US OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS
Congratulations to the 12 Oregon Players who travelled to Minnesota in October and played in the US OPEN
(Pictured Brian Ancheta/Annie Roberts)
Top Pros Cliff Swain and Rocky Carson took on Our Local Talent Charlie Pratt and Dylan Reid who lost in a 11-10 TB on the
Show court! It was a tough battle. Proud of you!
Dave
Azuma took home 2 medals: a Gold in 65+ doubles and a Silver in 55+
doubles. Jennifer Briglia took home Gold in 55+ singles and C/D singles,
and Annie Roberts took Silver in Womens -24. We had some representation behind the scenes
as well, Kevin Savory was the official photographer for the US Open,
Jeff Oliver was in charge of all Media and press releases, and Sara
Freeman and Rory Lampe volunteered all weekend.
You can find all the results here...
USA Racquetball 2019 National Award Winners
Two hail from Oregon!
Oregon is so proud to have two of our very own win some very prestigious Awards
Presidential Award:
Brian Ancheta (Cascade AC)
Presented to the State President who has exhibited outstanding organizational performance in their State.
Male Athlete of the Year Award:
Charlie Pratt (Multnomah AC)
Awarded to the most outstanding male athlete based on demonstrated performance in the previous twelve months.
(Awards were presented by Dan Whitley, president of USA Racquetball)
Congratulations
to the
ORA 2018-2019
All-State Team
Mens
Open: Jeff Stark
Mens
Elite: Blake Ingram
Mens
A: Lucas Bain
Mens
B: Andy White
Mens
C: Jeff Simonson
Mens
D: Ben Roberts
Mens 45+:
Michael Bern
Mens 55+:
Dan Graham
Mens Open
Doubles: Dylan Reid, Tim Prigo
Mens Elite
Doubles: Mark Szabo, Michael Bern
Mens A
Doubles: Jarren Swazo, Jim Hart
Mens B
Doubles: John Ralston, Jeff Simonson
Mens 90+
Doubles: Jarren Swazo, Scott Morrill
Womens
Open: Annie Roberts
Womens A: Kareena
Matthew
Womens B: Sara
Freeman
Womens Open
Doubles: Linda Reeves, Laura Morin
Mixed
Open Doubles: Michael Stoner, Linda Reeves
Mixed
A Doubles: Prem Matthew, Kareena Matthew
Mixed
B Doubles: Dan Hoffman, Sara Freeman
Please see one of the ORA Board members to get your $15 tournament voucher.