Big wins for Garay, Manilla & Mercado at 2020 IRT Longhorn Open

The upsets continued Friday night at the International Racquetball Tour (IRT) 2020 Longhorn Open in Austin, Texas, as both the #2 and #3 seeds lost in the Round of 16. But IRT #1 Kane Waselenchuk took care of business, as he beat 16th seed Andres Acuña in two straight games, 15-3, 15-2. Waselenchuk will play 8th seed Conrrado Moscoso in the quarterfinals Saturday afternoon, which will be a replay of this season’s UnitedHealthcare US Open final, as Moscoso defeated Alan Natera, 15-14, 15-9, in the 16s.

But IRT #2 Alejandro Landa bowed out to qualifier Eduardo Garay in three games, 15-6, 12-15, 11-1. Garay will play Daniel De La Rosa in the quarterfinals on Saturday, as De La Rosa beat Javier Estrada, 15-6, 15-4, Friday night.

Adam Manilla was the upset winner over 3rd seed Andree Parrilla, 15-6, 15-9, and will play another upset winner in the quarters, as 11th seed Mario Mercado held on to defeat 6th seed Eduardo Portillo in three games, 15-13, 12-15, 11-6.

Fourth seed Alvaro Beltran needed three games, but he was able to fend off Javier Mar, 15-11, 11-15, 11-3. Beltran will play 5th seed Samuel Murray in the quarterfinals, as Murray was a winner over 12th seed David Horn, 15-10, 12-15, 11-6.

You can follow the Longhorn Open action via the usual IRT media outlets: The IRT YouTube channel or the IRT Facebook page. The quarterfinals begin at 9:45 AM Saturday with the semi-finals at 7:35 and 8:35 PM, and the final at noon Sunday. All times Central.

2020 IRT Longhorn Open, January 16-19, 2020
Austin, Texas

Round of 16 - Friday

1) Kane Waselenchuk d. 16) Andres Acuña, 15-3, 15-2
8) Conrrado Moscoso d. Alan Natera, 15-14, 15-9

5) Samuel Murray d. 12) David Horn, 15-10, 12-15, 11-6
4) Alvaro Beltran d. Javier Mar, 15-11, 11-15, 11-3

Adam Manilla d. 3) Andree Parrilla, 15-6, 15-9
11) Mario Mercado d. 6) Eduardo Portillo, 15-13, 12-15, 11-6

7) Daniel De La Rosa v. Javier Estrada, 15-6, 15-4
Eduardo Garay d. 2) Alejandro Landa, 15-6, 12-15, 11-1

Quarterfinals - Saturday

1) Kane Waselenchuk v. 8) Conrrado Moscoso - 12:15 PM
4) Alvaro Beltran v. 5) Samuel Murray - 1:30 PM

11) Mario Mercado v. Adam Manilla - 9:45 AM
7) Daniel De La Rosa v. Eduardo Garay - 10:55 AM

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