Friday, January 17, 2020

More upsets than not in Round of 32 at 2020 IRT Longhorn Open

No fewer than five (5!) upsets in the Round of 32 at the International Racquetball Tour (IRT) 2020 Longhorn Open in Austin, Texas, so there will be some different faces in the Round of 16 Friday night. Perhaps equally amazing is that none of the upsets were tie-breakers. The only breaker of the 32s was a win by 11th seed Mario Mercado over Alejandro Amada, 7-15, 15-11, 11-6. Mercado will play Eduardo Portillo in the 16s tonight.

The biggest upset was Alan Natera taking out 9th seed Jake Bredenbeck, 15-12, 15-8. Natera will play 8th seed Conrrado Moscoso in the Round of 16. The 10th seed Sebastian Franco lost to Javier Estrada, 15-13, 15-7, so Estrada will play 7th seed Daniel De La Rosa next.

Seeds 13, 14 and 15 also went out. Javier Mar defeated 13th seed Carlos Keller, 15-13, 15-10. Adam Manilla got a forfeit victory against 14th seed Gerardo Franco, and Eduardo Garay took out 15th seed Thomas Carter, 15-12, 15-11. In the Round of 16, Mar will play 4th seed Alvaro Beltran, Manilla plays 3rd seed Andree Parrilla, and Garay will be up against 2nd seed Alejandro Landa.

Also, 12th seed David Horn defeated Shai Manzuri, 15-13, 15-4, and will play 5th seed Samuel Murray in the 16s. Finally, 16th seed Andres Acuña beat Robert Collins, 15-7, 15-9, and will play IRT #1 Kane Waselenchuk in the Round of 16.

You can follow the Longhorn Open action via the usual IRT media outlets: The IRT YouTube channel or the IRT Facebook page. The Round of 16 is Friday at 7:35 and 8:35 PM. On Saturday, the quarterfinals begin at 9:45 AM 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 32 - Friday

1) Kane Waselenchuk - BYE
16) Andres Acuña d. Robert Collins, 15-7, 15-9

Alan Natera d. 9) Jake Bredenbeck, 15-12, 15-8
8) Conrrado Moscoso - BYE

5) Samuel Murray - BYE
12) David Horn d. Shai Manzuri, 15-13, 15-4

Javier Mar d. 13) Carlos Keller, 15-13, 15-10
4) Alvaro Beltran - BYE

3) Andree Parrilla - BYE
Adam Manilla d. 14) Gerardo Franco, forfeit

11) Mario Mercado v. Alejandro Almada, 7-15, 15-11, 11-6
6) Eduardo Portillo - BYE

7) Daniel De La Rosa - BYE
Javier Estrada d. 10) Sebastian Franco, 15-13, 15-7

Eduardo Garay d. 15) Thomas Carter, 15-12, 15-11
2) Alejandro Landa - BYE

Round of 16 - Friday

1) Kane Waselenchuk v. 16) Andres Acuña - 8:35 PM
8) Conrrado Moscoso v. Alan Natera - 8:35 PM

5) Samuel Murray v. 12) David Horn - 8:35 PM
4) Alvaro Beltran v. Javier Mar - 8:35 PM

3) Andree Parrilla v. Adam Manilla - 7:35 PM
6) Eduardo Portillo d. 11) Mario Mercado - 7:35 PM

7) Daniel De La Rosa v. Javier Estrada - 7:35 PM
2) Alejandro Landa v. Eduardo Garay - 7:35 PM

Follow the bouncing ball….

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