Louisiana Racquetball Events Information

LRA's 2009 42ND USAR NATIONAL SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIPS Results

The LRA had 18 members that participated in the 42^nd USAR National Singles Championships that was held in Houston, TX at the Downtown YMCA facility. Of the 18 players, five are returning home with GOLD. The other GREAT News is that right before the event started is was announced that the demolition of the facility would be postponed and that the 43^rd USAR Nationals Singles will be held at the Downtown YMCA in May of 2010.

After being down -1 to 5 in the tie breaker of his first 30+A match, Kipp Atwell began a drive serve clinic against his opponent to advanced forward in the Draw. He eventually won the championship match in the Division. Joseph Lee adds yet another national Gold Medal to his cabinet by winning the Men’s A Division. Cristina Cali in Women’s D and Clarence Simmons in Men’s 60/65 B both went undefeated in their Round Robin Events to bring home the Gold. And lastly George Henshaw took home the gold in Men’s 60/65A after having to battle both the Number seeds in his divisions but also survived a chainsaw like noise at night that amplified near his hotel room. Darn Construction Workers!!!

Complete Results are listed below.

Atwell, Kipp (Denham Springs, La.)
Men's Age Singles 30+ A - Single Elimination
Quarters: K Atwell d. Michael Patalano (Warwick, R.I.) -12,8,7
Semis: K Atwell d. Bryan Shaw (Bel-nor, Mo.) 4,-11,6
Final: K Atwell d. Mark Ruiz (Kingwood, Texas) -6,14,11 Champion
Men's Age Singles 40+ A - Single Elimination
Round of 16: Paul Julbes (Lacey, Wash.) d. K Atwell 10,10

Cali, Cristina (Metairie, La.)
Women's Singles D - Round Robin
2 C Cali d. Judy Moore (Lubbock, Texas) WBF - No Show
3 C Cali d. Becca Burch (Boca Grande, Fla.) 5,3
4 C Cali d. Margaret Herbold (Seguin, Texas) WBF - No Show
5 C Cali d. Sherri Heard (Coventry, R.I.) -4,9,2

1st: Cristina Cali Champion

Women's Age Singles W24C/30C/35C/40C - Pool Play Group
2 C Cali d. Odie Nordin (Copperas Cove, Texas) -10,4,9
3 Claudia Massey (Austin, Texas) d. C Cali 11,9

Camet, Christian (Madisonville, La.)
Men's Singles C - Single Elimination
Round of 32: C Camet d. Reynaldo Ruiz (San Antonio, Texas) 4,7
Round of 16: C Camet d. Jamir Rashad (Grand Prairie, Texas) 3,8
Quarters: Erik Smith (Houston, Texas) d. C Camet 9,9
Men's Age Singles M30C/35C - Single Elimination
Semis: Sathwik Rai (King Of Prussia, Pa.) d. C Camet 8,7
Third: C Camet d. Brandt Smith (Houston, Texas) 8,12

Davis, John (Lake Charles, La.)
Men's Singles Open - Single Elimination
Round of 32: Lance Rathmell (Richmond, Texas) d. J Davis 3,15
Men's Age Singles 40+ - Single Elimination
Round of 32: Lance Lacour (Katy, Texas) d. J Davis 8,12

Delino, Cade Allen (Sulphur, La.)
Men's Singles B - Single Elimination
Round of 64: Emanuel Gilstrap (Denton, Texas) d. C Delino 11,-6,10
Men's Age Singles M24B/25B - Single Elimination
Quarters: C Delino d. Michael Hall (Leesburg, Ga.) 5,7
Semis: C Delino d. Kenneth Green Jr. (Biloxi, Miss.) 13,-9,9
Final: O. Rion Ocampo (Newport News, Va.) d. C Delino 7,-14,7

Henshaw, George (Mandeville, La.)
Men's Age Singles 60+ - Single Elimination
Round of 16: G Henshaw d. Bill Wolfe (Staten Island, N.Y.) 11,3
Quarters: G Henshaw d. Ed Remen (Apex, N.C.) -10,9,7
Semis: Russell Mannino (Poway, Calif.) d. G Henshaw 10,8
Third: Jim Bailey (Norfolk, Va.) d. G Henshaw 4,1
Men's Age Singles M60A/65A - Single Elimination
Quarters: G Henshaw d. Alan Weiner (Van Nuys, Calif.) 9,9
Semis: G Henshaw d. John Patalano (Warwick, R.I.) 9,6
Final: G Henshaw d. Fredrick Roe (Santa Monica, Calif.) 6,0 Champion

Keller, Guy (Mandeville, La.)
Men's Age Singles 50+ B - Single Elimination
Round of 16: Ronald Harris (Killeen, Texas) d. G Keller 8,9
Men's Age Singles 55+ B - Single Elimination
Round of 16: Don Williams (Tyler, Texas) d. G Keller 9,10

Kendrick, Chris (Natchez, La.)
Men's Age Singles 30+ A - Single Elimination
Quarters: Mark Ruiz (Kingwood, Texas) d. C Kendrick 2,-7,10
Men's Singles Elite - Single Elimination
Round of 32: C Kendrick d. Luis Corona (Corpus Christi, Texas) 1,11
Round of 16: C. J. Shaffer (Oklahoma City, Okla.) d. C Kendrick 5,3

