Parrilla & Portillo into doubles semis at 2019 IRT Atlanta Open

Andree Parrilla and Edurardo Portillo were upset winners in the doubles quarterfinals Saturday at the International Racquetball Tour (IRT) 2019 Atlanta Open, as they defeated 3rd seeds Sebastian Franco and Mario Mercado, 15-6, 15-14. Th win puts Parrilla and Portillo into the semi-finals against 2nd seeds Alejandro Landa and Samuel Murray, who beat Andres Acuña and Sebastian Fernandez, 15-13, 15-7.

On the top side of the draw, top seeds Alvaro Beltran and Daniel De La Rosa needed a tie-breaker to get past Kadim Carrasco and Carlos Keller, winning 15-8, 14-15, 11-5.

The men’s doubles semi-finals will be tonight at 7 and 8 PM. The singles semi-finals are this afternoon at 3 and 4 PM. Check out the usual IRT media outlets for live streaming: The IRT YouTube channel or the IRT Facebook page. The singles final will be noon Sunday with the doubles final to follow at 1 PM. All times Eastern.

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

Semi-finals - Saturday

4) Andree Parrilla v. 8) Sebastian Franco - 4 PM
2) Rocky Carson v. 3) Alejandro Landa - 3 PM

IRT Doubles - Quarterfinals - Saturday

1) Daniel De La Rosa & Alvaro Beltran d. 8) Kadim Carrasco & Carlos Keller, 15-8, 14-15, 11-5
5) Javier Mar & Rodrigo Montoya d. 4) Ben Croft & Kane Waselenchuk, forfeit

6) Andree Parrilla & Eduardo Portillo d. 3) Sebastian Franco & Mario Mercado, 15-6, 15-14
2) Alejandro Landa & Samuel Murray v. 10) Sebastian Fernandez & Andres Acuña, 15-13, 15-7

IRT Doubles - Semi-finals - Saturday

1) Daniel De La Rosa & Alvaro Beltran v. 5) Javier Mar & Rodrigo Montoya - 8 PM
2) Alejandro Landa & Samuel Murray v. 6) Andree Parrilla & Eduardo Portillo - 7 PM

Follow the bouncing ball….