No surprises in first rounds of 38th Annual IRT Papa Nicholas Shamrock Shootout

The Round of 32 at the 38th Annual International Racquetball Tour (IRT) Papa Nicholas Shamrock Shootout in Lombard, Illinois was straight forward Thursday, as all the matches were over in two straight games. Top seed Conrrado Moscoso beat 32nd seed Benjamin Horner, 15-4, 15-1, and second seed Jake Bredenbeck defeated 34th seed Jeremy Dixon, 15-6, 15-3.

There was one upset as the 16/17 match went to the 17th seed Kadim Carrasco, who beat 16th seed Erik Cuevas Fernandez, 15-6, 15-8. Carrasco will play Moscoso in the Round of 16 Friday morning.

There were no surprises in the first round of doubles either, although there was one tie-breaker. Fifth seeds Andrés Acuña and Eduardo Portillo dropped the first game against 12th seeds Thomas Carter and Fernando Javier Rivera, but came back to win the next two, taking the match 10-15, 15-7, 11-5. Acuña and Portillo will play 4th seeds Alejandro Landa and Moscoso in the quarterfinals Friday afternoon.

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 the Round of 16 Friday morning at 10 and 11 AM followed by the doubles quarterfinals at 2 PM. 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 32 - Thursday

1) Conrrado Moscoso d. 32) Benjamin Horner, 15-4, 15-1
17) Kadim Carrasco d. 16) Erick Cuevas Fernandez, 15-6, 15-8

9) Andrés Acuña d. 24) Set Cubillos, 15-1, 15-0
8) Adam Manilla d. 25) Diego Gatica, 15-11, 15-2

5) Rodrigo Montoya d. 28) Christian Longoria, 15-12, 15-8
12) Alan Natera d. 21) Carlos Ramirez, 15-3, 15-3

13) Erick Trujillo d. 20) Edwin Galicia, 15-1, 15-11
4) Andree Parrilla d. 29) Victor Migliore, 15-1, 15-3

3) Eduardo Portillo d. 30) Kyle Ulliman, 15-13, 15-7
14) Robert Collins d. 19) Rodrigo Mendoza, 15-7, 15-4

11) Thomas Carter d. 22) Diego Gastelum, 15-7, 15-6
6) Alejandro Landa d. 27) Rodrigo Rodriguez, 15-9, 15-8

7) Samuel Murray d. 26) Rodrigo Salgado Jr., 15-8, 15-6
10) Javier Mar d. 23) Christian Wer, 15-10, 15-5

15) Jaime Martell d. 18) Juan Salvatierra, 15-12, 15-4
2) Jake Bredenbeck d. 34) Jeremy Dixon, 15-6, 15-3

IRT Singles - Round of 16 - Friday

1) Conrrado Moscoso v. 17) Kadim Carrasco - 11 AM
8) Adam Manilla v. 9) Andrés Acuña - 11 AM

5) Rodrigo Montoya v. 12) Alan Natera - 11 AM
4) Andree Parrilla v. 13) Erick Trujillo - 11 AM

3) Eduardo Portillo v. 14) Robert Collins - 10 AM
6) Alejandro Landa v. 11) Thomas Carter - 10 AM

7) Samuel Murray v. 10) Javier Mar - 10 AM
2) Jake Bredenbeck v. 15) Jaime Martell - 10 AM

IRT Doubles - Round of 16 - Thursday

1) Javier Mar & Rodrigo Montoya - BYE
8) Edwin Galicia & Christian Wer d. 9) Diego Gatica & Rodrigo Salgado Jr., 15-9, 15-10

5) Andrés Acuña & Eduardo Portillo d. 12) Thomas Carter & Fernando Javier Rivera, 10-15, 15-7, 11-5
4) Alejandro Landa & Conrrado Moscoso - BYE

3) Jake Bredenbeck & Samuel Murray - BYE
6) Kadim Carrasco & Alan Natera d. 11) Victor Migliore & Kyle Ulliman, 15-6, 15-2

7) Robert Collins & Erick Trujillo v. 10) Erick Cuevas Fernandez & Diego Gastelum, 15-12, 15-6
2) Adam Manilla & Andree Parrilla - BYE

IRT Doubles - Quarterfinals - Friday

1) Javier Mar & Rodrigo Montoya v. 8) Edwin Galicia & Christian Wer - 2 PM
4) Alejandro Landa & Conrrado Moscoso v. 5) Andrés Acuña & Eduardo Portillo - 2 PM

3) Jake Bredenbeck & Samuel Murray v. 6) Kadim Carrasco & Alan Natera - 2 PM
2) Adam Manilla & Andree Parrilla v. 7) Robert Collins & Erick Trujillo - 2 PM

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