It’s almost here — the World Senior Racquetball Tournament.
This year, 2014, marks the 30th anniversary of this event held in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
The racquetball venue is New Mexico’s Sports and Wellness Midtown, Highpoint and Riverpoint clubs. The hotel headquarters is MCM Elegante on Menaul Boulevard near University.
The event is held the week before Labor Day with registration on Monday, August 25. Play starts Tuesday, August 26, and ends Saturday, August 30. Competition is in men and women’s singles as well as mixed doubles in five-year age increments. You can enter starting at age thirty-five (not exactly AARP material, but depends on how you feel). The oldest players are in their nineties.
Great group of people who come out to play and they are from all over the world, Canada, Mexico, several South American countries, a wide variety of states in the U.S.
The registration fee includes five lunches from the restaurant at the MCM Elegante and an ending banquet on Saturday night. The lunches are delicious and vary from a hamburger/cheeseburger with green chile (a New Mexico delicacy) to a humongous chef’s salad to a pasta dish that will keep you energized.
The Saturday night banquet celebrates the week’s athletic victories and the camaraderie between the athletes, volunteers, and other people who are part of the event.
A silent auction helps raise funds donated to the International Racquetball Federation, an organization that fosters the sport of racquetball around the world. The auction items range from racquets and balls to books to jewelry to hotel nights and much in between.
The Saturday night banquet features medal presentations to the players winning in their categories, a good dinner, and a small auction of select items, again to raise money for the IRF.
For more information about this fun (and exercise filled) event contact World Senior Racquetball Director Gary Mazaroff at 505 321-1110 or gmampro@aol.com.
Play safe. Bye for now!