IRT 32nd Shamrock Shootout - Round of 32

Andres Acuña was the surprise winner in the Round of 32 at the International Racquetball Tour’s (IRT’s) 32nd Annual Shamrock Shootout, as he took out Jake Bredenbeck, 11-5, 11-9, 5-11, 11-9. The win puts Acuña in the Round of 16 against IRT #2 Rocky Carson Friday night.

IRT #1 Kane Waselenchuk will face fellow Canadian Samuel Murray, who was a straight game winner over Christian Wer, 11-6, 11-0, 11-5, in the 64s.

The all-Lefty battle between Robert Collins and Thomas Carter did not disappoint, as it went to a tie-breaker with Carter coming out on top, 11-9, 9-11, 11-8, 2-11, 11-4. Carter will play Alvaro Beltran in the 16s.

The IRT Network will be broadcasting the Shamrock Shootout with the Round of 16 at 4 PM Friday afternoon with the quarterfinals on Saturday from 10 AM to 2 PM, and the semi-finals at 5:30 and 8:30 and the final on Sunday at 1 PM.

2017 IRT Shamrock Shootout, March 16-19
Lombard, Illinois

Qualifying Round 2 - Friday

Q8) Samuel Murray d. Christian Wer, 11-6, 11-0, 11-5
Q1) Marco Rojas d. Gerardo Franco, 12-10, 11-4, 11-4

Q4) David Horn d. Fernando Javier Rivera, 11-3, 11-5, 11-4
Q5) Thomas Carter d. Robert Collins, 11-9, 9-11, 11-8, 2-11, 11-4

Q6) Andree Parrilla d. Justus Benson, 11-6, 11-2, 11-6
Q3) Alejandro Landa d. Set Cubillos, 11-9, 11-8, 11-0

Q2) Felipe Camacho d. Edwin Galicia, 11-8, 9-11, 11-5, 11-0
Q7) Andres Acuña d. Jake Bredenbeck, 11-5, 11-9, 5-11, 11-9

Round of 16 - Friday

1) Kane Waselenchuk v. Samuel Murray
8) Sebastian Franco v. Marco Rojas

5) Jansen Allen v. David Horn
4) Alvaro Beltran v. Thomas Carter

3) Daniel De La Rosa v. Andree Parrilla
6) Mario Mercado v. Alejandro Landa

7) Jose Rojas v. Felipe Camacho
2) Rocky Carson v. Andres Acuña

Follow the bouncing ball….