There was an Erick versus Erick battle in the U21 division of the International Racquetball Tour (IRT) Dovetail Open in Sarasota, Florida on the weekend, as Erick Cuevas Fernandez battled Erick Trujillo in the final. Cuevas Fernandez came out on top, but had to come from a game down to defeat Trujillo, 9-15, 15-3, 11-9.
In the semi-finals, Cuevas Fernandez beat Cole Sendrey, 15-98 [sic], 15-14, and Trujillo defeated Carlos Ramirez, 15-1, 15-10.
The Women’s Open division in Sarasota had some notable players. Hollie Scott won the division by defeating Veronica Sotomayor, 15-6, 5-15, 11-9, in the final. Scott beat Maricruz Ortiz, 15-9, 15-3, in one semi-final, while Sotomayor defeated Maria Renee Rodriguez, 15-11, 15-3, in the other.
Lastly, the Men’s Open division had a surprise winner in Diego Gastelum, who was seeded 16th. He benefited from two forfeits along the way, including one by 2nd seed Alan Natera in the final, as well as one by top seed Andrés Acuña in the Round of 16.
However, Gastelum did beat Guatemala international Edwin Galicia, 15-12, 15-10, in the semi-finals, which was an impressive result, as Galicia was one of the players who impressed us at the International Racquetball Federation (IRF) World Championships in the summer.
Upcoming events
The Ladies Professional Racquetball Tour (LPRT) will be in action later this month at the LPRT Turkey Shoot Pro-Am in Lombard, Illinois, November 18-20. The next IRT main event will be the Tournament of Champions in Portland, Oregon, December 1-4, although the Monterrey International Open - a lower tier IRT event - happens in Monterrey, Mexico, November 16-19.
Also, we are less than a month away from the 2022 IRF World Junior Championships in Guatemala City, Guatemala, which begins December 2 and runs to December 10.
2022 IRT Dovetail Open, November 3-6, 2022
Sarasota, Florida
IRT U21 Final
2) Erick Cuevas Fernandez d. 1) Erick Trujillo, 9-15, 15-3, 11-9
Semi-finals
1) Erick Trujillo d. 5) Carlos Ramirez, 15-1, 15-10
2) Erick Cuevas Fernandez d. 3) Cole Sendrey, 15-98 [sic], 15-14
Quarterfinals
1) Erick Trujillo d. 9) Bairon Rosil, 15-5, 15-4
5) Carlos Ramirez d. 4) Diego Gatelum, 15-11, 15-13
3) Cole Sendrey d. 6) Assuan Castaneda, 15-7, 15-9
2) Erick Cuevas Fernandez d. 7) Juan Herrera II, 15-5, 15-7
Women’s Open - Final
1) Hollie Scott d. 2) Veronica Sotomayor, 15-6, 5-15, 11-9
Semi-finals
1) Hollie Scott d. 4) Maricruz Ortiz, 15-9, 15-3
2) Veronica Sotomayor d. 3) Maria Renee Rodriguez, 15-11, 15-3
Quarterfinals
1) Hollie Scott - BYE
4) Maricruz Ortiz d. Laura Brandt, 15-1, 15-2
3) Maria Renee Rodriguez d. Sahne Diaz, 14-15, 15-5, 11-6
2) Veronica Sotomayor d. 7) Estefania Perez Picon, 15-1, 15-0
Men’s Open - Final
16) Diego Gastelum d. 2) Alan Natera, forfeit
Semi-finals
16) Diego Gastelum d. 5) Edwin Galicia, 15-12, 15-10
2) Alan Natera d. 6) Christian Longoria, 15-8, 8-15, 11-8
Quarterfinals
16) Diego Gastelum d. 9) Esteban Reque, 15-2, 15-6
5) Edwin Galicia d. 4) Alejandro Herrera, 15-10, 15-3
6) Christian Longoria d. 3) Rodrigo Rodriguez, 15-14, 15-7
2) Alan Natera d. 7) Juan Salvatierra, 11-15, 15-6, 11-0
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