{"id":1030,"date":"2020-03-03T13:52:40","date_gmt":"2020-03-03T13:52:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.proracquetballstats.com\/?p=1030"},"modified":"2020-03-03T13:52:42","modified_gmt":"2020-03-03T13:52:42","slug":"us-high-school-nationals-wrap-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.proracquetballstats.com\/index.php\/2020\/03\/03\/us-high-school-nationals-wrap-up\/","title":{"rendered":"US High School Nationals Wrap-up"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Roberts the double winner on the weekend. Photo 2019 Jr Nats, Photographer Kevin Savory<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Congrats to your winners on the weekend:
– Boys #1 Gold Singles: Antonio Rojas<\/a>
– Girls #1 Gold Singles: Annie Roberts<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Boys #1 Doubles:Darren Lee\/Vedant Chauhan,
– Girls #1 Doubles: Annie Roberts\/Kelsey Klinger<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Boys Team winner: St. Louis University HS, St. Louis MO
– Girls Team Winner: Barlow HS, Gresham OR
– Overall Team winner: Sprague HS, Salem OR<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Special mention to Barlow’s coach Brian Ancheta<\/a>, who was named HS Coach of the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Roberts wins her 3rd straight #1 title, Rojas wins his second straight. Roberts the double winner on the weekend. With these wins, both players qualify for the US Junior National team for 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

R2 Sports App home page for event: https:\/\/www.r2sports.com\/portfolio\/r2-event.asp?TID=31700<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Reminder: no High School data in the database online. This is a recap as a fan of the game \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lets review the Boys #1 Singles draw.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All top 8 seeds advanced to the quarters, mostly in two straight dominant games. #7 Rory Lampe was stretched to a breaker by #10 Nick Schulze in the round’s closest match.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the Quarters
– The #1 and #3 seeds (and pre-tourney favorites) each advanced in two quick games.
– The #2 seed Vedant Chauhan took a closer two game win 9,8 over #7 Lampe.
– The sole upset of the round came in the 4\/5; Stockton’s Julius Ellis took out #4 Cody Boucher 11-5 in the breaker to move into the semis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In the Semis
– #1 Rojas dominated his friend and frequent playing NorCal playing partner #5 Ellis 1,5 to move into the final.
– #3 Prasad took out his rival #2 Chauhan in a tie-breaker to move into the final.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the Finals, the beginning of the match made it seem like it would be a blow-out win for Rojas, whose pace and shot selection is amazingly advanced for a 17yr old. But the 14-yr old Prasad made the adjustments needed to not only get back into game one but to make it a close match. So close that it went 11-10.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But the way it GOT to 11-10 was … well pretty amazing. Prasad came out swinging in the tiebreaker and was up 7-1 and then 10-2 … Rojas came all the way back, the two traded serves three times at 10-10, appeals, kill shots, everything. Leo Ray Vasquez called it “the best match he’s ever commentated.” Rojas on his 4th match point hit an ace serve to end it. Pretty amazing. I highly suggest watching the tie-breaker online (all video is available by going to USA Racquetball’s facebook home page).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lets review the Girls #1 Singles draw.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The top 8 seeds advanced to the quarter finals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the Quarters
– the top 2 seeds advanced in two games.
– The #3 and #4 seeds were both upset. #5 Erin Slutzky dominated #4 Arya Cyril 3,2 to move on, while Texas’ #6 Shane Diaz took an 11-9 win over #3 Stocktonian Alondra Canchola.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the Semis
– #1 Roberts beat #5 Slutzky in two solid games 9,10
– #2 Mahoney cruised over #6 Diaz 6,9 to make her first final.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the Finals, Roberts made it three titles in a row with a dominant win over her younger junior national teammate 3,11. Roberts dominated with great pace and accuracy on her drive serves and really controlled the tempo of the match.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Next up?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

LPRT in Boston this coming weekend, then IRT in Chicago the next.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

International Racquetball Tour<\/a>
LPRT<\/a>
International Racquetball Federation – IRF<\/a>
USA Racquetball<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Congrats to your winners on the weekend:– Boys #1 Gold Singles: Antonio Rojas– Girls #1 Gold Singles: Annie Roberts – Boys #1 Doubles:Darren Lee\/Vedant Chauhan,– Girls #1 Doubles: Annie Roberts\/Kelsey Klinger – Boys Team winner: St. Louis University HS, St. Louis MO– Girls Team Winner: Barlow HS, Gresham OR– Overall Team winner: Sprague HS, Salem OR … <\/p>\n

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