Racquet for the Cure… Coming soon!
Saturday, July 3, 2010
Racquet for the Cure is set to be at the end of September. The tournament is a fund raiser for Breast Cancer awareness. Stay tune as more information will be posted. It will be a sanction event. Site is yet to be determine. The Tournament Director for this event is Shannon Erting . .. read more..
Southern Arizona Championships: October 14th – 17th
Saturday, July 3, 2010
Please stay tune for this event as this event will take place in Tucson, Arizona. It will be a sanction event located at the famous Tucson Racquet Club. Please keep checking back as we get more information on the event. This event will be one of most sought out events yet to hit the state of Arizona. Tournament Director for this event will be Ben Simons and Michael Franks . Stay tuned!! .. read more..
2010 RPAA State Doubles Championship: November 5th – 7th
Saturday, July 3, 2010
Get your partner and get ready to bring your best game as Tucson, Arizona will be hosting it's first ever State Doubles Championship. That is correct the battle of State Doubles will take place at the Tucson Racquet Club. If you and your partner has what it takes to win that state title, then we will be looking forward seeing you at the event. Please keep checking back as we will be updating on this event very soon! This is a sanction event and will be ran by the board members of RPAA. .. read more..
2010 Northern Arizona Championships: Flagstaff, Arizona
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Northern Arizona Champions June 25th – June 27th in Flagstaff, Arizona will be the place to be. Put yourself in the cool part of the state and be part of some great competition. Over $2,000 in prize money including raffle prizes. The way to obtain a raffle ticket is by refereeing a match. So the more you ref a match the better your chances at winning prizes. Prize money for Men's Open Singles and Doubles, Men's Elite, Men's 45+, Mixed Open Doubles and Women's Open Singles. There will be plenty of hospitality throughout the tournament so if you leave hungry then you weren't at the tournament!! Be sure to check back to get the latest updates. This tournament will be cutoff at 120 participants. Once that number has been reached, the tournament will be closed, so be sure to enter early. Hotel accommodations Unfortunately, the Marriott Springhill Suites deal has expired, thank you for those who took advantage of the smoking deal for $89 per night special. Hopefully next year we can.. .. read more..
2010 Grand Canyon games: Results
Friday, June 4, 2010
Matt Koop and Tim Burke capturing 3rd Place at the GCSG 2010 The Grand Canyon games was another successful event!! With over 70 people in attendance, the action was competitive and very cordial among the players. Mike Lubbers was the double gold winner in the Men's Open Singles and Doubles. His partner, Shane Pinkston, both put on an attack on the top seed Charlie Stalder and Michael Franks (15-13, 15-13). Lubbers finished off last year's finalist, Damian Zamorano in a hard fought match. Lubbers looked to have the more stamina between the two hard fighting warriors as he took the tie-breaker and win the match on an ace, 11-5. Steve Deason continues his dominance in the A division as he took out a up and coming player, Craig Beiferman. Beirferman displayed amazing getting ability and hard fought rallies. Tim King who lost first round in Men's A, finished off a great tournament by taking the Men's B division over Greg Gallese. The two warriors fought it out and battled to t.. .. read more..
2010 National Singles..last time in Houston!
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
It is still not to late to enter!! If you are into great competition and fun times, this is the event to be at! Over 25 years this event has been celebrated in Houston, Texas. Many of Champions have been crowned at this event. Will you be the next? Come witness or be part of the prestige event of the year, 2010 National Singles! Click on 2010 National Singles in Houton to get all the information on who is participating in this event. All ages and divisions are available. The Hyatt Regency is the choice of hotel for this event. If you haven't been to this event, the Hyatt Regency is 4 blocks away from the event and is also where the meetings, parties, banquets, dancing and singing contests are held at. Be part of the legendary event as it comes to a close in Houston! So sign up now before it is to late (Saturday, May 15th is the deadline). Hope to see you out there! .. read more..
2010 CPRT in Las Vegas – Results!
Monday, May 3, 2010
19 people from all over the state of Arizona competed in the CPRT Championships held in Las Vegas (April 29th – May 2nd). For a complete listing of the people that attended and participated in the event click here . As the CPRT qualifiers started their journey late Thursday evening, some of the fellow participants that entered were Jeff Bell (2010 State Champion), Louis Vogel (former Pro tour participant), Frank Taddonio (Men's 60+ Masters Champion) and Bobby Ferreira (2010 Arizona 40+ state Champion). Jeff Bell cruised into the round of 16s with a superior display in the qualifiers dishing out two donuts of the three games. Louis Vogel also was victorious in his match with a former resident Scott Shermy. Bobby Ferreira and Frank Taddonio had the late match and were facing off against each other. Unfortunately Frank got the shorter end of the stick in the match but played very well and kept Bobby on his toes for the last two games nearly almost squeaking out each of the two.. .. read more..
September 17th - 19th - Racquet for the Cure Enter Now
October 14th - 17th - Southern Arizona Championships Enter Now
November 5th - 7th - RPAA State Doubles Championships Enter Now
The USA Team will be defending their World Championship title in
Seoul Korea, August 12th – 21st, 2010.
Presenting the USA will be:
Men’s Singles –Rocky Carson & Jack Huczek
Women’s Singles - Cheryl Gudinas & Rhonda Rajsich
Men’s Doubles – Mitch Williams & Ben Croft
Women’s Doubles - Aimee Ruiz & Jackie Paraiso
Please support the athletes (or entire team) of your choice
by going to the USAR website http://www.usaracquetball.com/ and make a donation! Donations over $100 will receive an official US Team shirt
and those donating over $500 will receive an official USA Team
Warm-Up Jacket. Help our athletes retain their World title!!!
GO USA!!!
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