Monday, March 5, 2012

IRT - Crowther wins Carl Myers Memorial tournament

Chris Crowther won the 6th Carl Myers Memorial Racquetball Tournament - a Tier 2 event on the International Racquetball Tour (IRT) - in Garden City, Kansas on the weekend, defeating Shane Vanderson in the final, 7-11, 11-8, 11-8, 11-6.

Vanderson had upset top seed Ben Croft in the semi-finals, 11-4, 7-11, 11-5, 11-3, while Crowther beat Andy Hawthorne in the other semi-final, 11-2, 11-2, 10-12, 11-9.

Crowther and Vanderson teamed up in doubles and took the Pro Doubles title, beating Hawthorne and Tony Carson in the final, 11-8, 12-10, 11-9.

Crowther and Vanderson got to the final with a win over Dustin Webster and Alex Ackermann in the semi-finals, 11-4, 12-10, 5-11, 11-4. Hawthorne and Carson beat Croft and Jared Torres in the other semi-final, 11-7, 11-5, 11-4.

This coming weekend features an IRT Tier 1 event in Tampa, Florida: the Florida Spring Break Pro/Am.

6th Carl Myers Memorial Racquetball Tournament - Garden City, Kansas

Final

Chris Crowther d. Shane Vanderson, 7-11, 11-8, 11-8, 11-6

Semi-finals

Shane Vanderson d. Ben Croft, 11-4, 7-11, 11-5, 11-3
Chris Crowther d. Andy Hawthorne, 11-2, 11-2, 10-12, 11-9

Doubles final

Chris Crowther & Shane Vanderson d. Andy Hawthorne & Tony Carson, 11-8, 12-10, 11-9.

Semi-finals

Chris Crowther & Shane Vanderson d. Dustin Webster & Alex Ackermann, 11-4, 12-10, 5-11, 11-4
Andy Hawthorne & Tony Carson d. Ben Croft & Jared Torres, 11-7, 11-5, 11-4

Follow the bouncing ball....

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