New Mexico Racquetball

IRF World Seniors 1st Match Times

racquetchick — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 14:22:03 GMT

The 20th IRF World Senior Racquetball Championships kick off on Tuesday, August 26th, at New Mexico Sports and Wellness Clubs in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Play begins with Mens Singles and Mixed Doubles. Womens Singles will begin on Wednesday. All divisions will finish on Saturday, August 30th, with Elimination Finals matches being played in many divisions. Fifteen countries are represented with over 190 athletes. Starting match times follow with clubs indicated...(Midtown--MSW, Highpoint--HSW, Kirtland--KAFB):

Adams, Ron          USA      Tu 9:45AM HSW
Aguirre, David       USA      TU 9:45AM MSW
Albright, Terry       USA      Tu 1:30PM HSW
Amavisca, Mireyra   MX      W 9AM MSW
Amaya, Sergio        MX      Tu 3PM HSW
Anderson, Bob     USA      Tu 2:15PM HSW
Arnold, Laura       USA       W 12:45PM MSW

Baland, George    USA       Tu 10:30AM MSW
Barajas, Ruben     USA       Tu 9:45AM MSW
Barela, Karla        USA       W 10:30AM MSW
Barnitz, Reed        USA       Tu 7PM MSW
Beldring, Debbie   USA       W 12:45PM MSW
Bianchi, Mark      USA       Tu 3PM HSW
Bishop, Ruby       USA        F 9:45AM MSW
Bivens, Allen       USA       Tu 3PM MSW
Branson, Mark     USA        Tu 2:15PM MSW
Brown, Pat          USA        Tu 11:15AM MSW
Burruel, Arturo      MX        Tu 1:30PM MSW

Cain, Tom         USA        Tu 2:15PM HSW
Cannady, Dan    USA        Tu 3PM HSW
Cheshire, Ken   USA        Tu 1:30PM MSW
Clark, Bob          USA        Tu 9:45AM MSW
Cornell, Ray       USA         Tu 3PM HSW
Craig, Susan      USA        Tu 6:15PM MSW

Deegan, Russ    USA        Tu 2:15PM HSW
Delgadillo, Enr.   USA        Tu 11:15AM MSW
Dempsey, Neil     CAN        Tu 11:15AM MSW
Duboise, Pat       USA        Tu 9AM MSW
Dunker, Bill         USA        Tu 1:30PM HSW
Duran, D.D.         USA        Tu 5:30PM MSW
Duran, Mike        USA        Tu 5:30PM MSW
Durboraw, Dale USA         Tu 3PM MSW
Dye, Tony          NZEA    Tu 2:15PM MSW

Esparza, Enr.       MX      Tu 2:15PM MSW
Estrada, Hank     USA        Tu 2:15PM HSW
Evans, Chris       USA        Tu 3PM HSW
Evans, Cyd        USA        Tu 6:15PM MSW
Everett, Barb.     USA        Tu 6:15PM MSW

Farell, Gustavo   URU        Tu 3PM HSW
Fischer, Frank    USA         Tu 2:15PM MSW
Florey, Francis   USA         Tu 9:45AM HSW
Fry, Hank           USA         Tu 9:45AM MSW
Funes, Nidea    PUR          W 10:30AM MSW

Gellman, Carol USA        Tu 7PM MSW
Gellman, Joe    USA         Tu 2:15PM HSW
Goldstein, Ken USA         Tu 3PM MSW
Gonzales, Oscar   MX        Tu 2:15PM MSW
Gonzalez, Pepe MX         W 9AM KAFB
Goodyear, M.    USA         Tu 1:30PM HSW
Green, Tucker   USA         Tu 1:30PM HSW
Greene, Patty   USA         Tu 5:30PM MSW
Grisz, Mike        USA         Tu 9AM MSW
Gwinn, Mildred USA        Tu 7:45PM MSW

Hagen, Tina     USA         W Noon MSW
Halahan, Jean USA         Tu 7PM MSW
Hall, Wendell   USA         Tu 7:45PM MSW
Harvel, Dean    USA         Tu 9AM HSW
Harvel, Linda   USA         Tu 7:45PM MSW
Harvey, Jim     USA          Tu 1:30PM HSW
Hendricks, Sc. USA          Tu 9:45AM MSW
Hibbard, Dave USA          Tu 3PM HSW
Hodges, Bill    USA          Tu 9:45AM MSW
Hodges, Nan. USA          Tu 7PM MSW
Hodgkinson, L USA          Tu 9AM MSW
Holly, Jerry      USA          Tu 9:45AM HSW
Hotchkiss, Art   USA          Tu 9:45AM HSW
Hurley, Art      USA           Tu 9:45AM HSW

Iafornaro. D    USA           Tu 5:30PM MSW

Jasso, Lupita    MX          Tu 5:30PM MSW
Jensen, Steve USA         Tu 9AM MSW
Joannes, Steve USA      Tu 9:45AM MSW
Johnson, Cheryl USA      Tu 6:15PM MSW
Johnson, Fred   USA       Tu 9:45AM MSW

