Seven of the top eight seeds at the World Racquetball Tour (WRT) Juarez Open are through to the quarterfinals. The exception is the player who could be the #1 seed if he weren’t playing in his first WRT event: Alvaro Beltran. Thus, it’s fair to say there have been no big surprises so far in Juarez.
However, there were two tie-breakers in the Round of 16 Friday, as 8th seed Sebastian Franco needed three games to defeat 9th seed Cristian Longoria, the current World Junior U16 Champion, 9-15, 15-12, 11-4.
Fifth seed Alejandro Landa also needed three games to escape veteran left-hander Javier Moreno, 9-15, 15-11, 11-2. Landa will play 4th seed David Horn in the quarterfinals Saturday.
Beltran did have a close match with Jose Daniel Ugalde, but won in two games, 15-11, 15-13. He’ll play 3rd seed Alejandro Cardona in the quarters, as Cardona beat Roland Keller, 15-5, 15-10, in the 16s.
Somewhat unexpectedly, 2nd seed Jack Bredenbeck had an easy time of it versus Felipe Camacho, winning 15-6, 15-4. In the quarters, he’ll play 7th seed Andree Parrilla, who beat Francisco Troncoso, 15-5, 15-2, in the 16s.
The quarterfinals begin at 10 AM CDT Saturday with the semi-finals at 5 and 6 PM and the final at 1 PM on Sunday. The doubles quarterfinals are on Friday, semi-finals Saturday and final on Sunday.
2014 WRT Juarez Open Cup
Juarez, Mexico
Men’s Singles - Round of 16
1) Polo Gutierrez d. 17) Javier Mar, 15-13, 15-14
8) Sebastian Franco d. 9) Cristian Longoria, 9-15, 15-12, 11-4
5) Alejandro Landa d. 12) Javier Moreno, 9-15, 15-11, 11-2
4) David Horn d. 13) Gerardo Guevara, 15-9, 15-7
3) Alejandro Cardona d. 19) Roland Keller, 15-5, 15-10
38) Alvaro Beltran d. 11) Jose Daniel Ugalde, 15-11, 15-13
7) Andree Parrilla d. 10) Francisco Troncoso, 15-5, 15-2
2) Jack Bredenbeck d. 18) Felipe Camacho, 15-6, 15-4
Men’s Singles - Quarterfinals
1) Polo Gutierrez v. 8) Sebastian Franco - 1 PM CDT
4) David Horn v. 5) Alejandro Landa - Noon CDT
3) Alejandro Cardona v. 38) Alvaro Beltran - 11 AM CDT
2) Jack Bredenbeck v. 7) Andree Parrilla - 10 AM CDT
Men’s Doubles - Quarterfinals
8) Carlos Keller & Roland Keller v. 17) Ruben Estrada & David Ortega
4) Gerardo Franco & Jose Daniel Ugalde v. 5) Jordy Alonso & Andree Parrilla or 12) Alvaro Beltran & Javier Moreno
11) Sebastian Franco & Alejandro Herrera v. 14) Felipe Camacho & Teobaldo Fumero
7) Javier Mar & Alan Natera v. 15) Erick Garcia & Rodrigo Montoya
Follow the bouncing ball….
Friday, June 19, 2015
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