In a repeat of last year's final, Rocky Carson successfully defended his World Outdoor Championship title Sunday by defeating Alvaro Beltran, 15-10, 15-12, to win the 2009 Racquetball Warehouse World Outdoor Racquetball Championships (WOR) in Huntington Beach, California.
Paola Longoria, who recently became the #1 women's player indoors, won the women's outdoor title by defeating Jackie Paraiso, a former #1 player indoors, 15--11, 14-15, 11-9.
Earlier in the day, Longoria defeated last year's runner-up Keely Franks in one semi-final, 15-13, 15-8, and Paraiso defeated Michelle Poage, 15-13, 10-15, 11-8.
Kevin Booth and Mike Peters were surprise winners in men's doubles, as they defeated Carson and Mark Koidin, 15-8, 15-12. Booth and Peters were seeded 6th, and took out heavy hitters Jason Mannino and Cliff Swain in the semi-finals, 15-10, 9-15, 11-9.
Carson and Koidin beat Josh Tucker and Son Nguyen, 9-15, 15-13, 11-9, in the other semi.
Rhonda Rajsich and Martha Mcdonald won the women's doubles title by defeating Janel Tisinger and Poage in the final, 15-5, 15-13. Rajsich and Mcdonald faced the indoor World Champions Paraiso and Aimee Ruiz, and beat them in three games, 15-14, 7-15, 11-6. Tisinger and Poage won their semi by injury default against Kristen Bellows and Laura Fenton.
2009 Racquetball Warehouse World Outdoor Racquetball Championships
Women's Open Singles
Semi-finals
Jacqueline Paraiso d. Michelle Poage, 15-13, 10-15, 11-8
Paola Longoria d. Keely Franks, 15-13, 15-8
Final
Paola Longoria d. Jacqueline Paraiso, 15-11, 14-15, 11-9
Men's Open Singles
Final
Rocky Carson d. Alvaro Beltran, 15-10, 15-12
Women's Doubles Final
Rhonda Rajsich & Martha Mcdonald d. Janel Tisinger & Michelle Poage, 15-5, 15-13
Semi-finals
Rajsich & Mcdonald d. Aimee Ruiz & Jacqueline Paraiso, 15-14, 7-15, 11-6
Tisinger & Poage d. Laura Fenton & Kristen Bellows, WBF - Injury
Men's Doubles Final
Kevin Booth & Mike Peters d. Rocky Carson & Mark Koidin, 15-8, 15-12
Semi-finals
Carson & Koidin d. Josh Tucker & Son Nguyen, 9-15, 15-13, 11-9
Booth & Peters d. Jason Mannino & Cliff Swain, 15-10, 9-15, 11-9
Follow the bouncing ball....
Sunday, July 12, 2009
Saturday, July 11, 2009
World Outdoor Racquetball Championships - Poage in semi-finals
Michelle Poage is a surprise semi-finalist at the 2009 Racquetball Warehouse World Outdoor Racquetball Championships (WOR) in Huntington Beach, California, after defeating top seed and defending champion Angela Grisar in the quarter finals, 15-11, 15-9. Poage is ranked 31st on the Women's Professional Racquetball Organization (WPRO) tour, the more common indoor version of the game, and she hasn't been in a semi-final of a WPRO Tier 1 event.
Poage will face Jackie Paraiso, one of the greats of the game, Sunday in the semis, as Paraiso defeated Janel Tisinger in the quarters, 15-6, 15-5. Paraiso is a former #1 player indoors, and in contrast to Poage has played in at least 57 semi-finals on the women's pro tour.
On the other side of the draw, last year's runner-up Keely Franks is in the other semi after defeating Diane Moore, 15-9, 15-11. She'll face the current WPRO #1 Paola Longoria, who beat Kristen Bellows, 15-14, 15-9, in a rematch of the WPRO Pro Nationals final in May that Bellows won.
In men's play, second seed and runner up last year, Alvaro Beltran made it back to the final but needed two tie-breakers on Saturday to get there. He first defeated up and coming Jose Rojas, 7-15, 15-13, 11-6, in the quarter finals before taking out Ben Croft in the semis, 12-15, 15-7, 11-7.
Beltran will play defending champ and top seed Rocky Carson who beat Charles Pratt, 15-13, 15-13, in the other semi-final later Saturday. In the quarters, Carson defeated Mike Orr while Pratt took out Scott Davis.
You can watch the finals Sunday on line via Racquetball Online.
