The International Racquetball Tour's (IRT's) last event of the 2010-2011 season is underway, as the first two rounds of the 2011 Ektelon National Singles Championships were played Thursday.
Play in the main round is beginning in the Round of 32, where there have been few upsets. The biggest one was Taylor Knoth's defeat of 8th seed Charlie Pratt, 11-7, 11-5, 2-11, 10-12, 11-4. Next up for Knoth is Anthony Herrera, who was a straight game winner against Brad Schopieray, 11-9, 11-8, 11-8.
Knoth put up another upset in the 16s, as he defeated Herrera, 11-7, 11-4, 5-11, 11-8, and will face top seed Kane Waselenchuk in the quarter finals. Waselenchuk was a winner over Andres Herrera, 11-2, 11-2, 11-8, in the 16s.
But the big upset in the 16s was Tony Carson's defeat of Jose Rojas, 11-5, 8-11, 2-11, 12-10, 11-7. He'll play Chris Crowther in the quarters, as Crowther beat David Horn, 11-7, 11-5, 11-9, in the 16s.
Action is being webcast via the IRT Network.com. The quarter finals are slated for Friday, semi-finals Saturday, and final on Sunday at 2 PM PDT.
2011 Ektelon National Singles Championships
Round of 32
Kane Waselenchuk d. Jansen Allen, 11-1, 11-8, 11-0
Andres Herrera d. Mike Orr, 6-11, 6-11, 11-1, 11-8, 12-10
Anthony Herrera d. Brad Schopieray, 11-9, 11-8, 11-8
Taylor Knoth d. Charles Pratt, 11-7, 11-5, 2-11, 10-12, 11-4
Jose Rojas d. Alex Ackermann, 6-11, 9-11, 11-0, 11-4, 11-3
Tony Carson d. Ryan Meyer, 11-7, 11-5, 11-2
David Horn d. Alejandro Herrera, WBF - No Show
Chris Crowther d. Mike Harmon, 11-5, 11-3, 11-2
Ben Croft d. Ruben Gonzalez, 12-14, 11-9, 11-2, 11-8
Javier Moreno d. Arthur Schmeiser, 11-6, 11-0, 10-12, 11-0
Felipe Munoz d. Juan Herrera, 11-5, 9-11, 11-4, 11-3
Andy Hawthorne d. Polo Gutierrez, 11-7, 11-4, 11-9
Shane Vanderson d. Cliff Swain, 11-13, 11-9, 11-9, 11-6
Alvaro Beltran d. Erik Leetch, 7-11, 11-0, 11-4, 11-2
Daniel De La Rosa d. Alejandro Landa, 11-5, 11-4, 9-11, 1-11, 12-10
Rocky Carson d. Jose Diaz, 11-9, 11-2, 11-0
Round of 16
Kane Waselenchuk d. Andres Herrera, 11-2, 11-2, 11-8
Taylor Knoth d. Anthony Herrera, 11-7, 11-4, 5-11, 11-8
Tony Carson d. Jose Rojas, 11-5, 8-11, 2-11, 12-10, 11-7
Chris Crowther d. David Horn, 11-7, 11-5, 11-9
Ben Croft d. Javier Moreno
Andy Hawthorne d. Felipe Munoz, 11-7, 11-7, 11-1
Shane Vanderson d. Alvaro Beltran, 11-4, 11-4, 6-11, 11-3
Rocky Carson d. Daniel De La Rosa, 11-4, 11-9, 6-11, 11-3
Quarter finals
Kane Waselenchuk v. Taylor Knoth
Chris Crowther v. Tony Carson
Ben Croft v. Andy Hawthorne
Rocky Carson v. Shane Vanderson
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Thursday, May 26, 2011
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Taylor's victory over Charlie, while technically an upset, was not that surprising given Taylor’s victory over Charlie at the Seattle Open a few months back. And with his victory over Anthony Herrera doesn’t this earn him a solid spot in the top 20?
Certainly no one expects him to beat Kane today but it will certainly be an opportunity for him to create, execute, and stick to a solid game plan. Hopefully Fran has had him review this season’s Rocky vs Kane matches. He would also do well to heed the advice Dirk has given on his Racquetball Strategy blog (http://racquetballstrategy.blogspot.com/ -- in particular 4/16 and 4/28 post).
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