2013 US Open - IRT Round of 32

Four seeded players have lost in early Round of 32 action in the International Racquetball Tour (IRT) division at the 2013 United Healthcare US Open, although one of those losses is a forfeit. Ninth seed Javier Moreno wasn't able to make his match with Japanese veteran Hiroshi Shimizu, so Shimizu's into the 16s, where he'll play the winner of Daniel De La Rosa and Bill Harper.

The biggest upset so far is Coby Iwaasa defeating 11th seed Alex Ackermann, 9-11, 9-11, 11-4, 11-3, 11-0. Iwaasa is the U16 World Junior Champion, and will try to defend that title later this month in Sucre, Bolivia. Iwaasa will play 5th seed Chris Crowther in the Round of 16 Thursday afternoon, as Crowther beat Felipe Camacho 14-12, 11-1, 11-9 in the 32s.

Also, Polo Gutierrez upset the 12th seed Andy Hawthorne, 11-3, 11-3, 11-2, although Gutierrez is better than his 21st seeding, so the outcome is not as big an upset as it looks.

Gutierrez will play 5th seed Ben Croft in the Round of 16 this afternoon, as Croft ended the good run of Dennis Myers in three straight games, 11-2, 11-3, 11-5. Myers was previously unranked, so reaching the 32s is a significant accomplishment for him.

Finally, two time US Open Champion Cliff Swain is back in the 16s for the first time since 2006, when he made it to the quarters, as Swain beat 10th seed Marco Rojas, 11-5, 8-11, 7-11, 11-3, 11-4. He'll play 7th seed Tony Carson in the 16s after Carson took out Jake Bredenbeck, 11-5, 6-11, 11-5, 12-10, in the 32s.

US Open matches are available via the IRT Network throughout the week.

2013 IRT US Open, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Round of 32 - Thursday (with seedings)

1 Kane Waselenchuk d. Mike Green, 11-0, 11-5, 11-4
16 Anthony Herrera d. Brad Schopieray, 11-7, 7-11, 11-9, 11-1

Hiroshi Shimizu d. 9 Javier Moreno, fft
8 Daniel De La Rosa d. Bill Harper, 11-1, 11-3, 11-4

5 Ben Croft d. Dennis Myers, 11-2, 11-3, 11-5
Polo Gutierrez d. 12 Andy Hawthorne, 11-3, 11-3, 11-2

13 Jose Diaz d. Mauricio Zelada, 11-4, 11-2, 11-9
4 Jose Rojas d. Alejandro Herrera, 11-0, 11-4, 11-4

3 Alvaro Beltran d. Andree Parrilla, 11-3, 11-5, 11-5
14 Jansen Allen d. Charlie Pratt, 7-11, 11-5, 11-5, 11-7

Coby Iwaasa d. 11 Alex Ackermann, 9-11, 9-11, 11-4, 11-3, 11-0
6 Chris Crowther d. Felipe Camacho, 14-12, 11-1, 11-9

7 Tony Carson d. Jake Bredenbeck, 11-5, 6-11, 11-5, 12-10
Cliff Swain d. 10 Marco Rojas, 11-5, 8-11, 7-11, 11-3, 11-4

15 Alejandro Landa d. David Horn, 10-12, 11-5, 12-10, 11-2
2 Rocky Carson d. Vincent Gagnon, 11-1, 11-6, 11-3

Round of 16 - Thursday (with seedings)

1 Kane Waselenchuk v. 16 Anthony Herrera
Hiroshi Shimizu v. 8 Daniel De La Rosa

5 Ben Croft v. Polo Gutierrez
4 Jose Rojas v. 13 Jose Diaz

3 Alvaro Beltran v. 14 Jansen Allen
6 Chris Crowther v. Coby Iwaasa

7 Tony Carson v. Cliff Swain
2 Rocky Carson v. 15 Alejandro Landa

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