Round of 32 at 2017 IRT Phase IV Scientific Health & Performance Pro-Am

More matches brought more upsets at the International Racquetball Tour (IRT) Phase IV Scientific Health & Performance Pro-Am in Canoga Park, California, where the IRT is beginning its 2017-18 season. In the Round of 32, the 9th and 11th seeds fell both losing in five games. Sebastian Fernandez defeated 9th seed Samuel Murray, 5-11, 12-10, 10-12, 11-3, 11-8, and Gerardo Franco beat 11th seed Felipe Camacho, 9-11, 11-1, 1-11, 11-3, 11-4, to set up an all Franco match in the Round of 16, as Gerardo will play Sebastian Franco; they aren’t related, as Gerardo is from Mexico and Sebastian is Colombian.

Also of note, Nicholas Riffel, seeded 45th, reached the Round of 16 for the first time, as he was a straight game winner over Ramon De Leon, 11-4, 11-6, 11-1. Riffel’s the highest seed to get to the 16s.

The Round of 16 is Friday afternoon from 3 PM to 6 PM and you can watch the action via the IRT Network, or the IRT Facebook page. The quarter finals will be 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 2 - Friday

Q8) Jose Diaz d. Adam Manilla, 11-6, 7-11, 11-8, 5-11, 11-6
Q1) Sebastian Fernandez d. Samuel Murray, 5-11, 12-10, 10-12, 11-3, 11-8

Q4) Rodrigo Montoya d. Luis Perez, 11-7, 12-10, 11-0
Q5) Nicholas Riffel d. Ramon De Leon, 11-4, 11-6, 11-1

Q6) Thomas Carter d. Justin Johnson, 11-5, 11-0, 11-3
Q3) Gerardo Franco d. Felipe Camacho, 9-11, 11-1, 1-11, 11-3, 11-4

Q2) David Horn d. Luis Avila, 11-9, 12-10, 11-1
Q7) Jake Bredenbeck d. Miguel Rodriguez Jr., 11-5, 11-4, 11-1

Round of 16 - Friday

1) Kane Waselenchuk v. Jose Diaz - 5 PM
8) Andree Parrilla v. Sebastian Fernandez - 5 PM

5) Jansen Allen v. Rodrigo Montoya - 6 PM
4) Alvaro Beltran v. Nicholas Riffel - 6 PM

3) Daniel De La Rosa v. Thomas Carter - 3 PM
6) Sebastian Franco v. Gerardo Franco - 3 PM

7) Mario Mercado v. David Horn - 4 PM
2) Rocky Carson v. Jake Bredenbeck - 4 PM

IRT Doubles - Round of 16 - Friday

1) Ben Croft & Kane Waselenchuk - BYE
8) Jake Bredenbeck & David Horn d. 9) Set Cubillos & Andrés Gómez, 15-7, 15-8

5) Sebastian Franco & Mario Mercado d. 12) Adam Manilla & Nicolas Riffel, 15-9, 15-9
13) Tim Herman & Michael Myers d. 4) Jansen Allen & Charlie Pratt, forfeit

3) Alvaro Beltran & Daniel De La Rosa d. 14) Ramon De Leon & Luis Perez, 15-0, 15-1
6) Rodrigo Montoya & Andree Parrilla d. Bryan Crosser & Dane Elkins, 15-4, 15-12

7) Felipe Camacho & Samuel Murray d. Sebastian Fernandez & Miguel Rodriguez Jr., 15-9, 15-11
2) Rocky Carson & Tito Montanez - BYE

IRT Doubles - Quarterfinals - Friday

1) Ben Croft & Kane Waselenchuk v. 8) Jake Bredenbeck & David Horn - 8 PM
5) Sebastian Franco & Mario Mercado v. 13) Tim Herman & Michael Myers - 8 PM

3) Alvaro Beltran & Daniel De La Rosa v. 6) Rodrigo Montoya & Andree Parrilla - 7 PM
2) Rocky Carson & Tito Montanez v. 7) Felipe Camacho & Samuel Murray - 7 PM

Follow the bouncing ball….