The Daily Racquet Established 1996 OCTOBER 9th, 2015 Volume 20, Issue 2 FRIDAY YOUTH, DIVERSITY & REGULAR FACES SERVE UP TODAY’S MATCH-UPS In Play Friday... October 9, 2015 Player Registration LIFE TIME FITNESS - Target Center 7:30 a.m. – 9:00 p.m. Top seeds hold into Five countries represented USAR Amateur Matches IRT Quarterfinals in LPRT Quarterfinals LIFE TIME FITNESS Daniel De La Rosa vs. Jose Rojas Frederique Lambert vs. Veronica Sotomayor All Locations 11:00 a.m. - LIFE TIME FITNESS - Target Center 10:00 a.m. - LIFE TIME FITNESS - Target Center 8:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m. The first match of the day will be the most tightly Frederique looks to continue her career climb by Ticket Session #4 contested as the No. 4 and No. 5 seeds face off in reaching her first US OPEN semifinal, however IRT Quarterfinal 1 & 2 what could be a five-gamer. Jose needed five games she’ll have to get past the upset-minded Sotomayor. LPRT Quarterfinal 1 & 2 LIFE TIME FITNESS - to win his first round match while Daniel barely broke Veronica defeated the No. 5 seed to reach the US Target Center a sweat in his matches yesterday. OPEN quarterfinals for the third year in a row. 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Alvaro Beltran vs. Anthony Herrera Rhonda Rajsich vs. Samantha Salas Solis Ticket Session #5 1:10 p.m. - LIFE TIME FITNESS - Target Center 12:00 p.m. - LIFE TIME FITNESS - Target Center IRT Quarterfinal 3 & 4 LPRT Quarterfinal 3 & 4 Anthony reached his sixth career IRT quarterfinal Rhonda, the 4-time US OPEN Champion, continues LIFE TIME FITNESS - by the way of an injury forfeit over Ben Croft. Alvaro her trek back to the finals but will need to overcome Target Center needed nine total games on Thursday to advance Samantha, the current World Champion in Women’s 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. and will have tired legs. Amazingly, these two have Doubles. Since 2012, Rajsich is 4-2 in matches Ticket Session #6 only met once on tour with Beltran winning. against Salas Solis. Pro Doubles Semifinals LIFE TIME FITNESS - Kane Waselenchuk vs. Jansen Allen Maria Vargas vs. Michelle Key Target Center 2:10 p.m. - LIFE TIME FITNESS - Target Center 1:10 p.m. - LIFE TIME FITNESS - Target Center 5:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. After three full seasons on tour, Jansen finished the Maria suffered a cut to her forehead during a match NATIONAL MASTERS last two ranked in the Top 8. His career includes Thursday, but bounced back to win in three straight RACQUETBALL one semifinal IRT appearance last fall in Kansas. To games. Michelle is playing well this week and will ASSOCIATION double that number he better hope Kane - the 10- need to take it to another level to keep Vargas from Player’s time US OPEN Champ - sleeps through his alarm. reaching another US OPEN semifinal. Dance Party Huberts Rocky Carson vs. Marco Rojas Paola Longoria vs. Sofia Rascon 10:00 p.m. - 1:00 a.m. 3:10 p.m. - LIFE TIME FITNESS - Target Center 4:10 p.m. - LIFE TIME FITNESS - Target Center Marco holds a decorated junior career and has Paola and Sofia met in the quarterfinals of the LPRT transitioned nicely into the pro ranks with a couple season opening event in August in Colombia with semifinal appearances. Rocky holds the top rank in Longoria winning in three straight games. For the law the World and a US OPEN title. Expect experience student to defeat the greatest player on the planet, it to overcome youth in this match-up. will take quite the defense. US OPEN MEDIA TEAM Jeff Oliver Co-Media Manager Leo Vasquez Co-Media Manager Freddy Ramirez Photographer Rocky looks to make it to his fifth consecutive Paola has her eyes set on her eight consecutive US OPEN semifinal and 10th since 2004 US OPEN semifinal appearance Roby Partovich Photographer If you have a great story, idea or thought, please feel free to contact us... E-Mail: [email protected] Established 1996 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9th, 2015 Volume 20, Issue 2 The 2015 UnitedHealthcare US OPEN By The Numbers: 759 1356 Number of players who entered the 2015 UnitedHealthcare Matches scheduled to be played among the four US OPEN Racquetball Championships LIFE TIME FITNESS clubs here in the Minneapolis area 15 Countries represented at this year’s US OPEN (ARG, BOL, 15,000+ CAN, CHL, COL, CRI, CUB, ECU, GTM, IRL, JPN, MEX, KOR, Views a video of Kane warming up received in less than 24 USA & VEN) hours on the USA Racquetball Facebook Page 4 10:00 p.m. Of the IRT Top 8 seeds who needed five games to win their Time the National Masters Racqeutball Association Player’s Round of 32 match (Croft, Beltran, Allen & Rojas) Dance Party starts tonight at Huberts Bar & Grill! Racquetball’s Biggest Silent Auction Rolls On! The best Silent Auction the sport of racquetball has the great deals and how the proceeds from every item goes ever seen is going strong this week in the Player’s Village. directly to support three great children’s charities! Bids can be But you don’t have to be here in Minneapolis to bid on all the placed online at www.auctionusopen.com. great items! Be sure to tell all your friends back home about all More than 170 items are up for grabs, many without any bids so far. There are also a handful of wonderful items available at “Buy It Now” deals. Swing by the Player’s Village to check out the unique items such as a Coors Light Fire Pit, Olympic Games memorabilia, private lessons from Jim Winterton and Fran Davis, Major League autographed baseballs and more! auctionusopen.com FOLLOW THE US OPEN ON SOCIAL MEDIA: Search for: @USARacquetball @USARacquetball @USARacquetball USA Racquetball A trio of players enjoy their time 19-year-old Andree Parrilla showed off his Paola gets in a pre-match workout on the between matches at St. Louis Park game on the Stadium Court vs. Kane treadmill at the remodeled Target Center club Rocky and Jenn with a little smooch after Stop photo bombing pictures Leo! Adrienne Haynes and Tish Rodgers his Round of 32 victory smile for the camera.