Early results from 2023 IRT Rally for our Warriors

The International Racquetball Tour’s (IRT’s) Rally for our Warriors tournament began Thursday in Marlborough, Massachusetts, and Kane Waselenchuk, former IRT #1 is in the draw for just the second time since suffering an Achilles injury last fall. People have asked us more about Waselenchuk since then than anything else, and while we could speculate about how he’s doing, actions can speak louder than words.

That’s just Kane Waselenchuk doing Kane Waselenchuk things.

Waselenchuk defeated 11th seed Robert Collins, 15-5, 15-5, in a battle of lefties in the Round of 32, and then brushed aside another lefty in 6th seed Adam Manilla, 15-2, 15-4, in the Round of 16. He’ll face 3rd seed Conrrado Moscoso in the quarterfinals, who’ll surely score more than 10 points on Waselenchuk, right?

Right?

Moscoso defeated Carlos Ramirez in the 16s, 15-7, 15-12, to reach the quarterfinals.

In other matches, Andrés Acuña got through a close match with Alan Natera, winning 15-13, 15-13. He was down 7-0 to Natera in game one, but came back to pull that out. Natera was undeterred and put up another battle in game two, although that again fell just short.

In the quarterfinals, Acuña will play IRT #1 Daniel De La Rosa, who beat Rafael Gatica in the 16s, 15-8, 15-1.

Also in the quarters, 4th seed Rodrigo Montoya will play 5th seed Andree Parrilla. In the 16s, Rodrigo Montoya beat 13th seed Erick Trujillo, 15-5, 15-2, and Parrilla defeated 12th seed Erick Cuevas Fernandez, 15-1, 15-7.

It’s a Saturday final this week, so there will be the Round of 16 and quarterfinals on Friday from 4 PM on, and then the semi-finals at 11 AM and noon Saturday with the final at 6 PM. You can see some of the IRT action via the usual IRT media outlets: The IRT YouTube channel or the IRT Facebook page. All times Eastern.

2023 IRT Rally for our Warriors
Marlborough, Massachusetts, November 9-11, 2023

IRT Singles - Round of 32 - Thursday

1) Daniel De La Rosa - BYE
17) Rafael Gatica d. 16) Axel Barojas, 13-15, 15-4, 11-2

9) Alan Natera - BYE
8) Andrés Acuña - BYE

5) Andree Parrilla - BYE
12) Erick Cuevas Fernandez d. 21) Jack Goldberg, forfeit

13) Erick Trujillo d. 20) Alok Mehta, 15-4, 15-7
4) Rodrigo Montoya - BYE

3) Conrrado Moscoso - BYE
14) Carlos Ramirez d. 19) Abraham Cardenas, 15-2, 15-7

22) Kane Waselenchuk d. 11) Robert Collins, 15-5, 15-5
6) Adam Manilla - BYE

7) Samuel Murray - BYE
10) Thomas Carter - BYE

18) Jose Flores, Jr. d. 15) Jim Douglas, 15-8, 15-2
2) Jake Bredenbeck - BYE

IRT Singles - Round of 16 - Friday

1) Daniel De La Rosa d. 17) Rafael Gatica, 15-8, 15-1
8) Andrés Acuña d. 9) Alan Natera, 15-13, 15-13

5) Andree Parrilla d. 12) Erick Cuevas Fernandez, 15-1, 15-7
4) Rodrigo Montoya d. 13) Erick Trujillo, 15-5, 15-2

3) Conrrado Moscoso d. 14) Carlos Ramirez, 15-7, 15-12
22) Kane Waselenchuk d. 6) Adam Manilla, 15-2, 15-4

7) Samuel Murray d. 10) Thomas Carter, 8-15, 15-5, 11-4
2) Jake Bredenbeck d. 18) Jose Flores, Jr., 15-9, 15-2

IRT Singles - Quarterfinals - Friday

1) Daniel De La Rosa v. 8) Andrés Acuña - 4 PM
5) Andree Parrilla v. 4) Rodrigo Montoya - 5 PM

3) Conrrado Moscoso v. 22) Kane Waselenchuk - 6 PM
2) Jake Bredenbeck v. 7) Samuel Murray - 7 PM

Follow the bouncing ball….