Samuel Murray was the big winner Friday at the International Racquetball Tour (IRT) Tracktown Open in Eugene, Oregon, as the IRT’s 9th ranked player got two upset wins, including taking out the IRT’s #1 player Conrrado Moscoso in the quarterfinals, 15-12, 15-13. Earlier in the day he defeated IRT #8 Alejandro Landa, 15-12, 15-13. In the semi-finals, Murray will play #4 Rodrigo Montoya, who held on to beat #5 Eduardo Portillo, 15-11, 10-15, 11-9, and that will be his first semi since Maryland last September, when Murray also defeated Moscoso in the quarters.
On the bottom of the draw, IRT #3 Daniel De La Rosa narrowly defeated #6 Andree Parrilla, 15-13, 15-14, and will play IRT #2 Jake Bredenbeck who also played a close match with #7 Adam Manilla, winning in a three games, 15-12, 14-15, 11-4.
In doubles, the top seeded team of Adam Manilla and Andree Parrilla came back to defeat veterans Alvaro Beltran and Kane Waselenchuk, 13-15, 15-14, 11-7. That win sets up a match with 4th seeds Rodrigo Montoya and Alan Natera, who won a see-saw battler with 5th seeds Andrés Acuña and Eduardo Portillo, 2-15, 15-2, 11-5.
While Murray defeated Moscoso in singles, in doubles the reverse happened, as Moscoso and Kadim Carrasco beat Murray and Jake Bredenbeck, 15-13, 10-15, 11-0. They’ll play either 2nd seeds Daniel De La Rosa and Alejandro Landa or 7th seeds Robert Collins and Erick Trujillo.
The singles semi-finals will be noon and 1 PM Saturday with the doubles semis at 5 and 6 PM. You can see the action via the usual IRT media outlets: The IRT YouTube channel or the IRT Facebook page. The singles final will be Sunday at 11 AM with the doubles final at noon. All times Pacific.
The Tracktown Open ProAm
Eugene, Oregon, August 31-September 3, 2023
IRT Singles - Round of 16 - Friday
1) Conrrado Moscoso d. 16) Kadim Carrasco, 15-5, 15-4
9) Samuel Murray d. 8) Alejandro Landa, 15-12, 15-13
5) Eduardo Portillo d. 12) Alan Natera, 7-15, 15-13, 11-3
4) Rodrigo Montoya d. 20) Alvaro Beltran, 15-5, 15-4
3) Daniel De La Rosa d. 14) Erick Cuevas Fernandez, 9-15, 15-13, 11-5
6) Andree Parrilla d. 11) Thomas Carter, 2-15, 15-5, 11-9
7) Adam Manilla d. 10) Andrés Acuña, 12-15, 15-9, 11-4
2) Jake Bredenbeck d. 15) Erick Trujillo, 15-9, 15-13
IRT Singles - Quarterfinals - Friday
9) Samuel Murray d. 1) Conrrado Moscoso, 15-12, 15-13
4) Rodrigo Montoya d. 5) Eduardo Portillo, 15-11, 10-15, 11-9
3) Daniel De La Rosa d. 6) Andree Parrilla, 15-13, 15-14
2) Jake Bredenbeck d. 7) Adam Manilla, 15-12, 14-15, 11-4
IRT Singles - Semi-finals - Saturday
4) Rodrigo Montoya v. 9) Samuel Murray - Noon
2) Jake Bredenbeck v. 3) Daniel De La Rosa - 1 PM
IRT Doubles - Quarterfinals - Friday
1) Adam Manilla & Andree Parrilla d. 8) Alvaro Beltran & Kane Waselenchuk, 13-15, 15-14, 11-7
4) Rodrigo Montoya & Alan Natera d. 5) Andrés Acuña & Eduardo Portillo, 2-15, 15-2, 11-5
6) Kadim Carrasco & Conrrado Moscoso d. 3) Jake Bredenbeck & Samuel Murray, 15-13, 10-15, 11-0
2) Daniel De La Rosa & Alejandro Landa d. 7) Robert Collins & Erick Trujillo, 6-15, 15-9, 11-4
IRT Doubles - Semi-finals - Saturday
1) Adam Manilla & Andree Parrilla v. 4) Rodrigo Montoya & Alan Natera - 5 PM
2) Daniel De La Rosa & Alejandro Landa v. 6) Kadim Carrasco & Conrrado Moscoso - 6 PM
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