Conrrado Moscoso defeated Rodrigo Montoya, 13-15, 15-7, 11-5, on Sunday to win the International Racquetball Tour (IRT) Golden State Open in Pleasanton, California, in what was a battle of two former International Racquetball Federation (IRF) World Champions. The win is Moscoso’s first since last year’s Golden State Open, and his 3rd consecutive Golden State Open title.
Montoya was playing his first final since the 2024 Lewis Drug Pro-Am, which he lost to Samuel Murray.
Moscoso almost won in two straight games, as he had leads of 11-7 and 13-10 in game one, only to see Montoya come back and take it, 15-13, on his first game point opportunity.
Montoya got that opportunity, as he appealed Moscoso backhand cross court shot that the referee had called good. However, the line judges overturned the referee’s call, and as Montoya had served that rally, he was awarded a point, which made it 14-13.
Game two was similar in that Moscoso was again ahead 11-7, but this time there was no come back by Montoya, as Moscoso got the next four points only giving up serve once. A soft backhand shot ended it at 15-7, setting up a tie-breaker.
Montoya had an early lead in game three at 2-1, but Moscoso responded with four straight points, including a drive serve ace to the left side. He maintained that lead, and Montoya didn’t get closer than two points, as Moscoso won it 11-5.
The final point was a classic three shot rally, as Moscoso drove serve to the left side, which Montoya returned with a backhand cross court shot. That shot was loose, and Moscoso capitalized on that by hitting a winning forehand pinch shot.
You might think of Moscoso as a bigger drive server than Montoya, but Montoya actually had one more drive serve ace than Moscoso during the match. He had three aces in game one to Moscoso’s two, and they each had one ace in both games two and three.
Neither semi-final match was close, as Moscoso beat Jordy Alonso, 15-4, 15-0, and Montoya defeated Andree Parrilla, 15-8, 15-2.
However, all four quarterfinal matches required tie-breakers. Moscoso defeated surprise quarterfinalist 15th seed Jhonatan Flores, 15-14, 10-15, 11-6, and Montoya, who was the top seed, came back from a game down to defeat 9th seed Jaime Martell, 11-15, 15-6, 11-6.
The other two quarters were even closer, as 4th seed Parrilla defeated 5th seed Adam Manilla, 15-10, 14-15, 11-9, and 6th seed Alonso held on to beat 14th seed Kadim Carrasco, 15-13, 13-15, 11-8.
Flores and Carrasco benefited from injury forfeit wins in the Round of 16. Flores won the first game against 2nd seed Javier Mar, 15-10, and then Mar forfeits at 1-1 in the second game. Third seed Alan Natera forfeited his match versus Carrasco.
The next main IRT event is the Rally For Our Warriors event in Marlborough, Massachusetts, November 13-16. If you missed any of the action from Pleasanton, check out the IRT YouTube channel.
2025 Golden State Open
Pleasanton, California - October 8-12
Final
7) Conrrado Moscoso d. 1) Rodrigo Montoya, 13-15, 15-7, 11-5
Semi-finals
1) Rodrigo Montoya d. 4) Andree Parrilla, 15-8, 15-2
7) Conrrado Moscoso d. 6) Jordy Alonso, 15-4, 15-0
Quarterfinals
1) Rodrigo Montoya d. 9) Jaime Martell, 11-15, 15-6, 11-6
4) Andree Parrilla d. 5) Adam Manilla, 15-10, 14-15, 11-9
6) Jordy Alonso d. 14) Kadim Carrasco, 15-13, 13-15, 11-8
7) Conrrado Moscoso d. 15) Jhonatan Flores, 15-14, 10-15, 11-6
Round of 16
1) Rodrigo Montoya d. 16) Cole Sendry, 15-5, 15-3
9) Jaime Martell d. 8) Thomas Carter, 15-7, 15-3
5) Adam Manilla d. 12) Robert Collins, 15-6, 15-8
4) Andree Parrilla d. 13) Diego Garcia, 6-15, 15-3, 11-9
14) Kadim Carrasco d. 3) Alan Natera, injury forfeit
6) Jordy Alonso d. 11) Diego Gastelum, 15-6, 15-14
7) Conrrado Moscoso d. 10) Gerson Miranda Martinez, 15-0, 15-2
15) Jhonatan Flores d. 2) Javier Mar, 15-10, 1-1, injury forfeit
Round of 32
1) Rodrigo Montoya d. 32) Alvaro Guillen, 15-7, 15-3
16) Cole Sendry d. 17) John Wolfe, 15-5, 15-5
9) Jaime Martell d. 24) Jose Caceres, 15-12, 15-4
8) Thomas Carter d. 25) Santiago Castillo, 15-10, 15-5
5) Adam Manilla d. 28) Emir Martinez, 15-1, 15-7
12) Robert Collins d. 21) Wayne Antone, 1-15, 15-10, 11-0
13) Diego Garcia d. 20) Juan Salvatierra, 15-4, 15-5
4) Andree Parrilla d. 29) Ezequiel Subieta, 15-2, 15-6
3) Alan Natera d. 30) Santiago Galina, 15-3, 15-12
14) Kadim Carrasco d. 19) DJ Mendoza, 14-15, 15-2, 11-8
11) Diego Gastelum d. 22) Miguel Angel Arteaga Guzman, 15-5, 15-7
6) Jordy Alonso d. 27) Matias Arnez, 15-5, 15-3
7) Conrrado Moscoso d. 26) Anthony Martin, 15-1, 15-6
10) Gerson Miranda Martinez d. 23) Cody Elkins, 15-5, 15-0
15) Jhonatan Flores d. 18) Jim Douglas, 15-4, 15-1
2) Javier Mar d. 34) Salim Gonzalez, 15-14, 15-11
Round of 64
1) Rodrigo Montoya - BYE
32) Alvaro Guillen d. 33) Ernesto Ruiz, 15-12, 1-15, 11-7
17) John Wolfe - BYE
16) Cole Sendry - BYE
9) Jaime Martell - BYE
24) Jose Caceres - BYE
25) Santiago Castillo - BYE
8) Thomas Carter - BYE
5) Adam Manilla - BYE
28) Emir Martinez d. 37) Mauro Rojas, 15-5, 14-15, 11-5
21) Wayne Antone - BYE
12) Robert Collins - BYE
13) Diego Garcia - BYE
20) Juan Salvatierra - BYE
29) Ezequiel Subieta d. 36) Homer Steadman-Shockley, 15-6, 15-5
4) Andree Parrilla - BYE
3) Alan Natera - BYE
30) Santiago Galina d. 35) Luis Castelltort, 15-12, 15-4
19) DJ Mendoza - BYE
14) Kadim Carrasco - BYE
11) Diego Gastelum - BYE
22) Miguel Angel Arteaga Guzman
27) Matias Arnez d. 38) Deacon Qualls, 15-2, 15-5
6) Jordy Alonso - BYE
7) Conrrado Moscoso - BYE
26) Anthony Martin - BYE
23) Cody Elkins - BYE
10) Gerson Miranda Martinez - BYE
15) Jhonatan Flores - BYE
18) Jim Douglas, 15-4, 15-1
31) Santiago Borja d. 34) Salim Gonzalez, 15-0, 15-1
2) Javier Mar - BYE
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