2021 NorCal Bay Bash Outdoor Shootout Results

NorCal Participants May 2021

R2sports site: https://www.r2sports.com/portfolio/r2-event.asp?TID=37624

Thirty Outdoor racquetball players travelled to Palo Alto, California to play in the first sanctioned WOR shootout of the NorCal 2021 outdoor series. They competed on Saturday May 15^th at Mitchell Park, a 4-court 3-wall/mid-wall facility with a big grassy area in-between the courts for hanging out, BBQ and socializing.

There were three doubles divisions on the day; results are online at the above R2sports link. Each group featured pool play with the top two teams advancing to the knockout round. Here’s how the brackets shook out:

In the Men’s Pro/Open division, 9 teams entered and competed in round robin preliminary pools to determine the playoff knockout bracket.

In the semis:

Top Seeds Jose Diaz and Adam Manilla cruised into the final over Jeremy McGlothin and Will Reynolds.
#2 seeds Walter Ramos and Israel Torresadvanced into the final over Joseph Lopez and Alfonso Ybarra

In the final, both RR group winners faced off, with both teams featuring a strong lefty-righty pair. The edge though was with the two IRT pros Diaz/Manilla, who dominated the final over the local Northern California outdoor specialists Ramos/Torres and took the title 11-1, 11-2. IRT veteran and bay area resident Bobby Horn was the volunteer ref in the final.

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In the Men’s Elite/A division¸8 teams competed in two pools. Here’s how the playoffs shook out:

In the semis:

Group winners Katie Neils and Aaron Dumas were upset by Tracy natives Donny Piworwarski and Sal Alejandre in the top semi.
Similarly, group winners Brian Laney / Kimberly Randolph were knocked out by Luis Almanza/Adam Koehler in the bottom semi.

In the final, Almanza/Koehler took the title in two close games over Piowowarski/Alejandre 10,7.

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In the Mixed Doubles division 6 teams played a true RR to determine the knockout seedings.

In the semis:

Katie Neils/Jeremy McGlothin advanced over Frank Biehl/Kimberly Randolph
Tournament hosts Walter Ramos/Erica Williams could not take out #2 seeds Cody Thomas/Jazmin Trevino, failing to convert a match point opportunity and falling 15-14.

In the final, Neils/McGlothin made the most of their trip up from the Phoenix area and took the title in dominant fashion, winning 2,1 over the East Bay duo of Thomas/Trevino.

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Thanks to tournament directors Erica Williams & Walter Ramos for organizing. Thanks to sponsors Bay Area Waterscapes, Pro Kennex, and Reaching Your Dream Foundation, which allowed for more than $2,000 in cash prizes to be awarded on the day. And thanks to all the players, especially the travelling players, for making this a pretty strong tourney for a one-day.

2021 NorCal Bay Bash Outdoor Shootout Results

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