Top seed Alejandro Cardona has successfully reached the final of the World Racquetball Tour's (WRT's) Fall Brawl in Lombard, Illinois, but on Sunday he'll face a surprise finalist in 7th seed Coby Iwaasa. Both Cardona and Iwaasa needed tie-breakers in the semi-finals to get there.
Cardona defeated Jake Bredenbeck, 15-1, 8-15, 11-3, in one semi-final, while Iwaasa beat David Horn, 10-15, 15-4, 11-5, in the other. It's Iwaasa's first WRT final.
Earlier on Saturday, Iwaasa upset 2nd seed Polo Gutierrez, 15-6, 15-10, in the quarterfinals, and Cardona defeated Juan Herrera, 15-2, 15-2.
Cardona has a chance to be a double winner Sunday, as he and Sebastian Franco are in the doubles final. They defeated Iwaasa and Roland Keller, 15-10, 15-5, in the semi-finals, and will face top seeds Horn and Cliff Swain, who were winners over Herrera and Jaime Martell, 15-12, 9-15, 11-3.
The final will be live streamed via the Gearbox website at noon CDT.
2014 Fall Brawl
Lombard, Illinois
Singles - Quarterfinals
1) Alejandro Cardona d. 24) Juan Herrera, 15-2, 15-2
4) Jake Bredenbeck d. 5) Jaime Martell, 15-4, 15-6
3) David Horn d. 11) Danny Lavely, 15-14, 15-14
7) Coby Iwaasa d. 2) Polo Gutierrez, 15-6, 15-10
Semi-finals
1) Alejandro Cardona d. 4) Jake Bredenbeck, 15-1, 8-15, 11-3
7) Coby Iwaasa d. 3) David Horn, 10-15, 15-4, 11-5
Final
1) Alejandro Cardona v. 7) Coby Iwaasa - Noon CDT Sunday
Doubles - Quarterfinals
1) David Horn & Cliff Swain d. 8) Danny Lavely & Mauricio Zelada, 15-11, 15-5
5) Juan Herrera & Jaime Martell d. 4) Cesar Castro & Cesar Castillo, 15-11, 15-11
3) Coby Iwaasa & Roland Keller d. 6) Fernando Kurzbard & Pablo Kurzbard, 15-14, 5-15, 11-4
2) Alejandro Cardona & Sebastian Franco d. 7) Kurtis Cullen & Robert Collins, 15-10, 15-10
Semi-finals
1) David Horn & Cliff Swain d. 5) Juan Herrera & Jaime Martell, 15-12, 9-15, 11-3
2) Alejandro Cardona & Sebastian Franco d. 3) Coby Iwaasa & Roland Keller, 15-10, 15-5
Final
1) David Horn & Cliff Swain v. 2) Alejandro Cardona & Sebastian Franco - 1 PM CDT
Follow the bouncing ball….
Saturday, October 4, 2014
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