LPRT Great Balls of Fire - Round of 32 - Lambert loses to Cooperrider

Frédérique Lambert again made waves on the Ladies Professional Racquetball Tour (LPRT), but this wasn't in a positive way for her, as she lost to Jordan Cooperrider in the Round of 32 at the 2014 Great Balls of Fire Pro-Am, 2-11, 11-5, 2-11, 11-9, 11-9. Lambert was seeded 6th after finishing as runner-up two weeks ago at the New Jersey Open.

Two other small upsets in the 32s, as Michelle Key (18th seed) defeated Sharon Jackson (15th seed) in a battle of recent USA Racquetball Intercollegiate champions, 12-10, 11-1, 11-9, and 19th seed Jessica Parrilla beat 14th seed Hailey Miller, 11-2, 11-4, 11-3.

Also, Sheryl Lotts came back from 0-2 down to defeat T. J. Baumbaugh in five games, 4-11, 8-11, 11-1, 11-1, 11-5.

The other higher seeds all won, but of note was Gabriela Martinez's performance against 2nd seed Rhonda Rajsich, who won 11-8, 11-6, 12-10. The thing to know about that match is that Martinez, who's from Guatemala, is the current World Junior Champion in Girl's U14. So, a 14/15 year old is going playing close with the 2nd best player in the world. Martinez is a player to watch for in the future.

Live coverage of the 15th Annual Great Balls of Fire Pro-Am on the LPRT Network is tentatively set to start on Friday at 4 PM EDT with the Round of 16. But will certainly be on for the quarter finals at 11 AM EDT on Saturday morning.

LPRT Great Balls of Fire
Miami, Florida

Round of 32

1 Paola Longoria v. BYE
17 Sheryl Lotts d. 16 T.J. Baumbaugh, 4-11, 8-11, 11-1, 11-1, 11-5

9 Cheryl Gudinas d. 24 Laura Brandt, 11-3, 11-2, 11-1
8 Da'monique Davis d. 24 Claudia Andrade, 11-1, 11-4, 11-4

5 Cristina Amaya d. 28 Marie Gomar, 11-9, 11-0, 11-5
12 Adrienne Haynes d. 21 Marianna Tobon, 11-8, 4-11, 11-8, 11-4

13 Maria Paz Muñoz d. 20 Maria Renee Rodriguez. 11-1, 11-4, 11-8
4 Samantha Salas d. 29 Sofia Sole, 11-6, 11-1, 11-0

3 Maria Jose Vargas d. 30 Melania Sauma, 11-4, 11-0, 11-3
19 Jessica Parilla d. 14 Hailey Miller, 11-2, 11-4, 11-3

11 Aubrey Kirch d. 22 Cecilia Orozco, 11-2, 11-4, 11-4
27 Jordan Cooperrider d. 6 Frédérique Lambert, 2-11, 11-5, 2-11, 11-9, 11-9

7 Susana Acosta d. 27 Mariana Paredes, 11-5, 11-5, 11-9
10 Veronica Sotomayor d. 24 Masiel Rivera, 11-8, 11-6, 11-0

18 Michelle Key d. 15 Sharon Jackson, 12-10, 11-1, 11-9
2 Rhonda Rajsich d. 32 Gabriela Martinez, 11-8, 11-6, 12-10

Round of 16

1 Paola Longoria v. 17 Sheryl Lotts
8 Da'monique Davis v. 9 Cheryl Gudinas

5 Cristina Amaya v. 12 Adrienne Haynes
4 Samantha Salas v. 13 Maria Paz Muñoz

3 Maria Jose Vargas v. 19 Jessica Parilla
11 Aubrey Kirch v. 27 Jordan Cooperrider

7 Susana Acosta v. 10 Veronica Sotomayor
2 Rhonda Rajsich v. 18 Michelle Key

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