2016 United Healthcare US Open IRT Round of 32

Some early upsets in the Round of 32 of the International Racquetball Tour (IRT) competition at the 2016 United Healthcare US Open in Minneapolis. The highest seed going out so far is 6th seed Jansen Allen, who lost to Javier Mar, 11-8, 11-1, 11-2. Mar faces Jake Bredenbeck in the Round of 16 later today, as Bredenbeck fought back from 1-2 down against Edson Martinez, winning 11-2, 9-11, 5-11, 11-3, 11-3.

Also the 12th, 13th and 14th seeds are all out. Alejandro Landa knocked off 12th Robert Collins, 11-5, 11-4, 11-5, David Horn took out 13th Mauricio Zelada in five games, 11-7, 11-2, 7-11, 11-13, 11-0, and Jose Diaz beat 14th seed Scott McClellan, 11-0, 11-5, 11-2.

The 15th seed Charlie Pratt also lost. Andres Acuña defeated Pratt, 11-6, 12-10, 11-5, and will play 2nd seed Rocky Carson in the Round of 16, as Carson beat Thomas Fuhrmann, 11-3, 11-5, 11-3.

The men will play twice on Thursday with the Round of 32 and 16. Then the quarterfinals will be Friday, semi-finals Saturday, and the IRT final of the 2016 United Healthcare US Open will be Sunday October 9 at noon at the Life Time Athletic Target Center club in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota.

2016 United Healthcare US Open
Minneapolis, Minnesota - October 5-9, 2016

IRT Men’s Singles - Round of 32 - Thursday

1 Kane Waselenchuk d. Rodrigo Montoya, 11-2, 11-5, 11-6
16 Andree Parrilla d. Cliff Swain, 6-11, 11-8, 11-3, 11-9

9 Felipe Camacho d. Teobaldo Fumero, 11-1, 9-11, 11-9, 11-6
8 Sebastian Franco d. Christian Longoria, 7-11, 11-4, 9-11, 11-0, 11-2

5 Jose Rojas d. Samuel Murray, 11-9, 11-6, 11-1
Alejandro Landa d. 12 Robert Collins, 11-5, 11-4, 11-5

David Horn d. 13 Mauricio Zelada, 11-7, 11-2, 7-11, 11-13, 11-0
4 Alvaro Beltran d. Mauro Rojas, 11-6, 7-11, 11-1, 11-3

3 Daniel De La Rosa d. Dylan Reid, 11-6, 11-2, 13-11
Jose Diaz d. 14 Scott McClellan, 11-0, 11-5, 11-2

11 Jake Bredenbeck d. Edson Martinez, 11-2, 9-11, 5-11, 11-3, 11-3
Javier Mar d. 6 Jansen Allen, 11-8, 11-1, 11-2

7 Marco Rojas d. Jonathan Burns, 11-4, 3-11, 11-4, 11-8
Eduardo Garay d. 10 Mario Mercado, 11-5, 11-5, 9-11, 10-12, 12-10

Andres Acuña d. 15 Charlie Pratt, 11-6, 12-10, 11-5
2 Rocky Carson d. Thomas Fuhrmann, 11-3, 11-5, 11-3

IRT Men’s Singles - Round of 16 - Thursday

1 Kane Waselenchuk v. 16 Andree Parrilla
8 Sebastian Franco v. 9 Felipe Camacho

5 Jose Rojas v. Alejandro Landa
4 Alvaro Beltran v. David Horn

3 Daniel De La Rosa v. Jose Diaz
11 Jake Bredenbeck v. Javier Mar

7 Marco Rojas v. Eduardo Garay
2 Rocky Carson v. Andres Acuña

Follow the bouncing ball….