The Daily Racquet Established 1996 OCTOBER 3rd, 2019 Volume 24, Issue 1 THURSDAY HALSEY & MONTOYA WIN PRO-AM DOUBLES Rosco Halsey of Olathe, Kansas teamed up In Play Thursday... with top professional player Rodrigo Montoya October 3, 2019 to win the 2019 edition of the US OPEN Pro- Am Charity Doubles Tournament. Player Registration Life Time Target Center More than $10,000 was raised on Wednesday 7:30 a.m. – 9:00 p.m. night which will all go to support the children and families at St. Jude Children’s Research USAR Amateur Matches Hospital. 8:00 a.m. – 11:00 p.m. Halsey and Montoya edged Scott Hubbard of All Venues Slanesville, West Virginia and Samuel Murray in the finals. Rosco Halsey & Rodrigo Montoya Pro Matches - Session #2 Life Time Target Center IRT & LPRT Round of 32 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Pro Doubles Qualifying 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Pro Matches - Session #3 GET READY FOR THESE THURSDAY THRILLERS! Life Time Target Center IRT & LPRT Round of 16 1:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Pro Doubles Quarterfinals 7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. PLAYER PARTY Marriott Lobby Bar #3 Maria Jose Vargas vs. #6 Daniel De La Rosa vs. #11 Jake Bredenbeck * 10:00 p.m. - 1:00 a.m. #14 Frédérique Lambert * 4:20 p.m. – Life Time Target Center 3:10 p.m. – Life Time Target Center While Daniel was winning the outdoor event in FOOD & DRINK This match is a Round of 16 battle between two Vegas last Sunday, Jake was getting in some SPECIALS! former US OPEN finalists. Maria has worked her extra practice time on the Stadium Court here in way up the rankings upon returning to the tour full- Minneapolis. These two heavy hitters will surely put Enjoy a nightcap with your time. Dr. Lambert has stepped away from touring on a show for the crowd! Will the hometown fans racquetball friends! regularly due to medical school but has reached the cheer Jake on to victory? semifinals or better in the last three US OPENs. #9 Rodrigo Montoya vs. E. Ochoa or J. Mar US OPEN #16 Sheryl Lotts vs. #17 Adrienne Haynes 2:00 p.m. – Life Time Target Center MEDIA TEAM 12:50 p.m. – Life Time Target Center Rodrigo is the reigning Pan American Games The only All-American match-up in the Women’s Champion. He knocked off three IRT Top 20 pros to Jeff Oliver Professional Singles Division Round of 32. win the Gold Medal for Mexico in August. Media Manager * Predicted Match-Up More Match Previews on Page Two... Leo Vasquez Social Media Manager Cheryl Kirk Staff Writer Kevin Savory Photographer If you have a great story, idea, or thought, please feel free to contact us... E-Mail: [email protected] Established 1996 THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3rd, 2019 Volume 24, Issue 1 MORE “CAN’T MISS” PRO MATCHES WOMEN’S PROFESSIONAL SINGLES MEN’S PROFESSIONAL SINGLES #9 Masiel Rivera vs. #24 Jessica Parrilla #2 Rocky Carson vs. #15 Conrrado Moscoso * 12:50 p.m. – Life Time Target Center 5:30 p.m. – Life Time Target Center Masiel is coming off a career best LPRT finish by reaching the At the historic first-ever professional racquetball event in Bolivia semifinals at last month’s event in Virginia. Jessica returned to last March, Conrrado knocked off Rocky in the event’s final. the court this season after more than a year’s layoff due to a knee Moscoso was playing on his home soil then. Today they meet injury. Parrilla reached the US OPEN Semifinals in 2016. again on Rocky’s home turf. #6 Natalia Mendez vs. #11 Adriana Riveros * #1 Kane Waselenchuk vs. Career Win #584 & Career Win #585 3:10 p.m. – Life Time Target Center 2:00 p.m. & 6:40 p.m. – Life Time Target Center Natalia from Argentina and Adriana from Colombia both reached You have two chances to watch King Kane play today. His overall the semifinals at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru. IRT record stands at 583 wins to 53 losses -- a 92% winning clip! #5 Rhonda Rajsich vs. #12 Monserrat Mejia * #14 Eduardo Portillo Torres vs. #19 Charlie Pratt 2:00 p.m. – Life Time Target Center 11:40 a.m. – Life Time Target Center Monserrat defeated Rhonda at the 2019-20 LPRT season opening The #19 seed has knocked off the #14 seed at the US OPEN in event in Mexico just over a month ago. *Predicted Match-up four of the last five years. *Predicted Match-up Cheryl Kirk’s Daily Blog Were you lucky enough to be asked Cheryl’s ‘Question of the Day’? Click into her Daily Blog to see what all our wishes are, our favorite players to watch, and favorite parts of our games. Be on the lookout for Cheryl and her notepad today! bit.ly/usopenblog or www.unitedhealthcareusopen.com SOME SAVORY SELECTIONS... FREE Ping Pong all week long in the A good doubles partner is always right there Argentina’s Shai Manzuri puts his eyes on the UnitedHealthcare Player’s Village! over your shoulder... 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