Friday, March 13, 2009

IRT - Florida Spring Break - Round of 16 Results

There were no qualifier wins - what The Racquetball Blog affectionately calls Q Dubs - Friday in the Round of 16 at the Florida Spring Break tournament in Sarasota - a Tier 1 event on the International Racquetball Tour (IRT), as all the top 8 players won on Friday.

Rocky Carson, the IRT's #1, will have to face another former #1 in the quarters in Jason Mannino. Carson defeated Cliff Swain, a former #1 in the Round of 16 in three straight games. The other top seeds - two through five - also won in three straight games.

The quarter finals will be played later on Friday with the semi-finals to come Saturday and final on Sunday.

Florida Spring Break Tournament
Main Draw - Round of 16


Rocky Carson d. Cliff Swain, 11-4, 11-2, 11-4
Jason Mannino d. Chris Crowther, 11-5, 9-11, 4-11, 11-7, 11-2

Shane Vanderson d. Jorge Hirsekorn, 11-3, 11-4, 11-3
Alvaro Beltran d. Travis Woodbury, 11-9, 11-9, 12-10

Kane Waselenchuk d. Andres Herrera, 11-9, 11-2, 11-6
Ben Croft d. Juan Herrera, 7-11, 11-1, 11-3, 2-11, 11-1

Mitch Williams d. Andy Hawthorne, 11-9, 10-12, 11-0, 9-11, 11-9
Jack Huczek d. Mike Green, 11-3, 11-3, 11-5

Quarter finals

Rocky Carson v. Jason Mannino
Alvaro Beltran v. Shane Vanderson

Kane Waselenchuk v. Ben Croft
Jack Huczek v. Mitch Williams

Follow the bouncing ball....

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