Muñoz & Garcia win at 2018 USA Racquetball Intercollegiate Championships

At the USA Racquetball 2018 Intercollegiate Championships at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis it was all about the repeats on the women’s side and about redemption on the men’s side. Carla Muñoz of Colorado State, Pueblo won the Women’s Singles title for a 3rd straight time with Erin Boadway and Erika Manilla of Northern Arizona repeating as Women’s Doubles champions. Erik Garcia of Colorado State, Pueblo, who was a runner up in singles and doubles last year, won those titles this year, taking the doubles final with Justus Benson.

In women’s play, Muñoz beat Manilla, 15-9, 15-8, in the singles final, while in the doubles final, Boadway and Manilla defeated Natalie Lorati and Lexi York of Oregon State, 14-15, 15-10, 11-8.

On the men’s side, Garcia beat Alejandro Almada (Texas), 15-6, 15-7, and did the double by winning the doubles title with Benson, as they defeated Jeremy Dixon and Kyle Ulliman of Baldwin Wallace University, 15-13, 15-2, in the final.

There were 182 players at this year’s Intercollegiate Championships, which the first time in recent years the total has been under 200. Participation in the last five intercollegiate championships has averaged 213 players, so this year’s participation was down 14.6%. Often the event is on one side of the country or the other, so maybe having it in the middle reduced the numbers.

But of the 182 players, 66 were women, which is 36.2%, and that’s a slightly higher percentage of women than in the last five years. The average percentage of women over the last 5 years has been 32.6%.

If you missed any of the intercollegiate action, check out the USA Racquetball LiveStream channel or on the USA Racquetball Facebook page.

2018 USA Racquetball Intercollegiate Championships
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
(with seedings)

Women's Singles - Final

1) Carla Muñoz (Colorado State) d. 3) Erika Manilla (Northern Arizona), 15-9, 15-8

Women's Singles - 3rd Place

5) Hollie Scott (Washington) d. 2) Lexi York (Oregon State), 11-15, 15-7, 11-2

Women's Singles - Semi-finals

1) Carla Muñoz (Colorado State) d. 5) Hollie Scott (Washington), 15-11, 15-5
3) Erika Manilla (Northern Arizona) d. 2) Lexi York (Oregon State), 15-7, 14-15, 11-8

Women's Doubles - Final

1) Erin Boadway & Erika Manilla (Northern Arizona) d. 3) Natalie Lorati & Lexi York (Oregon State), 14-15, 15-10, 11-8

Women's Doubles - 3rd Place

2) Kayla Day & Carla Muñoz (Colorado State) d. 5) Tylynn Barker & Courtnie Duncan (Utah State), 15-2, 15-10

Women's Doubles - Semi-finals

1) Erin Boadway & Erika Manilla (Northern Arizona) d. 5) Tylynn Barker & Courtnie Duncan (Utah State), 15-3, 15-3
3) Natalie Lorati & Lexi York (Oregon State) d. 2) Kayla Day & Carla Muñoz (Colorado State), 15-7, 12-15, 11-5

Men's Singles - Final

1) Erik Garcia (Colorado State) d. 2) Alejandro Almada (Texas), 15-6, 15-7

Men's Singles - 3rd Place

3) Sam Bredenbeck (Oregon State) d. 4) Kyle Ulliman (Baldwin Wallace), 15-13, 15-8

Men's Singles - Semi-finals

1) Erik Garcia (Colorado State) d. 4) Kyle Ulliman (Baldwin Wallace), 15-13, 15-8
2) Alejandro Almada (Texas), 15-6, 15-7 d. 3) Sam Bredenbeck (Oregon State), 15-5, 15-10

Men's Doubles - Final

2) Justus Benson & Erik Garcia (Colorado State) d. 1) Jeremy Dixon & Kyle Ulliman (Baldwin Wallace), 15-13, 15-2

Men's Doubles - 3rd Place

4) Sam Bredenbeck & Alexander DeHart (Oregon State) d. 3) Alejandro Almada & Jerry Yang (Texas), forfeit

Men's Doubles - Semi-finals

1) Jeremy Dixon & Kyle Ulliman (Baldwin Wallace) d. 4) Sam Bredenbeck & Alexander DeHart (Oregon State), 15-7, 13-15, 11-8
2) Justus Benson & Erik Garcia (Colorado State) d. 3) Alejandro Almada & Jerry Yang (Texas), 15-7, 15-11

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