Carson wins 19th Annual Lou Bradley Memorial Pro-Am

Rocky Carson won the 19th Annual Lou Bradley Memorial Pro-Am tournament - a Tier 3 event on the International Racquetball Tour (IRT) - in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin on the weekend. Carson defeated Jose Rojas in the final, 11-7, 11-4, 11-7.

In the semi-finals, Carson beat Mario Mercado, 11-3, 11-7, 11-4, while Rojas, the 3rd seed, was an upset winner over 2nd seed Alvaro Beltran 11-6, 11-7, 8-11, 11-6. Mercado was also an upset winner over 4th seed Jansen Allen in the quarterfinals, 10-12, 11-6, 11-5, 11-7.

This week’s big event is the USA Racquetball National Doubles Championship in Tempe, Arizona, where players seeking US Team qualification, like Carson, will play both singles and doubles. US Team competition begins on Thursday, and runs to Sunday on the Arizona State University campus.

19th Annual Lou Bradley Memorial Pro-Am
Sun Prairie, Wisconsin

Final

Rocky Carson d. Jose Rojas, 11-7, 11-4, 11-7

Semi-finals

Rocky Carson d. Mario Mercado, 11-3, 11-7, 11-4
Jose Rojas d. Alvaro Beltran 11-6, 11-7, 8-11, 11-6

Quarterfinals

Rocky Carson d. Brad Hansen, 11-2, 11-5, 11-3
Mario Mercado d. Jansen Allen, 10-12, 11-6, 11-5, 11-7
Jose Rojas d. Jordan Barth, 11-6, 11-6, 11-6
Alvaro Beltran d. Juan Herrera, 11-5, 11-2, 11-3

Round of 16

Rocky Carson d. Blake Hanson, 11-3, 11-4, 11-8
Brad Hansen d. Brad Starken, 11-7, 11-9, 11-7
Mario Mercado d. Justus Benson, 11-5, 11-7, 11-1
Jansen Allen d. Brad McCunnitt

Jose Rojas d. Jamin Goodwin, 11-1, 11-2, 11-0
Jordan Barth d. Matt Stamborksi, 11-5, 11-8, 11-7
Juan Herrera d. Shawn Merrill, 11-4, 11-3, 11-4
Alvaro Beltran d. Geoff Goldblatt, 11-0, 11-4, 11-9

Follow the bouncing ball….