Wednesday, May 15, 2013

IRT - 2013 USA Racquetball Ektelon Nationals - First Rounds

No big surprises through the first two rounds of action at the International Racquetball Tour's (IRT's) last event of the 2012-13 season: the USA Racquetball Ektelon Nationals in Fullerton, California.

Some matches to watch for in the Round of 32 on Thursday include Alejandro Landa versus Jansen Allen, Polo Gutierrez versus Marco Rojas, Tony Carson versus Cliff Swain, and Jose Diaz versus either Juan Herrera or Fernando Rios.

UPDATE: The IRT Network is web-casting from Fullerton beginning at noon (Pacific time) on Thursday.

USA Racquetball Ektelon Nationals
May 15-19, 2013, Fullerton, California


Qualifying Round 2

Derek Izzi d. Robert Collins, 11-9, 11-6, 11-1
Jansen Allen d. Amir Shahin, 11-4, 11-9, 11-3

Mauricio Zelada d. Aaron Embry, 11-6, 5-11, 11-7, 11-6
Sebastian Franco d. Francisco Gomez Reyes, 12-10, 6-11, 11-4, 11-8

Alejandro Herrera d. Josh Tucker, 11-0, 11-8, 11-7
David Horn d. Jamie Martell, 11-5, 11-6, 11-2

Polo Gutierrez d. Jose Daniel Ugalde, 11-3, 11-7, 11-3
Andree Parrilla d. Mike Orr, 11-9, 12-10, 11-3

Hiroshi Shimizu d. Cesar Castillo, 6-11, 16-14, 11-7, 11-1
Fernando Rios d. Juan Herrera, 8-11, 11-4, 14-12, 11-2

Juan Torres d. Arthur Schmeiser, 8-11, 11-3, 8-11, 11-8, 11-7
Diego Crespo d. Francisco Troncoso, 11-1, 11-0, 12-10

Cliff Swain d. Eric Harper, 11-1, 11-2, 11-1
Andrew Gale d. Takahiro Yajima, 11-4, 11-2, 11-6

Brad Schopieray d. Jose Daniel Alvarez, 11-2, 11-8, 12-10
Mike Harmon d. Roberto Santander, 11-9, 12-10, 11-4

Round of 32

Kane Waselenchuk v. Derek Izzi
Alejandro Landa v. Jansen Allen

Javier Moreno v. Mauricio Zelada
Shane Vanderson v. Sebastian Franco

Jose Rojas v. Alejandro Herrera
Alex Ackermann v. David Horn

Marco Rojas v. Polo Gutierrez
Chris Crowther v. Andree Parrilla

Alvaro Beltran v. Hiroshi Shimizu
Jose Diaz v. Fernando Rios

Andy Hawthorne v. Juan Torres
Ben Croft v. Diego Crespo

Tony Carson v. Cliff Swain
Daniel De La Rosa v. Andrew Gale

Anthony Herrera v. Brad Schopieray
Rocky Carson v. Mike Harmon

Qualifying Round 1

Q16: Amir Shahin d. Kolten Wenckus, 12-10, 11-8, 11-0
Q9: Aaron Embry d. Armando Bermudez, 7-11, 11-6, 11-1, 11-9
Q12: Jaime Martell d. Luis Felipe Munoz, 7-11, 12-10, 10-12, 11-5, 11-3
Q13 Jose Daniel Ugalde d. Johnnie Molinari, 11-4, 11-4, 11-1

Q14: Fernando Rios d. Alejandro Arango, 11-4, 11-4, 11-4
Q11: Juan Torres d. Benjamin Odom, 11-3, 11-4, 11-2
Q10: Takahiro Yajima d. Ralph Comer, 11-1, 11-8, 1-11, 11-6
Q15: Jose Daniel Alvarez d. Rafael Morales, WBF

Follow the bouncing ball….

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