Three of the four top seeds are in the semi-finals at the International Racquetball Tour's (IRT's) San Diego Open, including top seed Kane Waselenchuk, who beat Jose Rojas in quarter finals, 11-3, 11-4, 11-4, and 2nd seed Rocky Carson, a winner over Andy Hawthorne, 11-5, 11-6, 11-0.
But 3rd seed Ben Croft lost in the Round of 16 to Javier Moreno, the veteran Mexican left-hander, 15-13, 11-9, 10-12, 3-11, 11-8. But Moreno lost in the quarters to Shane Vanderson, 11-9, 5-11, 6-11, 11-4, 11-5.
Vanderson will play Carson in one semi-final, while Waselenchuk will play Jack Huczek in the other. Huczek defeated Chris Crowther in three straight games, 11-5, 11-3, 12-10, in the quarter finals.
The semi-finals go at 4 PM and 5 PM PST Saturday afternoon and you can see the matches on the IRT Network.
2011 San Diego Open - San Diego, California
Quarter-finals
Kane Waselenchuk d. Jose Rojas, 11-3, 11-4, 11-4
Jack Huczek d. Chris Crowther, 11-5, 11-3, 12-10
Shane Vanderson d. Javier Moreno, 11-9, 5-11, 6-11, 11-4, 11-5
Rocky Carson d. Andy Hawthorne, 11-5, 11-6, 11-0
Semi-finals
Kane Waselenchuk v. Jack Huczek 5 PM PST
Rocky Carson v. Shane Vanderson 4 PM PST
Main Draw - Round of 16
Kane Waselenchuk d. Hiroshi Shimizu, 11-4, 11-7, 11-1
Jose Rojas d. Daniel De La Rosa, 10-12, 11-2, 11-4, 9-11, 11-8
Chris Crowther d. Polo Gutierrez, 11-6, 11-4, 11-7
Jack Huczek d. Alejandro Landa, 11-3, 6-11, 11-7, 11-6
Javier Moreno d. Ben Croft, 15-13, 11-9, 10-12, 3-11, 11-8
Shane Vanderson d. Anthony Herrera, 9-11, 11-7, 11-5, 11-3
Andy Hawthorne d. Juan Herrera, 11-7, 11-9, 13-11
Rocky Carson d. Tony Carson, 11-7, 11-0, 12-10
Follow the bouncing ball....
Saturday, February 26, 2011
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