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USA:
National Intercollegiate Championships finals (Mar
28, 2004) |
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Jack
Huczek and Kristen Walsh were each able to earn their
third national intercollegiate titles,
while the University of Alabama won its first
one on Saturday at the 2004 USA
Racquetball National Intercollegiate Championships
in Fountain Valley/CA. Over 40 schools were represented by
270 of the country’s best racquetball players during the
four day long event. |
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 USA
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Great
doubles final at the 26th Dutch Open
(Mar 22, 2004) |
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Germany's
Joachim Loof and Torsten Krieger were behind 1-10 in the
tie breaker against v. Doezum/v.
d. Holst but were able to win
the game and an exciting match 11-10.
Martin Klippel claimed a victory over
Trevor Meyer in the all German Mens Singles Final.
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Dutch
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Lakowske,
Fisher win U.S. National High School
Championships (Mar
18, 2004) |
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The 2004
Wilson USA Racquetball National High School
Championships presented by Penn Racquet Sports concluded
Sunday at the Multnomah Athletic Club in Portland, Oregon.
Joey Lakowske (Crescent Valley/Oregon) and Kelley Fisher
(Centerville/Ohio) each earned national titles in the
boy's and girl's No.1 singles division, respectively. |
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Australian
Open: Titles for White and Wright (Mar
17, 2004) |
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Cameron
White (picture) and Judy Wright took
out the 2004
Australian Open titles. Cameron White has made a
successful return to Bairnsdale winning his third
Australian and also defending his 2003 title while Judy
has dominated women's Racquetball over the last couple of
years and this year seemed to be no
exception when beating
fellow Profile racquetballer Jade Smith in a straight 2
game match. |
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Australian
Open results |
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Irish
Open 2004 in Arklow and 14th Castlebar
Open (Mar
9, 2004) |
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"A
Cead Mile Failte to all competitors": The 20th
Irish Open and the 14th Castlebar Open are
the next international events on the Irish Calendar.
Please contact Mick
Barnes or
Michael Haverty for any questions on these event or go
to the website of the Irish Association. |
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Racquetball
Association of Ireland |
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USRA
National High School Championships (Mar
6, 2004) |
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Nearly
300 of the USA’s best high school
racquetball players have traveled to Portland, Oregon to
compete in the 2004 Wilson USA Racquetball (USAR) National
High School Championships. Play began Thursday at the
Multnomah Athletic Club and will continue through Sunday
when the finals will take place. |
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Info: USA Racquetball |
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Canada:
Call for nominations (Mar
1, 2004) |
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RB
Canada
is seeking 2004 nominations for its awards :
- Ivan Velan Award
- President's
Award
- Coaching Award
- Women's
Achievement Award
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26th
Dutch Open 2004 in Zoetermeer (Feb
29, 2004) |
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The 26th
Dutch Open 2004 will be held on March 19-21. The event is
organised by the Dutch Racquetball
Association and will bring players from
all over Europe, the USA and other countries to Zoetermeer.
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Dutch
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Ladies
Beginners Tournament a success (Feb
24, 2004) |
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The 1st
Ladies Beginners Tournament in Rosarito, Mexico has been a
great success. According to IRF Vice President Rosy Torres
for Women's Programs, tournament entries have been way
over expectations and even afterwards, ladies who had no
partner before exchanged telephone numbers to keep in
touch.
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IRF
Womens Development |
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IPRO
Certification in Cuenca/ Ecuador (Feb
21, 2004) |
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An IPRO (International
Professional Racquetball Organization) Instructor Certification Course
will be held in
conjunction with he Pan Am Championships in April of this
year. More Information can
be found on the PanAm Championships website or by contacting Gary Mazaroff
directly at
GMAmPRO@aol.com
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17th Pan American Championships |
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US
Forces in Europe Championships (Feb
18, 2004) |
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The US
Forces in Europe Racquetball Championships took place in
Schweinfurt, Germany at the Kessler Fitness Center on
February 7-8. US citizen Curtis Morgan, who currently
lives in Germany, took first place in the Mens Open
division
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Full
results (German RB website) |
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Ireland:
"Old" Doubles team did it again in Moylagh (Feb
18, 2004) |
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10 years after they
last teamed up to win the National Open Doubles title,
Noel O Callaghan teamed up with Christy Slattery to win
the Open doubles at the Moylagh Open. In the final they
defeated J. Gannon/S.