Karmel, Ken     USA       Tu 9:45AM HSW
Kefauver, Ra.   USA       Tu 7PM MSW
Kefauver, Rick  USA       Tu 1:30PM MSW
Kessler, Debra   CRI       Tu 6:15PM MSW
Kidneigh, Ed    USA      Tu 9:45AM MSW
Kirk, Cheryl      USA       Tu 7PM MSW
Kiss, Louise     USA       Tu 7:45PM MSW
Klimaitis, Leo USA       Tu 1:30PM HSW
Kurzbard, Am. ARG       W 9AM MSW

Lauritsen, T.    USA       Tu 9:45AM HSW
Lawler, Rex     USA       Tu 9:45AM HSW
Lawrence, M.   USA      Tu 2:15PM HSW
Lee, Joe          USA       Tu 11:15AM MSW
Lee, Robt.       USA       Tu 3PM MSW
Leib, Glen      USA       Tu 9:45AM MSW
Levitt, Rand   USA       Tu 9:45AM MSW
Leyva, Adrian USA     Tu 1:30PM MSW
Loehman, Ron USA     Tu 9AM MSW
Lopez, Victor     MX      W 9:45AM HSW
Losada, Juan   COL      Tu 1:30PM MSW
Lowry, Mike     USA       Tu 2:15Pm MSW
Lubbers, Mike USA       tu 9:45AM MSW

Maestas, Ray   USA      Tu 1:30PM MSW
Markus, Lola   USA       Tu 7:45PM MSW
Marquez, Ur.     MX       Tu 9AM MSW
Martin, Arturo   MX       Tu 2:15PM HSW
Matotan, Bill   USA       Tu 9AM HSW
Mazaroff, Gary USA     W 5:30PM MSW
McDonald, Lou USA    Tu 9AM MSW
McMillin, Peter USA    Tu 7PM MSW
Meyer, Kevin    USA     Tu 9:45AM MSW
Milazzo, Dave USA     Tu 9AM MSW
Milazzo, Frank USA     Tu 11:15AM MSW
Mims, Ron       USA     Tu 6:15PM MSW
Minor, Keith    USA     Tu 2:15PM MSW
Molina, Marki   USA    Tu 7:45PM MSW
Montanez, H.   USA     Tu 5:30PM MSW
Montanez, J     USA    Tu 1:30PM MSW
Moreira, M.     GUAT   Tu 2:15PM MSW
Morrill, Grant   USA     Tu 9:45AM HSW

Negrete, Dave USA    Tu 3PM HSW
Neill, Tom       USA    Tu 10:30AM MSW
Northwood, J. USA     Tu 9:45AM HSW

Ogilvie, Alistair SAF   Tu Tu 5:30PM MSW
Onimole, Tony NIG    Tu 9:45AM MSW
Ortiz, Salvator    MX    Tu 2:15PM MSW
Ospino, Javier   COL    Tu 9AM MSW

Palaski, Ceci     USA    W 11:15AM MSW
Parra, Angela     MX    Tu 5:30PM MSW
Parsons, Shirley USA   W 10:30AM MSW
Payne, Ken       USA    Tu 5:30PM MSW
Prieto, Margaret MX   W 1:30PM MSW
Prohaska, Ger/   USA   Tu 9:45AM HSW

Quirke, Joe        IRE    Tu 2:15PM HSW

Richardson, D.   USA   Tu 5:30PM MSW
Rivera, Dago.    COL    Tu 2:15PM HSW
Roe, Fred         USA    Tu 9AM MSW
Rojas, Alberto SWIT   Tu 3PM MSW
Rojas, Barbara   MX    W 12:45PM MSW
Romero, John   USA    Tu 3PM MSW
Russell, Duane USA    Tu 9AM HSW

Schaefer, Gail USA    Tu 7PM MSW
Schauer, Sandy USA   Tu 6:15PM MSW
Schear, Dean    USA    Tu 2:15PM MSW
Schoenfeld, R. USA    Tu 9AM HSW
Shapiro, Steven USA   Tu 11:15AM MSW
Silveyra, Fr.        MX     Tu 1:30PM HSW
Solomon, Dave USA    Tu 1:30PM MSW
Sonderegger, I. SWIT Tu 5:30PM MSW
Sperling, Paula USA   Tu 7PM MSW
Spinks, Steve     USA   Tu 5:30PM MSW
St. Onge, Luke   USA   Tu 7PM MSW
Sullins, Lia        USA    Tu 5:30PM MSW

Talavera, Mari    MX    Tu 5:30PM MSW
Thieman, Pat    USA    Tu 6:15PM MSW
Tiefa, Marc       USA     Tu 9AM MSW
Tilbury, Cindy   USA     Tu 7PM MSW
Tisinger, Debra USA    Tu 7PM MSW
Torres, Hector     MX     Tu 9:45AM MSW
Torres-Cortes, H. USA   Tu 9AM MSW
Travers, Tom     USA     Tu 11:15AM MSW

