2017 WRT West Coast Championships - Round of 32

There have been no big surprises through the Round of 32 at the World Racquetball Tour (WRT) West Coast Championships in Concord, California, but there are some interesting Round of 16 matches still to played on Friday.

WRT #1 Alejandro Cardona won his first match against Tim Prigo, 15-9, 15-7. He’ll face Victor Camacho in the 16s, as Camacho defeated Alexi David Cocco Hayes, 15-4, 15-6. A win for Cardona there, and he could face young Christian Longoria in the quarterfinals, as Longoria beat Mauricio Zelada in the 32s, 15-5, 15-4, in what we imagined would be a closer match.

Fourth seed Jaime Martell defeated Hanzel Martinez, 15-4, 15-1, but now plays Jose Diaz in the 16s, as Diaz beat Freddy Flores, 15-9, 15-2. The winner of will probably play Rodrigo Montoya, who won the last WRT event. Any of those three could be in the semi-finals.

Andree Parrilla, the 3rd seed, bested Christian Wer, 15-7, 15-0, and faces Felipe Camacho in the 16s, as Camacho defeated Danny Lavely, 15-14, 15-5. Also in that bracket, Jake Bredenbeck will play Miguel Rodriguez Jr. in the Round of 16.

Finally, WRT #2 David Horn plays US Junior Team member Mauro Rojas in the 16s, as in the 32s, he beat Jose Perez, 15-1, 15-8, and Rojas defeated Israel Torres, 15-14, 15-4. The winner of Horn-Rojas faces the winner of Alejandro Landa and Gerardo Franco in the 16s.

You can watch action from Concord live via the WRT website beginning with the quarterfinals on Saturday.

2017 WRT West Coast Championship, January 27-29
Concord, California

Singles - Round 1 matches

32) Tim Prigo d. 33) Juan Jose Salvatierra, 15-9, 15-9
34) Jose Perez d. 31) Knox La Rue, 15-7, 15-14

Singles - Round of 32

1) Alejandro Cardona d. 32) Tim Prigo, 15-9, 15-7
17) Victor Camacho d. 16) Alexi David Cocco Hayes, 15-4, 15-6

9) Francisco Troncoso d. 24) Antonio Rojas, 15-12, 15-10
8) Christian Longoria d. 25) Mauricio Zelada, 15-5, 15-4

5) Rodrigo Montoya d. 28) Dane Elkins, 15-2, 15-7
12) Luis Alvia d. 21) John Churchwell, 15-2, 15-11

13) Jose Diaz d. 20) Freddy Flores, 15-9, 15-2
4) Jaime Martell d. 29) Hanzel Martinez, 15-4, 15-1

3) Andree Parrilla d. 30) Christian Wer, 15-7, 15-0
19) Felipe Camacho d. 14) Danny Lavely, 15-14, 15-5

11) Miguel Rodriguez Jr. d. 22) Jon Sevier, 15-5, 15-1
6) Jake Bredenbeck d. 27) Jongrib Ha, 15-5, 15-8

7) Gerardo Franco d. 26) Edwin Galicia, 15-10, 15-5
10) Alejandro Landa d. 23) Ricardo Diaz, 15-4, 15-4

15) Mauro Rojas d. 18) Israel Torres, 15-14, 15-4
2) David Horn d. 34) Jose Perez, 15-1, 15-8

Singles - Round of 16

1) Alejandro Cardona v. 17) Victor Camacho
8) Christian Longoria v. 9) Francisco Troncoso

5) Rodrigo Montoya v. 12) Luis Alvia
4) Jaime Martell v. 13) Jose Diaz

3) Andree Parrilla v. 19) Felipe Camacho
6) Jake Bredenbeck v. 11) Miguel Rodriguez Jr.

7) Gerardo Franco v. 10) Alejandro Landa
2) David Horn v. 15) Mauro Rojas

Doubles - Round 1 matches

17) Knox La Rue & Tim Prigo d. 16) Hanzel Martinez & Juan Jose Salvatierra, 15-13, 13-15, 11-6

Doubles - Round of 16

1) Jake Bredenbeck & David Horn v. 17) Knox La Rue & Tim Prigo
8) Victor Camacho & Miguel Rodriguez Jr. v. 9) Felipe Camacho & Alejandro Landa

5) Luis Alvia & Francisco Troncoso v. 12) Ricardo Diaz & Antonio Rojas
4) Alejandro Cardona & Freddy Flores v. 13) John Churchwell & Luis Hernandez

3) Christian Longoria & Jaime Martell v. 14) Scott Ferrell & Nick Steiner
6) Gerardo Franco & Mauro Rojas v. 11) Alexi David Cocco Hayes & Dane Elkins

7) Danny Lavely & Mauricio Zelada v. 10) Jon Sevier & Israel Torres
2) Rodrigo Montoya & Andree Parrilla v. 15) Edwin Galicia & Christian Wer

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