IRT Atlanta Open Round of 16

No surprises in the Round of 16 at the International Racquetball Tour (IRT) 2019 Atlanta Open. The higher seeds have all won with the already known exception of Sebastian Fernandez getting a default win over IRT #1 Kane Waselenchuk, who was a late withdrawal from the event due to “personal reasons.” Fernandez will play IRT #8 Sebastian Franco, who defeated #9 Rodrigo Montoya, 15-9, 9-15, 11-7, to set up a Sebastian-Sebastian showdown.

The higher seeds won all of the other matches. IRT #2 Rocky Carson beat Eduardo Garay, 15-5, 15-9, and will face #7 Samuel Murray, who defeated Mario Mercado, 15-12, 15-11. The winner of Carson-Murray will play either #3 seed Alejandro Landa or #6 Daniel De La Rosa. Landa beat Robert Collins, 15-3, 15-9, in the 16s, while De La Rosa needed a tie-breaker to get past Eduardo Portillo, 15-12, 13-15, 11-4.

On the top half of the draw, Andree Parrilla, the IRT’s #4 player, will face veteran Alvaro Beltran in the quarterfinals. Parrilla beat Carlos Keller, 15-8, 15-8, and Beltran got a win over Gerardo Franco, 15-5, 15-14.

Look for all the action via the usual IRT media outlets: The IRT YouTube channel or the IRT Facebook page. The quarterfinals start Friday at 4 PM. The singles semi-finals will be 3 and 4 PM Saturday with the final at noon Sunday. The doubles semi-finals will be Saturday night at 7 and 8 PM with the final Sunday at 1 PM. All times Eastern.

2019 IRT Atlanta Open, September 5-8, 2019
Lilburn / Atlanta, Georgia

Round of 16 - Friday

Sebastian Fernandez d. 1) Kane Waselenchuk , forfeit
8) Sebastian Franco d. Rodrigo Montoya, 15-9, 9-15, 11-7

5) Alvaro Beltran d. Gerardo Franco, 15-5, 15-14
4) Andree Parrilla d. Carlos Keller, 15-8, 15-8

3) Alejandro Landa d. Robert Collins, 15-3, 15-9
6) Daniel De La Rosa d. Eduardo Portillo, 15-12, 13-15, 11-4

7) Samuel Murray d. Mario Mercado, 15-12, 15-11
2) Rocky Carson d. Eduardo Garay, 15-5, 15-9

Quarterfinals - Friday

8) Sebastian Franco v. Sebastian Fernandez - 6 PM
4) Andree Parrilla v. 5) Alvaro Beltran - 7 PM

3) Alejandro Landa v. 6) Daniel De La Rosa - 4 PM
2) Rocky Carson v. 7) Samuel Murray - 5 PM

IRT Doubles - Round of 16 - Friday

1) Daniel De La Rosa & Alvaro Beltran - BYE
8) Kadim Carrasco & Carlos Keller d. 9) Maurice Miller & Troy Warigon, 5-15, 15-11, 11-8

5) Javier Mar & Rodrigo Montoya - BYE
4) Ben Croft & Kane Waselenchuk - BYE

3) Sebastian Franco & Mario Mercado - BYE
6) Andree Parrilla & Eduardo Portillo d. 11) Lee Meinerz & Darrin Prince, 15-3, 15-5

10) Sebastian Fernandez & Andres Acuña d. 7) Gerardo Franco & Nicholas Riffel, 15-11, 10-15, 11-4
2) Alejandro Landa & Samuel Murray - BYE

IRT Doubles - Quarterfinals - Saturday

1) Daniel De La Rosa & Alvaro Beltran v. 8) Kadim Carrasco & Carlos Keller - 11 AM
5) Javier Mar & Rodrigo Montoya d. 4) Ben Croft & Kane Waselenchuk, forfeit

3) Sebastian Franco & Mario Mercado v. 6) Andree Parrilla & Eduardo Portillo - Noon
2) Alejandro Landa & Samuel Murray v. 10) Sebastian Fernandez & Andres Acuña - Noon

Follow the bouncing ball….