2014 IRT Coast to Coast California Open - Round of 16 & Quarter finals

The top four seeds are through to the semi-finals at the International Racquetball Tour (IRT) Coast to Coast California Open in Reseda, California, but two of them didn't have an easy time getting there.

However, IRT #1 Kane Waselenchuk and #2 Rocky Carson both won their Round of 16 and quarter final matches in three straight games. Waselenchuk defeated Tom Fuhrman, 11-3, 11-4, 11-2, in the 16s and Jansen Allen, 11-7, 11-2, 11-2 in the quarters. Carson beat Matt Majxner, 12-10, 11-2, 11-0, in the 16s and Marco Rojas in the quarters, 11-5, 11-5, 11-7.

But IRT #3 Alvaro Beltran was pushed to a tie-breaker by Japanese veteran Hiroshi Shimizu, and then to extra points in that breaker, before he prevailed 4-11, 11-5, 11-8, 10-12, 13-11. Beltran defeated Chris Crowther in the quarters, and will play Carson in the semi-finals on Saturday.

Jose Rojas, the IRT's #4 player, went tie-breaker in the semi-finals against Daniel De La Rosa, as De La Rosa won the first two games before Rojas rebounding to take the next three, winning 8-11, 5-11, 11-2, 11-8, 11-5.

The IRT Network will broadcast the semi-finals at 4 PM and 5 PM PST Saturday, and the final at noon Sunday.

2014 California Open - Reseda, California

Round of 16

1 Kane Waselenchuk d. Tom Fuhrman, 11-3, 11-4, 11-2
Jansen Allen d. 8 Ben Croft, 12-10, 11-7, 11-1

5 Daniel De La Rosa d. Javier Moreno, 11-1, 11-3, 5-11, 11-0
4 Jose Rojas d. David Horn, 11-3, 11-1, 11-8

3 Alvaro Beltran d. Hiroshi Shimizu, 4-11, 11-5, 11-8, 10-12, 13-11
6 Chris Crowther d. Alejandro Landa, 6-11, 11-9, 11-6, 11-4

7 Marco Rojas d. Jose Diaz, 11-7, 6-11, 11-6, 6-11, 11-5
2 Rocky Carson d. Matt Majxner, 12-10, 11-2, 11-0

Quarter finals

1 Kane Waselenchuk d. Jansen Allen, 11-7, 11-2, 11-1
4 Jose Rojas d. 5 Daniel De La Rosa, 8-11, 5-11, 11-2, 11-8, 11-5

3 Alvaro Beltran d. 6 Chris Crowther
2 Rocky Carson d. 7 Marco Rojas, 11-5, 11-5, 11-7

Semi-finals - Saturday

1 Kane Waselenchuk v. 4 Jose Rojas - 5 PM PST
2 Rocky Carson v. 3 Alvaro Beltran - 4 PM PST

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