2008 Finals on 46 Starting Times
To get your starting times for this weekend's tournament, please visit www.jerseyshoreracquetsports.com

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2008 Finals on 46 End of Season Tournament Coming May 2-4, 2008!!!
Jersey Shore Racquet Sports will be co-hosting a tournament along with Classic Athletic Club at Classic's facility in Fairfield, NJ May 2-4, 2008.  This will be a sanctioned USAR tournament, and should be a great end to the official 2007-2008 season.  If you are interested in this tournament, please visit the following links, or go to www.jerseyshoreracquetsports.com.

Enter Online / Application

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Aimee Ruiz wins Pan Am Championships!!!!!!!!!!
Aimee Ruiz has just come home from the Pan Am Championships in Costa Rica.  She competed for the US Team in the Women's Open Doubles division along with partner Jackie Paraiso-Rice.  Aimee and Jackie dominated the field and took home the gold medal for the United States.  Big congratulations go out to Aimee from the entire NJAR family.

While in Costa Rica, Aimee wrote a daily BLOG about her experiences and how the team was performing.  For an inside look on what its like to compete for the US team in international competition, check out Aimee's blog.

Tournament Website / Aimee's BLOG

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NJAR Shop Now Open!!!
The NJAR has just opened the "NJAR Shopzone," where you can purchase NJAR merchandise, as well as tournament shirts and giveaways from previous tournaments.  Get yours now, and show off your support of New Jersey Racquetball!
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Get ready for the NJAR/Jersey Shore Racquet Sports/Classic Athletic Club Summer Series of Events...
So State Singles is over now, and many people are probably going to hang up their racquets until next season, but for those of you who want to still stay in action for the summer months, there will be some tournaments and shootouts held between April and August.  Right now, there is scheduled to be an End of Season Open held in May, and Saturday BBQ shootouts held this summer.  Nothing goes together better than hot dogs, hamburgers, beer and racquetball.  Keep an eye on our events calendar, and watch your email boxes for more info on the NJAR summer series.
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New Jersey State Singles Results Now Available...
Congratulations to all the winners from this past weekend at the New Jersey State Singles Racquetball Championships. This was our biggest and most involved tournament to date, and it provided many challenges. A big thanks goes out to the players who cooperated with time difficulties, matches going off late, etc.  It is the players who truly make these events a success, and we look forward to seeing you all over the summer and back for next season.

Results / Players Blog
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New Jersey State Singles Starting Times - 126 entrants competing this weekend!!!!!
Starting times for the NJ State Singles Racquetball Tournament can be obtained after 6pm, Thursday, March 6th, by clicking here.  We tried our best to accomodate all time restrictions, however as always, this tournament is jam packed, and some things were unavoidable.  If you can not play at your starting time, please notify us, so we can notify the other person you are playing.  No time changes will be made for this tournament, there simply are not any open courts at all Saturday.  We also tried something new regarding the Women's Singles and Doubles matches.  We have centralized the ladies racquetball this weekend to Sunday, in response to the many females not being able to commit to a two day tournament. Please let us know how you like this format, and if its something we should pursue in the future. See you all this weekend!!!
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Aimee Ruiz Brings Home Double Gold at National Doubles
NJAR VP Aimee Ruiz just returned home from Tempe, AZ and the US National Doubles Championships with two, yes, two gold medals around her neck.  The first came in the Mixed Open Doubles, her 6th title in that division.  The second gold medal was Aimee's fourth consecutive gold in the Women's Open Doubles, and second consecutive with partner Jackie Paraiso.  Aimee and Jackie will be traveling to compete in Costa Rica next month, and Ireland this coming August, to represent the United States in international competition.  A huge congratulations goes out to Aimee for this tremendous accomplishment.

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Aimee Ruiz Blogs from National Doubles
NJAR VP Aimee Ruiz will be blogging daily from National Doubles in Tempe, AZ February 13-17.  Follow along as Aimee tries to repeat as National Women's Open Champ and regain her crown as the National Mixed Open Champ!  Aimee will be competing to retain her spot on the US National Team, traveling to Ireland later this year for World Championships.  View the blog here.

