| Racquetball – Women's team at the XVI Pan American Games | |||||||||
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| Venue | Racquetball Complex | ||||||||
| Dates | October 23–25 | ||||||||
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| Racquetball at the 2011 Pan American Games | ||
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| Singles | men | women |
| Doubles | men | women |
| Team | men | women |
The women's team competition of the racquetball events at the 2011 Pan American Games will be held from October 23 to 25 at the Racquetball Complex in Guadalajara, Mexico.
| Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Mexico | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Argentina | 2 | 0 | 1 |  Venezuela | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Venezuela | 0 | 2 | 2 | Mexico | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Ecuador  | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ecuador | 2 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Canada | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mexico  | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 United States  | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Bolivia | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Chile | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bolivia | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| United States | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Dominican Republic | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| United States | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 October 10:15 | Report [ dead link ] | Argentina | 1–2 | Venezuela | Squash Complex Referee(s): Cesar Valdez (MEX) |
| Score by game: | |||||
| Veronique Guillemette | 2–0 | Ishley Paredes | |||
| Dafne Macrino | 0–2 | Mariana Tobon | |||
| Dafne Macrino/Veronique Guillemette | 1–2 | Mariana Tobon/Ishley Paredes | |||
| 23 October 15:15 | Report [ dead link ] | Mexico | 2–0 | Venezuela | Squash Complex Referee(s): Cesar Farell (URU), Jorge Rodriguez (CRC) |
| Score by game: | |||||
| Samantha Salas | 2–0 | Mariana Tobon | |||
| Paola Longoria/Samantha Salas | 2–0 | Ishley Paredes/Mariana Tobon | |||
| 23 October 11:30 | Report [ dead link ] | Ecuador | 2–1 | Canada | Squash Complex Referee(s): Miguel Santiago (PUR), Adolfo Orellana (CRC) |
| Score by game: | |||||
| María Muñoz | 2–0 | Jennifer Saunders | |||
| María Córdova | 1–2 | Frederique Lambert | |||
| María Muñoz/María Córdova | 2–1 | Brandi Jacobson/Jennifer Saunders | |||
| 23 October 12:45 | Report [ dead link ] | Bolivia | 2–0 | Chile | Squash Complex Referee(s): Miguel Santiago (PUR), Carlos Ruiz (VEN) |
| Score by game: | |||||
| María Vargas | 2–0 | Carla Muñoz | |||
| Cintia Loma/Jenny Daza | 2–0 | Angela Grisar/Carla Muñoz | |||
| 23 October 11:30 | Report [ dead link ] | Dominican Republic | 0–2 | United States | Squash Complex Referee(s): Martha Jarrin (ECU) |
| Score by game: | |||||
| Yira Portes | 0–2 | Cheryl Gudinas | |||
| Yira Portes/Claudine García | 0–2 | Aimee Ruiz/Rhonda Rajsich | |||
| 24 October 14:30 | Report [ dead link ] | Mexico | 2–0 | Ecuador | Squash Complex Referee(s): Cesar Farell (URU) |
| Score by game: | |||||
| Paola Longoria | 2–0 | María Muñoz | |||
| Paola Longoria/Samantha Salas | 2–0 | María Córdova/María Muñoz | |||
| 24 October 14:30 | Report [ dead link ] | Bolivia | 0–2 | United States | Squash Complex Referee(s): Jorge Rodriguez (CRC) |
| Score by game: | |||||
| Cintia Loma | 0–2 | Rhonda Rajsich | |||
| Cintia Loma/Jenny Daza | 0–2 | Rhonda Rajsich/Aimee Ruiz | |||
| 25 October 14:30 | Report [ dead link ] | Mexico | 2–0 | United States | Squash Complex Referee(s): Ricky Mattson (CAN) |
| Score by game: | |||||
| Paola Longoria | 2–1 | Rhonda Rajsich | |||
| Samantha Salas | 2–0 | Cheryl Gudinas | |||
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