2010 New York City Pro Am Qualifying Rounds

The International Racquetball Tour (IRT) goes at it again this weekend. This time they'll be in New York City for the New York City Pro Am, and The Racquetball Blog has the draw for you below. There are 31 players in the qualifying rounds, which begin later today, as well as the top 8 seeded into the Round of 16.

The IRT changes its seedings for players ranked 5-8 in the Tier 1 events, so the potential quarter final match ups are different this weekend from last weekend's California Open. For example, Ben Croft could face top seed Kane Waselenchuk in the quarter finals; they met in last weekend's semi-finals. Also, Shane Vanderson and Chris Crowther have flipped sides of the draw, and could face Jason Mannino and Jack Huczek, respectively, in the quarters.

Another potential match is Jose Rojas against Waselenchuk in the Round of 16. Rojas had game points against Waselenchuk in game 1 of their US Open match before Waselenchuk snuffed out any hopes Rojas had of causing an upset.

The Legend Ruben Gonzalez is in the draw this weeekend. He might face Charlie Pratt in the last round of qualifying with the winner going up against Jason Mannino in the Round of 16 on Friday.

2010 New York City Pro Am
Syosset, New York

Qualifying Round 1
Chad LaForest v. Paul Smith
Joseph Palazzo v. Tom Keogh
Stacey Young v. Nate Gagne

Brad Kirch v. John Behm
Jose Flores, Jr. v. Brian Lesieur
Mitch Posner v. Ron Wojnoski
Jonathan Clay v. Nick Montalbano

Qualifying Round 2
Lee Connell v. Chad LaForest or Paul Smith
Tanner Mattson v. Vincent Gagnon
David Horn v. Joseph Palazzo or Tom Keogh
Ruben Gonzalez v. Stacey Young or Nate Gagne

Armando Landa v. Brad Kirch or John Behm
Sebastien Boissonneault v. Jose Flores, Jr. or Brian Lesieur
Luis Reveron v. Mitch Posner or Ron Wojnoski
Jason Sylvester v. Jonathan Clay or Nick Montalbano

Qualifying Round 3
Q8 - Jose Rojas v. Lee Connell or Chad LaForest or Paul Smith
Q1 - Andy Hawthorne v. Tanner Mattson or Vincent Gagnon

Q4 - Alejandro Landa v. David Horn or Joseph Palazzo or Tom Keogh
Q5 - Charlie Pratt v. Ruben Gonzalez or Stacey Young or Nate Gagne

Q6 - Alejandro Herrera v. Armando Landa or Brad Kirch or John Behm
Q3 - Anthony Herrera v. Sebastien Boissonneault or Jose Flores, Jr. or Brian Lesieur

Q2 - Kris Odegard v. Luis Reveron or Mitch Posner or Ron Wojnoski
Q7 - Hiroshi Shimizu v. Jason Sylvester or Jonathan Clay or Nick Montalbano

Main Draw

Kane Waselenchuk v. Q8
Ben Croft v. Q1

Shane Vanderson v. Q4
Jason Mannino v. Q5

Rocky Carson v. Q6
Mitch Williams v. Q3

Chris Crowther v. Q2
Jack Huczek v. Q7

Follow the bouncing ball....