Weekend Round Up

Grace Hughes won the Women's Open division of the SCS Title and Escrow Pro-Am in Herndon, Virginia, as she defeated Cristina Amaya, 15-9, 15-13, in the final.

Hughes, seeded 4th, got to the final with the 15-14, 15-14 upset of top seed Da'monique Davis in the semi-finals. Third Amaya beat 2nd seed Keely Franks in the other semi, 15-5, 15-4.

Franks did win women's open doubles with Jennifer Saunders, as they defeated Candi Hostovich and Kristen Junkin, 15-10, 15-3.

Also, Davis came out on top in mixed open doubles as she and Mauricio Zelada defeated Erik Blood and T. J. Baumbaugh, 15-13, 15-6.

IRT

Ben Croft won the Cinco De Mayo Shootout - a Tier 4 event on the International Racquetball Tour (IRT) in Pueblo, Colorado, defeating Tony Carson, 5-11, 11-5, 12-10, 12-10, in the final.

Croft beat Nick Montalbano, 11-6, 5-11, 11-3, 11-1, in one semi-final, while Carson beat up and coming junior Adam Manilla, 11-2, 11-7, 11-2, in the other.

Rocky Carson won the HEAD Penn IRT Pro/Am Series event in Scottsdale, Arizona - a Tier 5 IRT event. He beat Arthur Schmeiser, 11-2, 11-3, 11-2, in the final. In the semi-finals, Carson defeated Bobby Ferreira, 11-4, 11-2, 11-5, and Schmeiser beat Rick Wagner, 11-5, 11-13, 13-11, 11-1.

Finally, in Oklahoma City, Erik Leetch won the IRT Tier 5 Twister City Pro-Am when Juan Martinez III had to take an injury forfeit. Leetch reached the final with a four game victory over Dustin Wheeler, 11-9, 11-4, 9-11, 11-6 with Martinez defeating Scott Wolford in the other semi, 12-10, 11-9, 11-7.

2012 SCS Title and Escrow Pro-Am - Herndon, Virginia 


Women's Open Final

Grace Hughes d. Cristina Amaya, 15-9, 15-13

Semi-final 

Grace Hughes d. Da'monique Davis,  15-14, 15-14
Cristina Amaya d. Keely Franks, 15-5, 15-4

IRT - Cinco De Mayo Shootout - Pueblo, Colorado


Final 

Ben Croft d. Tony Carson, 5-11, 11-5, 12-10, 12-10

Semi-finals 

Ben Croft d. Nick Montalbano, 11-6, 5-11, 11-3, 11-1
Tony Carson d. Adam Manilla, 11-2, 11-7, 11-2

HEAD Penn IRT Pro/Am Series #5, Scottsdale, Arizona 


Final 

Rocky Carson d. Arthur Schmeiser, 11-2, 11-3, 11-2

Semi-finals

Rocky Carson d. Bobby Ferreira, 11-4, 11-2, 11-5
Arthur Schmeiser d. Rick Wagner, 11-5, 11-13, 13-11, 11-1

Twister City Pro-Am, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma  


Final

Erik Leetch d. Juan Martinez III, injury forfeit

Semi-final 

Erik Leetch d.  Dustin Wheeler, 11-9, 11-4, 9-11, 11-6
Juan Martinez III d. Scott Wolford, 12-10, 11-9, 11-7

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