Early round action at 2020 IRT Lou Bradley Memorial Pro Am

There were no upsets in the Round of 32 at the International Racquetball Tour (IRT) 22nd Lou Bradley Memorial tournament in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin on Thursday. But there were some close matches, and a couple of tie-breakers. For the second week in a row, Thomas Carter and Javier Estrada went breaker, but unlike last week in Sioux Falls, where Estrada won, yesterday Carter came out on top, 15-8, 4-15, 11-2. He’ll play 4th Alvaro Beltran in the Round of 16 Friday.

In the other tie-breaker, Javier Mar outlasted Sebastian Fernandez, 11-15, 15-11, 11-1, and will play IRT #1 Kane Waselenchuk in the 16s this morning.

Three other matches were also close despite being over in two games. Sebastian Franco beat Kadim Carrasco, 15-14, 15-13, and will play Jake Bredenbeck in the 16s. Mario Mercado defeated Alan Natera, 15-13, 15-12, to set up a showdown with last week’s finalist Eduardo Portillo. Finally, in what was also a repeat of a Sioux Falls match, Carlos Keller got the better of Felipe Camacho, 15-13, 15-12, after losing to Camacho last week. Keller will play Samuel Murray in the Round of 16.

Also of note, Eduardo Garay defeated Adam Manilla, 15-8, 15-8, which is notable, because Manilla was a semi-finalist at the Longhorn Open two weeks ago in Austin, Texas. However, he’s lost in the Round of 32 twice in a row since.

Look for the Lou Bradley action via the usual IRT media outlets: The IRT YouTube channel or the IRT Facebook page. The Round of 16 starts at 11 AM Friday. The quarterfinals will be Friday from 5 PM on with the semi-finals Saturday at Noon and 1 PM, and the final at 8 PM Saturday. All times Central.

2020 IRT Lou Bradley Memorial, January 30-February 2, 2020
Sun Prairie, Wisconsin

Round of 128 - Thursday

Sebastian Fernandez - BYE
Blake Hansen d. Tracy Chynoweth, 15-5, 15-9

Sam Bredenbeck - BYE
Scott McClellan - BYE

Felipe Camacho - BYE
Lee Meinerz - BYE

Joe Kelley - BYE
Javier Estrada - BYE

Robert Collins - BYE
Ferd Samson - BYE

Anthony Martin - BYE
Alan Natera - BYE

Kadim Carrasco - BYE
Justus Benson - BYE

Samuel Kelley d. James Crawford, 15-4, 15-11
Adam Manilla - BYE

Round of 64 - Thursday

Q1 - Sebastian Fernandez d. Blake Hansen, 15-10, 15-2
Q8 - Sam Bredenbeck d. Scott McClellan, 14-15, 15-6, 11-4

Q5 - Felipe Camacho d. Lee Meinerz, 15-2, 15-5
Q4 - Javier Estrada d. Joe Kelley, 15-1, 15-3

Q3 - Robert Collins d. Ferd Samson, 15-3, 15-6
Q6 - Alan Natera d. Anthony Martin, 15-11, 15-5

Q7 - Kadim Carrasco d. Justus Benson, 15-10, 15-13
Q2 - Adam Manilla d. Samuel Kelley, 15-3, 15-6

Round of 32 - Thursday

1) Kane Waselenchuk - BYE
16) Javier Mar d. Sebastian Fernandez, 11-15, 15-11, 11-1

9) Rodrigo Montoya d. Sam Bredenbeck, 15-10, 15-8
8) Conrrado Moscoso - BYE

5) Samuel Murray - BYE
12) Carlos Keller d. Felipe Camacho, 15-13, 15-12

13) Thomas Carter d. Javier Estrada, 15-8, 4-15, 11-2
4) Alvaro Beltran - BYE

3) Andree Parrilla - BYE
14) Gerardo Franco d. Robert Collins, 15-6, 15-8

11) Mario Mercado d. Alan Natera, 15-13, 15-12
6) Eduardo Portillo - BYE

7) Jake Bredenbeck - BYE
10) Sebastian Franco d. Kadim Carrasco, 15-14, 15-13

15) Eduardo Garay d. Adam Manilla, 15-8, 15-8
2) Alejandro Landa - BYE

Round of 16 - Friday

1) Kane Waselenchuk v. 16) Javier Mar - Noon
8) Conrrado Moscoso v. 9) Rodrigo Montoya - Noon

5) Samuel Murray v. 12) Carlos Keller - 1 PM
4) Alvaro Beltran v. 13) Thomas Carter - 1 PM

3) Andree Parrilla v. 14) Gerardo Franco - 11 AM
6) Eduardo Portillo v. 11) Mario Mercado - Noon

7) Jake Bredenbeck v. 10) Sebastian Franco - 11 AM
2) Alejandro Landa v. 15) Eduardo Garay - 11 AM

Follow the bouncing ball….