Andy Hawthorne is a professional racquetball player (born September 7, 1982). Hawthorne finished #6 on th
International Racquetball Tour (IRT)
at the end of the 2010-11 season, a career high and the fourth season he'd finished in the IRT's top 10 players. Primarily a drive serving player, Hawthorne also has a very "scrappy" game style.

Professional career

Hawthorne began playing the IRT full-time in the 2004-05 season, when he played 9 of the 12 events and reached the quarter-finals twice. Since then Hawthorne hasn't missed a tournament, reaching the quarter-finals 28 times but only once advancing to the semi-finals, which was at the Kansas City Pro-Am in September 2011, when he lost to

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in three games.

International career

Hawthorne has been on Team USA at three international events. He and Jason Samora were silver medalists in doubles at the 2007 Pan American Championships in Chile, losing to Canadians

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and

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in the final. In his other Team USA appearances, Hawthorne was a bronze medalist in singles at the 2009 Pan American Championships, and in 2011, he lost to Bolivian Carlos Keller in the Round of 16.

USA Racquetball competitions

Hawthorne won the USA Racquetball collegiate men's doubles title in 2002 and 2003 with

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, when he represented

Baldwin-Wallace College Baldwin Wallace University (BW) is a private university in Berea, Ohio. It was founded in 1845 as Baldwin Institute by Methodist businessman John Baldwin. The school merged with nearby German Wallace College in 1913 to become Baldwin-Wallace Co ...

. In 2002, Hawthorne also won the collegiate mixed title with Krystal Csuk.

Personal

Born in Clinton, Iowa, Hawthorne grew up in Champaign, Illinois, close to a racquetball club. He learned to play from his uncle on a family vacation, and then continued to play when he returned home. Hawthorne is married, and met his wife Tracy at

as he was looking to recruit women for the racquetball team there. She continues to play racquetball competitively. Hawthorne has been sponsored by

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throughout his career.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hawthorne, Andy American racquetball players Living people 1982 births People from Clinton, Iowa Baldwin Wallace University alumni Sportspeople from Champaign, Illinois Sportspeople from Cuyahoga County, Ohio

Professional career

International career

USA Racquetball competitions

Personal

See also

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