Horn & Cardona into final at 2017 WRT Alamo City Open

David Horn will play Alejandro Cardona in the final of the 2017 World Racquetball Tour (WRT) Alamo City Open in San Antonio, Texas on Sunday. A win will make Horn the #1 player at the year end. He may have already assured him of the #1 rank by just reaching the final, as the current #1 - Rodrigo Montoya - lost to Cardona in the semi-finals, 15-9, 15-8.

Horn survived two close games against surprise semi-finalist Ernesto Ochoa, but then won the tie-breaker by a wide margin, making the final score line 15-14, 14-15, 11-3.

Ochoa had a great tournament, as he was a 1st time semi-finalist, and even a first time quarterfinalist. In the quarters, Ochoa beat WRT #3 Andree Parrilla, 15-8, 9-15, 11-9. Ochoa was up 10-3 on Parrilla, but could not finish him off until his 7th match point.

Cardona and Montoya will face off again, as they’ll face each other in the doubles final Sunday. Cardona and Gerardo Franco defeated Alan Natera and Ochoa, 15-3, 12-15, 11-6, in one semi-final, while Montoya and Andree Parrilla beat Jaime Martell and Ross Smith Jr, 15-6, 15-12, in the other.

The singles final is Sunday at 12:30 PM with the doubles final immediately following it. You can watch the action live on Saturday and Sunday via the WRT website or the WRT Facebook page.

2017 WRT Alamo City Open
December 1-3 - San Antonio, Texas

Singles - Quarterfinals Saturday

1) Rodrigo Montoya d. 8) Christian Longoria, 13-15, 15-11, 11-2
4) Alejandro Cardona d. 5) Jake Bredenbeck, 15-10, 15-14

11) Ernesto Ochoa d. 3) Andree Parrilla, 15-8, 9-15, 11-9
2) David Horn d. 7) Jaime Martell, 15-10, 15-2

Singles - Semi-finals Saturday

4) Alejandro Cardona d. 1) Rodrigo Montoya, 15-9, 15-8
2) David Horn d. 11) Ernesto Ochoa, 14-15, 15-14, 11-3

Singles - Final Sunday

1) Rodrigo Montoya v. 4) Alejandro Cardona v. 2) David Horn - 12:30 PM

Doubles - Semi-finals Saturday

1) Rodrigo Montoya & Andree Parrilla d. 4) Jaime Martell & Ross Smith Jr, 15-6, 15-12
2) Alejandro Cardona & Gerardo Franco d. 3) Alan Natera & Ernesto Ochoa, 15-3, 12-15, 11-6

Doubles - Final Sunday

1) Rodrigo Montoya & Andree Parrilla v 2) Alejandro Cardona & Gerardo Franco - 1:35 PM

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