2018 IRT 40th Annual Lewis Drug Pro-Am - Round of 16

Top seed Rocky Carson is through to the quarterfinals at the International Racquetball Tour (IRT) 40th annual Lewis Drug Pro/Am in Sioux Falls, South Dakota after defeating Javier Mar in the Round of 16, 15-6, 15-14. Mar had a chance to win game two, serving at 14-13, but Carson denied him.

Carson will play Alejandro Landa in the quarterfinals later on Friday, as Landa defeated Tim Landeryou, 15-5, 3-15, 11-6, in the 16s.

Two upsets and two tie-breakers in the Round of 16, and one of those was the same match, as David Horn came back from a game down to defeat 7th seed Mario Mercado, 8-15, 15-3, 11-9. Horn will play 2nd seed Daniel De La Rosa in the quarters, as De La Rosa beat Nicholas Riffel, 15-7, 15-10, in the 16s.

Rodrigo Montoya had the other upset as he beat 4th seed Jansen Allen, 15-4, 15-5. The win puts Montoya into the quarters against 5th seed Samuel Murray, who needed three games to get by Jose Diaz, 15-9, 12-15, 11-9.

The last quarterfinal will be 3rd seed Alvaro Beltran versus 6th seed Sebastian Franco, as Beltran beat Gerardo Franco (no relation to Sebastian), 15-13, 15-9, and Sebastian Franco defeated Jake Bredenbeck, 15-12, 15-12.

The quarterfinals will be on the IRT Network from 5 PM on Friday with the semi-finals at noon and 1 PM Saturday with the final at 10 AM Sunday. The doubles quarterfinals are Friday evening with the semi-finals Saturday afternoon at 3 and 4 PM with the final Sunday at 11 AM.

2018 IRT Lewis Drug Pro-Am, January 18-21 2018
Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Round of 16 - Friday

1) Rocky Carson d. Javier Mar, 15-6, 15-14
8) Alejandro Landa d. Tim Landeryou, 15-5, 3-15, 11-6

5) Samuel Murray d. Jose Diaz, 15-9, 12-15, 11-9
Rodrigo Montoya d. 4) Jansen Allen, 15-4, 15-5

3) Alvaro Beltran d. Gerardo Franco, 15-13, 15-9
6) Sebastian Franco d. Jake Bredenbeck, 15-12, 15-12

David Horn d. 7) Mario Mercado, 8-15, 15-3, 11-9
2) Daniel De La Rosa d. Nicholas Riffel, 15-7, 15-10

Quarterfinals - Friday

1) Rocky Carson v. 8) Alejandro Landa - 5 PM
5) Samuel Murray v. Rodrigo Montoya - 6 PM

3) Alvaro Beltran v. 6) Sebastian Franco - 5 PM
2) Daniel De La Rosa v. David Horn - 6 PM

IRT Doubles Round of 16 - Friday

1) Alvaro Beltran & Daniel De La Rosa - BYE
8) Javier Mar & Rodrigo Montoya d. 9) Taylor Knoth & Dylan Reid, 15-13, 15-9

5) Alejandro Landa & Samuel Murray - BYE
4) Jansen Allen & Felipe Camacho - BYE

3) Sebastian Franco & Mario Mercado - BYE
6) David Horn & Mauro Rojas d. 11) Michael Phillips & Tyler Thielen, 15-3, 15-9

10) Alejandro Cardona & Gerardo Franco d. 7) Thomas Carter & Nicholas Riffel, 15-2, 12-15, 11-5
2) Jake Bredenbeck & Jose Diaz - BYE

IRT Doubles Quarterfinals - Friday

1) Alvaro Beltran & Daniel De La Rosa v. 8) Javier Mar & Rodrigo Montoya - 8 PM
4) Jansen Allen & Felipe Camacho v. 5) Alejandro Landa & Samuel Murray - 7 PM

3) Sebastian Franco & Mario Mercado v. 6) David Horn & Mauro Rojas - 8 PM
2) Jake Bredenbeck & Jose Diaz v. 10) Alejandro Cardona & Gerardo Franco - 7 PM

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