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2008 NJ State Singles Racquetball Championships Only 5 Weeks Away...
The next NJAR tournament will be the marquee event on the season, the State Singles championships.  This event will be held March 7-9, 2008, at Classic Athletic Club in Fairfield, NJ.  The application and tournament website are now available at our tournament schedule.  This event will include raffles, silent auctions, tons of goodies and giveaways, and all the normal great racquetball and hospitality you have come to know from the NJAR.

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Garden State Open Results
The results of the Garden State Open can be found here. Congratulations to all the winners!

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Volume One of the NJAR Newsletter Available Now
Download it here.

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2008 Garden State Games - January 25-27, 2008
Please visit our tournament schedule and download the app for the 2008 Garden State Games (once again, you can also enter online via R2 sports). This event has been sanctioned as a Tier 4 IRT Men's Satellite Pro Stop, and marks the return of professional racquetball to New Jersey.  The NJAR would like to wish everyone a Happy Holiday's, and we all look forward to seeing you in January, for what looks to be another great tournament!

NOTE TO ALL PLAYERS: Due to recent tournament entry volume (as everyone saw at the NJO), we are limiting entrants to 2 divisions only.  Players may ONLY play a third division if that division is Mixed Doubles.  If you would like to enter a third division, please do so by email, and not through the online software.  Thank you!

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2007 New Jersey Open Results
Thanks to everyone who came out for the 2007 New Jersey Open this past weekend. One of the biggest NJ tournaments in years, 135 people competed in 17 divisions. For the full results, click HERE.

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The US National Racquetball Team Needs Your Help!!!
The United States Racquetball Team will be traveling to Costa Rica next March to compete in the Pan American Championships.  They do not receive any funding, and need sponsors help so they can compete on one of the largest stages in the sport of racquetball. Please take a look at the letter from Dave Ellis, US Team Coach, as well as the flyer showing what players will be competing for the team, and if have the ability, please help them achieve their goals.
Letter from Dave Ellis / Pan American Games US Team Flyer

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2007 New Jersey Open - YOU CAN ENTER ONLINE!!!
The NJAR will be using the brand new R2 Sports tournament software for the 2007 NJO, to be held December 7-9th at the Club at Woodbridge.  This software allows players the option to enter online and pay with a credit card.  It will also ensure that starting times, results, and draws will be released to players as efficiently as possible.  To enter online please visit the NJO Tournament Homepage.  If you have any questions, please email tournaments@njracquetball.com.

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Blog Section Open
The NJAR Blog section is now open. Look for periodic blogs from board members, players, and other friends of the NJAR.  Also, keep your eye out for the NJAR's own Aimee Ruiz who will keep a blog when traveling to national and international tournaments all around the US and the world! Find out first hand what its like to represent your country as a racquetball player through the words and pictures of the NJAR Vice President, and one of the top female players in the world.

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New Jersey Brings Home the Gold at USA National Doubles in Tempe, AZ!
Congratulations to Aimee Ruiz, NJAR Vice President, for winning the USA National Doubles US Team Qualifier event last week in Tempe, AZ.  Aimee will now be representing New Jersey and the United States on the Adult National Team for the third time.  This is Aimee's third straight national doubles title, a feat accomplished by only two other players in the history of the event, male or female.  We could not be prouder of Aimee, and wish her luck in international competition.

Jonathan Clay also took home the silver medal for the second consecutive year in the Men's A division, and Fred Letter took home the gold in the Mens 65+ division.  Great job by NJ in national doubles. Three players competing, and bringing home a total of 5 medals.

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Tournament Schedule Completed!!!
After the last NJAR meeting, the tournament schedule for the entire season has been completed and is up on the tournament schedule section of the website. We hope to see everyone out at all these events, supporting the NJAR, racquetball, and having a good time!

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July 27-29, 2007 - Fran Davis Racquetball Camp Coming to NEW JERSEY!
One of the top racquetball instructors in the world, Fran Davis, is bringing her camp to the Club at Woodbridge, in Woodbridge, NJ, the end of next month.  For more information on this camp, check out www.frandavisracquetball.com, or click here for the flyer on the event. For further information, you can reach Fran through her website, or email Jonathan Clay.

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2006-07 Classic's End of Season Tournament
Results have been posted from Classic's End of Season Tournament.  Special congratulations to Open Singles Champion, Dave Berman, and all the other winners from that tournament. (6/25/07)