Friday, January 29, 2016

2016 LPRT Mercedes-Benz of Cincinnati Pro-Am - Round of 16

There will be one surprise semi-finalist in Cincinnati Saturday at the Ladies Professional Racquetball Tour (LPRT) 2016 Mercedes-Benz of Cincinnati Pro-Am, as Adriana Riveros and Jessica Parrilla got big upsets in their respective Round of 16 matches, and are set to square off in the quarterfinals Saturday morning with the winner advancing to the semi-finals Saturday afternoon.

Riveros had the bigger upset, but she did less work for it than Parrilla, as Riveros got past 2nd seed Maria Jose Vargas after Vargas defaulted their match due to illness. Parrilla on the other hand went the distance with 7th seed Michelle Key pulling out a win after five games, 9-11, 11-2, 11-6, 9-11, 11-4.

There were no other upsets in the 16s, including straight game victories for #1 Paola Longoria and #4 Samantha Salas. Longoria beat 17th seed Gabriela Martinez, 11-1, 11-2, 11-6, and Salas defeated Lucia Gonzalez, 11-8, 11-4, 11-6.

Longoria will play 8th seed Susana Acosta in the quarterfinals, as Acosta beat Da’monique Davis, 12-10, 3-11, 11-6, 11-9, and Salas meets Frédérique Lambert, who was a winner over Sharon Jackson, 11-2, 11-4, 11-5.

The quarterfinals begin at 11 AM Saturday, and you can watch them live from Cincinnati via the LPRT Livestream channel. The semi-finals will begin at 5 PM Saturday and the final on Sunday at 11 AM. Doubles semis are at 7 PM Saturday and the final at noon on Sunday. All times eastern.

2016 Mercedes-Benz of Cincinnati Pro-Am, January 29-31
Cincinnati, Ohio


Round of 16 - Singles

1) Paola Longoria d. 17) Gabriela Martinez, 11-1, 11-2, 11-6
8) Susana Acosta d. 9) Da’monique Davis, 12-10, 3-11, 11-6, 11-9

5) Frédérique Lambert d. 21) Sharon Jackson, 11-2, 11-4, 11-5
4) Samantha Salas d. 20) Lucia Gonzalez, 11-8, 11-4, 11-6

3) Rhonda Rajsich v. 14) Carla Muñoz, 11-5, 6-11, 11-4, 11-9
6) Sofia Rascon d. 11) Cheryl Gudinas, injury forfeit

10) Jessica Parrilla d. 7) Michelle Key, 9-11, 11-2, 11-6, 9-11, 11-4
18) Adriana Riveros d. 2) Maria Jose Vargas, forfeit illness

Quarterfinals - Singles

1) Paola Longoria v. 8) Susana Acosta
4) Samantha Salas v. 5) Frédérique Lambert

3) Rhonda Rajsich v. 6) Sofia Rascon
10) Jessica Parrilla v. 18) Adriana Riveros

Quarterfinals - Doubles

1) Paola Longoria & Samantha Salas d. 9) Maria Renee Rodriguez & Sofia Soley, 15-9, 15-3
4) Susana Acosta & Jessica Maldonado d. 5) Carla Muñoz & Jessica Parrilla, 15-8, 15-11

3) Sheryl Lotts & Rhonda Rajsich d. 6) Lucia Gonzalez & Sofia Rascon, 15-4, 15-5
2) Michelle Key & Frédérique Lambert d. 10) Cheryl Gudinas & Sharon Jackson, 15-8, 15-9

Semi-finals - Doubles

1) Paola Longoria & Samantha Salas v. 4) Susana Acosta & Jessica Maldonado
2) Michelle Key & Frédérique Lambert v. 3) Sheryl Lotts & Rhonda Rajsich

Follow the bouncing ball….

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