{"id":214,"date":"2018-11-16T16:58:21","date_gmt":"2018-11-16T16:58:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.proracquetballstats.com\/?p=214"},"modified":"2019-04-29T20:17:38","modified_gmt":"2019-04-29T20:17:38","slug":"lprt-2018-turkey-shoot-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.proracquetballstats.com\/index.php\/2018\/11\/16\/lprt-2018-turkey-shoot-preview\/","title":{"rendered":"LPRT 2018 Turkey Shoot Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"
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16U World Champino Centellas makes her pro debut.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Hello all, welcome back to pro racquetball after a great World Juniors event. This weekend, the LPRT<\/a> returns to action, visiting Chicago for their annual event. There’s an interesting draw, with a ton of young players and some pro tour debuts. Lets Review the draw.<\/p>\n

Follow LPRT on Facebook; they’re streaming live matches starting at 11am EST (as in, after you’re reading this; they’re already playing!)<\/p>\n

The draw is missing a couple of notable names: both finalists from the 18U world juniors Montse Mejia<\/a><\/strong> and Ana Gabriela Gaby Martinez<\/a><\/strong> are missing; quite understanable in that the World Juniors event is a grueling event, especially when playing both singles and doubles. Also missing is #3 ranked Frederique Lambert<\/a><\/strong>,5th ranked Nancy Enriquez<\/a><\/strong>, which bumps up both Amaya and Munoz to top 8 seeds in this event.<\/p>\n

Fun side note for this event: Chicago native and 4-time pro tour winner Cheryl Gudinas<\/a><\/strong> makes a rare appearance and makes her 182nd career appearance. She remains tied for the most appearances ever with fellow 4-time pro tour winner and #5 seed Rhonda Rajsich<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Here’s some interesting Round of 32 matches to watch for:<\/p>\n

– DC native Masiel Rivera Oporto<\/a><\/strong> takes on Montserrat Perez<\/strong> in the always competitive 16\/17 seed match
\n– Lexi York<\/strong>, who we last saw in a top-level match making the semis of Girls 18U at World Juniors in 2005, returns to the court to take on #8 Seed Adriana Riveros<\/a><\/strong>.
\n– Bolivian Angelica Barrios<\/strong>, herself fresh off of a run to the semis of the Girls 18U at World Juniors, takes on LPRT veteran tour player Adrienne Fisher Haynes<\/a>.<\/strong>
\n– Michelle De La Rosa<\/a><\/strong>, fresh from playing in the 2018 USA Pickleball championships in Indian Wells, faces up against long time tour vet Susana Susy Acosta<\/a><\/strong> in what could be a pretty tough opener. De La Rosa lost 12-10 in the fifth at the US Open and is clearly a threat to advance deep in any pro tour.
\n– Virginia native Kelani Lawrence<\/a><\/strong> makes just her 3rd pro draw of 2018 and faces off against Guatemalan vet Maria Renee Rodr\u00edguez<\/a><\/strong> in a tough opener for both players.
\n– Sheryl Lotts<\/strong> gets to go up against the legend Cheryl Gudinas<\/strong> in her home town.
\n– And lastly, in what is the most interesting match for me, reigning World doubles champion and freshly crowned 16U world junior champion Valeria Centellas<\/strong> is in the draw as the lowest seed, playing #7 Colombian vet Amaya Cris<\/a> <\/strong>in the opening round. I suspect Amaya may be too much for the 16-yr old to handle, but its a great way to get a debut to the pro circuit.<\/p>\n

Projecting the 16s: There’s lots of 32s that could go either way; here’s some of the round of 16 matches that could be noteworthy:<\/p>\n

– Carla Munoz<\/strong>-Riveros as the 8\/9 match: they’ve played a bunch both internationally and in the LPRT. Munoz owns the last 3 wins and seems to have gained the upper hand in this rivalry.
\n– #4 Seeded Maria Jose Vargas<\/strong> versus De La Rosa: Vargas can run hot or cold, has had some inconsistent results lately. These two have played 6 times before and Vargas is 6-0, but the matches include a number of 4 and 5 game marathons.<\/p>\n

In the quarters, I’m going with:
\n– Paola Longoria<\/a><\/strong> over Munoz
\n– Rajsich upsetting Vargas
\n– Alexandra Herrera<\/strong> handling Natalia Mendez<\/strong>
\n– Samantha Salas<\/strong> handling Amaya.<\/p>\n

From there, I’m going chalk, with a 1\/2 final and Longoria prevailing over Salas like normal. Unfortunately a few of the rising players i’d expect to make noise in this draw (Martinez, Mejia, Enriquez) are missing so the old guard prevails).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hello all, welcome back to pro racquetball after a great World Juniors event. This weekend, the LPRT returns to action, visiting Chicago for their annual event. There’s an interesting draw, with a ton of young players and some pro tour debuts. Lets Review the draw. Follow LPRT on Facebook; they’re streaming live matches starting at 11am EST … <\/p>\n

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