2015 WRT Suncoast Open Round of 16

The top eight World Racquetball Tour (WRT) players have all made it into the quarterfinals of the Suncoast Open in Sarasota, Florida, and they all did so by winning their Round of 16 matches in two straight games with one exception. The exception was 5th seed Sebastian Franco who needed three games to fend off 21st seed Kevin Vazquez, 15-10, 14-15, 11-7. Vazquez was an upset winner in the Round of 32, when be beat 12th seed Brent Walters, and he almost did it again in the 16s.

Franco got the better of Vazquez again in doubles, and again it took three games, as Franco and Gerardo Franco defeated Vazquez and Noslen Jimenez, 10-15, 15-4, 11-5, in the quarterfinals. Franco and Franco, seeded 3rd, will face 2nd seeds Jaime Martell and Jose Daniel Ugalde in the quarters Saturday, as Martell and Ugalde beat TOby St. Pierre and Brent Walters, 15-5, 15-6, in the quarters.

Alejandro Cardona, who won both singles and doubles last weekend in Atlanta, is on track to do it again after defeating Mike Harmon, 15-10, 15-1, in Men’s Singles and playing with Christian Longoria, beat Harmon and Wesley Miller, 15-10, 15-6, in Men’s Doubles.

The quarterfinals begin at 10 AM EDT Saturday morning with the semi-finals to go at 5 PM EDT on Saturday afternoon. The singles final will be noon on Sunday with the doubles final to follow at 1 PM. You can follow the action via the WRT website.

2015 WRT Suncoast Open
Sarasota, Florida

Men’s Singles - Round of 16

1) Alejandro Cardona d. 16) Mike Harmon, 15-10, 15-1
9) Jose Daniel Ugalde d. 8) Jaime Martell, 15-4, 15-10

5) Sebastian Franco d. 21) Kevin Vazquez, 15-10, 14-15, 11-7
4) Andree Parrilla d. 13) Nicolai Miramontes, 15-4, 15-11

3) David Horn d. 14) Matt Fontana, 15-3, 15-4
6) Anthony Herrera d. 11) Gerardo Guevara, 15-10, 15-13

7) Christian Longoria d. 10) Gerardo Franco, 15-12, 15-4
2) Jake Bredenbeck d. 15) Jeremy Best, 15-6, 15-7

Men’s Singles - Quarterfinals

1) Alejandro Cardona v. 8) Jaime Martell
4) Andree Parrilla v. 5) Sebastian Franco

3) David Horn v. 6) Anthony Herrera
2) Jake Bredenbeck v. 7) Christian Longoria

Men’s Doubles - Quarterfinals

1) Alejandro Cardona & Christian Longoria d. 8) Mike Harmon & Wesley Miller, 15-10, 15-6
4) Gerardo Guevara & Rafael Filippini d. 5) David Horn & Gene Rebeor, 15-10, 15-10

3) Gerardo Franco & Sebastian Franco d. 11) Noslen Jimenez & Kevin Vazquez, 10-15, 15-4, 11-5
2) Jaime Martell & Jose Daniel Ugalde d. 7) Toby St Pierre & Brent Walters, 15-5, 15-6

Men’s Doubles - Semi-finals

1) Alejandro Cardona & Christian Longoria v. 4) Gerardo Guevara & Rafael Filippini
2) Jaime Martell & Jose Daniel Ugalde v. 3) Gerardo Franco & Sebastian Franco

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