Kane Waselenchuk won the first International Racquetball Tour (IRT) event of the 2025 season last weekend, as he defeated Eduardo Portillo in the final of the 45th Lewis Drug Pro-Am in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, 15-5, 15-8. The win further confirms Waselenchuk as the #1 IRT player despite - or perhaps in spite of - being 43 years old.
In the semi-finals, Waselenchuk defeated Conrrado Moscoso, 15-11, 10-15, 11-6, and Eduardo Portillo beat Andrés Acuña, 15-11, 15-14.
Waselenchuk was up 8-0 on Moscoso in game one of that semi, and then was outscored 26-17 from that point to the end of game two, when it looked like Moscoso could pull out the win.
It continued to look that way, as Moscoso took a 3-1 lead in the tie-breaker. However, Waselenchuk tied it at 3-3. That was when Moscoso needed to put more focus into the match, but instead he made a few errors and some loose shots, which led to Waselenchuk taking an 8-3 lead.
That lead effectively put the game - and by extension the match - out of reach. Moscoso did come back to within two at 8-6, so there was no quit in his game, but to let Waselenchuk get seven straight points was enough to tip the balance to him, as Waselenchuk went on to win the breaker 11-6 and take the match in three games.
Moscoso did win the doubles final, as he and Kadim Carrasco eked out a win over top seeds Javier Mar and Rodrigo Montoya, 15-8, 13-15, 11-9. In the semi-finals, Moscoso and Carrasco defeated Andree Parrilla and Portillo, 10-15, 15-13, 11-7, while Mar and Montoya beat Andrés Acuña and Alan Natera, 15-13, 15-13.
The Minnesota Hall of Fame tournament, in Minneapolis, March 6-9, is the next big IRT event with the 40th Annual Papa Nicholas Shamrock Shootout to follow a week later in Lombard, Illinois, March 13-16. If you missed any of the action from Sioux Falls check out the IRT YouTube channel.
45th Lewis Drug IRT Pro-Am
Sioux Falls, South Dakota - January 30-February 2, 2025
IRT Singles - Final
1) Kane Waselenchuk d. 15) Eduardo Portillo, 15-5, 15-8
Semi-finals
1) Kane Waselenchuk d. 4) Conrrado Moscoso, 15-11, 10-15, 11-6
15) Eduardo Portillo d. 6) Andrés Acuña, 15-11, 15-14
Quarterfinals
1) Kane Waselenchuk d. 9) Jake Bredenbeck, 15-3, 15-8
4) Conrrado Moscoso d. 12) Jordy Alonso, 15-7, 15-10
6) Andrés Acuña d. 14) Javier Mar, 10-15, 15-12, 11-8
15) Eduardo Portillo d. 10) Jaime Martell, 15-2, 15-10
Round of 16
1) Kane Waselenchuk d. 17) Diego Gastelum, 15-1, 15-4
9) Jake Bredenbeck d. 8) Alan Natera, 15-7, 15-1
12) Jordy Alonso d. 5) Andree Parrilla, forfeit
4) Conrrado Moscoso d. 20) Sam Bredenbeck, 15-4, 15-6
14) Javier Mar d. 3) Adam Manilla, 8-15, 15-9, 11-4
6) Andrés Acuña d. 11) Thomas Carter, 15-10, 15-6
10) Jaime Martell d. 7) Erick Trujillo, 15-13, 11-15, 11-5
15) Eduardo Portillo d. 2) Rodrigo Montoya, 15-6, 15-4
Round of 32
1) Kane Waselenchuk d. 33) Guillermo Jesus Ortega Jr., 15-1, 15-6
17) Diego Gastelum d. 16) Robert Collins, 15-6, 15-6
9) Jake Bredenbeck d. 24) Diego Garcia, 15-8, 15-9
8) Alan Natera d. 24) Lee Connell, 15-4, 15-11
5) Andree Parrilla d. 28) Gerson Miranda Martinez, 15-6, 15-4
12) Jordy Alonso d. 21) John Goth, 15-12, 15-2
20) Sam Bredenbeck d. 13) Carlos Ramirez, 15-3, 15-5
4) Conrrado Moscoso d. 29) Alejandro Bear, 15-1, 15-10
3) Adam Manilla d. 30) Sebastian Franco, 15-9, 15-11
14) Javier Mar d. 19) Cole Sendrey, 15-6, 15-1
11) Thomas Carter d. 22) Cody Elkins, 15-5, 15-11
6) Andrés Acuña d. 27) Blase Zera, 15-3, 15-3
7) Erick Trujillo d. 26) John Wolfe, 15-6, 15-7
10) Jaime Martell d. 23) Diego Gatica, 15-2, 15-2
15) Eduardo Portillo d. 18) Kadim Carrasco, 15-12, 15-5
2) Rodrigo Montoya d. 31) David Horn, 15-6, 15-4
Round of 64
33) Guillermo Jesus Ortega Jr. d. 32) Alejandro Herrera, 4-15, 15-14, 11-3
30) Sebastian Franco d. 35) Javier Gonzalez, 15-4, 15-4
31) David Horn d. 34) Benjamin Horner, 15-6, 15-4
IRT Doubles - Final
2) Conrrado Moscoso & Kadim Carrasco d. 1) Javier Mar & Rodrigo Montoya, 15-8, 13-15, 11-9
Semi-finals
1) Javier Mar & Rodrigo Montoya d. 4) Andrés Acuña & Alan Natera, 15-13, 15-13
2) Conrrado Moscoso & Kadim Carrasco d. 3) Andree Parrilla & Eduardo Portillo, 10-15, 15-13, 11-7
Quarterfinals
1) Javier Mar & Rodrigo Montoya d. 8) Diego Gastelum & Cole Sendrey, 15-14, 15-1
4) Andrés Acuña & Alan Natera d. 12) Diego Garcia & Gerson Miranda Martinez, 15-9, 15-9
3) Andree Parrilla & Eduardo Portillo d. 2) Jake Bredenbeck & Sam Bredenbeck, 15-7, 9-15, 11-4
2) Conrrado Moscoso & Kadim Carrasco d. 7) Jordy Alonso & Erick Trujillo, 15-6, 10-15, 11-3
Round of 16
1) Javier Mar & Rodrigo Montoya - BYE
8) Diego Gastelum & Cole Sendrey d. 9) Robert Collins & Guillermo Jesus Ortega Jr., 13-15, 15-3, 11-5
12) Diego Garcia & Gerson Miranda Martinez d. 5) David Horn & Adam Manilla, 15-8, 4-15, 11-3
4) Andrés Acuña & Alan Natera d. 13) Cody Elkins & John Goth, 15-4, 15-8
3) Andree Parrilla & Eduardo Portillo d. 14) Sebastian Franco & Alejandro Herrera, 15-10, 15-9
2) Jake Bredenbeck & Sam Bredenbeck d. 11) Diego Gatica & Carlos Ramirez, 15-1, 15-2
7) Jordy Alonso & Erick Trujillo d. 10) Thomas Carter & Jaime Martell, 15-6, 9-15, 11-8
2) Conrrado Moscoso & Kadim Carrasco - BYE
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