Watters in straight games. Noel got back to winning ways
in the Open singles, defeating Gannon
in the final 2-0. Susan Neary won the Womens Open singles
thanks to a close win over Elma Gibney in the final.
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Netherlands:
Pascal Matla Sportsman of the year (Feb
14, 2004) |
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Dutch National Team Member
Pascal Matla has been elected Sportsman of the year 2003
in his hometown Zoetermeer. Matla, who us also General
Secretary of the European Racquetball Federation (ERF)
has
achieved many major successes in the year 2003, including
his European doubles title together with Edwin Shipper
during the European Championships in July 2003.
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Netherlands
Racquetball Association |
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Canada:
Swinging Singles in Victoria (Feb
13, 2004) |
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Twelve of the top women
players and 20 men will be competing in Canada's National
Singles Selection
this weekend in Victoria, British Columbia. The
results will be used to select the Team for this year's
international events: the PanAm Championships in Ecuador
in April, and the World Championships in South Korea in
August.
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Australian
Racquetball Open coming up (Feb
8, 2004) |
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The Australian Racquetball
Open are coming up soon.
The variation of the sport
will be played on regular Squash courts and enjoys
popularity in "down under".
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Australian
Open entry form |
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Ektelon®
Signs Historical Agreement with
IRF (Feb
2, 2004) |
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Ektelon, the leader in
racquet innovations, signed a three-year agreement with
the International Racquetball Federation (IRF) becoming
the ‘Official Equipment Supplier’ and ‘Event Sponsor’ to
many of IRF’s events for years to come.
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Full press release |
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Racquetball
Canada's February newsletter
(Feb
2, 2004) |
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Racquetball Canada's online newsletter
for february is available for
download at the Racquetball Canada website. |
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Racquetball
Canada |
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English
National Championships (Feb
1, 2004) |
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Bedford's David Brett
Williams wins the English Nationals defeating Suffolk's
Andy Oswald 14-15, 15-7, 11-0 at the Alconbury Fitness
Center. Essex's Wendy Hackett
won the Ladies title and Suffolk's Tom Aburrow Newman adds
his National Junior Title to his European Title.
Picture: Angus Smith,
ERA
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English
Racquetball Association |
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Trevor Meyer
wins German Nationals (Feb
1, 2004) |
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Trevor Meyer from Hamburg has won the 23. German National
Championships, defeating 6-time European Champion Joachim Loof in
the final 15-8, 15-9.
Loof succeeded against defending Champion
and top seeded Martin Klippel in the semi final 15-5, 15-6. This
match was the most unexpected result of the event. |
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German Racquetball Federation |
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Canada's
National Doubles Selection Results
(Jan 27, 2004) |
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Information about
last weekend's National Team doubles selection event
in Saskatoon is now on RB Canada's website. All the press
releases are available, as well as the complete draws for
men's and women's competition. |
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Racquetball
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Canada's
National Doubles Selection
(Jan 22, 2004) |
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Canada's National Team
Selection Doubles event will be from Jan 23-25 in Saskatoon
at the River Racquet Athletic Club. On the men's side,
Sherman Greenfeld (Winnipeg) will be playing in his first
national tournament since retiring from singles competition
following the 1999 PanAm Games. Also, former US Open
Champion Christie van Hees is returning to National
competition. |
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Racquetball
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Germany's
Racquetballers of the year (Jan
21, 2004) |
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In an Online voting since November the German RB members have elected Yvonne
Kortes und Joachim Loof (both Hamburg) as Racquetballers of the
year 2003. Loof claimed his 6th European Singles title in 2003
while Yvonne Kortes reached the European finals, only
losing there against Joan Kennedy from Ireland.
