WRT Mt Rainier Open - Round of 16

Jake Birnel, the 21st seed, upset 5th seed Anthony Herrera, 15-12, 12-15, 11-6, in the Round of 16 at the World Racquetball Tour (WRT) Mt Rainier Open in Seattle, Washington. He’ll face 4th seed David Horn in the quarterfinals on Saturday, as Horn beat Shai Manzuri, 15-8, 15-14, in the 16s.

The other upset in the Round of 16 was a small one, as 9th seed Alejandro Almada beat 8th seed Danny Lavely in two straight games, 15-9, 15-8.

All the other higher seeds won in the 16s, including top seed Alejandro Cardona, who defeated 16th seed Jose Daniel Alvarez, 15-4, 15-5, and 2nd seed Polo Gutierrez, a winner over 15th seed Mario Mercado, 15-8, 15-7.

The quarterfinals will begin at 10 AM PST Saturday morning with the semi-finals beginning at 5 PM PST Saturday, and the final on Sunday at noon PST. Play can be viewed via the WRT website.

2015 WRT Mt Rainier Open
Seattle, Washington

Round of 16

1) Alejandro Cardona d. 16) Jose Daniel Alvarez, 15-4, 15-5
9) Alejandro Almada d. 8) Danny Lavely, 15-9, 15-8

21) Jake Birnel d. 5) Anthony Herrera, 15-12, 12-15, 11-6
4) David Horn d. 20) Shai Manzuri, 15-8, 15-14

3) Jake Bredenbeck d. 14) Jose Daniel Ugalde, 15-8, 15-5
6) Sebastian Franco d. 22) Wayne Antone, 15-12 15-0

7) Andree Parrilla d. 23) Paul Julbes, 15-6, 15-9
2) Polo Gutierrez d. 15) Mario Mercado, 15-8, 15-7

Quarterfinals Saturday

1) Alejandro Cardona v. 9) Alejandro Almada - Noon
4) David Horn v. 21) Jake Birnel - 1 PM

3) Jake Bredenbeck v. 6) Sebastian Franco - 10 AM
2) Polo Gutierrez v. 7) Andree Parrilla - 11 AM

Doubles Quarterfinals

1) Jake Bredenbeck & Sebastian Franco v. 9) Jim Bouchard & Rich Carver
5) Mario Mercado & Andree Parrilla v. either 4) Alexi David Cocco Hayes & Francisco Troncoso or 13) Jorge Carlos Thomas & Rocco Vega

3) Alejandro Almada & Polo Gutierrez v. 6) Jose Daniel Alvarez & Jose Daniel Ugalde
2) Alejandro Cardona & Danny Lavely v. 7) Shai Manzuri & Chase Robison

Follow the bouncing ball….