Uher, Cheryl      USA     Tu 6:15PM MSW
Uher, Darrell     USA      Tu 2:15PM HSW

Van Hees, Candi CAN   Tu 6:15Pm MSW
Van Hees, Dirk    CAN    Tu 2:15Pm HSW
Vederoff, Aaron USA    Tu 9:45AM HSW

Waddington, R. USA    Tu 7:45PM MSW
Warren, Darryl    USA    Tu 11:15Am MSW
Watson, David   USA     Tu 2:15Pm HSW
Wattz, Steve     USA     Tu 9:45AM MSW
Weiner, Alan    USA     Tu 1:30PM HSW
Wiggins, D'ette USA     Tu 6:15PM MSW
Wiggins, Mark USA     Tu 6:15PM MSW
Williams, Joseph USA   Tu 2:15Pm HSW

Zachrisson, Lucy GUAT Tue 7PM MSW
Zachrisson, Raul GUAT Tue 11:15AM MSW
Zumbro, Debra USA      Tue 7PM MSW

FS: Ektelon Ruben Gonzales Racquets

Frazier — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 05:31:51 GMT

FS: 2 Ektelon Ruben Gonzales racquets, both strung with Powerkill 17. $70 each. Also have Vision grips and grommets. Contact Neil Alessio, nalessio@comcast.net

Mitch Williams

jujolosa — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 05:03:15 GMT

Hello everyone, I wanted to share with you that Mitch Williams (number 6 player in the world) has moved to Albuquerque and is teaching racquetball to all levels. I have taken a couple of lessons already and it has made a HUGE change on my game. It's worth big time!!!

He is willing to do individual as well as group lessons and has great flexibility on his schedule. If you are interested, you can e-mail him at mitchedout@hotmail.com

Don't let this opportunity go away, it's not everyday we have a pro of this caliber in our home town/State

Racquetball Camp with Fran Davis and Jason Mannino

jujolosa — Thur, 10 Jul 2008 04:12:33 GMT

Hello everyone, Fran Davis and Jason Mannino are planning a camp in Albuquerque with a date to be decided. But, they need 20 people in order to make this possible. The camp is outstanding, is supposed to be the best camp for racquetball. It is designed for any level of racquetball and as a treat you get to interact and play with Jason Mannino!

The cost of the camp is $399 I believe

If you are interested on attending this camp please send me a message and let me know at jujolosa@hotmail.com As I mentioned we need to get 20 people to make it happen

Check this page for info about the camps

http://www.frandavisracquetball.com/

Thank you,

Fund for Rhonda Rajsich

racquetchick — Thur, 19 Jun 2008 14:59:19 GMT

A statement from Rhonda's agent in Southern California

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 9, 2008

RHONDA RAJSICH INJURED IN UNPROVOKED ASSAULT

Rhonda Rajsich, the number one ranked womens professional racquetball player, was injured in an unprovoked assault on Sunday, June 1, 2008, outside of her Hermosa Beach, California residence. Hermosa Beach Police are investigating the incident.

As a result of the attack, Rhonda suffered several fractures to the right side of her face. She will be undergoing surgery on Wednesday, June 1lth. The surgery is expected to last four to five hours and will involve the placing of titanium plates and screws in Rhondas cheek, jaw and eye orbital areas. The full extent of the damage will not be known until after the surgery is complete and the healing process begins. At that time, the doctors will be able to determine whether Rhonda may require further surgery.

Rhonda is also under the care of an ophthalmologist. Barring any complications, at this time it does not appear that she will have any permanent vision impairment.

Although it is expected that Rhonda will make a full and complete recovery, at this time her doctors have not been able to determine when she will be able to return to the racquetball court. More information regarding her recovery time will be available sometime after she undergoes surgery.

In order to assist Rhonda with her expenses while she is unable to play, a fund has been established at Wells Fargo Bank. Checks can be sent to the Rhonda Rajsich Relief Fund, c/o Peter Nitschke, Southern California Sports Management Group, 23861 El Toro Road, Suite 700, Lake Forest, CA, 92630. Funds can also be deposited at any Wells Fargo Branch under the following account Peter Nitschke for the Benefit of Rhonda Rajsich Relief. For more information regarding the Rhonda Rajsich Relief Fund, please contact Peter Nitschke at Southern California Sports Management Group.

Rhonda thanks all of her fans for their thoughts, prayers and support during this difficult time.

Updates concerning Rhondas progress will be posted on her website at www.rhondarocks.com.

If you would like to send cards, letters, and/or donations directly to Rhonda, her address is;

Rhonda Rajsich
18 The Strand
Hermosa Beach, CA 90254

Las Cruces says Thanks

bigeddiec — Thur, 12 Jun 2008 22:48:50 GMT

I would like to extend a big thank you to everyone who made the trip to Las Cruces for the Southern New Mexico Open. A super big thank you to Gary Mazaroff for giving Las Cruces a chance and another to David Castro for running the event. I hope everyone enjoyed the competition and also enjoyed all that Las Cruces has to offer. I look forward to this event again next year and many others along the line. Many thanks.

