Friday, October 6, 2017

Top IRT doubles seeds through to semi-finals at 2017 UnitedHealthcare US Open

The top three seeds won in quarterfinals of the International Racquetball Tour (IRT) doubles competition at the 2017 UnitedHealthcare US Open in Minneapolis. Two time US Open Champions, Ben Croft and Kane Waselenchuk beat Roland Keller and Conrrado Moscoso, 15-6, 15-11. Second seeds Daniel De La Rosa and Alvaro Beltran also won in straight games over Fernando Rios and Jose Daniel Ugalde, 15-7, 15-11.

But the other two quarters went tie-breaker. Third seeds Jansen Allen and Samuel Murray came back from a game down to defeat Jose Diaz and Jake Bredenbeck, 10-15, 15-7, 11-6, while Andree Parrilla and Rodrigo Montoya were able to upset 4th seeds Sebastian Franco and Mario Mercado, 15-13, 14-15, 11-1.

The IRT semi-finals at 2017 UnitedHealthcare US Open will be Friday evening at 5:20 PM and 7:20 PM with the final Saturday at 5 PM at the Life Time Athletic Target Center club in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota.

2017 UnitedHealthcare US Open
Minneapolis, Minnesota - October 4-8, 2017


IRT Men’s Doubles - Quarterfinals - Thursday night

1) Kane Waselenchuk & Ben Croft v. Roland Keller & Conrrado Moscoso, 15-6, 15-11
Andree Parrilla & Rodrigo Montoya d. 4) Sebastian Franco & Mario Mercado, 15-13, 14-15, 11-1

3) Jansen Allen & Samuel Murray d. Jose Diaz & Jake Bredenbeck, 10-15, 15-7, 11-6
2) Daniel De La Rosa & Alvaro Beltran d. Fernando Rios & Jose Daniel Ugalde, 15-7, 15-11

IRT Men’s Doubles - Semi-finals - Friday

1) Kane Waselenchuk & Ben Croft v. Andree Parrilla & Rodrigo Montoya - 7:20 PM
2) Daniel De La Rosa & Alvaro Beltran v. 3) Jansen Allen & Samuel Murray - 5:20 PM

Follow the bouncing ball….

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