Parrilla wins twice, Muñoz once at 2017 Battle at the Alamo

Andree Parrilla was a double winner on the weekend at the 2017 Battle at the Alamo in San Antonio, Texas, as he won both the International Racquetball Tour (IRT) division, as well as the Men’s Open division. In the IRT final he defeated Bradly Rogers in four games, 11-1, 6-11, 11-4, 11-4, while he got the better of Edson Martinez over three games, 13-15, 15-3, 11-6.

In the IRT semi-finals, Parrilla defeated Javier Mar, 8-11, 11-6, 11-6, 11-5, and Rogers beat Martinez, 11-6, 12-10, 11-4. Curiously, Martinez beat Rogers in the quarterfinals of Men’s Open, 15-7, 15-3. In the Men’s Open semis, Parrilla beat Eduardo Garay, 15-5, 15-6, and Martinez defeated Alejandro Almada, 15-7, 9-15, 11-3.

Also in San Antonio, Carla Muñoz won Women’s Open with a walkover win against Lucia Gonzalez in the final. In the semi-finals, Carla Muñoz beat Hollie Scott, 15-6, 15-9, and Gonzalez defeated Adrienne Haynes, 15-11, 9-15, 11-7.

IRT Season Ending

This week the 2016-17 IRT season comes to a close with the Florida IRT Pro-Am in Sarasota, April 27-30. The season was going to close in Portland with the Tournament of Champions, but that event has been postponed.

2017 Battle at the Alamo, April 21-23, 2017
San Antonio, Texas

Men’s IRT Final

Andree Parrilla d. Bradly Rogers, 11-1, 6-11, 11-4, 11-4

Semi-finals

Andree Parrilla d. Javier Mar, 8-11, 11-6, 11-6, 11-5
Bradly Rogers d. Edson Martinez, 11-6, 12-10, 11-4

Men’s Open - Final

Andree Parrilla d. Edson Martinez, 13-15, 15-3, 11-6

Semi-finals

Andree Parrilla d. Eduardo Garay, 15-5, 15-6
Edson Martinez d. Alejandro Almada, 15-7, 9-15, 11-3

Women’s Open - Final

Carla Muñoz d. Lucia Gonzalez, forfeit

Semi-finals

Lucia Gonzalez d. Adrienne Haynes, 15-11, 9-15, 11-7
Carla Muñoz d. Hollie Scott, 15-6, 15-9

Follow the bouncing ball….