Round of 32 results from 2019 IRT Shamrock Shootout

Eduardo Portillo upset Jake Bredenbeck on Friday in the Round of 32 at the International Racquetball Tour (IRT) 34th Annual Shamrock Shootout in Lombard, Illinois, winning 15-5, 15-8. Portillo’s win books him a place in the Round of 16 versus 4th seed Alejandro Landa.

There were a few tie-breakers in the 32s, but only one upset by the seeding, and it was in the 16/17 seed match, as 17th seed Felipe Camacho got the better of 16th seed Thomas Carter, 15-13, 12-15, 11-8. Camacho’s reward is a match against IRT #1 Kane Waselenchuk in the 16s. Also, Jose Diaz needed three games to defeat Japanese veteran Hiroshi Shimizu, 13-15, 15-10, 11-3. Diaz will be up against 8th seed Sebastian Franco in the Round of 16.

The other match that went breaker was one of those we’d highlighted, as the International Racquetball Federation (IRF) World Champion Rodrigo Montoya needed three games to beat Gerardo Franco, 15-1, 10-15, 11-3. Montoya will play 3rd seed Daniel De La Rosa in the 16s.

They’ve played one round of doubles, and there was only one upset, which was a small one, as 9th seeds Robert Collins and David Horn defeated 8th seeds Felipe Camacho and Eduardo Garay, 15-8, 15-14, so they will play #1 seeds Alvaro Beltran and De La Rosa. Beltran and De La Rosa beat 16th seeds Javier Martinez and Jeovany Mendoza, 15-9, 15-3, in the Round of 16.

Look for all the action via the usual IRT media outlets: The IRT Network, the IRT YouTube channel or the IRT Facebook page. The Round of 16 begins 5 PM Friday afternoon. 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. All times central.

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

Qualifying Round 3 - Friday morning

Q8 - Felipe Camacho d. Thomas Carter, 15-13, 12-15, 11-8
Q1 - Jose Diaz d. Hiroshi Shimizu, 13-15, 15-10, 11-3

Q4 - Jansen Allen d. Troy Warigon, 15-6, 15-10
Q5 - Eduardo Portillo d. Jake Bredenbeck, 15-5, 15-8

Q6 - Rodrigo Montoya d. Gerardo Franco, 15-1, 10-15, 11-3
Q3 - Mario Mercado d. Mauricio Zelada, 15-7, 15-13

Q2 - David Horn d. Scott McClellan, 15-8, 15-1
Q7 - Adam Manilla d. Robert Collins, 15-13, 15-11

Round of 16 - Friday

1) Kane Waselenchuk v. Felipe Camacho - 5 PM
8) Sebastian Franco v. Jose Diaz - 5 PM

5) Andree Parrilla v. Jansen Allen - 5 PM
4) Alejandro Landa v. Eduardo Portillo - 5 PM

3) Daniel De La Rosa v. Rodrigo Montoya - 6 PM
6) Alvaro Beltran v. Mario Mercado - 6 PM

7) Samuel Murray v. David Horn - 6 PM
2) Rocky Carson v. Adam Manilla - 6 PM

IRT Doubles - Round of 16 - Friday

1) Alvaro Beltran & Daniel De La Rosa d. 16) Javier Martinez & Jeovany Mendoza, 15-9, 15-3
9) Robert Collins & David Horn d. 8) Felipe Camacho & Eduardo Garay, 15-8, 15-14

5) Rodrigo Montoya & Andree Parrilla d. 12) Rom Dresbach & Juan Martinez, 15-10, 15-10
4) Jake Bredenbeck & Jose Diaz d. 13) Edwin Galicia & Christian Wer, 14-15, 15-11, 11-9

3) Sebastian Franco & Mario Mercado d. 14) Hanzel Martinez & Juan Salvatierra, 15-10, 15-6
6) Ben Croft & Kane Waselenchuk d. 11) Maurice Miller & Troy Warigon, 15-6, 15-3

7) Rocky Carson & Adam Manilla d. 10) Thomas Carter & Kyle Ulliman, 15-4, 15-11
2) Alejandro Landa & Samuel Murray d. 15) Timothy Holder & Thomas Moretz, 15-3, 15-0

IRT Doubles - Quarterfinals - Friday

1) Alvaro Beltran & Daniel De La Rosa v. 9) Robert Collins & David Horn - 8 PM
5) Rodrigo Montoya & Andree Parrilla v. 4) Jake Bredenbeck & Jose Diaz - 9 PM

3) Sebastian Franco & Mario Mercado v. 6) Ben Croft & Kane Waselenchuk - 9 PM
2) Alejandro Landa & Samuel Murray v. 7) Rocky Carson & Adam Manilla - 8 PM

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