2009 Racquetball Warehouse World Outdoor Racquetball Championships
Women's Open Singles
Quarter finals
Michelle Poage d. Angela Grisar, 15-11, 15-9
Jacqueline Paraiso d. Janel Tisinger, 15-6, 15-5
Paola Longoria d. Kristen Bellows, 15-14, 15-9
Keely Franks d. Diane Moore, 15-9, 15-11
Semi-finals
Michelle Poage vs. Jacqueline Paraiso
Paola Longoria vs. Keely Franks
Men's Open Singles
Quarter finals
Rocky Carson d. Mike Orr, scores unknown
Charles Pratt d. Scott Davis, 15-9, 15-11
Ben Croft d. Chris Crowther, 15-5, 13-15, 11-8
Alvaro Beltran d. Jose Rojas, 11-15, 15-4, 11-8
Semi-finals
Rocky Carson d. Charles Pratt, 15-13, 15-13
Alvaro Beltran d. Ben Croft, 12-15, 15-7, 11-7
Finals
Rocky Carson vs. Alvaro Beltran
Follow the bouncing ball....
Poage will face Jackie Paraiso, one of the greats of the game, Sunday in the semis, as Paraiso defeated Janel Tisinger in the quarters, 15-6, 15-5. Paraiso is a former #1 player indoors, and in contrast to Poage has played in at least 57 semi-finals on the women's pro tour.
On the other side of the draw, last year's runner-up Keely Franks is in the other semi after defeating Diane Moore, 15-9, 15-11. She'll face the current WPRO #1 Paola Longoria, who beat Kristen Bellows, 15-14, 15-9, in a rematch of the WPRO Pro Nationals final in May that Bellows won.
In men's play, second seed and runner up last year, Alvaro Beltran made it back to the final but needed two tie-breakers on Saturday to get there. He first defeated up and coming Jose Rojas, 7-15, 15-13, 11-6, in the quarter finals before taking out Ben Croft in the semis, 12-15, 15-7, 11-7.
Beltran will play defending champ and top seed Rocky Carson who beat Charles Pratt, 15-13, 15-13, in the other semi-final later Saturday. In the quarters, Carson defeated Mike Orr while Pratt took out Scott Davis.
You can watch the finals Sunday on line via Racquetball Online.
2009 Racquetball Warehouse World Outdoor Racquetball Championships
Women's Open Singles
Quarter finals
Michelle Poage d. Angela Grisar, 15-11, 15-9
Jacqueline Paraiso d. Janel Tisinger, 15-6, 15-5
Paola Longoria d. Kristen Bellows, 15-14, 15-9
Keely Franks d. Diane Moore, 15-9, 15-11
Semi-finals
Michelle Poage vs. Jacqueline Paraiso
Paola Longoria vs. Keely Franks
Men's Open Singles
Quarter finals
Rocky Carson d. Mike Orr, scores unknown
Charles Pratt d. Scott Davis, 15-9, 15-11
Ben Croft d. Chris Crowther, 15-5, 13-15, 11-8
Alvaro Beltran d. Jose Rojas, 11-15, 15-4, 11-8
Semi-finals
Rocky Carson d. Charles Pratt, 15-13, 15-13
Alvaro Beltran d. Ben Croft, 12-15, 15-7, 11-7
Finals
Rocky Carson vs. Alvaro Beltran
Follow the bouncing ball....
World Outdoor Racquetball Championships - Down to QFs
They're down to the quarter finals at the 2009 Racquetball Warehouse World Outdoor Racquetball Championships (WOR) in Huntington Beach, California. There have been some upsets by the seedings, but last year's champions and runners up remain on course to reach the finals again.
On the women's side, Angela Grisar, the defending champion, easily won her first match against Christie Noller, 15-10, 15-0, as did second seed and last year's runner-up Keely Franks, who defeated Devon Pimentelli, 15-4, 15-6.
There were a couple of surprise vicories in women's play. Janel Tisinger defeated Aimee Ruiz, winner of the USA Racquetball indoor title in May, 15-7, 10-15, 11-6. Tisinger finished fourth at last season's world outdoor tournament. Also, Jackie Paraiso defeated Rhonda Rajsich, 7-15, 15-10, 11-5, in a battle of former #1 indoor players.
The big women's match up of the quarter finals will be a re-match of last season's Pro Nationals final match between Kristen Bellows and Paola Longoria, the new women's #1, that was won by Bellows.
Defending champ and top seed Rocky Carson has comfortably made it through to the quarter finals with wins over Michael Bernstein in the Round of 16, 15-9, 15-5, and Matthew Barserian in the 32s, 15-8, 15-12. Similarly, Alvaro Beltran, second seed, is also into the quarters with wins over Bradley Bowers, 15-8, 15-2, and Jose Diaz, 15-11, 15-8, in the 16s and 32s, respectively.
