Montoya defeats De La Rosa in Round of 16 at 2019 IRT Shamrock Shootout

There were no upsets or even tie-breakers in the Round of 16 at the International Racquetball Tour (IRT) 34th Annual Shamrock Shootout in Lombard, Illinois, until the last match between 3rd seed Daniel De La Rosa and Rodrigo Montoya. Montoya - seeded 14th but the current International Racquetball Federation (IRF) World Champion upset De La Rosa in two straight games, 15-3, 15-9, to book a place in the quarterfinals. In the quarters, Montoya will play Mexican veteran Alvaro Beltran, who is a former IRF World Champion, as Beltran defeated Mario Mercado, 15-7, 15-4, in the Round of 16.

In other action, IRT #1 Kane Waselenchuk was a straight game winner over Felipe Camacho, 15-4, 15-0, and will play 8th seed Sebastian Franco who defeated Jose Diaz in two close games, 15-12, 15-12. IRT #2 Rocky Carson also put on a dominant performance as he beat Adam Manilla, 15-10, 15-1.

Carson will face 7th seed Samuel Murray in the quarterfinals on Saturday. Murray played David Horn in the 16, and we thought that match would be close, but it wasn’t as Murray won two straight by a decisive scoreline of 15-3, 15-7.

Look for all the action via the usual IRT media outlets: The IRT Network, the IRT YouTube channel or the IRT Facebook page. The quarterfinals will be 10 and 11 AM Saturday morning. The semi-finals will be at 5:30 PM and 6:30 PM Saturday with the final at noon Sunday. The doubles semis will be 1 and 2 PM with the final at 8:30 PM Saturday. All times central.

2019 IRT Shamrock Shootout, March 14-17, 2019
Lombard, Illinois

Round of 16 - Friday

1) Kane Waselenchuk d. Felipe Camacho, 15-4, 15-0
8) Sebastian Franco d. Jose Diaz, 15-12, 15-12

5) Andree Parrilla d. Jansen Allen, 15-14, 15-0
4) Alejandro Landa d. Eduardo Portillo, 15-5, 15-12

Rodrigo Montoya d. 3) Daniel De La Rosa, 15-3, 15-9
6) Alvaro Beltran d. Mario Mercado, 15-7, 15-4

7) Samuel Murray d. David Horn, 15-3, 15-7
2) Rocky Carson d. Adam Manilla, 15-10, 15-1

Quarterfinals - Saturday

1) Kane Waselenchuk v. 8) Sebastian Franco - 11 AM
4) Alejandro Landa v. 5) Andree Parrilla - 11 AM

6) Alvaro Beltran v. Rodrigo Montoya v. - 10 AM
2) Rocky Carson v. 7) Samuel Murray - 10 AM

IRT Doubles - Quarterfinals - Friday

1) Alvaro Beltran & Daniel De La Rosa d. 9) Robert Collins & David Horn, 15-7, 15-12
4) Jake Bredenbeck & Jose Diaz d. 5) Rodrigo Montoya & Andree Parrilla, 15-10, 15-13

6) Ben Croft & Kane Waselenchuk d. 3) Sebastian Franco & Mario Mercado, 15-7, 15-3
2) Alejandro Landa & Samuel Murray d. 7) Rocky Carson & Adam Manilla, 15-12, 15-11

IRT Doubles - Semi-finals - Saturday

1) Alvaro Beltran & Daniel De La Rosa v. 4) Jake Bredenbeck & Jose Diaz - 1 PM
2) Alejandro Landa & Samuel Murray v. 6) Ben Croft & Kane Waselenchuk - 2 PM

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