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The Daily RacquetEstablished 1996 Volume 24, Issue 4OCTOBER 6th, 2019

In Play Sunday...October 6, 2019

USAR Amateur Matches 7:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.Life Time Target Center Life Time Fridley

WOMEN’S PRO FINAL PAOLA LONGORIA vs. MARIA JOSE VARGASSTADIUM COURT10:00 a.m.

MEN’S PRO FINAL KANE WASELENCHUK vs. CONRRADO MOSCOSO STADIUM COURT Not before 12:15 p.m.

Men’s Professional Singles FinalNot before 12:15 P.M. - Stadium Court

Kane Waselenchuk vs. Conrrado Moscoso

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Women’s Professional Singles Final10:00 A.M. - Stadium Court

Paola Longoria vs. Maria Jose Vargas

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PREDICTION: Kane in Two Games

Before last month’s LPRT event, Paola and Maria met 24 times on tour. Longoria won every one of those match-ups. The two met again in the Virginia finals and Maria broke through and defeated Paola 7-15, 15-12, 11-4. Does that one win give Vargas the confidence and momentum to finally win her ground-breaking first career US OPEN? Or does Longoria sharpen her focus to win her 10th US OPEN title?

PREDICTION: Paola in Two Games

If Hollywood was making a movie on how King Kane was dethroned, they couldn’t write a better script. A 23-year-old wins a Grand Slam event in his home country of racquetball-crazed Bolivia, then backs it up by taking out the #2 and #6 ranked players in the World on the sport’s grandest stage in Minneapolis. Add in a leg injury late in the semifinals, and the magical story line awaits! Hold the popcorn... Waselenchuk rolls to his 15th US OPEN title!

2019 PROFESSIONAL MEN’S DOUBLES CHAMPIONS KANE WASELENCHUK & BEN CROFT

2019 PROFESSIONAL WOMEN’S DOUBLES CHAMPIONS MONTSERRAT MEJIA & ALEXANDRA HERRERA

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Montserrat fell to Paola in the semifinals but will be a name to know for many years to come!

Kentucky’s Joe Hoffman hits a drive serve on the Stadium Court.

Bolivia’s Conrrado Moscoso is all smiles after earning a trip to his first-ever US OPEN Final.

On behalf of the UnitedHealthcare US OPEN Staff, I would like to sincerely thank you for joining us for the 24th UnitedHealthcare US OPEN. The UnitedHealthcare US OPEN represents everything that is great about racquetball, and I am truly honored to have played a part in this event’s success.

Next year the US OPEN RACQUETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS will celebrate its 25th Anniversary! The US OPEN is already the biggest and best racquetball party of the year, but in 2020 get ready for the BEST. RACQUETBALL. EVENT. EVER! Safe travels home, and we’ll see you next year!

Maria Jose Vargas returns to the US OPEN Finals after making an appearance in 2014. She is seeking her sixth LPRT title.

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• • GOLD PATRONS • •

Richard Aal & FriendsAmerican Motors / Manilla Family

Rick Betts / Cindy Tilbury & FriendsBig Sky CountryDavid Boyovich

Jeff BurbankHector CapoShari Coplen

CORE Engineering & ConstructionShane Dewitt

Diversified DivingEmpire Today

Forest Lake Auto GroupNidia Funes

Ellis GillespieJeremy Goldstein & Friends

Ralph GrahamRoscoe Halsey

Hansen Real Estate GroupHEAD/Penn Racquet Sports

Chris LawsonJere JacksonJulio Junki

KRP Rentals & TruckingVic Mandella

Moshe Mann & Friends / Florida RBMarvin Martyn

Minneapolis Northwest CVBHeather Olson

Kenneth Poole & FriendsIn Loving Memory-LTC Dennis Rajsich

RAMS Flooring & PaintingReaching Your Dream Foundation

Wayne ReedRocbaumer Racquetball

Kevin Scroggins & FriendsKevin Sendrey

Kyle SmithMitch Smith

Solomon Racquet and SportsTeamRBall.com

TN Machine Tool / J.W. Pest ControlTyler Family / AdvoCare

US FoodsJanice Vosika

Don Williams/Bryan ParkerWintertonRacquetballAcademy.com

Derek WoodardAdam Wyatt

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CityWorksDairy Queen

EpsonThe FreehouseThe Hen House

Ike’sJimmy John's

Keys at the FoshayMARCO

The Melting Pot Mendocino Wine Company

Mercury Dining Room & Rail Mission American Kitchen+Bar

Mobile Radio EngineeringMurray's

The OceanaireOlive Garden

Opportunity DistributingParducci Wine Cellars

The PourhouseRed Cow

RMS RentalsRock Bottom

Ruth's Chris SteakhouseTrue Grit ReserveTurtle's Bar & Grill

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2020: The Biggest Racquetball Party. EVER!

2020 UnitedHealthcare US OPEN Racquetball Championships

October 7th - 11th, 2020

Minneapolis, Minnesota