There have been upsets though. Robert Sostre defeated fourth seed Dillon Silver, 15-12, 15-6, in the Round of 32. But Sostre's good fortune was short lived, as he lost to Charles Pratt in the Round of 16, 15-14, 15-14. Pratt will play Scott Davis in the quarter finals.
Third seed Greg Solis only lasted one round more than Silver, as the 3rd seed lost to Ben Croft, 12-15, 15-4, 11-7, in the Round of 16. Croft, the 8th ranked player on the International Racquetball Tour (IRT), will play Chris Crowther, the IRT's 9th ranked player, in the quarter finals.
Croft and Crowther's last match was in May at the IRT Pro Nationals in Chicago. A conflict developed between the players in that match which led to Croft being defaulted from the match. If they want to "take it outside" on Saturday, well, they'll already be there.
You can watch the WOR Championships from Huntington Beach on line via Racquetball Online.
2009 Racquetball Warehouse World Outdoor Racquetball Championships
Women's Open Singles - Round of 16
Angela Grisar d. Christie Noller, 15-10, 15-0
Michelle Poage d. Christie Riley, 15-0, 15-3
Jacqueline Paraiso d. Rhonda Rajsich, 7-15, 15-10, 11-5
Janel Tisinger d. Aimee Ruiz, 15-7, 10-15, 11-6
Paola Longoria d. Vivian Gomez, 15-5, 15-12
Kristen Bellows d. Aubrey O'brien, 15-9, 15-12
Diane Moore d. Linda Scales, 15-8, 15-3
Keely Franks d. Devon Pimentelli, 15-4, 15-6
Quarter finals
Angela Grisar vs. Michelle Poage
Jacqueline Paraiso vs. Janel Tisinger
Paola Longoria vs. Kristen Bellows
Diane Moore vs. Keely Franks
Men's Open Singles
Round of 16:
Rocky Carson d. Michael Bernstein, 15-9, 15-5
Alvaro Beltran d. Bradley Bowers, 15-8, 15-2
Ben Croft d. Greg Solis, 12-15, 15-4, 15-7
Charles Pratt d. Robert Sostre, 15-14, 15-14
Scott Davis d. Brian Pineda, 15-7, 15-4
Chris Crowther d. Maykel Rodriguez, 15-10, 15-8
Jose Rojas d. Bradley Kirch, 7-15, 15-13, 11-6
Mike Orr d. Jesus Ocana, 7-15, 15-14, 11-8
Quarter finals
Rocky Carson vs. Mike Orr
Charles Pratt vs. Scott Davis
Ben Croft vs. Chris Crowther
Alvaro Beltran vs. Jose Rojas
Round of 32:
Rocky Carson Iii d. Matthew Barserian, 15-8, 15-12
Alvaro Beltran d. Jose Diaz, 15-11, 15-8
Greg Solis d. Anthony Carson, 15-4, 15-2
Robert Sostre d. Dillon Silver, 15-12, 15-6
Brian Pineda d. Cliff Swain, WBF - Injury
Maykel Rodriguez d. Wayne Pentecost, 15-6, 15-7
Jose Rojas d. Jason Richard Conway, 15-4, 15-14
Jesus Ocana d. Chris Young, 15-4, 15-3
Mike Orr d. Andy Hawthorne, 15-11, 7-15, 11-10
Bradley Kirch d. Lou Orosco, 15-11, 15-12
Chris Crowther d. Rafael Filippini, 15-13, 13-15, 11-5
Scott Davis d. David Horn, 15-11, 15-2
Charles Pratt d. Allan Kazem, 15-1, 11-15, 11-3
Ben Croft d. Andy Solis, 15-11, 15-3
Bradley Bowers d. Brandon Davis, 15-12, 13-15, 11-10
Michael Bernstein d. Gregory Lewerenz, 12-15, 15-7, 11-5
Round of 64:
Jose Diaz d. Ryan Rodgers, 15-9, 15-7
Matthew Barserian d. Carlos Oviedo, 15-13, 7-15, 11-10
Follow the bouncing ball....
On the women's side, Angela Grisar, the defending champion, easily won her first match against Christie Noller, 15-10, 15-0, as did second seed and last year's runner-up Keely Franks, who defeated Devon Pimentelli, 15-4, 15-6.
There were a couple of surprise vicories in women's play. Janel Tisinger defeated Aimee Ruiz, winner of the USA Racquetball indoor title in May, 15-7, 10-15, 11-6. Tisinger finished fourth at last season's world outdoor tournament. Also, Jackie Paraiso defeated Rhonda Rajsich, 7-15, 15-10, 11-5, in a battle of former #1 indoor players.
