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Rocky Carson #2 IRT Professional Player

February 28, 2011
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"A GREAT Start to the 2nd Half of the Season" Rocky has played three Tier 1 IRT events in January So. CA, NY and IN and not only made the finals of all three, but in the IN event he took Kane to a tie-breaker before losing 6-11 in the 5th game. Only a select few have even taken a game off Kane in TWO years, but in the IN event Rocky pushed him and had Kane on the ropes. On February 13th at the National Doubles Championship at Arizona State University in Tempe, AZ, Rocky and his partner, Jack

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Paola Longoria #1 WPRO Professional Player

February 26, 2011
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"Finally Back...Proved that by Beating Rhonda in back to back Tier 1 WPRO Pro Stops in the So. CA "Coast to Coast", January 5-7, and in Miami, FL "Great Balls of Fire", February 25-27, events. Both tournaments went tie-breakers, but in Miami Paola was down 5-10 in the tie-breaker and came from behind to win 12-10...a HUGE mental win for her. Also, March 4-6 Paola competed in the Mexican National Championships and won BOTH the Singles and Doubles divisions which gave her a spot on the Mexican National Team and will represent her country at the Pan American Championships, October

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Taylor Knoth

February 24, 2011
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"Gearing up for the National Intercollegiate Championships April 2011 in Tempe, AZ" Taylor has not played many events after winning the Junior World Championships in November 2010 due to a heavy load in college, but the tournament he played in Corvalis, OR at the beginning of January he won beating Jeff Stark in the finals. Taylor just played in the Tier 3 IRT Satellite Pro-Stop, the Seattle Open, February 18-20, where last year he took Shane Vanderson to 5 games before losing in the tie-breaker. This year he took out the #15 IRT Pro Player, Charlie Pratt, in the quarter-finals

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Sharon Jackson

February 23, 2011
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Sharon Jackson  Junior National Champion 2009, National Intercollegiate Champion 2010,  #25 WPRO Professional Player "Gearing up for the National Intercollegiate Championships April 2011 in Tempe, AZ" Sharon has not played many events after qualifying for the pro division at the US Open 2010 due to a heavy load in college, but the tournaments she plays in locally she plays in the Men's Open division and usually can hold her own if not beat all the local open players. She is currently training to win the National Intercollegiate Championships and defend her title she took home in 2010 as a freshman.

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Rocky Carson and Fran Davis Join Forces

December 1, 2010
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In August of this year, 2010, Rocky and I started to work together and immediately he is seeing results in his game and ranking. This summer he was ranked # 3 on the IRT ranking and now he is # 2. He lost to Alvaro Beltran at the US Open in the 16's and just s few weeks later he found himself facing Alvaro in the finals at the IRT Pro Stop in Mexico which was definitely to Alvaro's advantage as that was his hometown. But Rocky was MUCH MORE prepared in November in MX as we studied the video

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Paola Longoria Named Mexican Sportswoman of the Year

November 29, 2010
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Paola Longoria, the WPRO's number 1 ranked professional player, was named as the winner of the "Premio Nacional de Deporte" by the Mexican Government. This is the MOST prestigious award an athlete could get in her country. She received the award on November 20th from the hands of the Mexican President himself, Felipe Calderon. The presentation was made at the Residencia Oficial de Los Pinos, the Mexican version of the USA White House. Along with Paola, the archer Juan Serrano and Paraolympic competitor Mauro Maximo received similar awards. The award declaring Paola Longoria as Sportswoman of the Year is perhaps

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Taylor Knoth: 2010 World Junior Champion

November 28, 2010
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Taylor finally took home the covenanted title of World Junior Champion, Boy's 18 & U, on November 20th, 2010 at the IRF World Junior Championships in Los Angeles, CA, a title that has alluded him for 3 years. The event had over 300 of the best junior racquetball players from across the world gathered to compete for individual and team medals. The event kicked-off with an opening ceremony that represented 17 countries. Taylor led the way as the Junior Team USA successfully defended their Boy's and Girl's World Cup and the Overall World Cup team competition successfully. Team USA has

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Sharon Jackson Qualifies for the WPRO Pro Draw at the US Open

November 27, 2010
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Sharon made a break through at the 2010 US Open and qualified for the first time ever in the pro draw.  She had a few other "firsts" this year, winning the National Intercollegiate Championships in Springfield, MO, and became the National Intercollegiate Champion as a sophomore. At the WPRO Pro Stop in Dallas, TX she won the Women's Open Division. Sharon and I have been working together now for about 2 years and her game is starting to mature and she is gaining the consistency level she needs to have in order to break into the top 10 on the

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Paola Longoria, #1 WPRO Pro Player, Hires Fran Davis

March 14, 2010
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I cannot tell you just how excited I am to be working with Paola. I have been watching her for years through her junior career and now as the #1 Women’s Professional Player in the World. The one thing that impresses me the most about her is her intensity level on the court when she is competing. She is totally focused and her level of concentration is incredible. I actually commentated the Finals at the 2009 US Open, Memphis, TN, for Racquetballonline.tv featuring Paola Longoria, the defending US Open Champion, and Rhonda Rasjich, the 2008 US Open Champion. This allowed

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Jessica Munoz Released out of the Hospital and Walks away a Double “Gold Medalist”

March 14, 2010
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I am so proud of Jessica because she is the epitome of a “true champion”, which is someone that can find a way to win in spite of the obstacles in their way. She overcame one obstacle after another and NEVER once looked back on her way to winning two Gold Medals. Jessica came to me after securing a spot on the Jr. National Racquetball team by winning the Girls Doubles 18 and under division at the Jr. National Championships in June 2009. Jessica and her partner, Amanda, were going to represent the USA at the Jr. World Championships in

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