Friday, March 27, 2015

2015 USAR Intercollegiate Semi-finals

One team will have a chance to defend their title at the 2015 USA Racquetball Intercollegiate Championships at Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona, and the 2014 Women's Doubles Champions from the University of Arizona Elizabeth Simmons Lindsay Rasmussen reached the final with a win over Anna Schwartz and Madeline Gauch (Missouri) in the semi-finals, 15-7, 15-5.

Simmons and Rasmussen will play a team from Oregon State in the final, just as they did last year, but it'll be two different players this year. Rachel Creel and Sarah Lewis (Oregon State) defeated Stefanie Nissley and Kerry Ryan of Pennsylvania State, 13-15, 15-4, 11-2, in the other semi-final.

Simmons is also in the Women's Singles final, as she defeated 5th seed Creel, 15-6, 15-7, in the semi-finals. Simmons will the 2013 Women's Singles Champion Kelani Bailey of Shenandoah University, who was seeded 2nd this year, and ended the magical run of 19th seed Hannah Shnurman of Northern Colorado, the other semi, with scores of 15-7, 15-3.

In Men's Singles, 3rd seed Marco Rojas ended 10th seed Dylan Reid's (Washington University) impressive run through the draw in the semi-finals, winning 15-5, 15-9. Rojas will play the winner of top seed Adam Manilla (University of Colorado - Boulder) and 4th seed Brad Schopieray (Colorado State) in the final.

2015 USA Racquetball Intercollegiate Championships
Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona

(with seedings)

Women's Singles - Semi-finals

1) Elizabeth Simmons (Arizona) d. 5) Rachel Creel (Oregon State), 15-6, 15-7
2) Kelani Bailey (Shenandoah) d. 19) Hannah Shnurman (Northern Colorado), 15-7, 15-3

Women's Singles - Final

1) Elizabeth Simmons (Arizona) v. 2) Kelani Bailey (Shenandoah)

Women's Doubles - Semi-finals

1) Elizabeth Simmons & Lindsay Rasmussen (Arizona) d. 5) Anna Schwartz & Madeline Gauch (Missouri), 15-7, 15-5
2) Rachel Creel & Sarah Lewis (Oregon State) d. 3) Stefanie Nissley & Kerry Ryan (Pennsylvania State), 13-15, 15-4, 11-2

Women's Doubles - Final

1) Elizabeth Simmons & Lindsay Rasmussen (Arizona) v. 2) Rachel Creel & Sarah Lewis (Oregon State)

Men's Singles - Semi-finals

1) Adam Manilla (Colorado) d. 4) Brad Schopieray (Colorado State), 15-13, 15-3
3) Marco Rojas (University of the Pacific) d. 10) Dylan Reid (Washington University), 15-5, 15-9

Men's Singles - Final

1) Adam Manilla (Colorado) v. 3) Marco Rojas (University of the Pacific)

Men's Doubles - Semi-finals

1) Adam Manilla & Nick Riffel (Colorado) d. 5) Jon Lanford & Alex Howard (Texas), 15-5, 15-7
3) Jacob Matthews & Brad Schopieray (Colorado State, Pueblo) d. 2) Joel Bradshow & Sam Reid (Oregon State), 15-6, 9-15, 11-5

Men's Doubles - Final

1) Adam Manilla & Nick Riffel (Colorado) v. 3) Jacob Matthews & Brad Schopieray (Colorado State, Pueblo)

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