Paola has extended her undefeated streak of matches won on the Ladies Professional Racquetball Tour (LPRT) into another calendar year by winning in Cincinnati, OH this past weekend, January 25-27. Longoria’s last loss on the LPRT was in May 2011. With her win at this weekend’s “Tour of Hope” event in Cincinnati she has yet to lose a match in 20 months. The San Luis Potosi, Mexico native now holds a streak of 14 LPRT Tier 1 events won in a row. Add in two smaller satellite events and Paola has won 16 professional tournaments in a row and has won 65 consecutive professional matches.
During her streak, Longoria has also dominated the courts during international competition. She won the Women’s Singles Title at the 2011 Pan American Games, the 2012 Pan American Championships and the 2012 International Racquetball Federation’s (IRF) World Championships. Her overall consecutive match win streak for international play and on the women’s professional tour now sits at 88.
Meanwhile in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, the same weekend of January 25-27, Rocky continued a winning streak of his own by winning the Lewis Drug Pro-Am, an International Racquetball Tour (IRT) event in Sioux Falls. Coupled with Rocky’s win two weeks ago at the IRT event in New York, the California native is undefeated on the young 2013 year. The win will propel Carson to the top spot on the IRT’s “Season to Date” rankings.
Both of my players are getting ready to play in their respective country’s National Championships fighting for a spot on the United States or Mexican Racquetball Team to represent their countries. Rocky will be playing in mid-February in Tempe, AZ at the National Doubles Championships and Paola will be playing in MX at the National Singles & Doubles Championships. The top doubles team and the top 2 singles players will be representing their countries in any of the International competitions scheduled this year.
Sharon Jackson is finally going to represent the greatest country in the world, the USA, in the sport she loves, racquetball. She will be heading to Cali, Columbia to compete in the Pan American Games, March 23-31, with the rest of the US Racquetball Team. Sharon shares her deepest thoughts, “I’d like to give a big thanks to Head Racquetball for their continued support over the years; and especially a huge thanks to Fran Davis who has helped me get to this point in my racquetball career. There is no higher honor than displaying the letters “USA” on your back. One of my life long dreams has come true!”
Connor Laffey, one of my players from my Jr. Championship Team, took 2nd in the boys singles and 1st in the boys doubles at the Oregon H.S. State Championships where 300+ high students came from all over the state to compete. Lexi York, walked away with 1st in girls singles at the same event. Congratulations to both of them.
