2016 United Healthcare US Open - IRT Doubles

No surprises in the last round of qualifying in Men's Doubles in the International Racquetball Tour (IRT) division at the 2016 United Healthcare US Open in Minneapolis, although there was one tie-breaker. Sebastian Franco and Mario Mercado needed three games to get past Nicolas Bousquet and Samuel Murray, 6-15, 15-13, 11-6. Franco and Mercado will play 2nd seeds Jake Bredenbeck and Jose Diaz in the quarterfinals this evening.

The final round of IRT doubles qualifying ends Thursday morning with the quarterfinals to follow Thursday evening. The semi-finals will be Friday evening, and the IRT doubles final at the 2016 United Healthcare US Open will be 5 PM Saturday 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 Doubles - Qualifying - Round 3 Thursday morning

Q1 - Dylan Reid & Charlie Pratt d. Justus Benson & Andrew Conti, 15-9, 15-2
Q4 - David Horn & Andree Parrilla d. Mike Orr & Shawn Royster, 15-2, 15-5

Q3 - Sebastian Franco & Mario Mercado d. Nicolas Bousquet & Samuel Murray, 6-15, 15-13, 11-6
Q2 - Daniel De La Rosa & Edson Martinez d. Erik Garcia & Brad Schopieray, 15-10, 15-2

IRT Men’s Doubles - Quarterfinals - Thursday evening

1 Ben Croft & Kane Waselenchuk v. David Horn & Andree Parrilla
4 Jose Rojas & Marco Rojas v. Dylan Reid & Charlie Pratt

3 Alvaro Beltran & Rocky Carson v. Daniel De La Rosa & Edson Martinez
2 Jake Bredenbeck & Jose Diaz v. Sebastian Franco & Mario Mercado

Follow the bouncing ball….