Thursday, October 3, 2019

Manilla & Fernandez IRT bracket busters in 2019 UnitedHealthcare US Open

The International Racquetball Tour (IRT) Round of 32 at the 24th UnitedHealthcare US Open Racquetball Championships has produced some good matches highlighted by Conrrado Moscoso's comeback victory over Andres Acuña, 10-15, 15-6, 11-5. The win puts Moscoso into the Round of 16 against IRT #2 Rocky Carson, who was a winner over Maurice Miller, 15-8, 15-7.

The 7-10 seed bracket got totally busted, as Adam Manilla beat 7th seed Sebastian Franco, 15-4, 15-7, and Sebastian Fernandez knocked off 10th seed Mario Mercado, 15-14, 15-5. Manilla and Fernandez will playoff tonight for a spot in the quarterfinals, which will be a first for either of them, while Franco and Mercado will have to console themselves with doubles, where they are the 3rd seeds.

The 8-9 bracket also busted, as 8th seed Samuel Murray was upset by Pan American Champion Carlos Keller, 10-15, 15-10, 11-8, and 9th seed Rodrigo Montoya lost to his doubles partner, Javier Mar, 11-15, 15-13, 11-9. Keller and Mar will playoff in the 16s tonight. If Mar wins, it will be his 2nd US Open quarterfinal appearance, as he was in the quarters in 2017, while Keller has never got that far.

Thomas Carter was also an upset winner, as he defeated 12th seed Jose Diaz, 14-15, 15-11, 11-9. Carter will play 5th seed Alvaro Beltran in the Round of 16, and Beltran also needed a breaker to advance, as he went three games with Kadim Carrasco, 10-15, 15-10, 11-6.

Finally, Gerardo Franco ended Bradly Rogers's US Open dream for this year, although he needed three games to do it, winning 5-15, 15-2, 11-5. Franco will play IRT #1 Kane Waselenchuk in the 16s, as Waselenchuk beat Javier Estrada, 15-4, 15-7.

Check out the action from Minneapolis via the IRT media outlets: The IRT YouTube channel or the IRT Facebook page.

2019 UnitedHealthcare US Open Racquetball Championships
Minneapolis, Minnesota - October 2-6, 2019


IRT - Round of 32 - Thursday

1) Kane Waselenchuk d. Javier Estrada, 15-4, 15-7
16) Gerardo Franco d. Bradly Rogers, 5-15, 15-2, 11-5

Javier Mar d. 9) Rodrigo Montoya, 11-15, 15-13, 11-9
Carlos Keller d. 8) Samuel Murray, 10-15, 15-10, 11-8

5) Alvaro Beltran d. Kadim Carrasco, 10-15, 15-10, 11-6
Thomas Carter d. 12) Jose Diaz, 14-15, 15-11, 11-9

13) David Horn d. Jaime Martell, 15-13, 15-6
4) Alejandro Landa d. Francisco Gomez Reyes, 15-0, 15-1

3) Andree Parrilla d. Troy Warigon, 15-1, 15-4
14) Eduardo Portillo d. Charles Pratt, 15-7, 15-2

11) Jake Bredenbeck d. Jansen Allen, 15-12, 15-9
6) Daniel De La Rosa d. Eduardo Garay, 15-7, 8-15, 11-7

Adam Manilla d. 7) Sebastian Franco, 15-4, 15-7
Sebastian Fernandez d. 10) Mario Mercado, 15-14, 15-5

15) Conrrado Moscoso d. Andres Acuña, 10-15, 15-6, 11-5
2) Rocky Carson d. Maurice Miller, 15-8, 15-7

IRT - Round of 16 - Thursday

1) Kane Waselenchuk v. 16) Gerardo Franco - 6:40 PM
Javier Mar v. Carlos Keller - 6:40 PM

5) Alvaro Beltran v. Thomas Carter - 3:10 PM
4) Alejandro Landa v. 13) David Horn - 3:10 PM

3) Andree Parrilla v. 14) Eduardo Portillo - 4:20 PM
6) Daniel De La Rosa v. 11) Jake Bredenbeck - 4:20 PM

Adam Manilla v. Sebastian Fernandez - 5:30 PM
2) Rocky Carson v. 15) Conrrado Moscoso - 5:30 PM

Follow the bouncing ball….

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