2016 Galaxy Custom Printing IRT Atlanta Open Pro-Am - Preliminary Results

Two small upsets in qualifying at the International Racquetball Tour (IRT) Galaxy Custom Printing Atlanta Pro-Am in Lilburn, Georgia. Andres Acuña defeated 11th seed Scott McClellan, 11-3, 11-4, 11-1, and in the 16/17 match, Samuel Murray, the 17th seed, beat 16th seed Maurice Miller, 11-1, 11-8, 11-0.

Murray’s win pits him against fellow Canadian and IRT #1 Kane Waselenchuk in the Round of 16. Acuña, on the the other hand, will play 6th seed Sebastian Franco in the 16s.

Other matches in the Round of 16 that could be good are Alejandro Landa against IRT #2 Rocky Carson, 8th seed Marco Rojas against 9th seed Felipe Camacho, and 12th seed Charlie Pratt taking on 5th seed Mario Mercado.

There was one small upset in doubles Thursday, as the 5th seeded team of Landa and Murray defeated 4th seeds Franco and Mercado, 14-15, 15-7, 11-8. Landa and Murray will play Carson and Alvaro Beltran in the semi-finals on Saturday morning.

Look for the Round of 16 to be streamed live Friday from 10 AM via the IRT Network with the quarterfinals Friday afternoon from 4 PM on. This event has a Saturday final, so the semi-finals will be noon and 1 PM with the final Saturday at 6 PM. All times Eastern. The doubles matches begin Thursday night, and then have their semi-finals Saturday morning at 9 and 10 AM with the final Saturday night at 7 PM.

2016 Galaxy Custom Printing IRT Atlanta Pro-Am - November 3–6, 2016
Lilburn, Georgia

Qualifying Round - Thursday

Q8) Samuel Murray d. Maurice Miller, 11-1, 11-8, 11-0
Q1) Felipe Camacho - BYE

Q4) Charlie Pratt d. Austin Cunningham, 11-4, 11-4, 11-1
Q5) Troy Warigon d. Robert Hemphill, 11-13, 11-6, 11-9, 4-11, 11-6

Q6) Jeremy Best d. Marquis Miller, 11-5, 11-4, 11-6
Q3) Andres Acuña d. Scott McClellan, 11-3, 11-4, 11-1

Q2) Robert Collins d. Set Cubillos, 11-6, 11-2, 11-6
Q7) Alejandro Landa d. Jose Ubilla, 11-4, 11-2, 11-3

Round of 16 - Friday

1) Kane Waselenchuk v. Samuel Murray - 11 AM
8) Marco Rojas v. Felipe Camacho - 11 AM

5) Mario Mercado v. Charlie Pratt - 1 PM
4) Alvaro Beltran v. Troy Warigon - 1 PM

3) Daniel De La Rosa v. Jeremy Best - Noon
6) Sebastian Franco v. Andres Acuña - Noon

7) Jansen Allen v. Robert Collins - 10 AM
2) Rocky Carson v. Alejandro Landa - 10 AM

IRT Doubles - Quarterfinals - Thursday

1) Alvaro Beltran & Rocky Carson - BYE
5) Alejandro Landa & Samuel Murray d. 4) Sebastian Franco & Mario Mercado, 14-15, 15-7, 11-8

3) Jansen Allen & Charlie Pratt d. 6) Maurice Miller & Troy Warigon, 15-4, 10-15, 11-9
2) Felipe Camacho & Daniel De La Rosa d. 7) Jeremy Best & Bryan Titus, 15-4, 15-7

IRT Doubles - Semi-finals - Saturday

1) Alvaro Beltran & Rocky Carson v. 5) Alejandro Landa & Samuel Murray
2) Felipe Camacho & Daniel De La Rosa v. 3) Jansen Allen & Charlie Pratt

Follow the bouncing ball….