Carter into quarters at 2019 IRT John Pelham Memorial Tournament of Champions

Thomas Carter is into the quarterfinals at the International Racquetball Tour (IRT) 2019 John Pelham Memorial Tournament of Champions in Portland, Oregon, which is just his 2nd quarterfinal appearance on the IRT. His first was a walkover win against Kane Waselenchuk back in September 2018 at the Laurel, Maryland event. But Friday, Carter, the 12th seed, fully earned a spot in the quarters with a comeback tie-breaker win over Mexican veteran Alvaro Beltran, 2-15, 15-7, 11-6.

In the quarters, Carter will play IRT #4 Andree Parrilla, who ended Sam Bredenbeck's good run in Portland in two straight games, 15-2, 15-13. But Bredenbeck's older brother Jake was an upset winner in the Round of 16, as he beat the 7th seed, Canadian Samuel Murray, 15-10, 15-10. Jake Bredenbeck will play IRT #2 Rocky Carson in the quarters, as Carson defeated Adam Manilla, 15-14, 15-5, in the 16s.

In the 8/9 match, 9th seed Rodrigo Montoya upset 8th seed Eduardo Portillo, 15-9, 15-2, to set up a quarterfinal match with IRT #1 Kane Waselenchuk, who comfortably defeated 16th seed Felipe Camacho, 15-2, 15-4.

The other quarterfinal will be between IRT #3 Alejandro Landa and IRT #6 Daniel De La Rosa. In the 16s, Landa defeated 14th seed Andres Acuña, 15-12, 15-8, and De La Rosa beat 11th seed Carlos Keller, 15-6, 15-5.

The quarterfinals begin at 5 PM Friday, and you can watch them live - or at your leisure - via the usual IRT media outlets: The IRT YouTube channel or the IRT Facebook page. The semi-finals will be at 11 AM and noon Saturday, and the final at 7 PM Saturday. All times Pacific.

2019 IRT John Pelham Memorial Tournament of Champions, December 5-8, 2019
Portland, Oregon

Round of 16 - Friday

1) Kane Waselenchuk d. 16) Felipe Camacho, 15-2, 15-4
9) Rodrigo Montoya d. 8) Eduardo Portillo, 15-9, 15-2

12) Thomas Carter d. 5) Alvaro Beltran, 2-15, 15-7, 11-6
4) Andree Parrilla d. Sam Bredenbeck, 15-2, 15-13

3) Alejandro Landa d. 14) Andres Acuña, 15-12, 15-8
6) Daniel De La Rosa d. 11) Carlos Keller, 15-6, 15-5

10) Jake Bredenbeck d. 7) Samuel Murray, 15-10, 15-10
2) Rocky Carson d. 15) Adam Manilla, 15-14, 15-5

Quarterfinals - Friday

1) Kane Waselenchuk v. 9) Rodrigo Montoya - 7 PM
4) Andree Parrilla v. 12) Thomas Carter - 8 PM

3) Alejandro Landa v. 6) Daniel De La Rosa - 6 PM
2) Rocky Carson v. 10) Jake Bredenbeck - 5 PM

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