Goth wins in R32 at 2023 IRT KWM Gutterman Minnesota Hall of Fame Event

Only one upset in the singles Round of 32 at the International Racquetball Tour (IRT) KWM Gutterman Minnesota Hall of Fame Event in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and that happened in the 16/17 match, as 17th seed John Goth beat 16th seed Jim Douglas, 15-4, 15-0. The win puts Goth into the Round of 16 against IRT #1 Daniel De La Rosa Friday morning.

In doubles, 9th seeds Lee Meinerz and Carlos Pando upset 8th seeds Blake Hansen and Derek Ott, 15-11, 15-2, which gives them a match with top seeds Javier Mar and Rodrigo Montoya on Friday afternoon.

You can see some of the IRT action via the usual IRT media outlets: The IRT YouTube channel or the IRT Facebook page. Singles play continues Friday morning with the Round of 16 at 10 and 11 AM followed by the doubles quarterfinals at 2 PM. The four singles quarterfinal matches will be played consecutively from 5 PM on. The singles and doubles semi-finals will be on Saturday. The singles final is Sunday at 11 AM with doubles to follow at 1 PM. All times Central.

2023 KWM Gutterman Minnesota Hall of Fame Event
March 2-5, 2023 - Minneapolis, Minnesota

IRT Singles - Round of 32 - Thursday

1) Daniel De La Rosa - BYE
17) John Goth d. 16) Jim Douglas, 15-4, 15-0

9) Andrés Acuña d. 24) Lee Meinerz, 15-2, 15-4
8) Adam Manilla d. 25) Derek Ott, 15-2, 15-0

5) Alejandro Landa - BYE
12) Alan Natera d. 21) Kurtis Cullen, 15-3, 15-6

13) Robert Collins d. 20) Rodrigo Salgado Jr., 15-11, 15-4
4) Jake Bredenbeck - BYE

3) Eduardo Portillo - BYE
14) Sam Bredenbeck d. 19) Diego Gatica, 15-7, 15-6

11) Javier Mar d. 22) Samuel Schulze, 15-3, 15-4
6) Rodrigo Montoya - BYE

7) Samuel Murray - BYE
10) Thomas Carter d. 23) Blake Hansen, 15-2, 15-6

15) Kadim Carrasco d. 18) Andrés Gómez, 15-10, 15-9
2) Conrrado Moscoso - BYE

IRT Singles - Round of 16 - Friday

1) Daniel De La Rosa v. 17) John Goth - 11 AM
8) Adam Manilla v. 9) Andrés Acuña - 11 AM

5) Alejandro Landa v. 12) Alan Natera - 11 AM
4) Jake Bredenbeck v. 13) Robert Collins - 11 AM

3) Eduardo Portillo v. 14) Sam Bredenbeck - 10 AM
6) Rodrigo Montoya v. 11) Javier Mar - 10 AM

7) Samuel Murray v. 10) Thomas Carter - 10 AM
2) Conrrado Moscoso v. 15) Kadim Carrasco - 10 AM

IRT Doubles - Round of 16 - Thursday

1) Javier Mar & Rodrigo Montoya - BYE
9) Lee Meinerz & Carlos Pando d. 8) Blake Hansen & Derek Ott, 15-11, 15-2

5) Jake Bredenbeck & Sam Bredenbeck - BYE
4) Adam Manilla & Samuel Murray - BYE

3) Andrés Acuña & Eduardo Portillo - BYE
6) Kadim Carrasco & Alan Natera - BYE

7) Diego Gatica & Rodrigo Salgado Jr. - BYE
2) Daniel De La Rosa & Conrrado Moscoso - BYE

IRT Doubles - Quarterfinals - Friday

1) Javier Mar & Rodrigo Montoya v. 9) Lee Meinerz & Carlos Pando - 2 PM
4) Adam Manilla & Samuel Murray v. 5) Jake Bredenbeck & Sam Bredenbeck - 2 PM

3) Andrés Acuña & Eduardo Portillo v. 6) Kadim Carrasco & Alan Natera - 2 PM
2) Daniel De La Rosa & Conrrado Moscoso v. 7) Diego Gatica & Rodrigo Salgado Jr. - 2 PM

Follow the bouncing ball….

