They are down to the semi-finals at the World Racquetball Tour (WRT) Casino Racquetball Open in Mexicali, Mexico, and there have been a couple of upsets along the way, but no real surprises, as the players causing the upsets are well known: Alvaro Beltran and Alejandro Landa. Beltran’s the 4th ranked player on the International Racquetball Tour (IRT), and Landa is a multiple WRT event winner, but neither have played many WRT events recently, so their seeding does not accurately reflect their skill level.
Beltran, seeded 21st, defeated 5th seed Jaime Martell in the Round of 16, 15-9, 8-15, 11-9, and then took out 4th seed Jake Bredenbeck in the quarterfinals, 15-4, 12-15, 11-5. He’ll face top seed Rodrigo Montoya in the semi-finals, as Montoya defeated 8th seed Christian Longoria, 15-14, 15-5, in the quarters.
Landa only needed two games in each of the 16s and quarters to reach the semis. He took out Miguel Rodriguez Jr., 15-8, 15-9, in the Round of 16, and 2nd seed David Horn, 15-12, 15-12, in the quarterfinals. Landa will play 3rd seed Andree Parrilla in the other semi-final. Parrilla was a straight game winner over Gerardo Franco, 15-7, 15-13, in the quarters.
You can watch the semi-finals live from Mexicali via WRT website beginning at 11 AM Saturday with the final at 5 PM Saturday. All times Pacific.
2017 WRT Casino Racquetball Open, Mexicali, Mexico
October 11-15, 2017
Singles - Round of 16
1) Rodrigo Montoya d. 16) Juan Loreto, 15-2, 15-5
8) Christian Longoria d. 9) Francisco Troncoso, 15-5, 15-9
21) Alvaro Beltran d. 5) Jaime Martell, 15-9, 8-15, 11-9
4) Jake Bredenbeck d. 13) Nicolai Miramontes, 15-5, 15-4
3) Andree Parrilla d. 14) Ernesto Ochoa, 15-11, 15-5
6) Gerardo Franco d. 11) Sebastian Fernandez, 15-12, 15-14
7) Alejandro Landa d. 10) Miguel Rodriguez Jr., 15-8, 15-9
2) David Horn d. 15) Rodrigo Rodriguez, 15-8, 15-3
Singles - Quarterfinals
1) Rodrigo Montoya d. 8) Christian Longoria, 15-14, 15-5
21) Alvaro Beltran d. 4) Jake Bredenbeck, 15-4, 12-15, 11-5
3) Andree Parrilla d. 6) Gerardo Franco, 15-7, 15-13
7) Alejandro Landa d. 2) David Horn, 15-12, 15-12
Singles - Semi-finals - Saturday
1) Rodrigo Montoya v. 21) Alvaro Beltran - 12:30 PM
3) Andree Parrilla v. 7) Alejandro Landa - 11 AM
Follow the bouncing ball….
Saturday, October 14, 2017
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