Mexicans Alejandro Cardona, Jordy Alonso, Erick Truillo and Sebastian Fernandez were all upset winners in the Round of 32 Thursday night at the International Racquetball Tour (IRT) SoCal Open in Canoga Park, California. Cardona’s upset was the largest, as he took out fellow Mexican and veteran Alvaro Beltran, the 11th seed, 15-13, 15-2. Cardona will play Bolivian Conrrado Moscoso - the current Pan American Champion - in the Round of 16 Friday.
Alonso’s win was almost as big, as he took out 12th seed and Colombian international Sebastian Franco, 15-6, 15-13. Next up for Alonso is Canadian Samuel Murray on Friday.
The closest seeded matches - the 16 v 17 and 15 v 18 ones - both went to the underdogs. Eighteenth seed Trujillo needed a tie-breaker to defeat 15th seed Eduardo Garay, 6-15, 15-14, 11-3, but 17th seed Fernandez beat 16th seed Thomas Carter in two straight games, 15-8, 15-9. The wins put both players into the Round of 16: Fernandez against IRT #1 Daniel De La Rosa, while Trujillo plays IRT #2 Kane Waselenchuk.
You can see the 2022 SoCal Open matches via the usual IRT media outlets: The IRT YouTube channel or the IRT Facebook page. The Round of 16 will be Friday morning from 10 AM with the quarterfinals from 4 PM Friday. The semi-finals will be 11 AM and noon Saturday with the final at 5 PM. All times Pacific.
2022 IRT SoCal Open, April 28-May 1, 2022
Canoga Park, California
Round of 32 - Thursday
1) Daniel De La Rosa - BYE
17) Sebastian Fernandez d. 16) Thomas Carter, 15-8, 15-9
9) Mario Mercado d. 24) David Horn, 15-3, 8-15, 11-8
8) Rocky Carson - BYE
5) Samuel Murray - BYE
21) Jordy Alonso d. 12) Sebastian Franco, 15-6, 15-13
13) Adam Manilla d. 20) Hector Barrios, 15-5, 15-3
4) Alejandro Landa - BYE
3) Andree Parrilla - BYE
14) Andres Acuña d. 19) Robert Collins, 15-12, 15-13
22) Alejandro Cardona d. 11) Alvaro Beltran, 15-13, 15-2
6) Conrrado Moscoso - BYE
7) Eduardo Portillo - BYE
10) Jake Bredenbeck d. 23) Set Cubillos, 15-10, 15-5
18) Erick Trujillo d. 15) Eduardo Garay, 6-15, 15-14, 11-3
2) Kane Waselenchuk - BYE
Round of 16 - Friday
1) Daniel De La Rosa v. 17) Sebastian Fernandez - Noon
8) Rocky Carson v. 9) Mario Mercado - 11 AM
5) Samuel Murray v. 21) Jordy Alonso - 11 AM
4) Alejandro Landa v. 13) Adam Manilla - 11 AM
3) Andree Parrilla v. 14) Andres Acuña - 11 AM
6) Conrrado Moscoso v. 22) Alejandro Cardona - 10 AM
7) Eduardo Portillo v. 10) Jake Bredenbeck - 10 AM
2) Kane Waselenchuk v. 18) Erick Trujillo - 10 AM
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