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German Racquetball Federation |
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Irish weekly
update (Jan
20, 2004) |
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The Leinster Open last
weekend saw a big upset when local hero Jimmy Gannon
defeated 13-time National Champion Noel O'Callaghan in 3
games. The Womens draw saw Elma Gibney winning her first
Womens Open division ever by defeating Geraldine Byrne in
straight 2 games.
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Racquetball
Association of Ireland |
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Racquetball
Canada's January newsletter (Jan
19, 2003) |
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Racquetball Canada's online newsletter
for January is available for
download at the Racquetball Canada website.
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Racquetball
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5th Irish Junior
Open in Kingscourt (Jan
16, 2004) |
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The Racquetball Association
of Ireland will hold a Junior Open in Kingscourt on March
27-28.
The facility has 3 new courts. All junior players
from Europe and worldwide are invited to participate in
this event.
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Racquetball
Association of Ireland |
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17th Pan Am
Championships in Ecuador (Jan
15, 2004) |
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The 17th Pan American
Championships in Cuenca, Ecuador are the next IRF major
event coming up soon. Some information has been made available
now with other details following. The Pan American
Championships are sanctioned by the IRF and the Pan
American Racquetball Confederation (PARC).
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17th PanAm
Championships |
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Canada's
Singles Selection 2004 (Jan
15, 2004) |
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Racquetball Canada will have
it's National Team Singles Selection Event on February
13-15 in Victoria, BC. More information can be found on
the RBC website.
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Racquetball
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French Open
2004: Martin Klippel wins
(Jan 12, 2004) |
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Germany's no. 1 player
Martin Klippel has won the French Open final this weekend
against Michiel van der Holst (Netherlands).
Daphne Wannée (NED)
succeeded in the womens draw. The French Open were the
first ERT event of the new year with the Dutch Open in
Zoetermeer (NED) being the next one on the schedule.
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ERF Website |
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IRF World
Senior Doubles 2004
(Jan 11, 2004) |
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After
it's successful inauguration in
Paris, France, the second edition of the IRF World Senior
Doubles Championships is scheduled
to be held
in Colorado Springs, CO / USA on
June 23-26, 2004 at the Lynmar Racquet &
Health Club.
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World Senior Doubles |
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Ladies Amateur
Tournament
in Rosarito, MEX
(Jan 9, 2004) |
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- The Rosarito Beach Hotel
in Mexico will host it's Ladies Beginners Tournament on
February 7-8, 2004.
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President for Womens Development
Rosy Torres about more information on this event.
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Rosarito Beach Hotel |
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WSRC Committee
raises 7500 $ for International Racquetball and the "Olympic
Dream" (Jan
8, 2004) |
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- The WSRC Organising
Committee
- Picture: Gellman
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is the 20th year for the WSRC to be held in Albuquerque,
USA. It will be the 20th year
that this committee raised funds for the IRF's Olympic
Dream as well as the development worldwide.
It is
through efforts such as these that our sport will realize
the Olympic Dream and the sport will flourish worldwide.
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World Senior Singles C'ships
2004 |
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Confirmed dates
for US Open broadcast (Jan
5, 2004) |
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The official airdates for the
US Open broadcast on "The Tennis Channel" have been
finally confirmed:
Men's Semi #1
Feb. 1st, Noon-1:30 pm EST
Men's Semi #2 Feb. 8th,
Noon-1:30 pm EST
Men's Finals Feb. 15th,
Noon-1:30 pm EST
Women's Finals Feb. 22nd,
Noon-1:30 pm EST
Legend's Finals Feb. 29th,
Noon-1:30 pm EST
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USA
Racquetball
The Tennis Channel |
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First edition
of "IRF NEWS" published (Jan
4, 2004) |
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A new
communication tool has been started with the beginning of
this year. The IRF will publish it's own electronic
newsletter 4 times per year now. It
will be available for download on this site and will feature
regular updates on major IRF events as well as news and
information on the IRF members.
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