Garay joins top 3 seeds in semi-finals at 2018 WRT Longhorn Open

World Racquetball Tour (WRT) #1 David Horn squeaked into the semi-finals at the Longhorn Open in Austin, Texas, as he needed a tie-breaker to defeat 8th seed Christian Longoria, 15-13, 11-15, 11-9. Horn will play 4th seed Jake Bredenbeck in the quarters Saturday night, as Bredenbeck beat 5th seed Alejandro Cardona, 15-14, 15-3

Eduardo Garay came into the tournament as the 22nd seed, but he is through to the final four after beating 3rd seed Andree Parrilla, 15-0, 14-15, 11-2. He’ll try to keep his streak going against WRT #2 Rodrigo Montoya in the semis.

You can watch the action from Austin via the WRT website or its Facebook page. The singles semi-finals are Saturday night at 7:50 PM and 8:45 PM, and the final will be Sunday at 11:40 AM.

2018 WRT Longhorn Open, January 12-14
Austin, Texas

Singles - Quarterfinals - Saturday

1) David Horn d. 8) Christian Longoria, 15-13, 11-15, 11-9
4) Jake Bredenbeck d. 5) Alejandro Cardona, 15-14, 15-3

22) Eduardo Garay d. 3) Andree Parrilla, 15-0, 14-15, 11-2
2) Rodrigo Montoya d. 10) Javier Mar, 15-3 - injury forfeit

Singles - Semi-finals - Saturday

1) David Horn v. 4) Jake Bredenbeck - 7:50 PM
2) Rodrigo Montoya v. 22) Eduardo Garay - 8:45 PM

Doubles - Round of 16 - Saturday

1) Rodrigo Montoya & Andree Parrilla - BYE
9) Jaime Martell & Edson Martinez d. 8) George Bustos & Ross Smith Jr., 15-13, 15-6

5) Fernando Kurzbard & Shai Manzuri - BYE
4) Eduardo Garay & Javier Mar - BYE

3) Sebastian Fernandez & Christian Longoria - BYE
6) Patric Mascorro & Ernesto Ochoa d. 11) Sam Hojat & Brennan Jennings, 15-3, 15-0

7) Rogelio Castillo & Daniel Maldonado d. 10) A. J. Fernandez & Raul Valadez, 11-15, 15-13, 11-6
2) Alejandro Cardona & Gerardo Franco - BYE

Doubles - Quarterfinals - Saturday

1) Rodrigo Montoya & Andree Parrilla v. 9) Jaime Martell & Edson Martinez - 5:15 PM
4) Eduardo Garay & Javier Mar v. 5) Fernando Kurzbard & Shai Manzuri - 6:10 PM

3) Sebastian Fernandez & Christian Longoria v. 6) Patric Mascorro & Ernesto Ochoa - 6:10 PM
2) Alejandro Cardona & Gerardo Franco v. 7) Rogelio Castillo & Daniel Maldonado - 5:15 PM

Follow the bouncing ball….