A quick post to recap 2025’s Intercollegiates tournament, a 50+ year tradition in the United States.
Congrats to the individual winners:
– Men’s Intercollegiate Singles Champ: Cole Sendrey, Texas A&M
– Women’s Intercollegiate Singles Champ: @Ella Boaz, University of Missouri.
Missouri gets its third Intercollegiates champion, following @John Dowell’s title in 2023 and Hall of Famer @Jerry Hilecher , who won the very first intercollegiate title held in 1973. Sendrey wins Texas A&M’s first ever individual title, defeating 2024’s champion @Benjamin Horner in the final. Chicago legend @Tim Sweeney remains the sole 4-time Intercollegiate champion in the history of the sport, though we’ve had several 3-time winners (Andy Roberts, Jack Huczek, Ben Croft, Barb Faulkenberry, Tammy Brockbank, Kristen Walsh, and most recently @Carla Muñoz .
Memphis State (now the University of Memphis) remains the leader in individual singles titles, with 12 on the Men’s side and 7 on the Women’s side, having dominated the collegiate level of the sport for much of the 70s and 80s.
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In the team competition, Oregon State swept all three team events (Men’s, Women’s, and Combined). This is the first team sweep since Missouri did it in 2022, and is Oregon State’s 2nd such team sweep (they first did the deed in 2013).
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I maintain a list of all the individual and team champs at this Google xls, now updated for 2025:
https://docs.google.com/…/1vDHJFTDyxlKXpaLKn7…/edit…
You can see more about the history of all the Intercollegiate champions (and not just the #1 gold divisions) at this history link at USAR’s website:
https://www.usaracquetball.com/…/Intercollegiate-champions
Congrats to all the individuals and team champions!