Weekend Round Up - Beltran, Croft & Herrera winners

Alvaro Beltran won the Mexico Open in Tijuana, Mexico - a Tier 3 event on the International Racquetball Tour (IRT) - as he got the best of countryman Daniel De La Rosa, 11-8, 4-11, 11-9, 12-10. It's the third time Beltran's beaten De La Rosa this month, as they met in both November IRT Tier 1 events: the Red Swain Shootout in Davison, Michigan and the 23rd Annual Turkey Shootout in Garden City, Kansas.

In the semi-finals, Beltran beat German Garcia, 11-3, 11-5, 11-2, and De La Rosa defeated Chris Crowther, 10-12, 11-2, 11-6, 11-6, 11-9 [sic].

Ben Croft won the Minot Open - a Tier 4 IRT event - in Minot, North Dakota on the weekend, as he defeated Thomas Fuhrmann in the final, 11-8, 11-6, 7-11, 11-7.

In the semi-finals, Croft beat Kurtis Cullen, 11-3, 11-6, 11-8, while Fuhrmann defeated Richard Eisemann, 11-1, 11-3, 11-2. Cullen took the 3rd place match over Eisemann in four games, 10-12, 11-5, 12-10, 11-3.

However in doubles, the left-handed Eisemann and Jimmy Lowe got the better of Cullen and Lee Connell, 15-10, 10-15, 11-9.

Eisemann and Lowe beat Croft and Steve Knowles in the doubles semis, 15-6, 15-8, while Cullen and Connell defeated Mike Fedorchak and Darren Snow, 15-3, 15-4.

Finally, in Lomard, Illinois, Juan Herrera won the 22nd Annual Turkey Shoot Open - a Tier 5 IRT event - by defeating Keith Minor in the final, 12-10, 11-8, 11-6. In the semi-finals, Herrera beat Rhonda Rajisch, 11-2, 11-2, 11-6, and Minor beat Filip Vesely, 11-13, 11-9, 11-8, 11-9.

In Men's Open Doubles final, Herrera and Rajsich defeated Shane Longest and Brent Huff, 15-11, 15-9. Herrera and Rajsich beat Brian Berkelhamer and Fernando Rivera, 15-6, 15-9, in one semi-final, with Longest and Huff defeating Cheryl Gudinas and Keith Minor in the other, 15-4, 15-11.

Mexico Open
Tijuana, Mexico

Men's Pro Final

Alvaro Beltran d. Daniel De La Rosa, 11-8, 4-11, 11-9, 12-10

Semi-final

Alvaro Beltran d. German Garcia, 11-3, 11-5, 11-2
Daniel De La Rosa d. Chris Crowther, 10-12, 11-2, 11-6, 11-6, 11-9 [sic].

Minot Open
Minot, North Dakota

Men's Pro Singles

Final

Ben Croft d. Thomas Fuhrmann, 11-8, 11-6, 7-11, 11-7.

3rd Place

Kurtis Cullen d. Richard Eisemann, 10-12, 11-5, 12-10, 11-3.

Semi-finals

Ben Croft d. Kurtis Cullen, 11-3, 11-6, 11-8
Thomas Fuhrmann d. Richard Eisemann, 11-1, 11-3, 11-2

Men's Pro / Open Doubles

Final

Richard Eisemann & Jimmy Lowe d. Kurtis Cullen & Lee Connell, 15-10, 10-15, 11-9

Semi-finals

Richard Eisemann & Jimmy Lowe d. Ben Croft & Steve Knowles, 15-6, 15-8
Kurtis Cullen & Lee Connell d. Mike Fedorchak & Darren Snow, 15-3, 15-4

22nd Annual Turkey Shoot Open
Lomard, Illinois

Men's Open Final

Juan Herrera d. Keith Minor, 12-10, 11-8, 11-6

Semi-finals

Juan Herrera d. Rhonda Rajisch, 11-2, 11-2, 11-6
Keith Minor d. Filip Vesely, 11-13, 11-9, 11-8, 11-9

Men's Open Doubles

Final

Juan Herrera & Rhonda Rajsich d. Shane Longest & Brent Huff, 15-11, 15-9

Semi-finals

Juan Herrera & Rhonda Rajsich d. Brian Berkelhamer & Fernando Rivera, 15-6, 15-9
Shane Longest & Brent Huff d. Cheryl Gudinas & Keith Minor, 15-4, 15-11

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