2015 WRT Monterrey Open - Round of 16

Two upsets of seismic proportions at the World Racquetball Tour (WRT) Monterrey Open in Monterrey, Mexico, as both the #1 and #2 seeds are out in the Round of 16! Top seed Jake Bredenbeck went down to current World Junior Boy’s U18 Champion Rodrigo Montoya, 15-9, 10-15, 11-8, while second seed David Horn lost in two close games to Edson Martinez, 15-14, 15-14, in a match that we thought would be tight.

Montoya and Martinez are both Mexican players. We rated Montoya as having the fifth best record at World Juniors over the past decade, while Martinez won gold in Men’s Doubles at the 2014 Pan American Championships playing with Daniel De La Rosa. In short, they are not slouches.

Nevertheless, it’s quite a feat to knock off one of the top seeds in any tournament. Indeed, we’re not sure if there’s been any pro racquetball tournament with both its top seeds losing before the quarterfinals.

The upsets started early in the 16s on Friday in Monterrey, as 10th seed Jordy Alonso soundly defeated 7th seed Jose Daniel Ugalde, 15-6, 15-3, and 11th seed Nicolai Miramontes needed three games to get past 6th seed Felipe Muñoz, 9-15, 15-13, 11-8. Thus, four of the eight Round of 16 matches in Monterrey were upsets.

In one match that wasn’t 4th seed Anthony Herrera defeated 13th seed Fernando Rios, 15-11, 15-10. Herrera wasn’t as fortunate in doubles, as he and Gerardo Franco - the 3rd seeds - were upset by 6th seeds Ruben Estrada and David Ortega, two more Mexican players who had great junior records, 15-10, 15-14. Next up for Estrada and Ortega will be 2nd seeds Bredenbeck and Christian Longoria, who were winners over 7th seeds Alan Natera and Ramon Yañez, 15-10, 15-14.

Live streaming from Monterrey via the WRT website will begin with the quarterfinals Saturday at 10:00 AM. The semi-finals will be at 4 PM and 5 PM Saturday and the final at noon Sunday.

2015 WRT Monterrey Open, December 3-6
Monterrey, Mexico

Singles - Round of 16

16) Rodrigo Montoya d. 1) Jake Bredenbeck, 15-9, 10-15, 11-8
9) Christian Longoria d. 25) Ramon Yañez, 15-12, 15-2

5) Jaime Martell d. 21) Juan Francisco Cueva, 15-5, 15-0
4) Anthony Herrera d. 13) Fernando Rios, 15-11, 15-10

3) Andree Parrilla d. 14) Alan Natera, 15-9, 15-8
11) Nicolai Miramontes d. 6) Felipe Muñoz, 9-15, 15-13, 11-8

10) Jordy Alonso d. 7) Jose Daniel Ugalde, 15-6, 15-3
18) Edson Martinez d. 2) David Horn, 15-14, 15-14

Singles - Quarterfinals

9) Christian Longoria v. 16) Rodrigo Montoya
4) Anthony Herrera v. 5) Jaime Martell

3) Andree Parrilla v. 11) Nicolai Miramontes
10) Jordy Alonso v. 18) Edson Martinez

Doubles - Round of 16

1) David Horn & Andree Parrilla - BYE
8) Christian Chavez & Juan Francisco Cueva d. 9) Alan Marquez & Jaime Maldonado, 15-9, 3-15, 11-9

5) Rodrigo Montoya & Jaime Martell - BYE
4) Fernando Rios & Jose Daniel Ugalde - BYE

3) Gerardo Franco & Anthony Herrera - BYE
6) Ruben Estrada & David Ortega - BYE

7) Alan Natera & Ramon Yañez d. 10) Daniel Arath & Miguel Perea, 15-7, 15-11
2) Jake Bredenbeck & Christian Longoria - BYE

Doubles - Quarterfinals

1) David Horn & Andree Parrilla d. 8) Christian Chavez & Juan Francisco Cueva, 15-8, 15-10
4) Fernando Rios & Jose Daniel Ugalde d. 5) Rodrigo Montoya & Jaime Martell, 13-15, 15-12, 11-2

6) Ruben Estrada & David Ortega d. 3) Gerardo Franco & Anthony Herrera, 15-10, 15-14
2) Jake Bredenbeck & Christian Longoria d. 7) Alan Natera & Ramon Yañez, 15-10, 15-14

Doubles - Semi-finals

1) David Horn & Andree Parrilla v. 4) Fernando Rios & Jose Daniel Ugalde
2) Jake Bredenbeck & Christian Longoria v. 6) Ruben Estrada & David Ortega

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