Thursday, June 27, 2013

Wednesday happenings...




Downtown Des Moines with James D'Ambrogia
Play began today in Des Moines, IA at the Junior National Racquetball Championships...

HOW PVAC players did...

Heather Mahoney - Heather played a girls doubles match today. Her and partner Julia Stein are in the 10 and under division, which has been combined with the 12 and under division. On Wednesday, they played a team that is in the 12 and under group. It was a tough match, but they were overpowered..This division is Round Robin, so they will have a few more chances...On Thursday, she plays singles , then more doubles and singles Friday and the start of play in 10 and under Mixed Doubles with PVAC partner, James D'Ambrogia..

James D'Ambrogia -James  is the 3rd seed in the Boys 10 and under...He played his first singles match today, winning easily...On Thursday he will play singles and doubles. A win in either will put him in the semi-finals..He and Heather finished second last year in 10 and under Mixed and hope to go for Gold starting Friday night.

Ben Jenkel - Ben had a long day with two singles matches and a doubles match... He started with singles in the 14 and under division..It was a very close match, but Ben avoided going to tie breaker by winning game two 15-14...In the 16 and under division he lost in a tough match and will head to the Red division...He and partner, Dane Elkins, won soundly in 14 and under doubles, putting them in the Quarter Finals..

Dima Wert - Dima is playing in the 16 and 18 and under singles events and also in the 16 and under doubles. ..He played singles matches today..He is playing up, in the 18 and under division mostly for experience and to get some additional play in...That said, he decided to go ahead and win his first 18 and under match..He will get to play #2 seed, Nick Riffel, on Thursday. In his 16 and under singles, he won pretty easily and gets to play the #3 seed on Thursday...He and doubles partner, Luis Avila, play their first doubles Thursday...

Sawyer Lloyd - Sawyer was able to rest today as he has Bi's in the first round of doubles and singles for the 18 and under division.. He and partner, Adam Manilla, are the number 1 seed in doubles and Sawyer is the number 6 seed in singles  


Go Team PVAC

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