US Open : Men's 32s

The anticipated Cliff Swain-Mike Green rematch won't be happening at the US Open as both players lost in the Round of 32 Thursday. Swain went down to Chris Crowther, 9-11, 11-9, 11-5, 11-7, while Green lost in straight games to Jason Thoerner, 11-7, 11-9, 12-10. Thus, there will be a typical IRT (International Racquetball Tour) Round of 16 match when Crowther and Thoerner play, as they often meet in the Round of 16 in Tier I events. Thoerner holds a 2-0 advantage over Crowther this season.

Both the Swain-Crowther match and the Green-Thoerner one featured many comments to the respective referees by both players.

Other matches in the 32s included Anthony Carson's upset victory over Hiroshi Shimizu, 11-4, 11-4, 11-3. Carson was the only player to beat a higher seed in the 16 matches in the Round of 32. Agustin Tristan might have been on his way to an upset victory against Jason Mannino, as he was tied with Mannino at 10 in the second game (though he lost game one) when suffered an injury to his right knee and was forced to withdraw from the match.

Also, Andy Hawthorne and Ben Croft will meet in the Round of 16 for the second consecutive year. Hawthorne upset Croft last year, and you know he'll be trying to do that again. Croft defeated Eric Desrochers, 11-3, 11-8, 11-5, in the 32s, while Hawthorne took out Rafael Filippini, 8-11, 11-5, 11-7, 13-11.

Men's Results Round of 32:
(Matches listed in draw order)

Rocky Carson d. Jose Rojas, 11-8, 11-5, 11-7
Kris Odegard d. Travis Woodbury, 12-10, 11-1, 11-5

Chris Crowther d. Cliff Swain, 9-11, 11-9, 11-5, 11-7
Jason Thoerner d. Mike Green, 11-7, 11-9, 14-12

Shane Vanderson d. Alex Landa, 11-1, 2-11, 9-11, 11-6, 11-7
Juan Herrera d. Ruben Gonzalez, 10-12, 11-6, 11-5, 11-7

Anthony Carson d. Hiroshi Shimizu, 11-4, 11-4, 11-3
Jason Mannino d. Agustin Tristan, 11-6, 10-10 - injury default

Alvaro Beltran d. Tim Landeryou, 11-5, 11-6, 11-7
Alejandro Herrera d. Anthony Herrera, 11-5, 11-8, 11-4

Kane Waselenchuk d. Polo Gutierrez Sotres, 11-2, 11-7, 11-1
Mitch Williams d. Doug Ganim, 11-6, 11-6, 7-11, 11-5

Ben Croft d. Eric Desrochers, 11-3, 11-8, 11-5
Andy Hawthorne d. Rafael Filippini, 8-11, 11-5, 11-7, 13-11

Javier Moreno d. Mauricio Zelada, 11-7, 11-5, 11-3
Jack Huczek d. Mike Orr, 11-3, 11-6, 11-1

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