2019 IRT California Open - Round of 32 & 64

Some young guys upset a few veterans on Thursday at the 2019 International Racquetball Tour (IRT) California Open in Canoga Park, California, with two of the surprise winners being the last two International Racquetball Federation (IRF) World Junior Champions in Boy’s U18. Eduardo Portillo, the current Boy’s U18 champion, had the largest upset, as he defeated David Horn, 15-11, 15-13, in the final round of qualifying. Portillo will play 8th seed Samuel Murray in the Round of 16 on Friday.

Mauro Rojas, who won Boy’s U18 at World Juniors in 2017, narrowly defeated Costa Rican veteran Felipe Camacho, 15-11, 12-15, 11-6. Rojas plays 3rd seed Daniel De La Rosa in the 16s. Also, Sebastian Fernandez beat Adam Manilla, 15-8, 15-12, and will play Andree Parrilla in the Round of 16.

The IRT Round of 16 will be streamed live Friday from 10 AM via one of the IRT media outlets: the IRT Network, the IRT YouTube channel or the IRT Facebook page. The quarterfinals will be Friday afternoon from 4 PM on. Also, the semi-finals will be 11 AM and noon Saturday with the final Sunday at noon. The first round of doubles will be Friday at 9 AM with the quarterfinals Friday at 1 and 2 PM. The doubles semis will be 2 and 3 PM on Saturday and the final will be 1 PM Sunday. All times Pacific.

2019 IRT California Open
January 3-6 - Canoga Park, California

Qualifying Round 1 - Thursday

Rodrigo Montoya d. Edgar Gomez, 15-0, 15-0
Gerardo Franco d. Bradley Levine, 15-2, 15-0

David Horn - BYE
Eduardo Portillo d. Diego Garcia, 15-12, 15-11

Sebastian Fernandez d. Daniel Neri, forfeit
Adam Manilla d. Erik Solter, 15-3, 15-5

Jake Bredenbeck d. Guillermo Jesus Ortega Jr, 15-2, 15-6
Oscar Nieto Valadez d. Scott McClellan, 15-8, 12-15, 11-10

Mauro Rojas d. Dane Elkins, 15-11, 15-6
Felipe Camacho d. Felipe Mercado, 15-11, 15-9

Jose Diaz - BYE
Justus Benson d. Michael Arterburn, 15-1, 15-1

Erick Cuevas Fernandez d. John Wolfe, 15-2, 15-3
Jansen Allen - BYE

Robert Collins d. Sebastian Longoria, 15-5, 15-4
Nicholas Riffel d. Luis Avila, 14-15, 15-12, 11-8

Qualifying Round 2 - Thursday

Q8) Rodrigo Montoya d. Gerardo Franco, 15-9, 15-6
Q1) Eduardo Portillo d. David Horn, 15-11, 15-13

Q4) Sebastian Fernandez d. Adam Manilla, 15-8, 15-12
Q5) Jake Bredenbeck d. Oscar Nieto Valadez, 15-4, 10-15, 11-3

Q6) Mauro Rojas d. Felipe Camacho, 15-11, 12-15, 11-6
Q3) Jose Diaz d. Justus Benson, 15-5, 15-4

Q2) Jansen Allen d. Erick Cuevas Fernandez, 15-5, 15-7
Q7) Robert Collins d. Nicholas Riffel, 14-15, 15-12, 11-8

Round of 16 - Friday

1) Alejandro Landa v. Rodrigo Montoya - 11 AM
8) Samuel Murray v. Eduardo Portillo - 11 AM

5) Andree Parrilla v. Sebastian Fernandez - 11 AM
4) Kane Waselenchuk v. Jake Bredenbeck - 11 AM

3) Daniel De La Rosa v. Mauro Rojas - 10 AM
6) Sebastian Franco v. Jose Diaz - 10 AM

7) Alvaro Beltran v. Jansen Allen - 10 AM
2) Rocky Carson v. Robert Collins - 10 AM

IRT Doubles - Round of 16 - Friday

1) Alvaro Beltran & 3) Daniel De La Rosa - BYE
8) Rodrigo Montoya & Eduardo Portillo d. 9) Sebastian Fernandez & Diego Garcia, 15-5, 15-2

5) Sebastian Franco & Andree Parrilla - BYE
4) Jake Bredenbeck & Jose Diaz - BYE

3) Jansen Allen & Felipe Camacho - BYE
6) Adam Manilla & Nicholas Riffel - BYE

7) Tim Herman & Michael Myers d. David Horn & Mauro Rojas, forfeit
2) Alejandro Landa & Samuel Murray - BYE

IRT Doubles - Quarterfinals - Friday

1) Alvaro Beltran & 3) Daniel De La Rosa v. 8) Rodrigo Montoya & Eduardo Portillo - 2 PM
4) Jake Bredenbeck & Jose Diaz v. 5) Sebastian Franco & Andree Parrilla - 2 PM

3) Jansen Allen & Felipe Camacho v. 6) Adam Manilla & Nicholas Riffel - 1 PM
2) Alejandro Landa & Samuel Murray v. 7) Tim Herman & Michael Myers - 1 PM

Follow the bouncing ball….