Weekend Round Up - Herrera and Knoth double winners

Here are a few results from the weekend. Juan Herrera won the 28th Annual Shamrock Shootout in Lombard, Illinois - a Tier 4 International Racquetball Tour (IRT) event. Herrera beat Brian Simpson in the final, 11-8, 11-6, 11-4.

In the semi-finals, Herrera defeated Filip Vesely, 11-3, 11-5, 11-5, while Simpson saw off Trevor Snyders, 11-9, 11-7, 12-10.

Herrera and Snyders teamed up to win the Open Doubles division, defeating Brent Huff and David Bachar in the final, 15-10, 15-7. Herrera and Snyder beat Geoffrey Goldblatt and George Pappas in the semis, 15-13, 15-5, while Huff and Bachar defeated Clint Hickman and Eric Mathews, 13-15, 15-10, 11-4.

Also on the weekend, Taylor Knoth won the 42nd Annual Northwest Open in Bellingham, Washington by defeating Jeff Stark, 15-9, 1-15, 11-4, in the final. Knoth beat Josh Hungerford in the semi-finals, 15-3, 15-5, and Stark defeated Jimmy Lowe, 15-12, 15-6.

Lowe beat Hungerford for 3rd place, 15-5, 15-4.

Knoth and Hungerford teamed up to win the Open Doubles title, where they defeated Stark and Lowe in the final, 10-15, 15-10, 11-8. In the semi-finals, Knoth and Hungerford were winners over Bill Napier and Paul Julbes, 15-7, 15-1, while Stark and Lowe won against Devin Drury and Tracy Drury, 15-13, 15-5.

Napier and Julbes won the 3rd place match, beating Drury and Drury, 7-15, 15-6, 11-10.

Two big event to look forward to this week: the IRT has a Tier 1 event in Denver, where the Denver Athletic Club will host the Mile High Pro-Am, and Arizona State Univrsity in Tempe, Arizona will host the USA Racquetball Intercollegiate Championships.

28th Annual Shamrock Shootout, Lombard, Illinois - IRT Tier 4

Men's Open

Final - Juan Herrera d. Brian Simpson, 11-8, 11-6, 11-4

Semi-finals - Juan Herrera d. Filip Vesely, 11-3, 11-5, 11-5
Brian Simpson d. Trevor Snyders, 11-9, 11-7, 12-10

Men's Open Doubles

Final - Juan Herrera & Trevor Snyders d. Brent Huff and David Bachar, 15-10, 15-7

Semi-finals - Juan Herrera & Trevor Snyder d. Geoffrey Goldblatt & George Pappas, 15-13, 15-5
Brent Huff & David Bachar d. Clint Hickman & Eric Mathews, 13-15, 15-10, 11-4.

42nd Annual Northwest Open, Bellingham, Washington

Men's Open

Final - Taylor Knoth d. Jeff Stark, 15-9, 1-15, 11-4

Semi-finals - Taylor Knoth d. Josh Hungerford, 15-3, 15-5
Jeff Stark d. Jimmy Lowe, 15-12, 15-6

3rd Place - Jimmy Lowe d. Josh Hungerford, 15-5, 15-4

Men's Open Doubles

Final - Taylor Knoth & Josh Hungerford d. Jeff Stark & Jimmy Lowe, 10-15, 15-10, 11-8

Semi-finals - Taylor Knoth & Josh Hungerford d. Bill Napier & Paul Julbes, 15-7, 15-1
Jeff Stark & Jimmy Lowe d. Devin Drury & Tracy Drury, 15-13, 15-5

3rd Place - Bill Napier & Paul Julbes d. Drury and Drury, 7-15, 15-6, 11-10

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