Croft defeats Vanderson in the final at the Carl Myers Pro Am Racquetball Tournament in a five game marathon!! 




Garden City, Ks - The IRT invaded Garden City Kansas for the 2^nd-Annual Carl Myers Racquetball Tournament, which took place at The Garden City Family YMCA.  Four of the top ten players in the world played the event which included #5 Shane Vanderson,

#6 Mitch Williams, #7 Ben Croft, and #9 Jason Thoerner.  Also entered in the professional division were Colorado State team members Charlie Pratt and 2008 national intercollegiate champion, Tony Carson.  In the quarterfinals Shane Vanderson defeated Bradley Rogers in 4 games, Jason Thoerner took out Charlie Pratt in 3 games, Ben Croft eliminated Tony Carson in 3 games, and Mitch Williams got the best of Grant Barker in 3 games.  The semi finals had Vanderson defeating Thoerner in 4 games and Croft besting Williams in 5 games. That set the stage for the Sunday final, witnessing Shane Vanderson battling Ben Croft for the title. After a long afternoon playing, Ben came out on top winning the title against Shane 13-11 in the fifth.

This was a first IRT Satellite event to come to Garden City, Kansas and with several sponsors and donors, the tournament was a huge success.  The professionals that attended the event represented the IRT very well and were great with the other players as well as fans, taking pictures and signing posters etc.  “We hope to continue to increase our numbers for the racquetball tournaments and working with IRT.  It was a wonderful experience and we all had a great time” stated Stacy Crase, Tournament Director.

Thanks to all the sponsors that made the event possible