2017 IRT Phase IV Scientific Health & Performance Pro-Am begins

There were upsets in the first round of play at the International Racquetball Tour (IRT) Phase IV Scientific Health & Performance Pro-Am in Canoga Park, California, as the three highest seeded players all lost. Luis Perez took out 12th seed Robert Collins, 11-6, 11-7, 8-11, 11-6, and Justin Johnson beat 14th seed Scott McClellan, 11-8, 11-5, 8-11, 11-5. 13th seed Charlie Pratt lost by no show default to Ramon De Leon.

Pratt, a former top 10 player and Head Coach for the USA Junior Team for this year’s World Junior Championships, now lives in Gainesville, Florida, so his absence may be weather related. The Racquetball Blog hopes that’s not the case, and we wish the best all the racquetball players in the southeast US during this exceptional hurricane season.

Those results were in the Round of 64, so the winners will play once more on Friday morning before the Round of 16 brings in the top 8 seeds, including the top four IRT players: #1 Kane Waselenchuk, #2 Rocky Carson, #3 Daniel De La Rosa and #4 Alvaro Beltran.

Look to the IRT Network, or the IRT Facebook page, for this weekend’s action. The Round of 16 is Friday afternoon from 3 PM to 6 PM with the quarter finals Saturday morning from 9 AM to noon, and the semi-finals at 4 PM and 5 PM Saturday. The final will be Sunday at 11 AM. All times Pacific.

2017 IRT Phase IV Scientific Health & Performance Pro-Am, September 7-10, 2017
Canoga Park, California

Qualifying Round 1 - Thursday

Adam Manilla d. Set Cubillos, 3-11, 11-3, 11-4, 11-0
Jose Diaz d. Bryan Crosser, 11-0, 11-2, 11-2

Samuel Murray - BYE
Sebastian Fernandez d. Dane Elkins, 11-9, 11-4, 11-6

Rodrigo Montoya d. Majeed Shahin, 11-4, 12-10, 11-1
Luis Perez d. Robert Collins, 11-6, 11-7, 8-11, 11-6

Ramon De Leon d. Charlie Pratt, forfeit
Nicholas Riffel d. Francisco Troncoso, 11-6, 11-5, 11-9

Thomas Carter d. John Wolfe, 11-1, 11-6, 11-8
Justin Johnson d. Scott McClellan, 11-8, 11-5, 8-11, 11-5

Felipe Camacho - BYE
Gerardo Franco d. Troy Warigon, 11-3, 11-4, 11-9

Luis Avila d. Wayne Antone IV, 9-11, 8-11, 11-9, 11-6, 11-5
David Horn - BYE

Jake Bredenbeck d. Hank Minardo, injury forfeit
Miguel Rodriguez Jr. d. Andrés Gómez, 12-10, 11-6, 11-4

Qualifying Round 2 - Friday

Q8) Adam Manilla v. Jose Diaz - 11 AM
Q1) Samuel Murray v. Sebastian Fernandez - 11 AM

Q4) Rodrigo Montoya v. Luis Perez - 11 AM
Q5) Ramon De Leon v. Nicholas Riffel - 11 AM

Q6) Thomas Carter v. Justin Johnson - 10 AM
Q3) Felipe Camacho v. Gerardo Franco - 10 AM

Q2) David Horn v. Luis Avila - 10 AM
Q7) Jake Bredenbeck v. Miguel Rodriguez Jr. - 10 AM

Round of 16 - Friday

1) Kane Waselenchuk v. Q8 - 5 PM
8) Andree Parrilla v. Q1 - 5 PM

5) Jansen Allen v. Q4 - 6 PM
4) Alvaro Beltran v. Q5 - 6 PM

3) Daniel De La Rosa v. Q6 - 3 PM
6) Sebastian Franco v. Q3 - 3 PM

7) Mario Mercado v. Q2 - 4 PM
2) Rocky Carson v. Q7 - 4 PM

IRT Doubles - Round of 16 - Friday

1) Ben Croft & Kane Waselenchuk - BYE
8) Jake Bredenbeck & David Horn v. 9) Set Cubillos & Andrés Gómez - Noon

5) Sebastian Franco & Mario Mercado v. 12) Adam Manilla & Nicolas Riffel - Noon
4) Jansen Allen & Charlie Pratt v. 13) Tim Herman & Michael Myers - 1 PM

3) Alvaro Beltran & Daniel De La Rosa v. 14) Ramon De Leon & Luis Perez - Noon
6) Rodrigo Montoya & Andree Parrilla v. Bryan Crosser & Dane Elkins - 1 PM

7) Felipe Camacho & Samuel Murray v. Sebastian Fernandez & Miguel Rodriguez Jr. - Noon
2) Rocky Carson & Tito Montanez - BYE

Follow the bouncing ball….