Lambright, Terry (Leesville, La.)
Men's Singles B - Single Elimination
Round of 32: T Lambright d. Brad Giezentanner (Arlington, Texas) 11,8
Round of 16: T Lambright d. Bill Wilcox (Houston, Texas) 13,6
Quarters: T Lambright d. Gonzalo Castillo (Bedford, Texas) 12,14,9
Semis: Kenneth Green Jr. (Biloxi, Miss.) d. T Lambright   11,7
Third: T Lambright d. Micah Nichols (Bentonville, Ark.) WBF - Injury
Men's Age Singles 40+ B - Single Elimination
Round of 16: T Lambright d. Al Bounds (Houston, Texas) 7,2
Quarters: T Lambright d. Daniel Mullin (Perry, Mich.) 13,5
Semis: Chris Caldwell (Minooka, Ill.) d. T Lambright   5,-11,2
Third: Don Jorgensen (Del Rio, Texas) d. T Lambright   8,-14,3

Lamers, Jeffrey (Shreveport, La.)
Men's Singles B - Single Elimination
Round of 64: J Lamers d. Jon Lanford (Wichita Falls, Texas) 10,9
Round of 32: Jason Pierce (Baton Rouge, La.) d. J Lamers   8,5
Men's Age Singles 45+ B - Single Elimination
Round of 16: J Lamers d. Francisco Martinez (Houston, Texas) 12,5
Quarters: J Lamers d. Jeff Zegna (Newark, Del.) 10,4
Semis: Roger Hertzberg (Humble, Texas) d. J Lamers   2,8
Third: Steve Truxal (Houston, Texas) d. J Lamers   13,11
Men's Military Singles MMB/C - Single Elimination
Quarters: J Lamers d. Reynaldo Ruiz (San Antonio, Texas) 6,2
Semis: Michael Mack (Dayton, Ohio) d. J Lamers   -12,3,5
Third: Kim Thein (Sumter, S.C.) d. J Lamers   1,6

Lee, Charles (Baton Rouge, La.)
Men's Age Singles 50+ A - Single Elimination
Round of 16: C Lee d. Ken Woodfin (Houston, Texas) 4,5
Quarters: C Lee d. John Mason (Palatine, Ill.) 14,4
Semis: C Lee d. David Ragsdale (N. Richland Hills, Texas) 11,11
Final: Brad Cress (Tomball, Texas) d. C Lee 10,1

Lee, Joseph (Baton Rouge, La.)
Men's Singles A - Single Elimination
Round of 32: J Lee d. Tom Doughty (Round Rock, Texas) 10,9
Round of 16: J Lee d. Carlos Anez (Katy, Texas) -14,2,6
Quarters: J Lee d. John Kutt Jr. (Lansing, Mich.) 9,3
Semis: J Lee d. Juan Esparza (Round Rock, Texas) 6,4
Final: J Lee d. Eric Voscopoulos (Massappequa, N.Y.) 4,8 Champion
Men's Age Singles 24- - Single Elimination
Quarters: Tyler Otto (Pueblo, Colo.) d. J Lee 5,6

Mistich Jr., Elliott (Belle Chasse, La.)
Men's Age Singles 35+ A - Single Elimination
Round of 16: Julio Estrada (Navarre, Fla.) d. E Mistich Jr. 11,-7,3
Men's Age Singles 40+ A - Single Elimination
Round of 16: Juan Esparza (Round Rock, Texas) d. E Mistich Jr. 6,3

Pierce, Jason (Baton Rouge, La.)
Men's Singles B - Single Elimination
Round of 32: J Pierce d. Jeffrey Lamers (Shreveport, La.) 8,5
Round of 16: John Welsh (Wellington, Fla.) d. J Pierce   13,8
Men's Age Singles 30+ B - Single Elimination
Quarters: J Pierce d. Wil Mercado (Keller, Texas) -14,14,1
Semis: Manuel Carreno (Murrietta, Calif.) d. J Pierce   1,13
Third: David Ramirez (Waxahachie, Texas) d. J Pierce   WBF - No Show

Satawa, Bryan (Baton Rouge, La.)
Men's Singles A - Single Elimination
Round of 64: Bruce Robles (Austin, Texas) d. B Satawa -13,7,6
Men's Age Singles 30+ A - Single Elimination
Quarters: Jason Adams (Colleyville, Texas) d. B Satawa -13,2,3

Schof, Patricia (Kenner, La.)
Women's Age Singles W50B/55B/60B - Pool Play Group
2 Janet Scheffer (Honolulu, Hawaii) d. P Schof 6,-3,9
3 Debbie Roberson (Austin, Texas) d. P Schof 2,3

3rd: Patricia Schof

Simmons, Clarence (Gretna, La.)
Men's Age Singles 55+ B - Single Elimination
Round of 16: C Simmons d. Greg Warden (Spring, Texas) 7,6
Quarters: Ronald Harris (Killeen, Texas) d. C Simmons 10,-10,2
Men's Age Singles M60B/65B - Round Robin
1 C Simmons d. Don Childs (Alvin, Texas) 11,6
2 C Simmons d. Ron Marr (Elizabethtown, Ky.) 12,6
3 C Simmons d. Sandy Smith (Houston, Texas) 6,8
4 C Simmons d. Tony Vargas (Menifee, Calif.) WBF - Injury
5 C Simmons d. Leon Stanley (Hampton Cove, Ala.) 8,13

1st: Clarence Simmons Champion

Zeringue, Anthony (Prairieville, La.)
Men's Age Singles 45+ B - Single Elimination
Round of 16: John Lopez (Corpus Christi, Texas) d. A Zeringue 11,12