CNRA Player Spotlight , Victoria Rodriguez

 Victoria Rodriguez is 15 years old and was born in Riverside, CA. She moved to Anaheim when she was 6 and resides there now. Victoria started playing at age 7. Her father (Victor) introduced her to racquetball, she and her brother, Hugo, would come and hang out while dad was playing and sometimes cooking up a great meal for us. She was surrounded by all these players having fun, it was only a matter of time before she would pick up a racquet and start to play. Why sit around and watch, when you can join the fun and play. There is such a community in outdoor racquetball and Victoria joined in and started to play. Here first tourney was the Battle of the Borders and she was hooked. Weekends were at the courts, playing and helping out at many tourneys (kudos for all her volunteering). Her game is continually improving and has become a great player.  

She is quite the athlete playing basketball and volleyball too. Victoria took some time off from racquetball when she started junior high and high school. She focused on basketball (playing Varsity as a Freshman) and volleyball (playing JV as a freshman). She came back to racquetball and started competing at a high level, playing in the Pro and Open. To compete at these high levels, she had challenges attending traditional high school. So, to devote more time, she realized she needed to switch to independent studies so she could train, play and compete. She plans on returning to traditional school for her senior year and then on to college – her dream would be to go to UCLA, Colorado or Michigan.

She is competing in many Pro/Open events both indoor and out. She has competed in the US and Mexico; Victoria has dual citizenship. She switched and played for Mexico and now is transitioning back to compete for US. While playing for Mexico, she won 1st place at Nationals in her age group. She has many other accomplishments in outdoor – one-wall & 3 wall and indoor, winning many events. She plays a mean game of paddleball too. Her goal is to become the #1 indoor & outdoor female player.

Victoria trains diligently – cardio, racquetball and pickleball daily, weight training 2-3 x a week. She is coached by Georges Barrera.

She is planning on hitting the road and competing in LPRT events, National Doubles and Singles in Tempe in February, High School nationals and Beach Bash to name a few. She will be one of the youngest players at the LPRT events.

Victoria has been part of Team Gearbox and recently was added to Team Dovetail.

Victoria realizes it’s a team effort and would like to thank her dad (Victor) and family, Team Dovetail and Mike Kinkin, Gearbox, Rafael Filippini and Joel Arredondo, RYDF (Reaching Your Dream Foundation) Los Compadres Auto Sales, Ginnie Boetel and her photography; along with Mexico Team Baja California and Los Albertos Restaurant.

Keep you eye on Victoria, she is on the road to becoming a top level player. She has been around racquetball a long time and knows what it takes!