Preview of 2023 LPRT Frontline Boston Open

The Ladies Professional Racquetball Tour (LPRT) will be in action this weekend at the 2023 LPRT Frontline Boston Open in Marlbrough, Massachusetts. There are 23 players in the draw, including the 13 of the top 14 players, led by LPRT #1 Paola Longoria and #3 Montserrat Mejia, who’ll be trying to win her fourth straight event.

The last player to win four consecutive women’s pro events not named Longoria was Rhonda Rajsich back in 2008, when she won six in a row bridging over the end of the 2007-08 season and start of 2008-09. The three events before that streak were won by Cheryl Gudinas.

Since then Longoria has dominated, but she lost in the Round of 16 two weeks ago in Arizona, where Maria Jose Vargas defeated her. It was Longoria’s first loss in the Round of 16 since January 2007, when Jo Shattuck beat her in Stockton, California. There’s a possibility that Longoria and Vargas will meet in the semis this weekend.

In doubles, Longoria and Samantha Salas, the current International Racquetball Federation (IRF) World Champions, are the top seeds with Valeria Centellas and Natalia Mendez as the 2nd seeds, Erika Manilla and Mejia the 3rd seeds and 4th seeds Kelani Lawrence and Hollie Scott. The trickiest quarterfinal match will likely be Manilla and Mejia versus 6th seeds Angelica Barrios and Brenda Laime.

You can watch the action live from Massachusetts via the LPRT YouTube channel. Play begins 9 AM Friday morning, and concludes Sunday with the singles final at noon and doubles final at 1 PM. All times Eastern.

2023 LPRT Frontline Boston Open
Marlborough, Massachusetts, March 3-5, 2023

Round of 32 - Friday

1) Paola Longoria - BYE
16) Maria Paz Riquelme v. 17) Sunshine Arterburn - 11 AM

9) Brenda Laime - BYE
8) Angelica Barrios - BYE

5) Jessica Parrilla - BYE
12) Maria Jose Vargas v. 21) Maricruz Ortiz - 9 AM

13) Valeria Centellas v. 20) Martina Katz - 9 AM
4) Natalia Mendez - BYE

3) Erika Manilla - BYE
14) Cristina Amaya v. 19) Annie Roberts - 9 AM

11) Hollie Scott v. 22) Juliette Parent - 10 AM
6) Carla Muñoz - BYE

7) Kelani Lawrence - BYE
10) Samantha Salas v. 23) Marjolaine Parent - 10 AM

15) Nancy Enriquez v. 18) Stephanie Synhorst - 10 AM
2) Montserrat Mejia - BYE

Round of 16 - Friday

1) Paola Longoria v. 16) Maria Paz Riquelme or 17) Sunshine Arterburn - 5 PM
8) Angelica Barrios v. 9) Brenda Laime - 5 PM

5) Jessica Parrilla v. 12) Maria Jose Vargas or 21) Maricruz Ortiz - 2 PM
4) Natalia Mendez v. 13) Valeria Centellas or 20) Martina Katz - 2 PM

3) Erika Manilla v. 14) Cristina Amaya or 19) Annie Roberts - 3 PM
6) Carla Muñoz v. 11) Hollie Scott or 22) Juliette Parent - 3 PM

7) Kelani Lawrence v. 10) Samantha Salas or 23) Marjolaine Parent - 4 PM
2) Montserrat Mejia v. 15) Nancy Enriquez or 18) Stephanie Synhorst - 4 PM

Doubles - Round of 16 - Friday

1) Paola Longoria & Samantha Salas - BYE
8) Martina Katz & Annie Roberts v. 9) Juliette Parent & Marjolaine Parent - 11 AM

5) Carla Muñoz & Jessica Parrilla - BYE
4) Kelani Lawrence & Hollie Scott - BYE

3) Erika Manilla & Montserrat Mejia - BYE
6) Angelica Barrios & Brenda Laime - BYE

7) Cristina Amaya & Maria Paz Riquelme - BYE
2) Valeria Centellas & Natalia Mendez - BYE

Doubles - Quarterfinals - Friday

1) Paola Longoria & Samantha Salas v. 8) Martina Katz & Annie Roberts or 9) Juliette Parent & Marjolaine Parent - 7 PM
4) Kelani Lawrence & Hollie Scott v. 5) Carla Muñoz & Jessica Parrilla - 7 PM

3) Erika Manilla & Montserrat Mejia v. 6) Angelica Barrios & Brenda Laime - 6 PM
2) Valeria Centellas & Natalia Mendez v. 7) Cristina Amaya & Maria Paz Riquelme - 6 PM

Follow the bouncing ball….

