US Open Recap
November 21st, 2006 by Geoff Thomsen
Another great tournament in Memphis! This was another success story for USA Racquetball and Doug Ganim as the 2006 Choice Hotels US OPEN Racquetball Championships showcased the world’s premiere players along with world class event production. Congratulations to this year’s champions, Jason Mannino (now two-time US OPEN champion), and Christie Van Hees (women’s first three-time US Open champion). Some of the event highlights include: Ruben Gonzales debuting his new Ektelon 03 RG signature racquet; Shawn Royster standing on the commentator’s desk swinging his jacket during Jason Maninno’s incredible five-game win over Jack Huczek; full event production for the Tennis Channel; and a memorable party with the pros on Saturday evening. As in previous years, the pro divisions seemed to have great semifinal battles on Saturday night, and then somewhat anticlimactic finishes on Sunday (both finals were three straight games).
Double Donut Stats:
Hours spent at club over 4 days: 56
Redbulls: 12
Dr. Pepper: Countless
Total pictures taken: ~8,000
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Entry Filed under: Racquetball News, USA Racquetball
Tags: 2006 US OPEN, US OPEN
2 Comments.
1. Eddie | November 29th, 2006 at 9:27 pm
You left out the lemon filled donuts in the stats.
Eddie
2. Geoff | November 30th, 2006 at 10:46 am
Doh! How could I have missed the donuts?! … mmmmmm lemon filled ….