Weekend Round Up

This past weekend's Kitsap Splat! tournament in Bremerton, Washington was going to be a Tier 1 International Racquetball Tour (IRT) event, but ended up being a Tier 3 event. Nonetheless, several of the top 10 players made the trip to Washington, where Rocky Carson defeated Alvaro Beltran, 11-2, 6-11, 11-9, 12-10, 11-2, to win the title.

Carson beat Ben Croft in one semi-final, 11-8, 6-11, 11-2, 11-8, while Beltran defeated Jose Rojas, 5-11, 11-1, 11-9, 11-1, in the other.

The doubles title in Bremerton was won by Greg Starodub and Jake Birnel, who defeated Tanner Mattson & Anthony Schonberger, 8-15, 15-5, 11-7, in the final.

In the semis, Starodub and Birnel beat A. C. Bates and Jorge Carlos Thomas, 15-10, 15-6, while Mattson and Schonberger defeated Wayne Antone and Rocco Vega by the narrowest of margins: 15-14, 15-14.

Women's Open

Jessica Parrilla won the Women's Open division at the Paola Longoria Invitational in Monterrey, Mexico. Parrilla won the title match by forfeit over Sofia Rascon. In the semi-finals, Parrilla defeated Susana Acosta, 15-2, 15-14, and Rascon beat Alexandra Herrera, 15-12, 2-15, 11-4.

This will be another busy weekend for racquetball, as the LPRT will be in action in Arlington, Virginia with the Christmas Classic, and the IRT will be nearby in Warren, New Jersey with the New Jersey Open.

2014 Kitsap Splat! - IRT Tier 3
Bremerton, Washington

Singles Final

Rocky Carson d. Alvaro Beltran, 11-2, 6-11, 11-9, 12-10, 11-2

Semi-finals

Rocky Carson d. Ben Croft, 11-8, 6-11, 11-2, 11-8
Alvaro Beltran d. Jose Rojas, 5-11, 11-1, 11-9, 11-1

Quarterfinals

Rocky Carson d. Greg Starodub, 11-4, 11-2, 11-3
Ben Croft d. Jake Birnel, 11-3, 11-3, 9-11, 8-11, 11-7
Jose Rojas d. Wayne Antone, 11-2, 11-4, 11-4
Alvaro Beltran d. Jeremy White, 11-1, 9-11, 11-6, 11-4

Doubles Final

Greg Starodub & Jake Birnel d. Tanner Mattson & Anthony Schonberger, 8-15, 15-5, 11-7

Semi-finals

Greg Starodub & Jake Birnel d. A. C. Bates & Jorge Carlos Thomas, 15-10, 15-6
Tanner Mattson & Anthony Schonberger d. Wayne Antone & Rocco Vega, 15-14, 15-14

2014 Paola Longoria Invitational
Monterrey, Mexico

Women's Open Final

Jessica Parrilla d. Sofia Rascon, forfeit

Semi-finals

Jessica Parrilla d. Susana Acosta, 15-2, 15-14
Sofia Rascon d. Alexandra Herrera, 15-12, 2-15, 11-4

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