Four upsets in Round of 16 at 2020 IRT Lou Bradley Memorial Pro-Am

Gerardo Franco caused the biggest of four upsets in the Round of 16 at the International Racquetball Tour (IRT) 22nd Lou Bradley Memorial tournament in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin Friday. He defeated the 3rd seed Andree Parrilla, 15-8, 11-15, 11-7, in a battle of young Mexicans. Franco will next play Mario Mercado of Colombia in the quarterfinals Friday night, as Mercado decisively defeated 6th seed - and last weekend’s finalist - Eduardo Portillo, 15-4, 15-7. Thus, either the 11th seed - Mercado - or the 14th seed - Franco - will be in the semi-finals Saturday.

IRT #1 Kane Waselenchuk won his Round of 16-match against Javier Mar in two straight games, 15-7, 15-8. They were tied at 8-8- in game two, but Waselenchuk got seven straight points to end it in two. Waselenchuk will play Rodrigo Montoya in the quarters, as 9th seeded Montoya beat 8th seed Conrrado Moscoso, 15-12, 15-4.

Tenth seed Sebastian Franco upset 7th seed Jake Bredenbeck, 15-14, 15-5, and will play 2nd seed Alejandro Landa in the quarterfinals. Landa needed a tie-breaker to fend off Eduardo Garay, 15-6, 7-15, 11-5.

Finally, 4th seed Alvaro Beltran beat Thomas Carter, 15-4, 15-12, and 5th Samuel Murray defeated Carlos Keller, 15-14, 15-6, so Beltran and Murray will square off in the quarters.

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 16 - Friday

1) Kane Waselenchuk d. 16) Javier Mar, 15-7, 15-8
9) Rodrigo Montoya d. 8) Conrrado Moscoso, 15-12, 15-4

5) Samuel Murray d. 12) Carlos Keller, 15-14, 15-6
4) Alvaro Beltran d. 13) Thomas Carter, 15-4, 15-12

14) Gerardo Franco d. 3) Andree Parrilla, 15-8, 11-15, 11-7
11) Mario Mercado d. 6) Eduardo Portillo, 15-4, 15-7

10) Sebastian Franco d. 7) Jake Bredenbeck, 15-14, 15-5
2) Alejandro Landa d. 15) Eduardo Garay, 15-6, 7-15, 11-5

Quarterfinals - Friday

1) Kane Waselenchuk v. 9) Rodrigo Montoya - 7 PM
4) Alvaro Beltran v. 5) Samuel Murray - 8 PM

11) Mario Mercado v. 14) Gerardo Franco - 6 PM
2) Alejandro Landa v. 10) Sebastian Franco - 5 PM

Follow the bouncing ball….