Early results from 2019 IRT Los Compadres Auto Sales Open

Majeed Shahin was the big winner Thursday at the International Racquetball Tour (IRT) Los Compadres Auto Sales Open in Fullerton, California, as he knocked off IRT #18 Jose Diaz, 15-5, 15-14. That win was after Shahin came back from a game down against Canadian veteran Lee Connell, winning 5-15, 15-13, 11-9, earlier in the day. Shahin will play Sebastian Fernandez in the Round of 32 on Friday morning.

Earlier Thursday Luis Avila and Manuel Moncada were even through two games, and then Avila squeaked out the win by a single point, 11-15, 15-11, 11-10. But the joy didn't last long for Avila, as he fell to Carlos Keller in the second round of matches Thursday, 15-5, 15-5. Keller will play Robert Collins in the 32s Friday.

Also of note, in a couple of small upsets Javier Estrada defeated Francisco Troncoso, 15-10, 15-9, and Oscar Elias Nieto Valadez beat Scott McClellan, 15-9, 15-10. In the 32s, Estrada will play David Horn and Nieto Valadez faces Sebastian Franco.

Finally, Alan Natera won two close games against Sam Bredenbeck, 15-12, 15-13, which sets up a potentially tasty match against 9th seed Rodrigo Montoya in the Round of 32.

As anticipated, the doubles match between Bolivians Carlos Keller and Conrrado Moscoso and Mexicans Javier Estrada and Alan Natera was very competitive with the Bolivians needing a tie-breaker to advance, 14-15, 15-9, 11-7. They’ll now play top seeds Alejandro Landa and Samuel Murray.

Also in doubles, Felipe Camacho and Sebastian Fernandez squeaked by Sam Bredenbeck and Lee Connell, 15-11, 10-15, 11-10 on Thursday night. That puts them into the quarters against 2nd seeds Alvaro Beltran and Daniel De La Rosa.

Look for all the action via the usual IRT media outlets: The IRT YouTube channel or the IRT Facebook page. The Round of 32 begins Friday morning at 10 AM with the Round of 16 Friday at 3 and 4 PM. The quarterfinals begin at 9 AM Saturday with the semi-finals at 5 and 6 PM Saturday, and the final at noon Sunday. The first round of doubles is Thursday night with the quarterfinals at 6 and 7 PM Friday, the semi-finals at 2 and 3 PM Saturday, and the final at 1 PM Sunday. All times Pacific.

2019 IRT Los Compadres Auto Sales Open, October 31-November 3, 2019
Fullerton, California

Qualifying Round 1 - Thursday

Jose Diaz - BYE
Majeed Shahin d. Lee Connell, 5-15, 15-13, 11-9

Sam Bredenbeck - BYE
Alan Natera - BYE

Set Cubillos - BYE
Erick Cuevas Fernandez - BYE

Guillermo Jesus Ortega Jr. d. Nicolai Miramontes, 15-11, 15-6
Felipe Camacho - BYE

Eduardo Garay - BYE
Joel Adler d. Erik Stoller, 15-2, 15-6

Francisco Troncoso - BYE
Javier Estrada - BYE

Scott McClellan - BYE
Oscar Elias Nieto Valadez - BYE

Luis Avila d. Manuel Moncada, 11-15, 15-11, 11-10
Carlos Keller - BYE

Qualifying Round 2 - Thursday

Q1 - Majeed Shahin d. Jose Diaz, 15-5, 15-14
Q8 - Alan Natera d. Sam Bredenbeck, 15-12, 15-13

Q5 - Set Cubillos d. Erick Cuevas Fernandez, 15-8, 15-9
Q4 - Felipe Camacho d. Guillermo Jesus Ortega Jr., 15-11, 15-12

Q3 - Eduardo Garay d. Joel Adler, 15-3, 15-4
Q6 - Javier Estrada d. Francisco Troncoso, 15-10, 15-9

Q7 - Oscar Elias Nieto Valadez d. Scott McClellan, 15-9, 15-10
Q2 - Carlos Keller d. Luis Avila, 15-5, 15-5

Round of 32 - Friday

1) Rocky Carson - BYE
16) Sebastian Fernandez v. Majeed Shahin - 10 AM

9) Rodrigo Montoya v. Alan Natera - 10 AM
8) Daniel De La Rosa - BYE

5) Conrrado Moscoso - BYE
12) Jake Bredenbeck v. Set Cubillos - 10 AM

13) Mario Mercado v. Felipe Camacho - 10 AM
4) Andree Parrilla - BYE

3) Alvaro Beltran - BYE
14) Gerardo Franco v. Eduardo Garay - 11 AM

11) David Horn v. Javier Estrada - 11 AM
6) Samuel Murray - BYE

7) Eduardo Portillo - BYE
10) Sebastian Franco v. Oscar Elias Nieto Valadez - 11 AM

15) Robert Collins v. Carlos Keller - 11 AM
2) Alejandro Landa - BYE

IRT Doubles - Round of 16 - Thursday

1) Alejandro Landa & Samuel Murray - BYE
8) Carlos Keller & Conrrado Moscoso d. 9) Javier Estrada & Alan Natera, 14-15, 15-9, 11-7

5) Eduardo Garay & Rodrigo Montoya d. 12) Tony Hernandez & Haret Salcedo, 15-10, 15-6
4) Jake Bredenbeck & Jose Diaz d. 13) Cesar Chavez & Vicente Ruelas, 15-0, 15-3

3) Sebastian Franco & Mario Mercado - BYE
6) Andree Parrilla & Eduardo Portillo d. 11) Luis Avila & Nicolai Miramontes, 15-2, 15-13

7) Felipe Camacho & Sebastian Fernandez d. 10) Sam Bredenbeck & Lee Connell, 15-11, 10-15, 11-10
2) Alvaro Beltran & Daniel De La Rosa - BYE

IRT Doubles - Quarterfinals - Friday

1) Alejandro Landa & Samuel Murray v. 8) Carlos Keller & Conrrado Moscoso - 6 PM
4) Jake Bredenbeck & Jose Diaz v. 5) Eduardo Garay & Rodrigo Montoya - 6 PM

3) Sebastian Franco & Mario Mercado v. 6) Andree Parrilla & Eduardo Portillo - 7 PM
2) Alvaro Beltran & Daniel De La Rosa v. 7) Felipe Camacho & Sebastian Fernandez - 7 PM

Follow the bouncing ball….