2013 US Open - IRT Qualifying Round 2

Jake Bredenbeck is a surprise winner of Round Two qualifying in the International Racquetball Tour (IRT) division at the 2013 United Healthcare US Open, as he upset Fernando Rios, 5-11, 11-0, 11-7, 11-9, to book his place in the main draw on Thursday. Bredenbeck will play 7th Tony Carson in the 32s.

Dennis Myers successfully followed up his upset of veteran Mike Orr with a win over Samuel Murray, 11-6, 11-8, 11-8. He'll face 5th Ben Croft in the 32s on Thursday.

In the Mike v. Mike match, Mike Green defeated Mike Harmon, 11-0, 11-5, 13-11, to set up an all-Canuck match, as Green will play IRT #1 Kane Waselenchuk in the Round of 32 Thursday.

Polo Gutierrez, Charlie Pratt, Cliff Swain, Vincent Gagnon and David Horn all advanced to the 32s, although Horn needed five games to beat Aaron Granberg, 11-5, 1-11, 7-11, 11-2, 11-8. Horn was hurting late in game 5 and took an injury time out down 8-6. When play resumed, Horn put together a five point streak to close out the match.

US Open matches will be available via the IRT Network. Check out their website for the schedule.

2013 IRT US Open, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Qualifying Round 2

Q1: Brad Schopieray d. Andrés Gómez, 11-7, 11-3, 11-2
Q16: Mike Green d. Mike Harmon, 11-0, 11-5, 13-11

Q9: Bill Harper d. Robert Collins, 11-8, 4-11, 12-14, 11-4, 11-8
Q8: Hiroshi Shimizu d. Allen Hernandez, 11-2, 11-9, 9-11, 11-0

Q5: Polo Gutierrez d. Jose Daniel Ugalde, 11-3, 11-8, 11-0
Q12: Dennis Myers d. Samuel Murray, 11-6, 11-8, 11-8

Q13: Alejandro Herrera d. Francisco Troncoso, 11-4, 11-2, 11-5
Q4: Mauricio Zelada d. Joshua Hungerford, 6-11, 5-11, 11-9, 11-9, 11-8

Q3: Charlie Pratt d. Jose Daniel Alvarez, 11-4, 11-7, 11-0
Q14: Andree Parrilla d. Roberto Santander, 11-7, 14-12, 11-3

Q11: Felipe Camacho d. John Goth, 11-8, 6-11, 11-8 11-9
Q6: Coby Iwaasa d. Seung Jun Jeon, 11-3, 7-11, 11-0, 11-0

Q7: Cliff Swain d. Tyler Thielen, 11-2, 11-0, 11-1
Q10: Jake Bredenbeck d. Fernando Rios, 5-11, 11-0, 11-7, 11-9

Q15: Vincent Gagnon d. Cesar Castillo, 12-10, 11-9, 11-7
Q2: David Horn d. Aaron Granberg, 11-5, 1-11, 7-11, 11-2, 11-8

Round of 32 - Thursday

1 Kane Waselenchuk v. Mike Green
16 Anthony Herrera v. Brad Schopieray

9 Javier Moreno v. Hiroshi Shimizu
8 Daniel De La Rosa v. Bill Harper

5 Ben Croft v. Dennis Myers
12 Andy Hawthorne v. Polo Gutierrez

13 Jose Diaz v. Mauricio Zelada
4 Jose Rojas v. Alejandro Herrera

3 Alvaro Beltran v. Andree Parrilla
14 Jansen Allen v. Charlie Pratt

11 Alex Ackermann v. Coby Iwaasa
6 Chris Crowther v. Felipe Camacho

7 Tony Carson v. Jake Bredenbeck
10 Marco Rojas v. Cliff Swain

15 Alejandro Landa v. David Horn
2 Rocky Carson v. Vincent Gagnon

Follow the bouncing ball….