Ed Carnathan
Las Cruces CVB
Sports Sales Manager

Santa Fe results?

rlkefauver — Fri, 23 May 2008 14:14:07 GMT

Who won what in Santa Fe? Can you still post it here as well as the email. I didn't get the email.. Thnx!

Who would like to trade racqetball rackets?

jabaracqet — Tue, 06 May 2008 17:05:23 GMT

Hi everyone what I am trying to do is find out if any one wants to trade with me. I have 2 Extolon rackets now what I am looking for is to trade my rackets for 2 E FORCE rackets. So tell me what you think.

New Court In Chicago

scoop — Fri, 02 May 2008 16:16:17 GMT

Actually, it's just there for now. It's the new portable racquetball court up and in use at its first event - the IRT Pro Nationals last month in Chicago. Click this link for a picture. Scroll down - it's just below the $10,000 check......

Congratulations to local ex-pro-racquetball-player-cum-architect Devin Cannady for conceiving and designing the court!!!!!!

http://www.irt-tour.com/

enjoy

Jim Winterton and Fugu.com

Spidey — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 22:07:48 GMT

Just got a note from Jim Winterton. He has started a new venture where he has interactive racquetball lessons ... so far he has six. It looks like a pretty awesome site for learning how to play ... forums, chats, e-mail ... the first lesson is free and the rest cost around $6/each.

From Jim:
Hello fellow racquetball enthusiasts--
Okay--what do Jimmy Connors, Magic Johnson, and Jim Winterton have in common?

We are all teaching on the same website. You can download lessons from all of us!! This is to announce my newsest venture. Go to www.fugu.com and look for sports or racquetball--I have six lessons all completed. Now these lessons are not just normal lessons--they are interactive--you can talk to me about what I am teaching--send questions to me--and check out visual aids that go along with the lessons--To those of you interested in the USA camp in Colorado Springs--we are still awaiting dates--in August after the Worlds competition--

Yours for racquetball,

Jim Winterton
www.coachrball.com
www.fugu.com

Worst loses ever on IRT

jujolosa — Thur, 28 Feb 2008 05:04:55 GMT

I was surfing the web and found this stats from IRT stops

The worst loses were given by Cliff Swain 0,0,0 to two different people ..... Ouch!

I believe we got 3 of our New Mexican players in that "selected" group of "losers" Can you identify which ones?

By the way, I almost made it this year since I decided to play Pro and lost 2,1,2. I missed it by a hair! I should get real and keep playing A's and B's so I don't lose that way

Worst Defeats in recorded Pro Tour History: All rounds

Note: any match before Oct 1981 was played two games to 21. Thus 21-0, 21-1 instead of 11-0,11-0,11-1.

