Racquet House San Diego Pro-Am - Preliminary Results

In the final preliminary round of the Racquet House San Diego Pro-Am - the 3rd tournament of the International Racquetball Tour (IRT) season - there were two upsets, but neither was a real surprise. In the #16 v. #17 match, Alvaro Beltran (#17) won over Hiroshi Shmizu (#16), 11-0, 11-6, 11-9.

With the win Beltran will face top seed and IRT #1 Kane Waselenchuk in the Round of 16. Waselenchuk hasn't lost since January 2009, when Beltran beat him in the California Open. Can he do it again?

The other upset was Mike Green (seeded 21st), the current Canadian Champion, defeating Alejandro Herrera (12th), 12-10, 11-2, 11-2. Green will now be the beneficiary of Mitch Williams's late withdrawal from the tournament, as Williams withdrew after the draw was public so it was not changed.

Green's win puts him in the Q5 spot, which was to be a match with Williams. Now it will be a walkover win for him and then a quarter final match against with Jack Huczek or Charlie Pratt. After playing three matches on Thursday, Green could probably use the rest. His quarter final is scheduled for 8 PM Friday.

Earlier, Jamie Slamko and Allan Hernandez have made a bid for one of the highest scoring matches of the season, as they took five games and 92 points to determine the winner. Slamko took it 11-6, 4-11, 12-10, 11-13, 11-3.

In Round 2, Slamko also played five games, but came out on the losing end, as Felipe Camacho defeated him, 11-9, 2-11, 8-11, 11-4, 11-1. However, Camacho didn't make it past the last round of qualifying, losing to racquetball legend Cliff Swain, 11-4, 11-4, 12-10.

The tournament will be available for viewing over the internet via the IRT Network. Friday's action - Round of 16 and quarter finals - can be viewed for free with subscribers being able to see the semi-finals and final on Saturday and Sunday, respectively. The first Round of 16 matches are scheduled for 11:30 AM PDT.

San Diego Racquet House Pro/Am
San Diego, California - September 30-October 3, 2010

Preliminary Third Round

Q8: Alvaro Beltran d. Hiroshi Smimizu, 11-0, 11-6, 11-9
Q1: Jose Rojas d. David Horn, 11-7, 12-10, 12-10

Q4: Mike Green d. Alejandro Herrera, 12-10, 11-2, 11-2
Q5: Charlie Pratt d. Felipe Munoz, 11-6, 11-6, 11-7

Q6: Alejandro Landa d. Tony Carson, 11-6, 11-6, 11-13, 11-9
Q3: Anthony Herrera d. Andres Herrera, 11-7, 6-11, 11-3, 11-4

Q7: Juan Herrera d. Sebastian Franco, 11-9, 11-4, 11-9
Q2: Cliff Swain d. Felipe Camacho, 11-4, 11-4, 12-10

Round of 16

Kane Waselenchuk v. Alvaro Beltran
Shane Vanderson v. Jose Rojas

Mitch Williams v. Mike Green
Jack Huczek v. Charlie Pratt

Ben Croft v. Alejandro Landa
Andy Hawthorne v. Anthony Herrera

Chris Crowther v. Juan Herrera
Rocky Carson v. Cliff Swain

Preliminary First Round

Jose Diaz d. A.J. Reyes
Marco Rojas d. Daniel De La Rosa, 11-2, 11-6, 0-11, 13-11

David Horn d. Jamie Martel, 3-11, 12-10, 11-8, 11-7
Carlos Oviedo d. Alejandro Morales, 11-2, 2-11, 11-4, 13-11

Mike Green d. Joel Barshaw, 11-4, 11-2, 11-6
Willie Tilton d. Bruce Robles, fft

Mike Orr d. Blake Martin, 11-4, 11-5, 11-1

Felipe Munoz d. Jeremy Mcglothin, 11-1, 11-4, 11-3
Hank Minardo d. Chris Conrad, injury fft

Jose Serrano d. Tim Prigo, 11-7, 11-2, 11-0

Daniel Bautista d. Roby Partrovich, 11-0, 11-5, 11-2

Andres Herrera d. Juan Felipe Garzon, 11-1, 11-2, 3-11, 11-5
Greg Dorman d. Brian Pineda, 7-11, 11-4, 11-4, retired

Sebastian Franco d. Jorge Ramos Jr., fft
John Scott d. Rafael Morales, fft

Dawoud Gharfashod d. Manuel Flores, fft
Jamie Slamko d. Allen Hernandez, 11-6, 4-11, 12-10, 11-13, 11-3

Preliminary Second Round

Q8: Hiroshi Smimizu d. Jose Diaz, 7-11, 11-4, 11-9, 11-7
Q8: Alvaro Beltran d. Marco Rojas, 11-8, 11-7, 12-10
Q1: David Horn d. Carlos Oviedo, 4-11, 11-6, 11-5, 11-6

Q4: Mike Green d. Willie Tilton, 11-3, 11-3, 11-8
Q5: Charlie Pratt d. Mike Orr, 3-11, 11-3, 12-10, 11-2
Q5: Felipe Munoz d. Hank Minardo, 11-2, 11-0, 11-9

Q6: Alejandro Landa d. Jose Serrano, 11-2, 11-5, 2-11, 11-8
Q6: Tony Carson d. Daniel Bautista, 11-3, 11-4, 11-1
Q3: Andres Herrera d. Greg Dorman, 11-6, 11-4, 11-1

Q7: Sebastian Franco d. John Scott, 11-9, 11-6, 11-5
Q2: Cliff Swain d. Dawoud Gharfashod, 11-5, 11-3, 11-0
Q2: Felipe Camacho d. Jamie Slamko, 11-9, 2-11, 8-11, 11-4, 11-1

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