Portillo into the quarterfinals at 2019 IRT California Open

Welcome to the International Racquetball Tour (IRT) Eduardo Portillo! After defeating David Horn on Thursday to make the Round of 16 at the California Open in Canoga Park, California, Portillo upset 8th seed Samuel Murray, 15-14, 15-14. The win puts Portillo - the current International Racquetball Federation (IRF) Boy’s U18 World Junior Champion - into the quarterfinals later on Friday, when he will play IRT #1 Alejandro Landa, who needed tie-breaker to defeat Rodrigo Montoya, the current IRF Men’s Singles World Champion, 10-15, 15-7, 11-6.

Jose Diaz also had an upset win in the 16s, as he defeated 6th seed Sebastian Franco, 11-15, 15-4, 11-8. Diaz will play 3rd seed Daniel De La Rosa, who was a straight game winner over Mauro Rojas, 15-4, 15-13.

IRT #2 Rocky Carson faces Alvaro Beltran, and IRT #4 Kane Waselenchuk plays Andree Parrilla in the other two quarterfinal matches. Carson, Waselenechuk and Parrilla were straight game winners in the Round of 16, but Beltran needed to comeback from a game down to defeat Jansen Allen in a tie-breaker, 11-15, 15-3, 11-1.

All four quarterfinals will be streamed live Friday from 4 PM via one of the IRT media outlets: the IRT Network, the IRT YouTube channel or the IRT Facebook page. Also, the semi-finals will be 11 AM and noon Saturday with the final Sunday at noon. The quarterfinals of doubles are 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

Round of 16 - Friday

1) Alejandro Landa d. Rodrigo Montoya, 10-15, 15-7, 11-6
Eduardo Portillo d. 8) Samuel Murray, 15-14, 15-14

5) Andree Parrilla d. Sebastian Fernandez, 15-, 15-13
4) Kane Waselenchuk d. Jake Bredenbeck, 15-8, 15-3

3) Daniel De La Rosa d. Mauro Rojas, 15-4, 15-13
Jose Diaz d. 6) Sebastian Franco, 11-15, 15-4, 11-8

7) Alvaro Beltran d. Jansen Allen, 11-15, 15-3, 11-1
2) Rocky Carson d. Robert Collins, 15-7, 15-0

Quarterfinals - Friday

1) Alejandro Landa v. Eduardo Portillo - 4 PM
4) Kane Waselenchuk v. 5) Andree Parrilla - 5 PM

3) Daniel De La Rosa v. Jose Diaz - 6 PM
2) Rocky Carson v. 7) Alvaro Beltran - 7 PM

IRT Doubles - Quarterfinals - Friday

1) Alvaro Beltran & Daniel De La Rosa d. 8) Rodrigo Montoya & Eduardo Portillo, 15-13, 15-9
5) Sebastian Franco & Andree Parrilla d. 4) Jake Bredenbeck & Jose Diaz, 15-13, 15-6

3) Jansen Allen & Felipe Camacho d. 6) Adam Manilla & Nicholas Riffel, 15-14, 12-15, 11-5
2) Alejandro Landa & Samuel Murray d. 7) Tim Herman & Michael Myers, 15-9, 15-10

IRT Doubles - Semi-finals - Saturday

1) Alvaro Beltran & Daniel De La Rosa v. 5) Sebastian Franco & Andree Parrilla - 3 PM
2) Alejandro Landa & Samuel Murray v. 3) Jansen Allen & Felipe Camacho - 2 PM

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