Friday, March 11, 2011

IRT - Florida Spring Break QFs

All four top seeds won their quarter final matches on Friday at the International Racquetball Tour (IRT) Florida Spring Break Pro-Am tournament and they did so in convincing fashion. Kane Waselenchuk, the IRT's #1 player, beat Andy Hawthorne, 11-2, 11-4, 11-4, and IRT #2 Rocky Carson also had a three straight game victory over Shane Vanderson, 11-7, 11-6, 11-4.

The third and fourth seeds also won in three straight. Third seed Ben Croft defeated Chris Crowther, 11-6, 11-1, 11-5, and Jack Huczek took out Jose Rojas, 11-2, 11-2, 13-11.

Rojas almost forced a fourth game, as he came back from 10-1 down to lead 11-10. But he wasn't able to get the 12th point, as the lob serves he was hitting tight to the right side wall couldn't carry him over the finish line.

The IRT Network is web-casting the rest of the matches from Tampa.

2011 Florida Spring Break Pro-Am, Tampa, Florida
Quarter finals


Kane Waselenchuk d. Andy Hawthorne, 11-2, 11-4, 11-4
Jack Huczek d. Jose Rojas, 11-2, 11-2, 13-11

Ben Croft d. Chris Crowther, 11-6, 11-1, 11-5
Rocky Carson d. Shane Vanderson, 11-7, 11-6, 11-4

Semi-finals - Saturday

Kane Waselenchuk v. Jack Huczek - 4 PM EST
Rocky Carson v. Ben Croft - 5 PM EST

Round of 16

Kane Waselenchuk d. David Horn, 11-1, 11-3, 11-1
Andy Hawthorne d. Charlie Pratt, 8-11, 11-8, 7-11, 11-8, 11-7

Jose Rojas d. Dan Lavely, 11-6, 4-11, 11-6, 11-2
Jack Huczek d. Mike Green, 11-9, 11-4, 9-11, 11-7

Ben Croft v. Teobaldo Fumero, 6-11, 11-4, 11-5, 11-4
Chris Crowther d. Alejandro Herrera, 6-11, 8-11, 11-4, 11-5, 11-5

Shane Vanderson d. Mike Harmon, 11-0, 11-5, 11-2
Rocky Carson d. Alex Ackermann, 11-4, 11-7, 11-0

Follow the bouncing ball....

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