Season	Date	City	Event	Round	Winner	Loser	Score	Total Pts
1995-6	9/16/1995	Arlington, VA	Charles E. Smith Crystal City Pro-Am	32	Swain, Cliff	Willis, Ed II	0,0,0	0
1995-6	4/28/1996	Las Vegas, NV	Foxwoods Pro Nationals	64	Swain, Cliff	Thurman, John	0,0,0	0
1975-6	10/1/1975	Burlington, VT	Burlington 75	32	Luciw, Mike	Sluby,	1,0	1
1975-6	6/1/1976	San Diego, CA	NRC DP/Leach Nationals	32	Serot, Steve	Ziegler,D	0,1	1
1996-7	8/11/1996	New Orleans, LA	Elmwood Summer Cooler Pro-Am	32	Ellis, John	Satawa, Brian	0,0,1	1
1996-7	11/3/1996	Milwaukee, WI	Strong Funds Pro-Am	32	Roberts, Andy	Nordan, Phillip	1,0,0	1
2000-1	12/10/2000	Lakewood, CO	Coca Cola Pro-Am	64	Locker, Mike	Giunta, Nick	0,0,1	1
2002-3	3/30/2003	Greensboro, NC	NC Open	16	Guidry, Mike	Irvine, Nick	0,0,1	1
2006-7	4/29/2007	Chicago, IL	Motorola IRT Pro Nationals	256	Slade, Cary	Mayo, Orlando	0,1,0	1
1975-6	9/1/1975	Denver, CO	Denver 75	32	Jones, Jay	Oliver,	1,1	2
1975-6	10/1/1975	Burlington, VT	Burlington 75	32	Romano,M	Gaeta,	2,0	2
1976-7	9/1/1976	Sacramento, CA	Sacramento 76	32	Hogan, Marty	McCormick,B	1,1	2
1976-7	4/1/1977	Chattanooga, TN	Chattanooga 77	16	Wagner, Rich	Zetrouer,G	1,1	2
1976-7	6/1/1977	San Diego, CA	NRC DP/Leach Nationals	64	Wright,S	Kasay, J	2,0	2
1977-8	10/1/1977	Westbury, NY	Westbury 77	32	Bledsoe, Davey	Danzig,	1,1	2
1981-2	5/23/1982	Ft. Worth, TX	Catalina Nationals	32	McCoy, Craig	Britos,J	2,0,0	2
1984-5	3/1/1985	Beaverton, OR	Labatts Pro-Am	32	Swain, Cliff	Negrete, John	2,0,0	2
1992-3	6/6/1993	Portland, OR	TransCostal Tournament of Champs	16	Harnett, Brett	Richards, Torrey	1,1,0	2
1995-6	8/13/1995	New Orleans, LA	Elmwood Summer Cooler Pro-Am	32	Guidry, Mike	Arroyave, Jaime	2,0,0	2
1995-6	9/4/1995	Stockton, CA	13th Coors Light Pro-Am	32	Ellis, John	Ruiz, P.J.	1,1,0	2
1995-6	10/29/1995	Chicago, IL	10th Halloween Classic	32	Doyle, Tim	Negrete, John	2,0,0	2
1995-6	11/12/1995	Boston, MA	VCI Challenge Cup Series #2	32	Swain, Cliff	Manditch, Al	2,0,0	2
1995-6	3/31/1996	Phoenix, AZ	Paine Weber Pro-Am	32	Clouse, Woody	Curtis, Russell	0,2,0	2
1995-6	4/28/1996	Las Vegas, NV	Foxwoods Pro Nationals	64	Karp, Adam	Bamous, Ruben	1,0,1	2
1996-7	11/17/1996	Memphis, TN	Promus Hotels 1st US Open	32	Roberts, Andy	Istace, Brian	0,1,1	2
1996-7	4/27/1997	Las Vegas, NV	Foxwoods Pro Nationals	64	Fowler, Dan	Kurwitz, Brian	0,2,0	2
1997-8	8/10/1997	New Orleans, LA	Elmwood Summer Cooler Pro-Am	32	Ellis, John	Satawa, Brian	0,2,0	2
1997-8	4/26/1998	Las Vegas, NV	Foxwoods Pro Nationals	64	Jelso, Tony	Baca, Pablo	2,0,0	2
2002-3	12/15/2002	Lakewood, CO	13th Annual Holiday Pro-Am	64	Tristan, Agustin	Willis, Ed II	1,1,0	2
2002-3	3/2/2003	San Diego, CA	San Diego Open	32	Crowther, Chris	Shimizu, Hiroshi	1,0,1	2
2002-3	3/23/2003	Boston, MA	1st Red Swain Memorial 2003	16	Huczek, Jack	Gagne, Nate	0,0,2	2
2004-5	11/21/2004	Memphis, TN	Choice Hotels 9th US Open	64	Guidry, Mike	Landa, Alejandro	0,0,2	2
2004-5	11/21/2004	Memphis, TN	Choice Hotels 9th US Open	64	Huczek, Jack	North, Kelly	0,0,2	2
2005-6	8/29/2005	New Orleans, LA	Summer Cooler	16	Swain, Cliff	Herrera, Alejandro	0,2,0	2
2005-6	11/20/2005	Memphis, TN	10th Choice Hotels US Open	64	Gutierrez, Polo	Kirch, Tim	2.0.3	2
2005-6	1/22/2006	Long Island, NY	New York City Pro-Am	128	Creazzo, Vinny	Purington, Chris	1,0,1	2
2006-7	11/19/2006	Memphis, TN	11th Choice Hotels US Open	64	Carson, Rocky	Ulliman, Pete	2,0,0	2
1975-6	2/1/1976	Milwaukee, WI	Milwaukee 76	32	Strandemo, Steve	Carpenter,T	2,1	3
