Acuña into quarterfinals at 38th Annual IRT Papa Nicholas Shamrock Shootout

Andrés Acuña upset Adam Manilla, 15-3, 5-15, 11-8, for the only upset win in the Round of 16 at the 38th Annual International Racquetball Tour (IRT) Papa Nicholas Shamrock Shootout in Lombard, Illinois, as Acuña was the 9th seed and Manilla the 8th seed. Acuña will play top seed Conrrado Moscoso in the quarterfinals Friday night, although Moscoso was pushed to a tie-breaker by fellow Bolivian Kadim Carrasco, the 17th seed. But Moscoso prevailed in the end, winning 15-5, 8-15, 11-4.

Second seed Jake Bredenbeck was almost pushed to a breaker by 15th seed Jaime Martell, who was up in the second game of their match, 8-2, and 12-8. Bredenbeck caught up at 12-12, and then went ahead 13-12.

However, Martell got to 14 first at 14-13 with a wide angle forehand pass shot. Bredenbeck then called timeout. When play resumed, Bredenbeck hit a backhand pinch shot that rekilled a Martell down the line shot. He won it on the next rally with a forehand cross court pass that Martell unsuccessfully dove to get.

Bredenbeck will play his doubles partner, Samuel Murray, in the quarters, as Murray, the 7th seed defeated 10th seed Javier Mar, 15-2, 15-13, in the 16s.

Bredenbeck and Murray are the 3rd seeds in doubles, and they defeated 6th seeds Kadim Carrasco and Alan Natera, 15-5, 15-9, in the quarterfinals, and will face 2nd seeds Adam Manilla and Andree Parrilla in the semi-finals on Saturday, as Manilla and Parrilla beat 7th seeds Robert Collins and Erick Trujillo, 15-13, 15-3.

The #1 seeds in doubles - Javier Mar and Rodrigo Montoya - defeated 8th seeds Edwin Galicia and Christian Wer, 15-8, 15-5, and will play 4th seeds Alejandro Landa and Conrrado Moscoso, who needed a breaker get by 5th seeds Andrés Acuña and Eduardo Portillo, 15-11, 14-15, 11-5.

You can see some of the IRT action via the usual IRT media outlets: The IRT YouTube channel or the IRT Facebook page. Singles play continues with quarterfinals Friday from 5 PM on. The doubles semi-finals will be Saturday at noon and 1 PM with the singles semis at 6 and 7 PM Saturday. The singles final is Sunday at 11 AM with doubles to follow at Noon. All times Central.

38th Annual IRT Papa Nicholas Shamrock Shootout
March 16-19, 2023 - Lombard, Illinois

IRT Singles - Round of 16 - Friday

1) Conrrado Moscoso d. 17) Kadim Carrasco, 15-5, 8-15, 11-4
9) Andrés Acuña d. 8) Adam Manilla, 15-3, 5-15, 11-8

5) Rodrigo Montoya d. 12) Alan Natera, 15-9, 15-14
4) Andree Parrilla d. 13) Erick Trujillo, 15-1, 15-7

3) Eduardo Portillo d. 14) Robert Collins, 15-13, 15-6
6) Alejandro Landa d. 11) Thomas Carter, 14-15, 15-11, 11-9

7) Samuel Murray d. 10) Javier Mar, 15-2, 15-13
2) Jake Bredenbeck d. 15) Jaime Martell, 15-6, 15-14

IRT Singles - Quarterfinals - Friday

1) Conrrado Moscoso v. 9) Andrés Acuña - 7 PM
4) Andree Parrilla v. 5) Rodrigo Montoya - 8 PM

3) Eduardo Portillo v. 6) Alejandro Landa - 5 PM
2) Jake Bredenbeck v. 7) Samuel Murray - 6 PM

IRT Doubles - Quarterfinals - Friday

1) Javier Mar & Rodrigo Montoya d. 8) Edwin Galicia & Christian Wer, 15-8, 15-5
4) Alejandro Landa & Conrrado Moscoso d. 5) Andrés Acuña & Eduardo Portillo, 15-11, 14-15, 11-5

3) Jake Bredenbeck & Samuel Murray d. 6) Kadim Carrasco & Alan Natera, 15-5, 15-9
2) Adam Manilla & Andree Parrilla d. 7) Robert Collins & Erick Trujillo, 15-13, 15-3

IRT Doubles - Semi-finals - Saturday

1) Javier Mar & Rodrigo Montoya v. 4) Alejandro Landa & Conrrado Moscoso - 1 PM
2) Adam Manilla & Andree Parrilla v. 3) Jake Bredenbeck & Samuel Murray - Noon

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