WRT 2014 Juarez Open - 64s & 32s

There's one of the largest draws outside of the US Open at this weekend's 2014 World Racquetball Tour (WRT) Juarez Open in Juarez, Mexico, where 54 players were in the draw. And right off the hop there were upsets.

But the biggest upset came in the Round of 32, when Roland Keller defeated #1 seed Polo Gutierrez, 15-10, 1-15, 11-7. Keller will play Coby Iwaasa in the Round of 16 Friday night, as Iwaasa defeated Daniel Neri, 15-8, 15-8, in the 32s.

Javier Mar, the 45th seed, is another upset winner through to the 16 after defeating 20th seed Sebastian Franco in the 64s, 9-15, 15-12, 11-5, and Kurtis Cullen in the 32s, 15-2, 15-2.

Mar will play 4th seed Gilberto Mejia in the 16s, as Mejia defeated Kadim Carrasco, 15-10, 15-5, in the 32s.

Finally, two young Mexican players have made the 16s. Cristian Longoria, the younger brother of Paola Longoria, got there with a win over 10th seed Jaime Martell, 15-12, 15-13, and will play veteran left-hander Javier Moreno.

Also, Andree Parrilla reached the 16s with wins over Julio Delgado, by forfeit, and Pedro Gonzalez, 15-11, 15-8, and will face 2nd seed Alejandro Cardona.

Other upsets in the Round of 64 included 46 seed Alan Alonso defeating 13th seed Jose Daniel Ugalde, 15-7, 15-10, and 50th seed Pedro Gonzalez beating 15th seed Francisco Troncoso, 15-9, 15-14.

The Round of 16 will be played Friday with the quarterfinals and semi-finals on Saturday and the final on Sunday.

2014 WRT Juarez Open
Juarez, Mexico

Round of 64

1) Polo Gutierrez - BYE
33) Roland Keller d. 32) Gerardo Franco, 15-9, 15-9

17) Daniel Neri d. 48) Marco Hidalgo, 15-5, 15-13
6) Coby Iwaasa d. 49) Mike Martinez, 15-2, 15-0

9) Erick Sandoval - BYE
24) Robert Collins d. 41) Cesar Barregan, 15-11, 11-15, 11-10

25) Luis Perez d. 40) Alvaro Maldonado, 15-9, 8-15, 11-7
8) Jake Bredenbeck - BYE

5) David Horn - BYE
28) Danny Lavely d. 37) Alan Marquez, 15-14, 6-15, 11-6

44) Miguel Garuea d. 21) Pablo Kurzbard, 15-14, 14-15, 11-9
12) Fernando Rios d. 53) Pepe Ramos, 15-4, 15-2

52) Kurtis Cullen d. 13) Alexi David Cocco Hayes, 15-1, 15-5
45) Javier Mar d. 20) Sebastian Franco, 9-15, 15-12, 11-5

36) Kadim Carresco d. 29) Hector Urquidi Enriquez, 13-15, 15-3, 11-2
4) Gilberto Mejia - BYE

3) Anthony Herrera - BYE
35) Ramon De Leon d. 30) Alan Palomino, forfeit

46) Alan Alonso d. 13) Jose Daniel Ugalde, 15-7, 15-10
14) Gerardo Guevara d. 51) Miguel Mendez, 15-3, 15-12

11) Alex Almada d. 54) Roman Ramos, 15-7, 6-15, 11-8
43) Juan Loreto d. 22) Alejandro Guerrero, 15-3, 15-4

27) Rodrigo Salgado d. 38) Enrique Tellez, 12-15, 15-6, 11-5
6) Alejandro Landa - BYE

7) Javier Moreno - BYE
26) Fernando Kurzbard d. 39) Alan Natera, 7-15, 15-5, 11-8

23) Cristian Longoria d. 42) Michael Chivers, 15-7, 15-9
10) Jaime Martell - BYE

50) Pedro Gonzalez d. 15) Francisco Troncoso, 15-9, 15-14
14) Andree Parrilla d. 47) Julio Delgado, forfeit

31) Martin Zamorano d. 34) Junior Rodriguez, 6-15, 15-4, 11-10
2) Alejandro Cardona - BYE

Round of 32

33) Roland Keller d. 1) Polo Gutierrez, 15-10, 1-15, 11-7
6) Coby Iwaasa d. 17) Daniel Neri, 15-8, 15-8

9) Erick Sandoval d. 24) Robert Collins, 15-10, 15-9
8) Jake Bredenbeck d. 25) Luis Perez, 15-9, 8-15, 11-7

5) David Horn d. 28) Danny Lavely, 15-8, 9-15, 11-1
12) Fernando Rios d. 44) Miguel Garuea, 15-6, 15-2

45) Javier Mar d. 52) Kurtis Cullen, 15-2, 15-2
4) Gilberto Mejia d. 36) Kadim Carresco, 15-10, 15-5

3) Anthony Herrera d. 35) Ramon De Leon, 15-9, 15-5
14) Gerardo Guevara d. 46) Alan Alonso, 11-15, 15-7, 11-7

11) Alex Almada d. 43) Juan Loreto, 15-5, 15-9
6) Alejandro Landa d. 27) Rodrigo Salgado, 15-0, 15-6

7) Javier Moreno d. 26) Fernando Kurzbard, 15-11, 15-13
23) Cristian Longoria d. 10) Jaime Martell, 15-12, 15-13

14) Andree Parrilla d. 50) Pedro Gonzalez, 15-11, 15-8
2) Alejandro Cardona d. 31) Martin Zamorano, 15-6, 15-9

Round of 16

6) Coby Iwaasa v. 33) Roland Keller
8) Jake Bredenbeck v. 9) Erick Sandoval

5) David Horn v. 12) Fernando Rios
4) Gilberto Mejia v. 45) Javier Mar

3) Anthony Herrera v. 14) Gerardo Guevara
6) Alejandro Landa v. 11) Alex Almada

7) Javier Moreno v. 23) Cristian Longoria
2) Alejandro Cardona v. 14) Andree Parrilla

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