1976-7	3/1/1977	Denver, CO	Denver 77	64	Huber,M	Ball,K	3,0	3
1984-5	5/15/1985	Cheyenne, WY	Cracker Shooter Open	32	Swain, Cliff	Kelly,D	1,2,0	3
1985-6	5/15/1986	Boulder, CO	Boulder 86	32	Gonzalez, Ruben	Thielen,T	2,1,0	3
1986-7	6/1/1987	Burnsville, MN	Burnsville 87	32	Gonzalez, Ruben	Glantz,N	1,2,0	3
1987-8	9/1/1987	Davison, MI	10th Lewerenz Sports Clinic Open	Q	Hogan, Marty	Gross, David	0,3,0	3
1987-8	12/1/1987	Long Island, NY	U.S. Open	32	Harnett, Brett	Sweeney, Tim	3,0,0	3
1994-5	11/6/1994	Baltimore, MD	VCI Challenger Cup #2	Q	Roberts, Andy	Katz, Aaron	0,1,2	3
1995-6	11/12/1995	Boston, MA	VCI Challenge Cup Series #2	32	Ellis, John	Jouvin, Patrick	0,2,1	3
1995-6	3/31/1996	Phoenix, AZ	Paine Weber Pro-Am	32	Roberts, Andy	Sacco, Joey	1,1,1	3
1996-7	11/17/1996	Memphis, TN	Promus Hotels 1st US Open	64	Ellis, John	Garrison, Glenn	2,0,1	3
1996-7	12/15/1996	Lakewood, CO	Lakewood Holiday Pro-Am	32	Mannino, Jason	Liparelli, Scott	1,0,2	3
1996-7	12/15/1996	Lakewood, CO	Lakewood Holiday Pro-Am	32	Ray, Mike	Rodriguez, Bobby	1,2,0	3
1996-7	1/19/1997	Denver, CO	Ralph Schomp Automotive Invitational	64	Eitzel, Mick	Cantrell, John	1,2,0	3
1996-7	3/23/1997	Boston, MA	Foxwoods Pro Classic	32	Ellis, John	Klippel, Martin	1,2,0	3
1996-7	3/23/1997	Boston, MA	Foxwoods Pro Classic	16	Swain, Cliff	Filippini, Rafael	1,1,1	3
1996-7	5/11/1997	Phoenix, AZ	IRT Phoenix Pro-Am	32	Ray, Mike	Minardo, Hank	1,0,2	3
1997-8	2/22/1998	Green Brook, NJ	Foxwoods Pro-Am	32	Ray, Mike	Posner, Mitch	0,1,2	3
1997-8	3/29/1998	Santa Barbara, CA	March Madness Pro-Am	32	Fowler, Dan	Keiran, Bill	1,0,2	3
2001-2	8/12/2001	New Orleans, LA	Summer Cooler Pro-Am	16	Swain, Cliff	Garner, Jeff	0,2,1	3
2002-3	11/3/2002	Chicago, IL	Halloween Classic	64	Walters, Brent	Cannady, Devin	1,2,0	3
2002-3	2/2/2003	Coral Springs, FL	Americas Cup	64	Tucker, Josh	Rivas, Juan	2,0,1	3
2002-3	2/9/2003	Austin, TX	Longhorn Pro-Am	16	Waselenchuk, Kane	Cannady, Devin	1,2,0	3
2003-4	9/1/2003	Stockton, CA	Stockton Pro-Am	64	Shimizu, Hiroshi	Gomez, Julian	1,2,0	3
2003-4	11/2/2003	Chicago, IL	Halloween Classic	128	Ramirez, Andres	Taddonio, Frank	0,3,0	3
2003-4	11/23/2003	Memphis, TN	Choice Hotels 8th US Open	32	Huczek, Jack	Valentine, Dale	2,1,0	3
2004-5	10/31/2004	Milwaukee, WI	Masters Spa Pro-Am	32	Granberg, Aaron	Giunta, Nick	1,1,1	3
2004-5	10/31/2004	Milwaukee, WI	Masters Spa Pro-Am	Q	Swain, Cliff	Veenstra, Kyle	1,1,1	3
2004-5	5/1/2005	Dallas, TX	Players Championship	16	Waselenchuk, Kane	Shimizu, Hiroshi	1,2,0	3
2007-8	9/16/2007	Colorado Springs, CO	Motorola 2007 World Racquetball Championships	128	Kono, Michimune	Purington, Chris	2,1,0	3
2007-8	10/14/2007	Toronto, CA	Canadian Racquetball Classic	64	Smith, Ryan	Barraco, Anthony	0,2,1	3
1975-6	9/1/1975	Denver, CO	Denver 75	32	Hilecher, Jerry	Weum,M	3,1	4
1975-6	9/1/1975	Denver, CO	Denver 75	32	Drake, Charlie	Arnold,	0,4	4
1975-6	9/1/1975	Denver, CO	Denver 75	32	Bledsoe, Davey	Campbell,E	3,1	4
1976-7	10/1/1976	Ft. Lauderdale, FL	Courtrooms Pro-Am	32	Zeitman, Mike	Burnett,B	2,2	4
1976-7	1/1/1977	Las Vegas, NV	Las Vegas 77	64	Yellen, Mike	Beattie,S	1,3	4
1976-7	6/1/1977	San Diego, CA	NRC DP/Leach Nationals	32	Bledsoe, Davey	Bumay,	3,1	4
1981-2	10/1/1981	Westminster, CA	Catalina #1	16	Peck, Dave	Fleetwood, David	1,2,1	4
1981-2	5/23/1982	Ft. Worth, TX	Catalina Nationals	32	Peck, Gregg	Britos,P	0,1,3	4
1984-5	2/10/1985	Tulsa, OK	Tulsa Open	32	Peck, Dave	Hammock,J	1,2,1	4
1984-5	6/1/1985	Boston, MA	DP Nationals	16	Swain, Cliff	Price, Gerry	0,3,1	4