Preview of 2023 IRT KWM Gutterman Minnesota Hall of Fame Event

The International Racquetball Tour (IRT) is back in action this weekend with play starting later today in Minneapolis, Minnesota at the KWM Gutterman Minnesota Hall of Fame Event. There are 25 players in the field, so it's a bit smaller than usual, but 9 of the top 10 are there, so there will be plenty of good matches. Leading the way will be IRT #1 Daniel De La Rosa, whose win in Georgia two weeks ago put him ahead of Conrrado Moscoso, who’s now #2.

De La Rosa and Moscoso have split the three events so far this year with De La Rosa winning two and Moscoso one. They’ve faced off in two of the three finals, splitting them one a piece. But two weeks ago Moscoso wasn’t at the event in Georgia, where De La Rosa defeated Jake Bredenbeck in the final.

De La Rosa and Moscoso are teaming up for doubles, where they are the 2nd seeds behind Javier Mar and Rodrigo Montoya. Either Mar or Montoya has won each of the three doubles events this season. They did so once together, and once with another partner (Mar with De La Rosa and Montoya with Andree Parrilla), when they both weren’t at the tournament.

A Mar and Montoya versus De La Rosa and Moscoso match is the likely doubles final on Sunday, although a few other teams will try to prevent that - such as 3rd seeds Andrés Acuña and Eduardo Portillo, 4th seeds Adam Manilla and Samuel Murray and 5th seeds Jake Bredenbeck and Sam Bredenbeck, but it would be fun to see the top seeds face off.

Of note, Alejandro Landa, who had a crazy incident two weeks ago, during a doubles match with De La Rosa and against Jake Bredenbeck and Murray, isn’t playing doubles this weekend. We’re uncertain if he chose not to play doubles or he couldn’t find a doubles partner.

You can see some of the IRT action via the usual IRT media outlets: The IRT YouTube channel or the IRT Facebook page. Singles play begins Thursday afternoon and there will be one doubles match Thursday night at 7 PM. The singles Round of 16 will be Friday morning at 10 and 11 AM with the doubles quarterfinals at 2 PM. The singles final is Sunday at 11 AM with doubles to follow at 1 PM. All times Central.

2023 KWM Gutterman Minnesota Hall of Fame Event
March 2-5, 2023 - Minneapolis, Minnesota

IRT Singles - Round of 32 - Thursday

Daniel De La Rosa - BYE
16) Jim Douglas v. 17) John Goth - 6 PM

9) Andrés Acuña v. 24) Lee Meinerz - 4 PM
8) Adam Manilla v. 25) Derek Ott - 4 PM

5) Alejandro Landa - BYE
12) Alan Natera v. 21) Kurtis Cullen - 6 PM

13) Robert Collins v. 20) Rodrigo Salgado Jr. - 6 PM
4) Jake Bredenbeck - BYE

3) Eduardo Portillo - BYE
14) Sam Bredenbeck v. 19) Diego Gatica - 5 PM

11) Javier Mar v. 22) Samuel Schulze - 5 PM
6) Rodrigo Montoya - BYE

7) Samuel Murray - BYE
10) Thomas Carter v. 23) Blake Hansen - 5 PM

15) Kadim Carrasco v. 18) Andrés Gómez - 4 PM
2) Conrrado Moscoso - BYE

IRT Doubles - Round of 16 - Thursday

1) Javier Mar & Rodrigo Montoya - BYE
8) Blake Hansen & Derek Ott v. 9) Lee Meinerz & Carlos Pando - 7 PM

5) Jake Bredenbeck & Sam Bredenbeck - BYE
4) Adam Manilla & Samuel Murray - BYE

3) Andrés Acuña & Eduardo Portillo - BYE
6) Kadim Carrasco & Alan Natera - BYE

7) Diego Gatica & Rodrigo Salgado Jr. - BYE
2) Daniel De La Rosa & Conrrado Moscoso - BYE

Follow the bouncing ball….