Upsets in Round of 32 at 37th Annual IRT PapaNicholas Coffee Shamrock Shootout

There plenty of tie-breakers and three upsets in the Round of 32 at the International Racquetball Tour (IRT) 37th Annual PapaNicholas Coffee Shamrock Shootout in Lombard, Illinois Friday. The biggest upset was Jordy Alonso’s win over 9th seed Jake Bredenbeck, 15-12, 15-10. Alonso will play 8th seed Rocky Carson in the Round of 16 tonight.

Elsewhere Erick Trujillo came back to defeat 12th seed Sebastian Franco, 5-15, 15-5, 11-9, and will play 5th seed Samuel Murray in the 16s. Also, the 16/17 match went to 17th seed Thomas Carter who took out 16th seed Eduardo Garay, 15-11, 12-15, 11-1 to set up a match with IRT #1 Daniel De La Rosa.

That was all on the top of the draw, and while there were no upsets on the bottom of the draw, there were three tie-breakers, including Rodrigo Montoya’s narrow win over Sebastian Fernandez, 15-4, 10-15, 11-10. He’ll face IRT #2 Andree Parrilla next.

Also holding on to win were Andres Acuña, defeating Javier Mar, 15-7, 12-15, 11-3, and veteran Alvaro Beltran, who beat Erick Cuevas Fernandez, 15-8, 9-15, 11-0. in the Round of 16, Acuña will play IRT #3 Kane Waselenchuk, while Beltran takes on #6 Eduardo Portillo. Rounding out the 16s will be 7th seed Conrrado Moscoso versus 10th seed Mario Mercado, who defeated Juan Salvatierra, 15-9, 15-7 in the 32s.

The IRT Round of 16 singles will be at 7 and 8 PM Friday evening. The quarterfinals will be Saturday at 10 AM onwards with the semi-finals at b4 4:30 and 5:30 PM, and the final at noon Sunday. The doubles quarterfinals are at 4 and 5 PM. The doubles semi-finals will be at 7:30 and 8:30 PM Saturday and the final will be 1 PM Sunday. All times are Central. Look for the action via the IRT YouTube channel., as well as its Facebook page.

37th Annual IRT PapaNicholas Coffee Shamrock Shootout
March 17-20, 2022 - Lombard, Illinois

IRT Singles - Round of 32 - Friday

1) Daniel De La Rosa - BYE
17) Thomas Carter d. 16) Eduardo Garay, 15-11, 12-15, 11-1

Jordy Alonso d. 9) Jake Bredenbeck, 15-12, 15-10
8) Rocky Carson - BYE

5) Samuel Murray - BYE
Erick Trujillo d. 12) Sebastian Franco, 5-15, 15-5, 11-9

13) Adam Manilla v. Robert Collins, 15-10, 15-3
4) Alejandro Landa - BYE

3) Kane Waselenchuk - BYE
14) Andres Acuña d. Javier Mar, 15-7, 12-15, 11-3

11) Alvaro Beltran d. Erick Cuevas Fernandez, 15-8, 9-15, 11-0
6) Eduardo Portillo - BYE

7) Conrrado Moscoso - BYE
10) Mario Mercado d. Juan Salvatierra, 15-9, 15-7

15) Rodrigo Montoya d. Sebastian Fernandez, 15-4, 10-15, 11-10
2) Andree Parrilla - BYE

IRT Singles - Round of 16 - Friday

1) Daniel De La Rosa v. 17) Thomas Carter - 8 PM
8) Rocky Carson v. Jordy Alonso - 8 PM

5) Samuel Murray v. Erick Trujillo - 8 PM
4) Alejandro Landa v. 13) Adam Manilla - 8 PM

3) Kane Waselenchuk v. 14) Andres Acuña - 7 PM
6) Eduardo Portillo v. 11) Alvaro Beltran - 7 PM

7) Conrrado Moscoso v. 10) Mario Mercado - 7 PM
2) Andree Parrilla v. 15) Rodrigo Montoya - 7 PM

IRT Doubles - Round of 16 - Friday

1) Alvaro Beltran & Daniel De La Rosa - BYE
8) Rocky Carson & Eduardo Portillo d. 9) Andres Acuña & Jordy Alonso, 15-7, 13-15, 11-9

5) Sebastian Fernandez & Andree Parrilla d. 12) David Kimmick & Vineet Singh, 15-1, 15-0
4) Roland Keller & Conrrado Moscoso - BYE

3) Jake Bredenbeck & Samuel Murray - BYE
6) Sebastian Franco & Eduardo Garay d. 11) Victor Migliore & Kyle Ulliman, 15-8, 15-4

7) Adam Manilla & Mario Mercado d. 10) Erick Cuevas Fernandez & Erick Trujillo, 15-1, 15-11
2) Javier Mar & Rodrigo Montoya - BYE

IRT Doubles - Quarterfinals - Friday

1) Alvaro Beltran & Daniel De La Rosa v. 8) Rocky Carson & Eduardo Portillo - 5 PM
4) Roland Keller & Conrrado Moscoso v. 5) Sebastian Fernandez & Andree Parrilla - 5 PM

3) Jake Bredenbeck & Samuel Murray v. 6) Sebastian Franco & Eduardo Garay - 4 PM
2) Javier Mar & Rodrigo Montoya v. 7) Adam Manilla & Mario Mercado - 4 PM

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