1985-6	4/1/1986	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore 86	32	Andrews, Ed	Daly,	0,1,3	4
1986-7	2/1/1987	Tulsa, OK	Tulsa Open	16	Harnett, Brett	Nichols, Charlie	2,2,0	4
1987-8	5/1/1988	Seattle, WA	CityFed Grand Nationals	32	Peck, Gregg	Sweeney, Tim	2,1,1	4
1992-3	11/1/1992	Chicago, IL	Head Halloween Classic	32	Roberts, Andy	Locker, Mike	3,0,1	4
1993-4	12/13/1993	Dallas, TX	VCI Challenge Cup Series #3	16	Roberts, Andy	Vogel, Louis	2,0,2	4
1994-5	2/5/1995	Atlanta, GA	VCI Challenger Cup #4	16	Swain, Cliff	Muller, Eric	3,1,0	4
1995-6	11/5/1995	Milwaukee, WI	Strong Funds Pro-Am	32	Roberts, Andy	Martin, Cory	2,2,0	4
1995-6	11/5/1995	Milwaukee, WI	Strong Funds Pro-Am	16	Swain, Cliff	Schenck, Darrin	3,1,0	4
1995-6	12/10/1995	Denver, CO	RJR Circuits Pro-Am	32	Mannino, Jason	Arroyave, Jaime	0,3,1	4
1995-6	4/28/1996	Las Vegas, NV	Foxwoods Pro Nationals	64	Reiff, Scott	Carlson, Glenn	0,1,3	4
1996-7	11/3/1996	Milwaukee, WI	Strong Funds Pro-Am	32	Guidry, Mike	Istace, Brian	2,0,2	4
1996-7	11/17/1996	Memphis, TN	Promus Hotels 1st US Open	64	Clouse, Woody	Harmon, Scott	1,0,3	4
1997-8	2/1/1998	Lincoln, NE	Laundry Land Pro-Am	32	Eagle, Doug	Filippini, Rafael	0,4,0	4
1997-8	3/1/1998	Rochester, NY	Piehler Motors Pro-Am	32	Roberts, Andy	Pittinaro, Ted	3,0,1	4
1997-8	3/1/1998	Rochester, NY	Piehler Motors Pro-Am	16	Monchik, Sudsy	Schenck, Darrin	0,1,3	4
1997-8	4/26/1998	Las Vegas, NV	Foxwoods Pro Nationals	64	Ray, Mike	Morse, Paul	2,2,0	4
2000-1	12/10/2000	Lakewood, CO	Coca Cola Pro-Am	64	Tucker, Josh	Moore, Bruce	2,1,1	4
2000-1	12/10/2000	Lakewood, CO	Coca Cola Pro-Am	16	Green, Mike	Carson, Rocky	0,2,2	4
2000-1	5/20/2001	Coral Springs, FL	Howard McKahand Memorial Pro-Am	32	Ryder, Ben	Zenteno, Victor	2,0,2	4
2002-3	1/19/2003	Long Island, NY	5th Syosset Sports Club NYC Pro-Am	32	Robinson, Derek	Peterson, John	3,1,0	4
2002-3	2/9/2003	Austin, TX	Longhorn Pro-Am	16	Ellis, John	McElhiney, Matt	1,2,1	4
2003-4	1/18/2004	Long Island, NY	6th SSC NYC Pro-Am	32	Fowler, Dan	Moccia, Mark	1,2,1	4
2003-4	3/21/2004	Greensboro, NC	NC Open	32	Monchik, Sudsy	Nordan, Phillip	2,0,2	4
2004-5	10/24/2004	Chicago, IL	Chicago Open	128	Minor, Keith	Hernandez, ?	2,1,1	4
2004-5	11/21/2004	Memphis, TN	Choice Hotels 9th US Open	F	Waselenchuk, Kane	Swain, Cliff	1,3,0	4
2004-5	4/24/2005	Chicago, IL	2005 Motorola Pro Nationals	64	Granberg, Aaron	Ryder, Ben	1,2,1	4
2005-6	11/20/2005	Memphis, TN	10th Choice Hotels US Open	32	Swain, Cliff	Derocheres, Eric	1,0,3	4
2005-6	11/20/2005	Memphis, TN	10th Choice Hotels US Open	32	Huczek, Jack	Ramirez, Andres	3,1,0	4
2005-6	3/12/2006	Colorado Springs, CO	2006 IRT Lynmar Classic	32	Tucker, Josh	Giunta, Nick	0,0,4	4
2005-6	4/30/2006	Chicago, IL	2006 IRT Pro Nationals	16	Huczek, Jack	Gutierrez, Polo	2,0,2	4
2006-7	9/17/2006	Kansas City, MO	Kansas City Open	64	Monchik, Sudsy	Simons, Ben	1,1,2	4
2006-7	1/14/2007	Fountain Valley, CA	2007 One Shot Orange County Open	128	Thomas, Greg	Mayo, Orlando	1,3,0	4
2006-7	1/14/2007	Fountain Valley, CA	2007 One Shot Orange County Open	64	Ellis, John	Milakovic, Bryce	2,1,1	4
2006-7	1/21/2007	Long Island, NY	New York City Pro Am	32	Hawthorne, Andy	Posner, Mitch	2,1,1	4
2007-8	11/18/2007	Memphis, TN	2007 Choice Hotels US Open	128	Geis, Jason	Vasquez, Leo	0,2,2	4
2007-8	10/28/2007	Albuquerque, NM	32nd New Mexico Invitational Pro Am Racquetball Championships	64	Landa, Alejandro	Ussery, Evan	2,0,2	4
2007-8	1/20/2008	Long Island, NY	2008 New York City Pro-Am	128	Sledzik Jr., Rich	Santilli, Vince	0,2,2	4

