28th
Annual WomenÕs Senior/Masters Racquetball Nationals:
Fun Facts
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Our second time in the Chicago area (first
was 1999 at Latoff YMCA)
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80 Players from 22 states and Guatemala
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Player who came the furthest: Marie G. from
Guatemala 2724 miles
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32 Players from Illinois, 8 from Florida, and
5 from New York
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Overall Player Attendance for our 28
tournaments:
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2,255 Players in 28 years (80/year average)
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This year Illinois overtook California as
the State with the most overall players in our 28 years:
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Illinois- 314, California- 285, Florida-
236
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9 Players at the tournament have played in
21 or more WomenÕs Senior/Masters
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Largest divisions: 14 teams in 55+ Doubles,
and 14 players in 55B Singles
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Overall: 35 Doubles teams and 61 players in
Singles
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The Fun Doubles raised $575 for Breast
Cancer Research
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Thanks to many generous donors and bidders,
the Silent Auction raised over $1100 for the TRACKS program that assists
at-risk children in Guatemala City, teaching them life skills and coping
strategies through sports and racquetball.
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The Silent Auction also raised over $900
for to support the WSMRA racquetball endeavors. In addition, the annual entry
raffle earned over $300 for the WSMRA.
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The tournament desk was staffed all weekend
by and army of volunteers from the Illinois State Racquetball Association
organized by Geoff Peters.
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About 175 singles matches and 115 doubles
matches were played during the tournament.
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All this proves that the Racquetball
Community is amazing, hard-working, hard-playing and generous!