IRT - Red Swain Shootout - Preliminary Results

The International Racquetball Tour (IRT) is back in action this weekend, and the preliminary round is complete at the Red Swain Shootout in Davison, Michigan, where Eric Desrochers came back from two games down to upset veteran Andy Hawthorne in five games, 7-11, 8-11, 11-6, 11-9, 11-6.

The win puts Desrochers in the Round of 16 on Friday against another veteran Chris Crowther.

Earlier, Mike Green lost to Greg Lawerenz, although it was by default. Lawerenz will play Mauricio Zelada in the second round of qualifying for a spot in the Round of 16 on Friday.

Matches can be viewed over the web via the IRT Network.

2013 Red Swain Shootout
Davison, Michigan

Qualifying Round 1

Charlie Pratt d. Thomas Carter, 13-11, 11-1, 11-6
Tom Fuhrmann d. John Scott, 11-3, 11-9, 11-3

Filip Vesely d. Nathan Tucker, 11-9, 9-11, 11-6, 11-2
Brian Simpson d. William Garrow, 11-1, 11-2, 11-1

Robert Collins d. Anthony Schonberger, 6-11, 11-4, 11-9, 11-3
Jeon Seung Jun d. Lee Connell, 13-11, 11-8, 8-11, 2-11, 11-6

Eric Desrochers d. Cesar Castillo, 11-4, 6-11, 11-5, 11-9
Greg Lawerenz d. Mike Green, forfeit

Qualifying Round 2

Q8: Charlie Pratt d. Hiroshi Shimizu, 11-2, 8-11, 11-2, 11-5
Q1: Jansen Allen d. Tom Fuhrmann, 11-5, 11-6, 11-1

Q4: Alex Ackermann d. Filip Vesely, 11-6, 11-7, 11-2
Q5: Brad Schopieray d. Brian Simpson, 11-5, 11-4, 11-1

Q6: Cliff Swain d. Robert Collins, 11-1, 11-4, 11-6
Q3: Jose Diaz d. Jeon Seung Jun, 11-4, 11-9, 11-7

Q2: Eric Desrochers d. Andy Hawthorne, 7-11, 8-11, 11-6, 11-9, 11-6
Q7: Mauricio Zelada d. Greg Lawrenz, 11-3, 11-1, 6-11, 11-2

Round of 16 - Friday

Rocky Carson v. Charlie Pratt
Tony Carson v. Jansen Allen

Daniel De La Rosa v. Alex Ackermann
Ben Croft v. Brad Schopieray

Jose Rojas v. Cliff Swain
Marco Rojas v. Jose Diaz

Chris Crowther v. Eric Desrochers
Alvaro Beltran v. Mauricio Zelada

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