Round of 64 at the 2018 IRT Raising Some Racquet for Kids tournament

Japanese veteran Hiroshi Shimizu defeated Fabrizio Mora, 11-15, 15-8, 11-7, in the Round of 64 at the International Racquetball Tour (IRT) Mercedes Benz of Ft. Mitchell Raising Some Racquet for Kids tournament in Cincinnati, Ohio. The win pits Shimizu against Charles Pratt in the Round of 32 Friday morning.

Look for the action on the IRT Network from the 2nd Round of Qualifying on Friday morning at 11 AM with the Round of 16 from 6 PM Friday afternoon. The quarterfinals will be 10 and 11 AM Saturday morning. The semi-finals will be at 5 PM and 6 PM Saturday with the final at noon Sunday. All times eastern. For action on Thursday, check out the IRT Facebook page.

2018 IRT Mercedes Benz of Ft. Mitchell Raising Some Racquet for Kids, April 5-8, 2018
Cincinnati, Ohio

Qualifying Round 1 - Thursday evening

Mauricio Zelada d. Juan Martinez III, 15-6, 15-7
Troy Warigon d. Rom Dresbach, 15-10, 15-2
Sebastian Fernandez d. Erick Cuevas Fernandez, 15-5, 15-9

Hiroshi Shimizu d. Fabrizio Mora, 11-15, 15-8, 11-7
Miguel Rodriguez Jr. d. Ferd Samson, 15-5, 15-6

Qualifying Round 2 - Friday morning

Q8) Thomas Carter v. Nicholas Riffel - Noon
Q1) David Horn v. Mauricio Zelada - Noon

Q4) Jose Diaz v. Troy Warigon - Noon
Q5) Jake Bredenbeck v. Sebastian Fernandez - Noon

Q6) Adam Manilla v. Scott McClellan - 11 AM
Q3) Charles Pratt v. Hiroshi Shimizu - 11 AM

Q2) Felipe Camacho v. Miguel Rodriguez Jr. - 11 AM
Q7) Robert Collins v. Gerardo Franco - 11 AM

Round of 16 - Friday

1) Rocky Carson v. Q8 - 7 PM
8) Sebastian Franco v. Q1 - 7 PM

5) Jansen Allen v. Q4 - 7 PM
4) Alejandro Landa v. Q5 - 7 PM

3) Alvaro Beltran v. Q6 - 6 PM
6) Samuel Murray v. Q3 - 6 PM

7) Mario Mercado v. Q2 - 6 PM
2) Daniel De La Rosa v. Q7 - 6 PM

Follow the bouncing ball….