 15-0
Melania Sauma (Costa Rica) d. Yurisleidis Allue Araujo (Cuba), 15-0, 15-0 - forfeit

Group H

Cristina Amaya (Colombia) d. Howira Rojas (Bolivia), 15-10, 15-5
Maria Regia Viera Gonzales (Cuba) d. Paula Padilla (Honduras), 15-8, 15-4

Men's Singles

Group A


Alvaro Beltran (Mexico) d. Cesar Castillo (Venezuela), 15-0, 15-0 - forfeit
Franco Capandegui (Argentina) - BYE

Group B

Samuel Murray (Canada) d. Fernando Kurzbard (Argentina), 15-5, 15-0, injury forfeit
Joao Velasquez Rodríguez (Peru) d. Alejandro Santos (Venezuela), 15-0, 15-0 - forfeit

Group C

Daniel De La Rosa (Mexico) d. Junior Rodriguez (Dominican Rep.), 15-5, 15-4
Michael Barrett (Puerto Rico) d. Erik Mendoza Cuentas (Peru), 15-0, 15-0 - forfeit

Group D

Alejandro Herrera (Colombia) d. Coby Iwaasa (Canada), 15-3, 15-8
Maikel Mollet Suarez (Cuba) d. Selvin Cruz (Honduras), 5-15, 15-6, 11-10

Group E

Jake Bredenbeck (USA) d. Luis Perez (Dominican Rep.), 15-4, 15-4
Manolo Sandoval (Guatemala) d. Yasser Aguilar (Panama), 15-6, 15-0

Group F

Carlos Keller (Bolivia) d. Sebastian Franco (Colombia), 15-12, 15-7
Noslen Jimenez (Cuba) d. Carlos Medrano (Honduras), 15-14, 15-2

Group G

David Horn (USA) d. Felipe Camacho (Costa Rica), 15-4, 15-10
Christian Wer (Guatemala) d. Ricardo Delgado (Panama), 15-12, 15-11

Group H

Conrado Moscoso (Bolivia) d. Jose Daniel Ugalde (Ecuador), 15-6, 15-8
Francisco Troncoso (Chile) d. Sebastian Barrios (Nicaragua), 15-1, 15-4

Group I

Fernando Rios (Ecuador) d. Andres Acuña (Costa Rica), 10-15, 15-5, 11-9
Luciano Garcia (Nicaragua) d. Mauricio Suarez (Chile), 15-8, 15-8

Women's Doubles

Group A


Maria Jose Vargas & Véronique Guillemette (Argentina) d. Alexandra Herrara & Ximena Gonzalez (Mexico), 5-15, 15-13, 11-5
Mariana Tobon & Mariana Paredes (Venezula) - BYE

Group B

Jenny Daza & Adriana Riveros (Bolivia) d. Maria Cespedes & Merynanyelly Delgado Araujo (Dominican Rep.), 15-13, 15-9
Melania Sauma Masis & Sofia Soley (Costa Rica) Claudia Suarez Paulet & Kire Mendoza Solis (Peru), 15-0, 15-0 - forfeit

Group C

Veronica Sotomayor & Maria Paz Muñoz (Ecuador) d. Rhonda Rajsich & Devon Pimentelli (USA), 11-15, 15-6, 11-8
Maria Renee Rodriguez & Ana Gabriela Martinez (Guatemala) d. Maria Paula Posada & Andrea Garcia (Nicaragua), 15-4, 15-3

Group D

Cristina Amaya & Carolina Gomez (Colombia) d. Danielle Drury & Valerie Fallu (Canada), 15-3, 12-15, 11-1
Maria Regia Viera & Yurisleidis Allue Araujo (Cuba) d. Paula Padilla & Lissel Padilla (Honduras), 15-12, 15-9

Men's Doubles

Group A


Alvaro Beltran & Javier Moreno (Mexico) d. Luis Perez & De Leon (Dominican Rep.), 15-8, 15-4
Francisco Troncoso & Rodrigo Salgado (Chile) - BYE

Group B

Conrado Moscoso & Mario Mercado (Bolivia) d. Edwin Galicia & Manolo Sandoval (Guatemala), 15-2, 15-11
Fernando Rios & Jose Daniel Ugalde (Ecuador) - BYE

Group C

Jake Bredenbeck & Jose Diaz (USA) d. Tim Landeryou & Pedro Castro (Canada), 15-6, 15-13
Noslen Jimenez & Maikel Mollet Suarez (Cuba) d. Michael Barrett & Vaughn Myers (Puerto Rico), 15-3, 15-8

Group D

Fernando Kurzbard & Pablo Kurzbard (Argentina) d. Cesar Castillo & Ezequiel Paez (Venezuela), 15-0, 15-0 - forfeit
Selvin Cruz & Moises Romero (Honduras) d. Joao Velasquez & Erik Mendoza (Peru), 15-0, 15-0 - forfeit

Group E

Joaquin Solera & Andrés Aviles Solera (Costa Rica) d. Sebastian Franco & Alejandro Herrera (Colombia), 15-10, 15-7
Luciano Garcia & Sebastian Barrios (Nicaragua) d. Ricardo Delgado & Yasser Aguilar (Panama), 15-9, 15-7

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