The Story
Tribe Racquetball Wins State Titles
The 2003 Virginia State Doubles Racquetball Tournament
was held 31 October through 2 November at the Greenbrier
North YMCA in Chesapeake VA and produced state
champions from the William and Mary team. Eric Williams, the
coach of the William and Mary racquetball team, and
Tom Amos, a 2003 graduate of William and Mary, combined
efforts to win the Mens B state championship.
The road to the title was not easy. In a tough
quarterfinal match, Williams and Amos defeated the team
of Pilla and Teritelini 5-15, 15-12, 11-10.
"Looking back that was our most difficult match of the
tournament. We were able to regroup and come back
with a better stragedy for the 2nd and 3rd games after
getting hammered in the first game," commented coach
Williams.
The Semifinals proved to be less challenging
as Williams and Amos defeated Brookins and Mawe 15-6,
15-8. The Finals was another great display of doubles play
as the William and Mary duo defeated Brugger and Eller
15-7, 15-12.
Eric Williams has been coaching the racquetball team since 2001 along with Carl Moody. In that time the Williams and Mary team has produced 4 state titles and 2 intercollegiate state titles.
The club always welcomes new players of any skill level to practice on Tuesday and Thursday from 5 - 7 p.m.
"The great thing about our team is we can match people with players at their level. That way we can give advice on how to improve and as your play gets better so will the people you play," said coach Eric Williams.
For more information contact club president John Gibney at jagibn@wm.edu