Saturday, December 12, 2009

WPRO - Christmas Classic QFs

The top four seeds are through to the semi-finals at the Christmas Classic in Arlington, Virginia. This is the fourth main event of the Women's Professional Racquetball Organization (WPRO) season.

The top seeds Rhonda Rajsich and Paola Longoria both won their quarter final matches in three straight games. Rajsich defeated Jo Shattuck, 11-2, 11-9, 11-7, while Longoria defeated Jennifer Saunders, 11-3, 11-2, 11-8.

In the other quarter final matches, third seed Cheryl Gudinas needed four games to defeat Adrienne Fisher, 11-5, 10-12, 11-2, 11-6, and fourth seed Kerri Wachtel had to come back from 2 games to 1 down against Kristen Bellows. Wachtel won in a tie-breaker, 2-11, 11-7, 12-14, 11-5, 11-5.

The semi-finals will be played later on Saturday, and the final on Sunday.

2009 Christmas Classic - Arlington, Virginia
Quarter finals

1 Rhonda Rajsich vs. 8 Jo Shattuck, 11-2, 11-9, 11-7
4 Kerri Wachtel vs. 5 Kristen Bellows, 2-11, 11-7, 12-14, 11-5, 11-5

3 Cheryl Gudinas vs. 6 Adrienne Fisher, 11-5, 10-12, 11-2, 11-6
2 Paola Longoria vs. 7 Jennifer Saunders, 11-3, 11-2, 11-8

Semi finals
1 Rhonda Rajsich vs. 4 Kerri Wachtel
2 Paola Longoria vs. 3 Cheryl Gudinas

Follow the bouncing ball....

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