2021 IRT Sarasota Open Qualifying round results

Two rounds of qualifying are complete at the International Racquetball Tour (IRT) 2021 Sarasota Open presented by Team Dovetail in Sarasota, Florida. In the first round of qualifying, Alex Zamudio defeated Bolivian international Roland Keller, 15-13, 15-13, and will play another Bolivian in the next round, when he faces Kadim Carrasco. Also, Noslen Jimenez, who’s played for Cuba in the past, beat Guatemalan Edwin Galicia, 15-14, 15-7, and will play another Guatemalan in the next round in Christian Wer, who was a winner over Rodrigo Salgado Jr., 15-2, 15-11, in Round 1.

Finally, Pedro Castro, who has played for Canada but we believe plans to play for Chile moving forward, lost to Josh Shea, 15-4, 15-8, in the first round of qualifying. Shea will play the qualifying round top seed, Sam Bredenbeck, in the next round for a spot in Friday’s Round of 32.

In Round 2 of qualifying, Bredenbeck defeated Shea, but it was a very close match, finishing 13-15, 15-13, 11-9. There were some surprises in Round 2. Esteban Reque, seeded 20th in qualifying, beat 4th seed Scott McClellan, 15-14, 15-13. Also, Jimenez, the 26th seed, won for a second time, coming back to defeat 10th seed Wer, 7-15, 15-5, 11-7. The win puts Jimenez against last week’s winner, Mario Mercado, in the Round of 32.

The Round of 32 begins Friday at 9 and 10 AM with the Round of 16 at 4 and 5 PM Friday afternoon. The quarterfinals will be Saturday at 10 and 11 AM with the semi-finals at be 5 and 6 PM, and the final at 11 AM Sunday. All times are Eastern. Look for the action via the IRT YouTube channel., as well as its Facebook page.

Arizona Open Racquetball Championships
November 11-14, 2021 - Tempe, Arizona

IRT Singles - Qualifying Round 1 - Thursday

Sam Bredenbeck - BYE
Josh Shea d. Pedro Castro, 15-4, 15-8

Juan Salvatierra v. Abraham Cardenas, 15-3, 15-9
Julian Cruz d. Jim Douglas, 15-5, 15-11

Erick Cuevas Fernandez - BYE
Dylan Pruitt d. Rafael Gatica, 15-5, 15-3

Esteban Reque d. Juan Pablo Rodriguez, 15-2, 15-14
Scott McClellan - BYE

Kadim Carrasco - BYE
Alex Zamudio d. Roland Keller, 15-13, 15-13

Javier Martinez d. Hanzel Martinez, 15-12, 15-9
BYE

Noslen Jimenez d. Edwin Galicia, 15-14, 15-7
Christian Wer d. Rodrigo Salgado Jr., 15-2, 15-11

Geovani Mendoza d. Matt Fontana, 7-15, 15-6, 11-4
Felipe Camacho - BYE

IRT Singles - Qualifying Round 2 - Thursday

Q1 - Sam Bredenbeck d. Josh Shea, 13-15, 15-13, 11-9
Q8 - Juan Salvatierra d. Julian Cruz, 15-1, 15-8

Q5 - Erick Cuevas Fernandez d. Dylan Pruitt, 15-6, 15-10
Q4 - Esteban Reque d. Scott McClellan, 15-14, 15-13

Q3 - Kadim Carrasco d. Alex Zamudio, 15-7, 15-6
Q6 - Javier Martinez - forfeit

Q7 - Noslen Jimenez d. Christian Wer, 7-15, 15-5, 11-7
Q2 - Felipe Camacho d. Geovani Mendoza, 15-8, 15-12

IRT Singles - Round of 32 - Friday

1) Daniel De La Rosa - BYE
16) Sebastian Fernandez v. Sam Bredenbeck - 9 AM

9) Alvaro Beltran v. Juan Salvatierra - 9 AM
8) Jake Bredenbeck - BYE

5) Eduardo Portillo - BYE
12) Sebastian Franco v. Erick Cuevas Fernandez - 9 AM

13) Adam Manilla v. Esteban Reque - 9 AM
4) Andree Parrilla - BYE

3) Samuel Murray - BYE
14) Eduardo Garay v. Kadim Carrasco - 10 AM

11) Carlos Keller v. Javier Martinez - 10 AM
6) Rocky Carson - BYE

7) Conrrado Moscoso - BYE
10) Mario Mercado v. Noslen Jimenez - 10 AM

15) Andres Acuña v. Felipe Camacho - 10 AM
2) Alejandro Landa - BYE

Follow the bouncing ball….