The week right after New Year’s is always filled with
post-holiday blues, large credit card bills, extra pounds and back to work for
many! One group of working professionals
though is eager to get back to work on the courts! The WPRO professionals will kick off the
2012 second half of the season and team up with the IRT to compete in the Coast
to Coast California Open in Canoga Park, California.
Canoga Park and the Spectrum Club will host both the best
men and women in the game and crown the first champions of the 2012 year! Event director Debbie Tisinger-Moore will
bring back the tours for another year, to one of the nicest and largest
racquetball facilities in the country.
It’s a spectators dream to have both tours in town, with a stacked
amateur draw to compliment the pro players.
As many of us enjoyed time with family and festivities, many
pro players took the few weeks off to recover and regroup. Don’t be surprised if it was short lived for
many, as the second half of the season is always critical for rankings and the
push to end the season at the top.
Improvements in games, conditioning and strategy were on the front
burner for the ladies coming off the holiday break.
It will be a continued battle at the top slot as Longoria
continues to play solid ball, Rajsich will have her hands full to knock
Longoria out of the lead. Samantha Salas
continues to steady at #3 and a strong second half season could propel her
confidence as she seeks to take down the long reigns of both Rhonda and
Paola. Tour veteran Cheryl Gudinas will
return to the draw after missing the Arlington stop due to surgery. A first time semi-finalist in Arlington,
Krystal Csuk will be a tough matchup, and consistent ball will keep Kerri
Wachtel in the semis as well. Young guns
Cristina Amaya and Da’monique Davis continue to quest to knock off some higher
seeds.
If you are in the area and want to kick off the New Year
with some great racquetball head down to the Spectrum Club, tournament
information is linked below! To a new
year, a second half of what has been an exciting year, and may it keep
rolling.
Sarah Warhaftig
WPRO Media Director sarah@wprotour.com
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