The Racquetball Blog

The Racquetball Blog Discusses Waselenchuk wins 2017 IRT Atlanta Open, Beltran & De La Rosa win doubles

The Racquetball Blog is one of the very few independent sources for racquetball tournament previews and reviews. Follow The Racquetball Blog on Facebook and Twitter and Blogspot.

This article appeared on November 5, 2017.

————-

The International Racquetball Tour (IRT) Atlanta Pro-Am in Lilburn, Georgia had an exciting start, but the ending was disappointing, as Kane Waselenchuk, the #1 IRT player, won the final when Rocky Carson had to forfeit due to injury. Waselenchuk also had a forfeit win in the semi-final over Alejandro Landa.

The win is Waselenchuk’s 108th IRT tour title, by far the most wins by any player. Cliff Swain is second with 70.

In the IRT doubles division, top seeds Alvaro Beltran and Daniel De La Rosa defeated 2nd seeds Jake Bredenbeck and Jose Diaz in two straight games, 15-8, 15-2.

[Read More]