Acuña & Montoya win at 2022 IRT Dovetail Open

Two upsets in the Round of 16 at the International Racquetball Tour (IRT) Dovetail Open in Sarasota, Florida Friday, as 11th and 12th seeds Rodrigo Montoya and Andrés Acuña, respectively, won their matches in the Round of 16. Twelfth seed Acuña beat fifth seed Alejandro Landa, 15-5, 15-7, and 11th seed Rodrigo Montoya defeated 6th seed Samuel Murray, 15-11, 15-6.

In the quarterfinals Saturday morning, Acuña will play 4th seed Eduardo Portillo who defeated Jaime Martell in two straight games, 15-9, 15-14. Montoya will be up against 3rd seed Andree Parrilla who was a winner over 14th seed Thomas Carter, 15-11, 15-8.

Curiously, the only matches in the Round of 16 that went to a tie-breaker involved the top two seeds. IRT #1 Daniel De La Rosa held off 16th seed Javiar Mar, 15-2, 11-15, 11-5, and will play Jake Bredenbeck in the quarterfinals. In the Round of 16, Bredenbeck beat 9th seed Mario Mercado, 15-4, 15-14.

Also, IRT #2 Conrrado Moscoso came back from a game down to defeat 15th seed Eduardo Garay, 13-15, 15-5, 11-1. Moscoso will play Rocky Carson in the quarterfinals, as 7th seed Carson beat Adam Manilla, 15-12, 15-8.

In doubles, all the matches were won in two relatively close games with one match ending in an upset. It was the biggest team that fell, as top seeds Murray and Parrilla lost to Acuña and Alan Natera, 15-11, 15-13. Next up for Acuña and Natera is the new team of Landa and Moscoso who won their match in the 16s over the Bredenbeck brothers, Jake and Sam, 15-9, 15-12.

You can see the 2022 IRT Dovetail Open matches via the usual IRT media outlets: The IRT YouTube channel or the IRT Facebook page. The semi-finals will be at 6 and 7 PM Saturday with the final coming up on Sunday at 11 AM. The doubles semi-finals will be Saturday afternoon, and final Sunday at noon. All times Eastern.

2022 IRT Dovetail Open, November 3-6, 2022
Sarasota, Florida

Round of 16 - Friday

1) Daniel De La Rosa d. 16) Javier Mar, 15-2, 11-15, 11-5
8) Jake Bredenbeck d. 9) Mario Mercado, 15-4, 15-14

12) Andrés Acuña d. 5) Alejandro Landa, 15-5, 15-7
4) Eduardo Portillo d. Jaime Martell, 15-9, 15-14

3) Andree Parrilla d. 14) Thomas Carter, 15-11, 15-8
11) Rodrigo Montoya d. 6) Samuel Murray, 15-11, 15-6

7) Rocky Carson d. 10) Adam Manilla, 15-12, 15-8
2) Conrrado Moscoso d. 15) Eduardo Garay, 13-15, 15-5, 11-1

Quarterfinals - Saturday

1) Daniel De La Rosa v. 8) Jake Bredenbeck - 10 AM

4) Eduardo Portillo v. 12) Andrés Acuña - 11 AM

3) Andree Parrilla v. 11) Rodrigo Montoya - 1 PM
2) Conrrado Moscoso v. 7) Rocky Carson - Noon

Doubles - Quarterfinals - Friday

8) Andrés Acuña & Alan Natera d. 1) Samuel Murray & Andree Parrilla, 15-11, 15-13
4) Alejandro Landa & Conrrado Moscoso d. 5) Jake Bredenbeck & Sam Bredenbeck, 15-13, 15-10

3) Kadim Carrasco & Daniel De La Rosa d. 6) Rocky Carson & Eduardo Portillo, 15-9, 15-12
2) Javier Mar & Rodrigo Montoya d. 7) Sebastian Franco & Eduardo Garay, 15-12, 15-11

Doubles - Semi-finals - Saturday

4) Alejandro Landa & Conrrado Moscoso v. 8) Andrés Acuña & Alan Natera - 3 PM
2) Javier Mar & Rodrigo Montoya v. 3) Kadim Carrasco & Daniel De La Rosa - 4 PM

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