Bellingham Athletic Club

BAC represents at WA State Single Racquetball Championships

The Washington Athletic Club in Seattle hosted 90 players April 8 – 10 to determine the state’s best. Those who took first place in their division receive a free entry to regionals in Oregon this spring from the Washington Racquetball Association.
Congratulations to all our players for representing BAC!
Boys 14/16/18
Nick Birnel captures 2nd in a tiebreaker match, and Tyler Burns takes 3rd place
Mens A
The Juniors show their strength in the adult divisions with Tyler Burns taking 2nd and Nick Birnel claiming 3rd place
Mens Elite
BAC’s best Women and Girls player, Hollie Scott, played through a draw of 23 to claim 1st place in this otherwise all men event. Nice job, Hollie!
Mens Open
Another BAC graduate of the junior program, Jake Birnel, took time out from his studies at the University of Washington to play through the draw of 16 to take first place in this event. Excellent playing, Jake!
Women’s 55 B/C , Women’s C , Women’s B
Rhonda McInturff entered two divisions: Womens 55 B/C and Women’s C and claimed first place in both divisions! Good Showing, Rhonda! Mary Lou Gremes claimed 2nd Place in Women’s C’s and also challenged herself to enter Women’s B’s, where she took 4th place.
Women’s A
Jessie Scott took 3rd place.
Women’s Open
This division was dominated by Hollie Scott, who claimed her second first place award of the weekend. Wanda Collins placed 3rd.