2002 Head USRA 29th
Junior Olympic Championships
Presented by Head/Penn Racquet Sports

Athletic Club of Bloomingdale
Chicago, Illinois: June 26-30

preview | releases | drawsheets | finals & finishers

Huczek earned his third straight boy's 18- singles title with a victory over Ben Croft (Lake Bluff, Ill.) 15-2; 15-4. Huczek rolled through the competition never allowing his opponent to score more than five points in a game. He now sets his sights on his professional career where he is currently ranked No. 5 on the men's International Racquetball Tour [IRT]. Huczek is also a former U.S. Adult National Singles Champion and current U.S. Intercollegiate Champion.

Croft also earned a silver medal in the boy's 16- singles when he was defeated by top seeded Dan Sheppick (Portland, Ore.) in a close match. Sheppick won the first game 15-7 but Croft evened the match at a game apiece by winning the second 11-15. Sheppick caught fire in the tiebreaker and went on to win 11-3.

No.1 Chris Coy (Elk City, Okla.) defeated Brady Prince (Baxter, Minn.) 15-10, 12-15, 11-2 to earn the boy's 14- singles title. Coy, who lost his left leg at the age of four, plays using a prosthetic leg. He was named the Sports Illustrated Young Sportsman of the Year in 2000 and was recently honored at the Shriner's 128th Imperial Council Session held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Adrienne Fisher earned two gold medals in singles competition at this years event in the girl's 18- and 16- divisions. She also earned a gold medal in 18- mixed doubles competition when she teamed up with Mike Lawrence (Memphis, Tenn.) to defeat Josh Epstein (Great Neck, N.Y.) and Cari Mitlitsky (Fresh Meadows, N.Y.) 15-7, 15-8.

Fisher defeated No.2 Janel Tisinger (Simi, Calif.) 15-4, 15-2 in the girl's 18-. She then blanked younger sister Kelly 15-0, 15-0 in the girl's 16- for her third gold medal. Fisher just finished the Ladies Professional Racquetball Association [LPRA] tour ranked No. 17.

In the girl's 14 - Ashley Willhite (Klamath Falls, Ore.) defeated Sarah Hetteshiemer (Cincinnati, Ohio) 15-5, 15-9 to earn the championship. Willhite dominated the competition during the event and never lost a game while holding her opponents to under 10 points.

Oregon, a long-time hotbed for junior racquetball, won the state team competition followed by Ohio and California. It is the eleventh straight year that Oregon has won the national title at the junior Olympics.

SINGLES
Boys' 18-: Jack Huczek (Rochester, Mich.) def. Ben Croft (Lake Bluff, Ill.) 15-4; 15-3
Boys' 16-: Dan Sheppick (Milwaukie, Ore.) def. Ben Croft (Lake Bluff, Ill.) 15-7; 11-15; 11-3
Boys' 14-: Chris Coy (Elk City, Okla.) def. Mike Keddie (Manchester, N.H.) 15-10; 12-15; 11-2
Boys' 12-: Ismael Aldana (Stockton, Calif.) def. John Sanderson (Park City, Utah) 15-3; 15-1
Boys' 10-: Joseph Lee (Baton Rouge, La.) def. Jake Bredenbeck (Scandia, Minn.) 5-15; 15-8; 11-3
Boys' 8-: Marco Rojas (Stockton, Calif.) def. Jose Diaz (Stockton, Calif.) 15-4; 15-10
Boy's 8- Multi-bounce-: Jose Diaz (Stockton, Calif.) def. Sam Reid (Portland, Ore.) 11-2, 7-11, 11-9
Boy's 6- Multi-bounce-: Zachary Pellowski (Eau Claire, Wisc.) def. Anthony DiMatteo (Bethany, Conn.) 11-6, 11-2

