WRT 2015 Midwest Championships - Round of 32 & 16

From the Wily Veteran Dept., Cliff Swain upset 5th seed Anthony Herrera, 15-9, 15-13, in the Round of 16 at the World Racquetball Tour (WRT) Midwest Championships in Minneapolis. Swain, two time US Open Champion, has recently moved to the Twin Cities, so it's a hometown victory for him.

It looked like Herrera was going to force a tie-breaker with Swain, as he led in game two 10-3, but Swain fought all the way back to tie it at 12-12. He then went on to win it, scoring the final point with a forehand pinch into the front left corner.

Swain will face 4th seed David Horn in the quarterfinals on Saturday, as Horn defeated Minnesota native John Goth, 13-15, 15-3, 11-0.

But Goth and Alejandro Romo won their doubles match against 4th seeds Mario Mercado and Francisco Troncoso, 15-11, 15-10. They'll take on top seeds Herrera and Horn, who were winners over Brian Pearson and Dan Salamone, 15-10, 15-1.

The quarterfinal action will be live streamed beginning at 10 AM CDT Saturday. Look for a link on the WRT Facebook page. Also, both the singles and doubles finals will streamed on Sunday - at noon and 1 PM, respectively.

WRT 2015 Midwest Championships
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Round of 32

1) Polo Gutierrez - BYE
16) Shawn Merrill d. 17) Brian Pearson, 11-15, 15-4, 11-3

9) Jose Daniel Ugalde - BYE
8) Francisco Troncoso - BYE

5) Anthony Herrera - BYE
12) Cliff Swain d. 21) Roberto Leyes, 15-5, 15-1

13) John Goth d. 20) Travis Mettenbrink, 15-6, 15-3
4) David Horn - BYE

3) Jake Bredenbeck - BYE
19) Alejandro Romo d. 14) Brent Walters, 15-12, 15-12

11) Jose Daniel Alvarez - BYE
6) Jaime Martell - BYE

7) Fernando Rios - BYE
10) Mario Mercado - BYE

15) Lee Meinerz d. 18) Darrin Prince, 15-12, 15-9
2) Alejandro Cardona - BYE

Round of 16

1) Polo Gutierrez d. 16) Shawn Merrill, 15-1, 15-7
8) Francisco Troncoso d. 9) Jose Daniel Ugalde, 15-0, 15-4

12) Cliff Swain d. 5) Anthony Herrera, 15-9, 15-13
4) David Horn d. 13) John Goth, 13-15, 15-3, 11-0

3) Jake Bredenbeck d. 19) Alejandro Romo, 15-11, 15-2
6) Jaime Martell d. 11) Jose Daniel Alvarez, 9-15, 15-13, 11-4

7) Fernando Rios d. 10) Mario Mercado, 15-7, 15-12
2) Alejandro Cardona d. 15) Lee Meinerz, 15-6, 15-5

Quarterfinals

1) Polo Gutierrez v. 9) Jose Daniel Ugalde - 1 PM CDT
4) David Horn v. 12) Cliff Swain - Noon CDT

3) Jake Bredenbeck v. 6) Jaime Martell - 10 AM CDT
2) Alejandro Cardona v. 7) Fernando Rios - 11 AM CDT

Doubles - Quarterfinals

1) Anthony Herrera & David Horn d. 8) Brian Pearson & Dan Salamone, 15-10, 15-1
5) John Goth & Alejandro Romo d. 4) Mario Mercado & Francisco Troncoso, 15-11, 15-10

3) Jose Daniel Alvarez & Fernando Rios d. 6) Lee Meinerz & Shawn Merrill, 15-13, 15-6
2) Jaime Martell & Jose Daniel Ugalde d. 7) Travis Mettenbrink & Brent Walters, 14-15, 15-9, 11-10

Doubles - Semi-finals

1) Anthony Herrera & David Horn v. 5) John Goth & Alejandro Romo
2) Jaime Martell & Jose Daniel Ugalde v. 3) Jose Daniel Alvarez & Fernando Rios

Follow the bouncing ball….