Bermuda's Taylor Carrick has exited the 2026 Men's KemTek Kelowna Open following a hard-fought straight-games loss to Canada's Mohammadreza Jafarzadeh in the second round.
Competing at the Global Fitness and Racquet Centre in Kelowna, British Columbia, sixth seed Carrick fell 11-9, 11-8, 11-9 in a competitive 40-minute encounter at the $9,000 PSA Challenger Tour event.
Having received a first-round bye as one of the tournament's top eight seeds, Carrick entered the main draw fresh for his opening match on Canadian soil.
Standing across the court was Jafarzadeh, seeded in the 9/16 bracket, who had already built momentum in the tournament after progressing past Japan's Jason Sano Herring in the opening round.
Despite Carrick pushing his opponent in every game, Jafarzadeh proved clinical in the closing stages, edging a tight opener 11-9 before taking the second 11-8. Carrick battled to force a fourth game, but the Canadian closed out the match 11-9 to seal his place in the quarter-finals.
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