Girls' 18-: Adrienne Fisher (Dayton, Ohio) def. Janel Tisinger (Simi, Calif.) 15-10; 15-6
Girls' 16-: Adrienne Fisher (Dayton, Ohio) def. Kelley Fisher (Dayton, Ohio) 15-0; 15-0
Girls' 14-: Ashley Willhite (Klamath Falls, Ore.) def. Sarah Hettesheimer (Cincinnati, Ohio) 15-5; 15-9
Girls' 12-: Shannon Inglesby (Portland, Ore.) def. Brittany Legget (Klamath Falls, Ore.) 15-12; 15-13
Girl's 10-: Kaitlin Inglesby (Portland, Ore.) def. Nicole Grundman (St. Cloud, Minn.) 15-6; 9-15; 11-2
Girl's 8- Multi-bounce: Abbey Lavely (Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio) def. Lauren Stanley (Baton Rouge, La.) 4-11; 11-1; 11-7
Girl's 6- Multi-bounce: Abbey Lavely (Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio) def. Elizabeth Vargas (Aurora, Colo.) 11-1, 11-0.

DOUBLES
Boy's 18-: Jack Huczek (Rochester, Mich.)/Travis Woodbury (Arlington, Va.) def. Clay Burris (Brandon, Fla.)/Ryan Lindell (Beaverton, Ore.) 15-3; 15-10
Boy's 16-: Dan Sheppick (Portland, Ore.)/Brad Slocum (Sarasota, Fla.) def. Joey Lakowske (Corvallis, Ore.)/Charles Pratt (Portland, Ore.) 15-4;15-3
Boy's 14-: Chris Coy (Elk City, Okla.)/Mike Keddie (Manchester, N.H.) def. Nathan Chirban (Rolla, Mo.)/Jacob Hutkins (Lincoln, Neb.) 15-1; 15-7
Boy's 12-: Jansen Allen (Rice, Texas)/Jonathan Doyle (Cincinnati, Ohio) def. Justin Fleck (Lombard, Ill.)/Trevor Snyders (Woodridge, Ill.) 15-6; 15-2
Boy's 10-: Taylor Regier (Gladstone, Ore.)/Dylan Reid (Portland, Ore.) def. Brad Falvey (Madison, Wisc.)/Mathew Hunter (Naples, Fla.) 15-12; 15-1

Girl's 18-: Jesi Fuller (Albuquerque, N.M.)/Janel Tisinger (Simi, Calif.) def. Laurie Fisk (Kirkwood, Mo.)/Sarah Ulmer (St. Louis, Mo.) 15-3; 15-5
Girl's 14-: Danielle Pimental (Corvallis, Ore.)/Ashley Willhite (Klamath Falls, Ore.) def. Jennifer Fenton (Overland Park, Kan.)/Kara Mazur (Avon, Conn.) 15-11; 15-11
Girl's 12-: Shannon Inglesby (Portland, Ore.)/Britney Legget (Klamath Falls, Ore.) def. Sharon Jackson (Shelbyville, Ind.)/Shanae Taylor (Shelbyville, Ind.) 15-1; 15-2
Girl's 10-: Elizabeth Brenner (Portland, Ore.)/Kaitlin Inglesby (Portland, Ore.) def. Nicole Grundman (St. Cloud, Minn.)/Melissa Quinones (Hollywood, Fla.) 15-7; 15-7

Mixed 18-: Adrienne Fisher (Centerville, Ohio)/Mike Lawrence (Memphis, Tenn.) def. Cari Mitlitsky (Fresh Meadows, N.Y.)/Josh Epstein (Great Neck, N.Y.) 15-7; 15-8
Mixed 16-: Jesi Fuller (Albuquerque, N.M.)/Charles Pratt (Portland, Ore.) def. Da'Monique Davis (San Antonio, Texas)/Brady Hernandez (Harvey, La.) 15-13; 15-9
Mixed 14-: Ashley Willhite (Kalmath Falls, Ore.)/Chris Coy (Elk City, Okla.) def. Kara Mazur (Avon, Conn.)/Richard Sledzick (Brockton, Mass.) 15-1; 15-1
Mixed 12-: Britney Legget (Klamath Falls, Ore.)/Jonathan Doyle (Cincinnati, Ohio) def. Shannon Inglesby (Portland, Ore.)/Jansen Allen (Rice, Texas) 15-14; 15-12
Mixed 10-: Kaitlin Inglesby (Portland, Ore.)/Taylor Knoth (Milwaukie, Ore.) def. Elizabeth Brenner (Portland, Ore.)/Taylor Regier (Gladstone, Ore.) 15-3; 15-2