2018 IRT March Madness - Round of 16

Adam Manilla had the only upset win in the Round of 16 at the International Racquetball Tour (IRT) March Madness event in San Antonio, Texas, as he defeated 5th seed Mario Mercado, 15-14, 8-15, 11-9. The win puts Manilla into the quarterfinals against 4th seed Alejandro Landa, who beat Manilla’s doubles partner Nicholas Riffel, 15-8, 15-7, in the 16s.

The other top 8 seeds all won in two games except for 6th seed Samuel Murray, who needed a tie-breaker to defeat Robert Collins, 12-15, 15-4, 11-3. Murray will play Jansen Allen in the quarters, as Allen beat Edwin Galicia, 15-7, 15-7, in the Round of 16.

The IRT Network will have the quarterfinal action from San Antonio Friday starting from 5:35 PM. The semi-finals will be at 10:10 AM and 11:15 AM Saturday with the final at 6:50 PM Saturday.

2018 IRT March Madness, March 1-4, 2018
San Antonio, Texas

Round of 16 - Friday

1) Daniel De La Rosa d. Mauro Rojas, 15-7, 15-2
8) Andree Parrilla d. Felipe Camacho, 15-6, 15-6

Adam Manilla d. 5) Mario Mercado, 15-14, 8-15, 11-9
4) Alejandro Landa d. Nicholas Riffel, 15-8, 15-7

3) Jansen Allen d. Edwin Galicia, 15-7, 15-7
6) Samuel Murray d. Robert Collins, 12-15, 15-4, 11-3

7) Sebastian Franco d. Jose Diaz, 15-7, 15-13
2) Alvaro Beltran d. John Wolfe, 15-1, 15-8

Quarterfinals - Friday

1) Daniel De La Rosa v. 8) Andree Parrilla
4) Alejandro Landa v. Adam Manilla

3) Jansen Allen v. 6) Samuel Murray
2) Alvaro Beltran v. 7) Sebastian Franco

Follow the bouncing ball….