{"id":1864,"date":"2023-06-19T15:51:03","date_gmt":"2023-06-19T15:51:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.proracquetballstats.com\/?p=1864"},"modified":"2023-06-19T15:51:03","modified_gmt":"2023-06-19T15:51:03","slug":"lprt-battle-at-the-beach-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.proracquetballstats.com\/index.php\/2023\/06\/19\/lprt-battle-at-the-beach-recap\/","title":{"rendered":"LPRT Battle at the Beach Recap"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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the LPRT has a new champion. Photo via LPRT feed, via @CoachMaripa<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Congrats to your winners on the weekend:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Singles: Montse Mejia<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Doubles: Montse Mejia & Alexandra Herrera<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the first time since June of 2011, the LPRT has a new #1 as the LPRT wraps up its 2022-23 season. More on that later. Here’s the list of all LPRT #1s<\/a> heading into this season, to which Mejia has now added her name:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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R2 Sports App home page for event: https:\/\/www.r2sports.com\/website\/event-website.asp?TID=31744<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lets review the notable matches in the Singles draw.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Singles Match report in the PRS database: https:\/\/rball.pro\/3ua<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In the 16s:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Jessica Parrilla got a nice win over Natalia Mendez<\/a> in the 8\/9 game. Mendez sinks to her lowest ranking since her debut season in 2016-17.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– In one of the matches of the round, #12 Maria Jose Vargas comes back from a game down to topple Brenda Laime , who had made the finals of the two previous pro events. From finals to one-and done, that’s what the depth on tour is starting to look like.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– #13 Kelani Lawrence dominated #4 Erika Manilla 3,7 on her home courts to move on. Manilla has to be wondering what happened; the cement courts in Chesapeake should have worked to her favor, even if she was playing someone who grew up on those courts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– #14 Valeria Centellas<\/a> beat #3 Alexandra Herrera<\/a> for the second time in three months, matching her career best win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– #6 Angelica Barrios continues to show why she’s a player nobody wants to face, taking out the previous event’s champion Ana Gabriela Mart\u00ednez<\/a> in the 16s in a tie-breaker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– #7 Carla Munoz<\/a> ground out a solid win over #10 Samantha Salas Solis 11-9 in the breaker to put a cap on her best ever pro season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In the Quarters<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– #1 @Paola Longoria , who knowingly went into this event knowing only a better showing than Mejia would retain her crown, dominated #8 Parrilla to move on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– #12 Vargas made fast work of home-town favorite Kelani 7,1 to setup a crucial semi-final showdown with Paola.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– #6 Barrios shut down any chance of a deep run from Centellas, defeating her fellow Bolivian native 13,8 to move into the semis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– #2 Montse Mejia , who is also perfectly aware of the stakes in Virginia, held serve 12,12 against a very solid Munoz to move into the semis and keep the possibility of a winner-take-all final alive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In the Semis, a heartbreak and a new champion is crowned:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Vargas took out Longoria for the 2nd time this season in a close 14,12 match. Heartbreak for Longoria, as the loss costs her the title.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Mejia dominated games one and three, losing focus in game two, and advances over Barrios 3,(13),1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mejia played her semi final before Longoria, so upon hearing of Paola’s loss, Mejia knew she had guaranteed herself the year end title. The LPRT has a new #1 player.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In the Finals, Mejia handled Vargas in game one, capitulated in game two, then dominated her in game three. Final score: 7,(3),3<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Points Implications of results<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As noted, Mejia moves to #1 for the end of the season. Vargas’ result moves her well up from #12 for the year end results. There’s not a ton of movement in the last event among the rest of the tour regulars. We’ll save the analysis for our season-ending recap post.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Doubles review<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Match report in the PRS database: https:\/\/rball.pro\/gvs<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mejia & Herrera finished the season the same place they started it; with a doubles title. They saved match point against in the final against team Argentina Vargas & Mendez, then blew them away in the breaker to give Mejia a double for the weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Open Singles, other notable draws<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Amaya got a nice win over Centellas to claim the women’s Open singles title.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– There was a 10-team Mixed pro exhibition that featured a ton of the ladies pros playing with local Men; Gaby Martinez and Natalia Mendez made the final with partners James Stone & Doug Innanen respectively, then shared the title.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– @Dylan Pruitt took out Rich Benderoth in the men’s open singles final.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Abraham Pena & @Dj Mendoz<\/a> took a solid Men’s open doubles draw.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Thanks for all the streaming on the weekend, especially from broadcasters Timothy Baghurst<\/a> , Jerry J Josey Jr. ., and Tj Baumbaugh<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thanks to the Tourney Director Malia Bailey<\/a> for putting this event on!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reminder to Players! Please like and follow this page so that when I tag you, you see it. Facebook will only retain tags of people that like\/follow a page, which means lots of you are not getting the notoriety of getting tagged and noticed on Facebook. If your name is here and it isn’t tagged … it probably means I attempted to tag you but Facebook stripped it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Next up?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Per our handy master racquetball calendar …<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Next up is USA Junior Nationals, being held this year in Pleasanton, CA. Then, July features the Central America & Caribbean Games, WOR Outdoor Nationals, and the National Senior Games in Pittsburgh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We will print up a recap of the 2022-23 LPRT season once the final season standings are published, as we do every year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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tags<\/p>\n\n\n\n

LPRT<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Congrats to your winners on the weekend: – Singles: Montse Mejia – Doubles: Montse Mejia & Alexandra Herrera For the first time since June of 2011, the LPRT has a new #1 as the LPRT wraps up its 2022-23 season. More on that later. Here’s the list of all LPRT #1s heading into this season, … <\/p>\n

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