IRT Red Swain Shootout - Qualifying results

No real surprises from the qualifying matches at the International Racquetball Tour (IRT) Red Swain Shootout in Davison, Michigan on Thursday. One match went the distance, as Mauricio Zelada defeated Lee Connell, 11-7, 9-11, 11-6, 11-9, 11-1 [sic]. Zelada will play Daniel De La Rosa in the Round of 16 on Friday.

Alvaro Beltran will begin his Red Swain title defence Friday against Alejandro Herrera, who beat Thomas Carter in qualifying, 11-9, 11-4, 11-2. If Beltran wins that he'll have to play the winner of Tony Carson and Charlie Pratt in the quarterfinals.

Top seed Rocky Carson will play Felipe Camacho in the Round of 16, as Camacho beat fellow college team-mate Brad Schopieray, 11-5, 6-11, 11-5, 11-7, in qualifying.

Former IRT #1 Cliff Swain made the Round of 16 with relative ease, beating Eric Desrochers, 11-1, 11-2, 11-1, on Thursday. Swain will face Chris Crowther in the 16s.

Of the Canadians in the draw, only Canadian #1 Mike Green has reached the Round of 16, as he beat fellow Canuck Trevor Webb, 7-11, 11-4, 11-5, 11-8, in the first round of qualifying, and Robert Collins, 11-4, 3-11, 11-8, 11-5, in the second. Green will play Jose Rojas on Friday.

The IRT Network will have Round of 16 action live from Davison from 10 AM EST Friday.

Red Swain Shootout
Davison, Michigan - November 6-9, 2014

Qualifying Round 1

Francisco Gomez Reyes d. Gregory Lewerenz, fft
Mike Green d. Trevor Webb, 7-11, 11-4, 11-5, 11-0

Eric Desrochers d. Aaron Booker, 11-9, 11-1, 11-7
Lee Connell d. Ryan Minto, 11-5, 11-8, 11-1

Jacob Matthews d. Kurtis Cullen, 11-8, 9-11, 11-6, 11-5
Andres Ramirez d. William Garrow, 11-2, 11-9, 11-9

Qualifying Round 2

Q8: Felipe Camacho d. Brad Schopieray, 11-5, 6-11, 11-5, 11-7
Q1: Jansen Allen d. Francisco Gomez Reyes, 11-4, 11-5, 11-2

Q4: Cliff Swain d. Eric Desrochers, 11-1, 11-2, 11-1
Q5: Mauricio Zelada d. Lee Connell, 11-7, 9-11, 11-6, 11-9, 11-1 [sic]

Q6: Mike Green d. Robert Collins, 11-4, 3-11, 11-8, 11-5
Q3: Jacob Matthews d. Danny Lavely, fft

Q2: Charlie Pratt d. Andres Ramirez, 11-3, 12-10, 11-8
Q7: Alejandro Herrera d. Thomas Carter, 11-9, 11-4, 11-2

Round of 16 - Friday (with seeding)

1. Rocky Carson v. Felipe Camacho
8. Marco Rojas v. Jansen Allen

5. Chris Crowther v. Cliff Swain
4. Daniel De La Rosa v. Mauricio Zelada

3. Jose Rojas v. Mike Green
6. Ben Croft v. Jacob Matthews

7. Tony Carson v. Charlie Pratt
2. Alvaro Beltran v. Alejandro Herrera

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