Kane Waselenchuk, the #1 player on the International Racquetball Tour (IRT), continued his journey to another tournament title with a win over Mario Mercado, 11-3, 11-5, 11-2, in the quarterfinals of the Atlanta Pro-Am in Lilburn, Georgia. Waselenchuk will play Alejandro Landa in the semi-finals, as Landa outlasted Alvaro Beltran, 11-9, 11-0, 6-11, 9-11, 15-13, in what was a very long match. The fifth game alone was over 30 min.
The quarters began with a five set match with Sebastian Franco coming out on top against Jake Bredenbeck, 9-11, 11-9, 11-8, 8-11, 12-10. Franco was up 7-1 in the fifth game only to see Bredenback come back and then go head and reach 10 first. That forced Franco to fight off two match points at 10-8 and 10-9 before pulling out the W at 12-10 with a backhand from middle court to the left side.
Bredenbeck played 14 games over 3 matches in singles, as well as a tie-breaker in his doubles match last night.
In the other quarter, Rocky Carson defeated Felipe Camacho in three straight games, 11-3, 11-7, 11-4. Carson and Franco will play in the other semi-final.
The semi-finals are Saturday at 4 and 5 PM, and you can watch them via the IRT Network. The doubles semis are at 6 and 7 PM. The singles final is Sunday at 10 AM followed by the doubles final at 11 AM. All times Eastern.
2017 IRT Atlanta Open Pro-Am - November 2–5, 2017
Lilburn, Georgia
Quarterfinals - Saturday
1) Kane Waselenchuk d. 8) Mario Mercado, 11-3, 11-5, 11-2
5) Alejandro Landa d. 4) Alvaro Beltran, 11-9, 11-0, 6-11, 9-11, 15-13
6) Sebastian Franco d. Jake Bredenbeck, 9-11, 11-9, 11-8, 8-11, 12-10
2) Rocky Carson d. Felipe Camacho, 11-3, 11-7, 11-4
Quarterfinals - Saturday
1) Kane Waselenchuk or 8) Mario Mercado v. 4) Alvaro Beltran or 5) Alejandro Landa - 5 PM
2) Rocky Carson v. 6) Sebastian Franco - 4 PM
IRT Doubles - Semi-finals - Saturday
1) Alvaro Beltran & Daniel De La Rosa v. 4) Sebastian Franco & Mario Mercado - 7 PM
2) Jake Bredenbeck & Jose Diaz v. 3) Jansen Allen & Samuel Murray - 6 PM
Follow the bouncing ball….
Saturday, November 4, 2017
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