Legal or illegal?

jujolosa — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 05:03:18 GMT

I don't know who started the rumour about a change in the rules for a carried ball. I heard from 2 different people that it was not illegal anymore to carry / sling the ball but I could not find the change of the rule anywhere. I actually found a reiteration of the original rule on a recent publication from the USAR.

See page 3:

http://www.usaracquetball.com/Portals/18/docs/January%202007%20USAR%20Newsletter.pdf

My conclusion is (unless someone shows me something else): Carrying the ball is illegal on Amateur racquetball! It is only legal in the IRT (Pros)

Does anyone play in Alamogordo??

jsplat — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 01:26:15 GMT

If you all know of any players in Alamogordo please let me know. I guess going to ALBQ to get a good game isnt out of the question but a bit of a drive!! Good luck to all of you and I hope you A-B category players are ready for me to TAKE OVER!!!! See you all on the courts very soon.

Jason "JSplat" Spurgin

" Hop on the train or get off and watch it go by"

Grow Raquetball !!!!

rolloutballer — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 17:32:45 GMT

From Albuquerque Journal

Sunday, September 16, 2007

Big Dreams for Racquetball

Journal Staff Writer
    THE KITCHEN SINK: Mike Duran has a vision. When he gazes into the future, he sees a high school racquetball circuit as big as any other sport in the state.
    Now, you can dismiss Duran as a dreamer. A loon, even.
    In a state where basketball is king, racquetball isn't even a blip on the interscholastic radar. Even so, Duran insists the potential for his sport is unlimited and it's untapped.
    "We need to get the program off the ground, then create history and stability and interest so the (New Mexico Activities Association) can consider sanctioning it," Duran said of the state's governing body for high school athletics.
    The first step is creating club teams at the prep level, something Duran and Joe Wittenbrink have been doing for the last year. The pair are co-directors of New Mexico High School Racquetball, a fledgling organization whose sole purpose is teaching the game and building programs in each school.
    It's been a slow start. Duran said he took 10 kids to a national tournament last March. Seven of them won medals.
    "Eventually the goal is to be like Missouri and Oregon in a few years," Duran said.
    Those states sanction racquetball as a high school sport and each is considered the cream of the crop in terms of prep-level play.
    Duran and Wittenbrink have spent their time recruiting players from schools around the state. Most are from Albuquerque, but some travel to the West Side's Riverpoint Sports and Wellness from as far away as Taos and Las Vegas.
    Players must maintain a 2.5 grade-point average to remain eligible. They also must get written permission from the school district to compete both are minimum prerequisites for any NMAA-governed sport.
    A racquetball instructor at Riverpoint, Duran said the interest is there. His best tool for finding new players is word of mouth.
    "We did the usual stuff, like putting up posters at schools and things like that," he said, "but we weren't really sure what to expect when we got this thing going."
    At present, 50 kids are enrolled in this year's junior program up from 10 just four years ago.
    While it may be a long shot to get racquetball on the NMAA's docket (hockey has been trying for years), Duran's not giving up. Having spent 25 years playing and coaching the sport, he thinks there's a core group of kids out there willing to make it work.
    For more information, visit www.nmhsracquetball.com.

2007 State Games of America Post-Tournament Article

racquetchick — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 15:12:50 GMT

The State Games of America 2007 was held in Colorado Springs, Colorado August 2-5th. A record-breaking 10,803 athletes competed in 29 sports from 47 states. There were many athletes representing New Mexico, 11 of which were competing in racquetball. Those representing New Mexico in racquetball were Debbie Alsup, Allen Bivens, Cyd Evans, Patty Greene, Frankie Lopez, Roman Lopez, Rozana Lopez, Dana Richardson, Barbara Everett, Amy Rogers and Patricia Thieman. Our players competed in Singles, Doubles, and Mixed Doubles bringing home many gold, silver and bronze medals.

The opening ceremonies were held on Thursday night, August 2nd to a sold-out crowd in the World Arena with all of the athletes marching in with their state flags. Forty plus states were represented, it was quite impressive. Michelle Kwan, Olympic medalist in Figure Skating, gave a speech and lit the cauldron to begin the games.

The racquetball event was held at the Lynmar Racquet & Health Club. New Mexico was well represented, especially in the women's divisions. It was a little disappointing that there were not more women from other states playing, however everyone played well, won many medals and had a wonderful time. The women's divisions were round robin, the mixed doubles had drop downs, the men's divisions were single elimination with consolation divisions to be played.

The State Games of America is held every two years in Colorado Springs with the next one being held in 2009. Next year there will be a similar event in Colorado Springs called the State Games of the West which will include athletes from approximately 13 western states. For results in the 2007 State Games of America Racquetball Division, go to www.thesportscorp.org/SGA2007/results.html. Also, there is a group picture of the New Mexico racquetball players attached which was taken by our photographer, Cyd Evans...enjoy!!

Patricia Thieman

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