Montoya moves on and Beltran & De La Rosa survive scare in doubles at 41st Lewis Drug IRT Pro-Am

Rodrigo Montoya reached the semi-finals of an International Racquetball Tour (IRT) event for only the 2nd time Friday, as he defeated Alvaro Beltran, 15-12, 15-6, in the quarterfinals of the 41st Lewis Drug IRT Pro-Am in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Beltran played a tough doubles match shortly before his quarterfinal, and he looked tired in the second game against Montoya.

Montoya will play fellow Mexican, Daniel De La Rosa, in the semis, as De La Rosa beat Samuel Murray, 15-13, 15-8, in the quarters.

On the other side of the draw, IRT #2 Rocky Carson will play #3 Kane Waselenchuk in the semi-finals. In the quarterfinals, Carson defeated 7th seed Jose Diaz, 15-10, 15-9, and Waselenchuk beat 6th seed Andree Parrilla, 15-8, 15-11.

In doubles, Tony Carson and Charles Pratt had three chances to upset the top seeds Alvaro Beltran and Daniel De La Rosa in the quarterfinals Friday, as they served at 14 in game two of their match after winning game one. But they couldn’t get the last point, as Beltran and De La Rosa forced a tie-breaker, and then won the breaker to take the match in three games, 10-15, 15-14, 11-3.

Beltran and De La Rosa will face 5th seeds Rodrigo Montoya and Andree Parrilla in the semi-finals on Saturday, as Montoya and Parrilla were upset winners over 4th seeds Jake Bredenbeck and Jose Diaz, 15-8, 15-9.

The singles semi-finals will be 10 AM and 11 AM Saturday morning. Look for it via the usual IRT media outlets: The IRT Network, the IRT YouTube channel or the IRT Facebook page. The singles final will be 11 AM Sunday. The doubles semi-finals are Saturday at noon and 1 PM with the final Saturday at 4:30 PM.

41st Lewis Drug IRT Pro-Am, January 17-20 2019
Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Quarterfinals - Friday

Rodrigo Montoya d. 8) Alvaro Beltran, 15-12, 15-6
4) Daniel De La Rosa d. 5) Samuel Murray, 15-13, 15-8

3) Kane Waselenchuk d. 6) Andree Parrilla, 15-8, 15-11
2) Rocky Carson d. 7) Jose Diaz, 15-10, 15-9

Semi-finals - Saturday

4) Daniel De La Rosa v. Rodrigo Montoya - 10 AM
2) Rocky Carson v. 3) Kane Waselenchuk - 11 AM

IRT Doubles Quarterfinals - Friday

1) Alvaro Beltran & Daniel De La Rosa d. 8) Tony Carson & Charles Pratt, 10-15, 15-14, 11-3
5) Rodrigo Montoya & Andree Parrilla d. 4) Jake Bredenbeck & Jose Diaz, 15-8, 15-9

6) Mario Mercado & Mauro Rojas d. 3) Jansen Allen & Felipe Camacho, forfeit
2) Alejandro Landa & Samuel Murray v. 7) Adam Manilla & Nicholas Riffel, 15-11, 15-7

IRT Doubles Semi-finals - Saturday

1) Alvaro Beltran & Daniel De La Rosa v. 5) Rodrigo Montoya & Andree Parrilla - Noon
2) Alejandro Landa & Samuel Murray v. 6) Mario Mercado & Mauro Rojas - 1 PM

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