Top seeds Rhonda Rajsich and Paola Longoria are through to
the semi-finals at the 2011 Puget Sound Challenge Pro/Am in Olympia, Washington,
but in the semis they'll face two upset winners.
Kristen Bellows, a former top 4 player on the Women's
Professional Racquetball Organization (WPRO) tour, won again Saturday as she defeated
4th seed Adrienne Fisher, 9-11, 11-5, 12-10, 11-5. Bellows will play Rajsich in
the semi-finals later Saturday, as Rajsich beat Krystal Csuk, 11-4, 11-4, 11-3.
Longoria defeated Cristina Amaya, 11-2, 11-6, 11-4, in the
quarter finals, and she'll play fellow Mexican Susana Acosta, who defeated 3rd
seed Kerri Wachtel in five games, 11-6, 5-11, 11-13, 11-6, 11-9.
The semi-finals will be played Saturday evening with the
final slated for Sunday at noon.
2011 Puget Sound Challenge, Olympia, Washington
Quarter finals
Rhonda Rajsich d. Krystal Csuk, 11-4, 11-4, 11-3
Kristen Bellows d. Adrienne Fisher, 9-11, 11-5, 12-10, 11-5
Susana Acosta d. Kerri Wachtel, 11-6, 5-11, 11-13, 11-6, 11-9
Paola Longoria d. Cristina Amaya, 11-2, 11-6, 11-4
Semi-finals
Rhonda Rajsich vs. Kristen Bellows
Paola Longoria vs. Susana Acosta
Follow the bouncing ball....
Top seeds Rhonda Rajsich and Paola Longoria are through to
the semi-finals at the 2011 Puget Sound Challenge Pro/Am in Olympia,
Washington, but in the semis they'll face two upset winners.
Kristen Bellows, a former top 4 player on the Women's
Professional Racquetball Organization (WPRO) tour, won again Saturday as she defeated
4th seed Adrienne Fisher, 9-11, 11-5, 12-10, 11-5. Bellows will play Rajsich in
the semi-finals later Saturday, as Rajsich beat Krystal Csuk, 11-4, 11-4, 11-3.
Longoria defeated Cristina Amaya, 11-2, 11-6, 11-4, in the
quarter finals, and she'll play fellow Mexican Susana Acosta, who defeated 3rd
seed Kerri Wachtel in five games, 11-6, 5-11, 11-13, 11-6, 11-9.
The semi-finals will be played Saturday evening with the
final slated for Sunday at noon.
2011 Puget Sound Challenge, Olympia, Washington
Quarter finals
Rhonda Rajsich d. Krystal Csuk, 11-4, 11-4, 11-3
Kristen Bellows d. Adrienne Fisher, 9-11, 11-5, 12-10, 11-5
Susana Acosta d. Kerri Wachtel, 11-6, 5-11, 11-13, 11-6, 11-9
Paola Longoria d. Cristina Amaya, 11-2, 11-6, 11-4
Semi-finals
Rhonda Rajsich vs. Kristen Bellows
Paola Longoria vs. Susana Acosta
Follow the bouncing ball....
Kristen Bellows continues to make an impact in her return to
the Women's Professional Racquetball Organization (WPRO)
tour, as she reached the quarter finals at the 2011 Puget Sound Challenge
Pro/Am in Olympia, Washington, with a win over 5th seed Jennifer Saunders,
10-12, 11-6, 11-8, 8-11, 11-8.
The win sets up a re-match with 4th seed Adrienne Fisher, who
was a straight games winner over Keely Franks, 11-8, 11-2, 11-2. Bellows
defeated Fisher in the US Open last month.
The other top seeds were also winners. Top seed Rhonda
Rajsich beat Cheyenne Hayes, 11-5, 11-4, 11-2; second seed Paola Longoria
defeated Grace Hughes, 11-3, 11-0, 11-6; and third seed Kerri Wachtel needed
four games to get by Jocelyn Loredo, 11-5, 11-3, 9-11, 11-9.
The quarter finals and semi-finals will be played on Saturday
with the final slated for Sunday.
2011 Puget Sound Challenge, Olympia, Washington
Round of 16
Rhonda Rajsich vs. Cheyenne Hayes, 11-5, 11-4, 11-2
Krystal Csuk d. Da'monique Davis, 12-10, 11-1, 11-7
Kristen Bellows d. Jennifer Saunders, 10-12, 11-6, 11-8,
8-11, 11-8
Adrienne Fisher d. Keely Franks, 11-8, 11-2, 11-2
Kerri Wachtel d. Jocelyn Loredo, 11-5, 11-3, 9-11, 11-9
Susana Acosta d. Linda Scales, 11-4, 11-4, 11-4
Cristina Amaya d. T. J. Baumbaugh, 6-11, 11-8, 11-2, 10-12,
11-8
Paola Longoria d. Grace Hughes, 11-3, 11-0, 11-6
Quarter finals
Rhonda Rajsich vs. Krystal Csuk
Adrienne Fisher vs. Kristen Bellows
Kerri Wachtel vs. Susana Acosta
Paola Longoria vs. Cristina Amaya
Round 1
Cheyenne Hayes d. Tammarrian Rogers, 11-9, 11-1, 1-6
Grace Hughes d. Kimberly Ferina, 11-8, 11-3, 11-5
Follow the bouncing ball....
