2010 Corona Open - Carson defeats Beltran for 1st title in 23 months

Rocky Carson defeated Alvaro Beltran, 11-2, 11-8, 11-8, to win the Corona Open - the fifth main event of the International Racquetball Tour (IRT) season. It's Carson first win since January 2009 at the California Open, when he also defeated Beltran in the final.

Carson got to the final by defeating Jack Huczek, 11-9, 11-5, 1-11, 11-9, in one semi-final, while Beltran beat Jose Rojas, 5-11, 11-3, 6-11, 11-3, 11-5, in the other.

The big upset of the weekend though was Rojas's victory over Ben Croft, who was playing as the #1 seed for the first time at a IRT main event in the absence of Kane Waselenchuk, who reportedly has a knee injury. Rojas won the first two games against Croft, but then had to pull it out in a tie-breaking fifth game as Croft came back to push the match to the limit only to have Rojas squeak it out, 11-1, 11-4, 11-13, 6-11, 12-10.

2010 IRT Corona Open - Chihuahua, Mexico

Final

Rocky Carson d. Alvaro Beltran, 11-2, 11-8, 11-8

Semi-finals

Alvaro Beltran d. Jose Rojas, 5-11, 11-3, 6-11, 11-3, 11-5
Rocky Carson d. Jack Huczek, 11-9, 11-5, 1-11, 11-9

Quarter Finals

Jose Rojas d. Ben Croft, 11-1, 11-4, 11-13, 6-11, 12-10
Alvaro Beltran d. Chris Crowther, 11-0, injury forfeit

Jack Huczek d. Shane Vanderson, 11-7, 4-11, 12-10, 11-3
Rocky Carson d. Andy Hawthorne, 11-4, 12-10, 11-7

Round of 16

Ben Croft d. Erick Sandoval, forfeit
Jose Rojas d. Charlie Pratt, 6-11, 11-2, 11-5, 11-7

Alvaro Beltran d. Eduardo Avila, 11-1, 11-8, 5-11, 11-0
Chris Crowther d. Alejandro Cardona

Jack Huczek d. Salvador Ortiz, 11-6, 11-2, 11-4
Shane Vanderson d. Gil De Los Rios, 11-7, 10-12, 5-11, 11-4, 11-8

Andy Hawthorne d. Javier Moreno, 11-2, 11-2, 11-9
Rocky Carson d. Javier Estrada, 11-1, 11-1, 11-1

Qualifying Round

Q: Erick Sandoval d. Javier Alvidrez

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