The International Racquetball Tour (IRT) has begun the second half of its season with the 2016 New York City Pro-Am on Long Island, New York, and the top players look rested, as they all played well in their first matches in the Round of 16 Friday. Kane Waselenchuk, the #1 IRT player, defeated Alejandro Herrera, 11-4, 11-4, 11-4, and IRT #2 Rocky Carson beat Jake Bredenbeck, 11-8, 11-4, 11-7.
Fourth seed Daniel De La Rosa also won in three straight games against Andree Parrilla, 11-6, 11-5, 11-4, but 3rd seed Alvaro Beltran had a tougher time of it, as he needed four games to defeat Mario Mercado, 11-3, 13-15, 11-6, 11-7.
There was one small upset in the 16s, as 9th seed Charlie Pratt defeated 8th seed Felipe Camacho, 11-5, 11-5, 11-7. Pratt will face Waselenchuk in the quarterfinals.
Look for the quarterfinals on the IRT Network beginning at 4 PM Friday. The semi-finals are scheduled for 4 PM and 5 PM Saturday with the final Sunday at noon. All times eastern.
2016 New York City Open, January 14-17
Long Island, New York
Round of 16 - Friday
1) Kane Waselenchuk d. Alejandro Herrera, 11-4, 11-4, 11-4
Charlie Pratt d. 8) Felipe Camacho, 11-5, 11-5, 11-7
5) Jose Rojas d. Nicolas Bousquet, 11-5, 11-6, 11-5
4) Daniel De La Rosa v. Andree Parrilla, 11-6, 11-5, 11-4
3) Alvaro Beltran d. Mario Mercado, 11-3, 13-15, 11-6, 11-7
6) Jansen Allen d. Mauricio Zelada, 11-2, 11-8, 11-3
7) Marco Rojas d. Robert Collins, 11-4, 11-1, 11-5
2) Rocky Carson d. Jake Bredenbeck, 11-8, 11-4, 11-7
Round of 16 - Friday
1) Kane Waselenchuk v. Charlie Pratt
4) Daniel De La Rosa v. 5) Jose Rojas
3) Alvaro Beltran v. 6) Jansen Allen
2) Rocky Carson v. 7) Marco Rojas
Follow the bouncing ball….
Friday, January 15, 2016
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