The drama continued on Saturday in the finals of the Men's and Women's National Team divisions at the 2015 USA Racquetball Doubles Championships in Tempe, Arizona, as tie-breakers were needed in both finals.
Men's #1 seeds Jose Rojas and Jansen Allen dropped the first game against 2nd seeds Ben Croft and Thomas Fuhrmann, but then came back to win in a tie-breaker, 5-15, 15-8, 11-4.
Rhonda Rajsich and Kim Russell-Waselenchuk won the Women's title, as they upset defending champions Aimee Ruiz and Janel Tisinger, 1-15, 15-10, 11-9. It's the second title for Rajsich and Russell-Waselenchuk, who were winners in 2012, and only the second time in the last eleven years that Ruiz has not been a part of the winning side.
The winners have earned the privilege to represent the USA at the 2015 Pan American Games, the largest multi-sport event outside of the Summer Olympics, and the biggest event that includes racquetball, which will be in Toronto this July.
2015 USA Racquetball Doubles Championships
Tempe, Arizona - February 11-15, 2015
Women's Final
Rhonda Rajsich & Kim Russell-Waselenchuk d. Aimee Ruiz & Janel Tisinger, 1-15, 15-10, 11-9
Women's 3rd Place
Michelle Key & Danielle Key v. Cheryl Gudinas & Laura Fenton Kovanda, 15-7, 15-9
Men's Final
Jansen Allen & Jose Rojas d. Ben Croft & Thomas Fuhrmann, 5-15, 15-8, 11-4
Men's 3rd Place
Jose Diaz & Marco Rojas d. Charlie Pratt & Jake Bredenbeck, 10-15, 15-8, 11-8
Follow the bouncing ball….
Sunday, February 15, 2015
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