IRT - 2013 California Open Preliminary Results

As expected Jansen Allen and Jose Diaz had a barn-burner of a match in the final round of qualifying at the Coast to Coast California Open in Reseda, California - the first International Racquetball Tour (IRT) of 2013. They went five games and Allen came out on top, defeating Diaz 6-11, 13-11, 11-2, 4-11, 11-4. Allen will play IRT #2 Rocky Carson in the Round of 16 Friday morning.

Eric Harper upset Arthur Schmeiser, 11-8, 11-7, 11-5, in the second round of qualifying, but then lost to Marco Rojas, 11-2, 11-3, 12-10, in the final round. Rojas will play IRT #1 Kane Waselenchuk in the 16s.

The IRT Network will be web-casting California Open matches on Friday beginning with the Round of 16 at 10 AM PST.

2013 California Open - Reseda, California

Qualifying Round 3

Q8: Marco Rojas d. Eric Harper, 11-2, 11-3, 12-10
Q1: Javier Moreno d. Hiroshi Shimizu, 1-11, 11-8, 11-1, 11-4

Q4: Daniel De La Rosa v. Jose Serrano
Q5: Alex Landa d. Thomas Fuhrmann, forfeit

Q6: Polo Gutierrez d. David Horn, 11-0, 12-10, 11-1
Q3: Brad Schopieray d. Rafael Filippini, 3-11, 11-8, 11-3, 11-3

Q2: Anthony Herrera d. Andrew Gale, 11-9, 11-4, 11-1
Q7: Jansen Allen d. Jose Diaz, 6-11, 13-11, 11-2, 4-11, 11-4

Main Draw - Round of 16 - Friday

Kane Waselenchuk v. Marco Rojas
Andy Hawthorne v. Javier Moreno

Chris Crowther v. Daniel De La Rosa or Jose Serrano
Jose Rojas v. Alex Landa

Alvaro Beltran v. Polo Gutierrez
Ben Croft v. Brad Schopieray

Tony Carson v. Anthony Herrera
Rocky Carson v. Jansen Allen

Qualifying Round 2

Marco Rojas d. Hank Minardo, 11-3, 11-1, 11-5
Eric Harper d. Arthur Schmeiser, 11-8, 11-7, 11-5

Hiroshi Shimizu d. Tim Prigo, 11-9, 11-5, 12-10
Jose Serrano d. Luis Reveron, 11-6, 9-11, 11-8, 5-11, 11-5

Alex Landa d. Aaron Embry, 11-2, 11-5, 11-8
Thomas Fuhrmann d. Matt Majxner, 11-6, 11-8, 0-11, 5-11, 11-7

David Horn d. Mike Orr, 5-11, 11-7, 3-11, 12-10, 11-3
Polo Gutierrez d. Keith Minor, forfeit

Rafael Filippini d. Armondo Bermudez, 11-8, 11-3, 11-9
Andrew Gale d. Cliff Swain, 6-11, 11-6, 11-6, 11-0

Jose Diaz d. Majeed Shahin, 11-3, 11-7, 11-4
Jansen Allen d. Felipe Munoz, forfeit

Qualifying Round 1

Aaron Embry d. John Wolfe, 11-1, 11-1, 11-7
Keith Minor d. John Molinari, 11-2, 11-9, 11-4
Majeed Shahin d. Robert Collins, 11-2, 13-11, 2-11, 11-8

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