The big women's match up of the quarter finals will be a re-match of last season's Pro Nationals final match between Kristen Bellows and Paola Longoria, the new women's #1, that was won by Bellows.
Defending champ and top seed Rocky Carson has comfortably made it through to the quarter finals with wins over Michael Bernstein in the Round of 16, 15-9, 15-5, and Matthew Barserian in the 32s, 15-8, 15-12. Similarly, Alvaro Beltran, second seed, is also into the quarters with wins over Bradley Bowers, 15-8, 15-2, and Jose Diaz, 15-11, 15-8, in the 16s and 32s, respectively.
There have been upsets though. Robert Sostre defeated fourth seed Dillon Silver, 15-12, 15-6, in the Round of 32. But Sostre's good fortune was short lived, as he lost to Charles Pratt in the Round of 16, 15-14, 15-14. Pratt will play Scott Davis in the quarter finals.
Third seed Greg Solis only lasted one round more than Silver, as the 3rd seed lost to Ben Croft, 12-15, 15-4, 11-7, in the Round of 16. Croft, the 8th ranked player on the International Racquetball Tour (IRT), will play Chris Crowther, the IRT's 9th ranked player, in the quarter finals.
Croft and Crowther's last match was in May at the IRT Pro Nationals in Chicago. A conflict developed between the players in that match which led to Croft being defaulted from the match. If they want to "take it outside" on Saturday, well, they'll already be there.
You can watch the WOR Championships from Huntington Beach on line via Racquetball Online.
2009 Racquetball Warehouse World Outdoor Racquetball Championships
Women's Open Singles - Round of 16
Angela Grisar d. Christie Noller, 15-10, 15-0
Michelle Poage d. Christie Riley, 15-0, 15-3
Jacqueline Paraiso d. Rhonda Rajsich, 7-15, 15-10, 11-5
Janel Tisinger d. Aimee Ruiz, 15-7, 10-15, 11-6
Paola Longoria d. Vivian Gomez, 15-5, 15-12
Kristen Bellows d. Aubrey O'brien, 15-9, 15-12
Diane Moore d. Linda Scales, 15-8, 15-3
Keely Franks d. Devon Pimentelli, 15-4, 15-6
Quarter finals
Angela Grisar vs. Michelle Poage
Jacqueline Paraiso vs. Janel Tisinger
Paola Longoria vs. Kristen Bellows
Diane Moore vs. Keely Franks
Men's Open Singles
Round of 16:
Rocky Carson d. Michael Bernstein, 15-9, 15-5
Alvaro Beltran d. Bradley Bowers, 15-8, 15-2
Ben Croft d. Greg Solis, 12-15, 15-4, 15-7
Charles Pratt d. Robert Sostre, 15-14, 15-14
Scott Davis d. Brian Pineda, 15-7, 15-4
Chris Crowther d. Maykel Rodriguez, 15-10, 15-8
Jose Rojas d. Bradley Kirch, 7-15, 15-13, 11-6
Mike Orr d. Jesus Ocana, 7-15, 15-14, 11-8
Quarter finals
Rocky Carson vs. Mike Orr
Charles Pratt vs. Scott Davis
Ben Croft vs. Chris Crowther
Alvaro Beltran vs. Jose Rojas
Round of 32:
Rocky Carson Iii d. Matthew Barserian, 15-8, 15-12
Alvaro Beltran d. Jose Diaz, 15-11, 15-8
Greg Solis d. Anthony Carson, 15-4, 15-2
Robert Sostre d. Dillon Silver, 15-12, 15-6
Brian Pineda d. Cliff Swain, WBF - Injury
Maykel Rodriguez d. Wayne Pentecost, 15-6, 15-7
Jose Rojas d. Jason Richard Conway, 15-4, 15-14
Jesus Ocana d. Chris Young, 15-4, 15-3
Mike Orr d. Andy Hawthorne, 15-11, 7-15, 11-10
Bradley Kirch d. Lou Orosco, 15-11, 15-12
Chris Crowther d. Rafael Filippini, 15-13, 13-15, 11-5
Scott Davis d. David Horn, 15-11, 15-2
Charles Pratt d. Allan Kazem, 15-1, 11-15, 11-3
Ben Croft d. Andy Solis, 15-11, 15-3
Bradley Bowers d. Brandon Davis, 15-12, 13-15, 11-10
Michael Bernstein d. Gregory Lewerenz, 12-15, 15-7, 11-5
Round of 64:
Jose Diaz d. Ryan Rodgers, 15-9, 15-7
Matthew Barserian d. Carlos Oviedo, 15-13, 7-15, 11-10
Follow the bouncing ball....
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