{"id":652,"date":"2019-07-05T15:29:35","date_gmt":"2019-07-05T15:29:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.proracquetballstats.com\/?p=652"},"modified":"2019-07-05T15:29:37","modified_gmt":"2019-07-05T15:29:37","slug":"lprt-season-in-review-2018-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.proracquetballstats.com\/index.php\/2019\/07\/05\/lprt-season-in-review-2018-19\/","title":{"rendered":"LPRT Season in Review 2018-19"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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Longoria finishes up an undefeated season, her 10th pro title.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

A quick run-through the tour-related significant events on the LPRT<\/a> this season. This data is kept in running format at this link, constantly being updated as major player\/tour news happens:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

http:\/\/www.proracquetballstats.com\/l\u2026\/lprt_tour_history.html<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

– June 2018:\u00a0Jessica Parrilla<\/strong><\/a>, just finishing up the 2017-18 season ranked 3rd on tour, suffers a knee ligament injury while competing in the 2018 Mexican Worlds Selection event. She does not return to the LPRT until the last event of the 2018-19 season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– June 2018: World #1 Paola Longoria<\/strong> has a WADA scare ahead of the\u00a0International Racquetball Federation – IRF<\/a>\u00a0summer events (Central American & Caribbean Games). Her suspension is overturned on appeal and she competes (and wins) the final over Guatemalan\u00a0Gaby Martinez<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– August 2018: Guatemalan Gaby Martinez<\/strong> shocks the women’s racquetball world by upsetting #1 Longoria in the 2018 Worlds final in Barranquila, Colombia. She made a statement early, downing Vargas <\/strong>in the RRs, then easily beat Salas in the qtrs, Mendez in the semis before taking out Longoria in a tie-breaker final.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Dec 2018: at the half-way point of the new season, #1\u00a0Paola Longoria<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0and #2\u00a0Samantha Salas Solis<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0have separated themselves from the rest of the pack; five of the six tournaments have been #1 vs #2 in the finals, and they’ve opened up a significant gap to the next tier of players.\u00a0Frederique Lambert<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0has fallen nearly out of the top 10 thanks to school commitments: she’s finishing Medical school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Mar 2019: Jessica Parrilla<\/strong> returns to the court for the first time since her June 2018 injury, competing in the Mexican Nationals. She played both
singles and doubles in the event but did not travel to the subsequent LPRT event in Bolivia. She ends up playing just one LPRT event on the year,
the season’s last tourney in Kansas in June.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Mar 2019: Ana Gabriela Martinez<\/strong> suddenly announces her retirement from the sport at age 19, to focus on her studies and other interests. She retires ranked #9 on the tour despite only playing part time. In 2018 she defeated Longoria to take the IRF World Championship as an 18yr old, then later in the year missed out on a rare chance at the Adult\/Junior double by losing to Mejia <\/strong>in the 18U world Junior final.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Mar 2019: The Bolivian Grand Slam event happens, the first time an LPRT event has been held in the country. Unfortunately, Paola Longoria<\/strong> suffered
a slight injury and missed the event. Despite Longoria’s absensce, the Ladies had a strong showing, with 8 of the top 10 players traveling (Lambert <\/strong>also
missed the event). The local Bolivian players had a great showing, with\u00a0Angelica Barrios<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0making the semis and upsetting several top LPRT pros, and naturalized Bolivian\u00a0Maria Jose Vargas<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0taking the title in a hard fought 5-game tiebreaker over Samantha Salas<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Jun 2019: Paola Longoria<\/strong> completes another undefeated season, with Samantha Salas<\/strong> making the finals of 9 of the 10 events on the year, clearly\u00a0
establishing themselves as the two top players on tour. Last season’s #2 Lambert has fallen all the way to #9 on the season, having finished
medical school in May.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

that’s it for the season. We anxiously await the announcement of the 2019-20 slate of events.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A quick run-through the tour-related significant events on the LPRT this season. This data is kept in running format at this link, constantly being updated as major player\/tour news happens: http:\/\/www.proracquetballstats.com\/l\u2026\/lprt_tour_history.html – June 2018:\u00a0Jessica Parrilla, just finishing up the 2017-18 season ranked 3rd on tour, suffers a knee ligament injury while competing in the 2018 Mexican Worlds … <\/p>\n

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