RPAA State Doubles weather chilly, competition HOTT!!
Sunday, November 6th, 2011
Getting the crown back!!!
The atmosphere on Sunday morning was starting out slow as some of the people were mentioning how much fun they had at the party the night before. Some of the players that had matches early in the morning were wondering, should I have taken that last drink or stayed up with my fellow partner. Bottom line, the shoe laces got strapped, proper medication/remedy were taken and most of all the game faces definitely showed up on Sunday. The team that regained their title was none other than the Conway/Stalder team. Last year they were defeated in the finals and were looking to rebound to take the title back home. Conway/Stalder cruised easily to the finals where they were finally taken to the tie-breaker but managed to pull out the victory 11-7 in a very close battle in the finals. Congrats to their second Men’s Open Championship!!! The biggest surprise of the tournament was first time tournament team, Ben Simons and Rick Wagner. None of which are unfamiliar with playing in the finals or uncommon grounds of competing at the highest level but never on the same team. The first time duo managed to get to the finals of two events, Men’s Open and Men’s aged. While they were unsuccessful in being crowned champion, they did manage to give both of their matches a great very tough battle. In other events Mixed Doubles both Open and A division had some battles going on. Tommy Medina and Darlene Olich repeated as Champions and Ozzy Urias and Lynn Lopez won the Mixed A division. Women’s Open crowned Darlene Olich and Sue Hendricks as Arizona State Champions.
To get the latest results of the tournament be sure to stop and view the tournaments website. Click on 2011 State Doubles Championship for the results and who was crown this year’s Champion.
For those who were not able to attend the event, please be sure to stay tuned for next year’s event as we anticipate a very vibrate atmosphere and electrifying crowds. It will be an event you won’t want to miss.
Saturday, November 5th, 2011
While the economy may have taken down some of the numbers, the fierce competition and high level of racquetball will be taking place this weekend at Tucson Racquet & Fitness Club starting today. Who will be crowned champion this year. Will Jason Conway and Charlie regain their title after losing it by a close match last year? Or will it be a new team to be crowned Champion this year? Follow the draw as we have some really great competition in this year’s event. All guests are welcome to watch the event and if you can not come out to the event be sure to follow the event through 2011 State Double Drawsheet or follow the event through our Twitter Account.
It will be a very exiting event with great food, spirits and lots of raffle prizes to give away. Come join the fun for the Saturday BBQ by the pool side. Weather may be a bit chilly, but the atmosphere will be fired up and ready to rock this year event!! Don’t miss out!!!
2011 State Doubles Participating List
2011 State Doubles Draws
2011 State Doubles Starting Times
2011 State Doubles Results (Soon to come)
It’s that time again to dust off those racquets and connect with your long lost friend that you call “PARTNER!” It is the 2011 Arizona State Doubles Championships. The tournament will be held in Tucson Racquet and Fitness Club. You only have a few days left to enter, so don’t miss out on the best tournament one team can imagine on having! For those who went last year, all of us enjoyed a great time throughout the weekend. Great food, venue and most of all environment of competition including sportsmanship was impeccable!!! For more information or places to stay near the facility, please check the STATE DOUBLES R2 website.
To go directly to enter the tournament, please click on 2011 Arizona State Doubles.