Mar & Manilla into quarterfinals at 43rd Annual Lewis Drug IRT Pro-Am

There were two upsets Friday morning in the Round of 16 at the 43rd Annual Lewis Drug International Racquetball Tour (IRT) Pro-Am in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The largest upset came when 12th seed Javier Mar defeated 5th seed Alejandro Landa, 15-10, 15-10. Mar will play 4th seed Eduardo Portillo in the quarterfinals, as Portillo beat 13th Erick Trujillo, 15-0, 15-2. That’ll be a rematch of last year’s IRT Capital Classic final won by Portillo.

Also in the 16s Friday, Adam Manilla, the 9th seed, defeated 8th seed Mario Mercado, 15-9, 15-13. Manilla will play IRT #1 Conrrado Moscoso in the quarterfinals, as Moscoso beat 17th seed Diego Garcia, 15-11, 15-4.

Sixth seed Jake Bredenbeck and 11th seed Thomas Carter played the only tie-breaker of the 16s with Bredenbeck winning, 15-5, 9-15, 11-0. He’ll face 3rd seed Andree Parrilla in the quarters, as Parrilla defeated 14th seed Alan Natera, 15-4, 15-10.

You can see some of the IRT action via the usual IRT media outlets: The IRT YouTube channel or the IRT Facebook page. The quarterfinals will be Friday night starting at 5 PM with the semi-finals Saturday afternoon at 4 and 5 PM, and the final on Sunday at 11 AM. The doubles quarters are at 2 PM Friday with the semi-finals at 11 AM and noon Saturday, and the final on Sunday after the singles final. All times Central.

43rd Annual Lewis Drug IRT Pro-Am
January 19-22, 2023 - Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Men’s Singles

Round of 16 - Friday

1) Conrrado Moscoso d. 17) Diego Garcia, 15-11, 15-4
9) Adam Manilla d. 8) Mario Mercado, 15-9, 15-13

12) Javier Mar d. 5) Alejandro Landa, 15-10, 15-10
4) Eduardo Portillo d. 13) Erick Trujillo, 15-0, 15-2

3) Andree Parrilla d. 14) Alan Natera, 15-4, 15-10
6) Jake Bredenbeck d. 11) Thomas Carter, 15-5, 9-15, 11-0

10) Andrés Acuña d. 7) Samuel Murray, forfeit
2) Daniel De La Rosa d. 15) Robert Collins, 15-2, 15-5

Quarterfinals - Friday

1) Conrrado Moscoso v. 9) Adam Manilla - 7 PM
4) Eduardo Portillo v. 12) Javier Mar - 8 PM

3) Andree Parrilla v. 6) Jake Bredenbeck - 5 PM
2) Daniel De La Rosa v. 10) Andrés Acuña - 6 PM

Men’s Doubles

Quarterfinals - Friday

1) Daniel De La Rosa & Javier Mar v. 8) Diego Garcia & Gerson Miranda Martinez - 2 PM
4) Jake Bredenbeck & Sam Bredenbeck v. 5) Alan Natera & Andree Parrilla - 2 PM

3) Andrés Acuña & Eduardo Portillo v. 6) Adam Manilla & Mario Mercado - 2 PM
2) Alejandro Landa & Conrrado Moscoso v. 7) Robert Collins & Erick Trujillo - 2 PM

Follow the bouncing ball….