29th
Annual WomenÕs Senior/Masters Racquetball Nationals:
Fun Facts
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Our second time in Tucson at Tucson Racquet
and Fitness
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67 Players from 22 states and Guatemala
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Player who came the furthest: Judy Tavano form Chelmsford, MA 2266 miles!
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11 Players from Illinois, 8 from Arizona, and
7 from California
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Overall Player Attendance for our 29
tournaments:
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2318 Players in 29 years (80/year average)
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Illinois leads California as the State with
the most overall players in our 29 years:
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Illinois- 325, California- 316, Florida-
240
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14 Players at the tournament have played in
20 or more WomenÕs Senior/Masters
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An Amazing Array of former WSMRA tournament
directors were in attendance including:
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Debbie Chaney, Indiana
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Jere Luttner,
Texas
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Kathie Trotter, Florida
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Marcia Richards, Colorado
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Cheryl Kirk, Illinois
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Terry Rogers and Merijean
Kelley, California
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Nancy Kronenfeld
and The Park Ridge Gang, Illinois
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Largest divisions: 13 teams in 55+ Doubles,
and 10 players in 65+ Singles
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Overall: 31 Doubles teams and 44 players in
Singles. 23 players played doubles only.
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The Fun Doubles raised $267 for Breast
Cancer Research
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Thanks to many generous donors and bidders,
the Silent Auction and banquet squares raised nearly $1000. This was split
between Marie GomarÕs TRACKS program that assists
at-risk children in Guatemala City, teaching them life skills and coping
strategies through sports and racquetball; and the USARacquetball
Collegiate Scholarship Program.
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About 140 singles matches and 90 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!