Longoria & Rajsich rematch in final of LPRT Monterrey event

Paola Longoria and Rhonda Rajsich - perhaps the match up that everyone wanted to see - will face off in the final of the Ladies Professional Racquetball Tour (LPRT) Paola Longoria Invitational in Monterrey, Mexico on Sunday. It will be a rematch of the last LPRT final, which Rajsich won, thus ending Longoria's three and half year winning streak.

But the rematch almost didn't happen, as Maria Jose Vargas forced Rajsich to a tie-breaker after Rajsich had won the first two games of their semi-final match. However, the veteran American prevailed, 11-7, 11-9, 3-11, 9-11, 11-7.

Longoria had an easier time of it, as she beat fellow Mexican Samantha Salas, 11-9, 11-5, 11-2, in the other semi.

Perhaps ironically, both Rajsich and Vargas and Longoria and Salas are doubles partners in Monterrey. Rajsich and Vargas reached the semi-finals of the doubles draw with a win over Cristina Amaya and Alexandra Herrera, 5-15, 15-7, 11-8, while Longoria and Salas beat Da'monique Davis and Sharon Jackson, 15-9, 15-5.

The final will be live streamed from Monterrey at noon CST on Sunday.

LPRT 2014 Paola Longoria Invitational
Monterrey, Mexico

Singles - Quarterfinals

1) Paola Longoria d. 24) Lucia Gonzalez, 11-2, 11-0, 11-1
5) Samantha Salas d. 13) Veronica Sotomayor, 11-1, 11-6, 8-11, 11-5

3) Rhonda Rajsich d. 6) Cristina Amaya, 12-10, 11-7, 11-5
2) Maria Jose Vargas d. 7) Cheryl Gudinas, 11-1, 11-0, 11-3

Semi-finals

1) Paola Longoria d. 5) Samantha Salas, 11-9, 11-5, 11-2
3) Rhonda Rajsich d. 2) Maria Jose Vargas, 11-7, 11-9, 3-11, 9-11, 11-7

Final

1) Paola Longoria v. 3) Rhonda Rajsich - Noon CST

Doubles - Quarterfinals

1) Rhonda Rajsich & Maria Jose Vargas d. 9) Cristina Amaya & Alexandra Herrera, 5-15, 15-7, 11-8
5) Maria Paz Muñoz & Veronica Sotomayor d. 4) Susana Acosta & Jessica Parrilla, 15-10, 15-10

3) Michelle Key & Frédérique Lambert d. 6) Lucia Gonzalez & Sofia Rascon, 15-13, 14-15, 11-5
2) Paola Longoria & Samantha Salas d. 7) Da'monique Davis & Sharon Jackson, 15-9, 15-5

Semi-finals

1) Rhonda Rajsich & Maria Jose Vargas v. 5) Maria Paz Muñoz & Veronica Sotomayor - 2 PM CST
2) Paola Longoria & Samantha Salas v. 3) Michelle Key & Frédérique Lambert - 1 PM CST

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