U.S. Junior Team & All Americans Named at 2023 USA Racquetball National Junior Championships
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U.S. National Junior Racquetball Team, 2023-24
Singles -- 1st and 2nd Place; Doubles -- 1st Place
The Team Qualifier event was the USAR National Junior Racquetball Championships in Pleasanton, California, June 21-25, 2023.
Representing 9 states, a total of 35 players comprise Junior Team USA for the coming year. Seven players “triple qualified” and 11 additional players “double qualified.”
Boys Singles | 1st Place | 2nd Place |
21 & Under | Krish Thakur (CA) | Iain Dunn (CA) |
18 & Under | Nikhil Prasad (CA) | Josh Shea (NY) |
16 & Under | Eshan Ali (CA) | Grant Williams (MO) |
14 & Under | Nathan Rykhus (CA) | Vaishant Mangalampalli (CA) |
12 & Under | Alejandro Robles Picon (CA) | Ayan Sharma (CA) |
10 & Under | Chris Nelson (TX) | Eli Wright (MO) |
Additionally, Benjamin Horner of Ankeny, IA, qualified as an alternate for the U.S. Junior Team in Boys 18 & Under when he won the 2023 USAR High School Championships and then competed in Pleasanton at National Juniors.
Boys Doubles | 1st Place |
21 & Under | Iain Dunn (CA) / Paul Saraceno (CA) |
18 & Under | Josh Shea (NY) / Vedant Chauhan (CA) |
16 & Under | Eshan Ali (CA) / London Townsend (CA) |
14 & Under | Nathan Rykhus (CA) / Vaishant Mangalampalli (CA) |
12 & Under | Alejandro Robles Picon (CA) / Ayan Sharma (CA) |
10 & Under | Chris Nelson (TX) / Noah Jackola (TX) |
Girls Singles | 1st Place | 2nd Place |
21 & Under | Annie Roberts (CA) | Shane Diaz (TX) |
18 & Under | Naomi Ros (TX) | Brielle Fernando (IL) |
16 & Under | Sonya Shetty (CA) | Thea Mattfeldt (AZ) |
14 & Under | Andrea Perez-Picon (CA) | Aanshi Thakur (CA) |
12 & Under | Lexie Sikorski (CO) | Shreya Chandel (CA) |
10 & Under | Anna Sikorski (CO) | Sloka Marivada (CA) |
Girls Doubles | 1st Place |
21 & Under | Shane Diaz (TX) / Graci Wargo (FL) |
18 & Under | Heather Mahoney (CA) / Naomi Ros (TX) |
16 & Under | Sonya Shetty (CA) / Victoria Rodriguez (CA) |
14 & Under | Aanshi Thakur (CA) / Andrea Perez-Picon (CA) |
12 & Under | Lexie Sikorski (CO) / Anna Sikorski (CO) |
10 & Under | Sloka Marivada (CA) / Sameera Rai (CA) |
Mixed Doubles | 1st Place |
21 & Under | Annie Roberts (OR) / DJ Mendoza (TX) |
18 & Under | Naomi Ros (FL) / Cole Sendrey (TX) |
16 & Under | Eshan Ali (CA) / Sonya Shetty (CA) |
14 & Under | Andrea Perez-Picon (CA) / Nathan Rykhus (CA) |
12 & Under | Lexie Sikorski (CO) / Jacob Gutierrez (TX) |
10 & Under | Anna Sikorski (CA) / Noah Jackola (TX) |
Congratulations to Junior Team USA!
All-American status is achieved by Athletes who, In each Team Qualifying Age Group, place 1st-4th in Singles (semifinalists and above) and 1st/2nd in Doubles (finalists). Each was presented with an All-American Certificate in Pleasanton on June 24th.
2023 USA Racquetball Junior All-Americans
Anshu Acharya
Eshan Ali
Preston Anderson
Aarush Borwankar
Assuan Castañeda
Shreya Chandel
Vedant Chauhan
Kyla Davis
Alexus De Dios
Natalee De Dios
Paul Delaney
Elizabeth Denler
Shane Diaz
Iain Dunn
Tucker Elkins
Julius Ellis
Brielle Fernando
Lucas Frost-Biskup
Nyasa Gupta
Jacob Gutierrez
Sophia Gutierrez
Juan Herrera II
Noah Jackola
Heather Mahoney
Vaishant Mangalampalli
Sloka Marivada
Thea Mattfeldt
DJ Mendoza
Chris Nelson
Andrea Perez-Picon
Nikhil Prasad
Sameera Rai
Aaradhya Raja
Annie Roberts
Alejandro Robles Picon
Victoria Rodriguez
Naomi Ros
Gabbie Roseman
Nathan Rykhus
Paul Saraceno
Cole Sendrey
Josh Shea
Ayan Sharma
Aarya Shetty
Sonya Shetty
Anna Sikorski
Lexie Sikorski
Erin Slutzky
Louis Strobach
Gatlin Sutherland
Aanshi Thakur
Krish Thakur
London Townsend
Gael Trejo
Leah Trejo
Luke Vanderbeek
Khyathi Velpuri
Graci Wargo
Grant Williams
Eli Wright
Congratulations to the All-Americans for 2023!
Cheryl Kirk
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