Carla Muñoz Montesinos (born February 12, 1992) is a Chilean professional racquetball player. She has won multiple medals, including the three consecutive gold medals in the USA Racquetball National Intercollegiate Championships in 2016, 2017, and 2018.[1] In 2014, Munoz was awarded Best Racquetball Player of the Year by the Chilean Journalist Association. She plays for the Ladies Professional Racquetball Tour and is currently ranked #10 in the world.
USA Racquetball National Intercollegiate Championships
2016
Singles
2017
Singles
2017
Doubles
2018
Singles
2018
Doubles
2019
Singles
In 2016, Muñoz received a two-year scholarship to attend Colorado State University Pueblo to finish her degree in Business and Accounting, and to play for their nationally-ranked racquetball program.[2] In 2017, Carla represented CSU Pueblo at the National Intercollegiate Championships, winning the gold medal in Singles, and the silver medal in Doubles.
Muñoz was born in Concepción, Chile, the daughter of Glenda Montesinos and Fernando Muñoz. She was raised in the capital city of Santiago along with two sisters and one brother, and was the youngest child. In Santiago, she attended De La Salle School, competing in numerous sports, and studied Flamenco dancing for 8 years.
At the age of 14, Muñoz began playing racquetball after being fascinated by her own father playing the sport, who later taught her the game. After just a few months of playing, she began winning tournaments in the girls' division, then later started to compete with and win against boys her age. At the age of 17, she enrolled in Adolfo Ibáñez University, studying business & engineering, and quit racquetball for nearly two years to focus on her studies. She returned to the sport to compete in the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico, where she took home the bronze medal with her doubles partner Angela Grisar. It was then where Muñoz decided that she wanted to become a professional racquetball player. She began traveling to the United States to play in more tournaments and train, knowing it would be difficult due to having no junior career and very little experience in high-level competition.
In 2014, Muñoz moved to the United States, settling in the San Francisco Bay Area to receive more training and play in more tournaments, while also furthering her educational aspirations of becoming an accountant.
Muñoz has performed well in international competition. In 2011, she won the bronze medal in doubles at the Pan American Games. She took home the silver medal in doubles at the World Racquetball Championship in 2012. The 2013 Pan American Racquetball Championship saw her winning the Bronze medal in doubles. Munoz won another Bronze medal in doubles the next year at the 2014 World Racquetball Championship and became ranked #13 in singles.
Muñoz earned a bronze medal in Women's Singles at the 2022 Pan American Racquetball Championships. She defeated American Rhonda Rajsich in the quarterfinals, 15-13, 10-15, 15-11, 15-13, but then lost in the semi-finals to Argentina's Maria Jose Vargas, 11-15, 15-11, 15-7, 15-13.[3] In Women’s Doubles, Muñoz and Paula Mansilla lost in the quarterfinals to Bolivians Micaela Meneses and Yazmine Sabja, 15-9, 15-5, 15-11.[4] In Mixed Doubles, she and Rodrigo Salgado Jr. lost in the quarterfinals to Argentines Valeria Centellas and Diego Garcia, 15-5, 15-6, 15-12.[5]
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^"XXXIII Pan American Racquetball Championships - Women Doubles". IRF. IRF. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
^"XXXIII Pan American Racquetball Championships - Mixed Doubles". IRF. IRF. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
External links
USA Racquetball page for Carla Muñoz
Carla Muñoz's Twitter page
Carla Muñoz's Instagram page
Carla Muñoz's Facebook page
January 18, 2023
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February 12 1992 age 30 Concepcion ChileHome townSantiago ChileSportSportRacquetballCoached byPablo FajreMedal record Women s RacquetballRepresenting ChilePan American Games2011 Guadalajara DoublesWorld Championships2012 Santo Domingo Doubles2014 Burlington DoublesPan Am Championships2013 Cali Doubles2018 Temuco Doubles2022 Santa Cruz SinglesSouth American Games2018 Cochabamba SinglesBolivarian Games2013 Trujillo Doubles2017 Santa Marta SinglesUSA Racquetball National Intercollegiate Championships2016 Singles2017 Singles2017 Doubles2018 Singles2018 Doubles2019 SinglesIn 2016 Munoz received a two year scholarship to attend Colorado State University Pueblo to finish her degree in Business and Accounting and to play for their nationally ranked racquetball program 2 In 2017 Carla represented CSU Pueblo at the National Intercollegiate Championships winning the gold medal in Singles and the silver medal in Doubles Contents 1 Early life 2 Professional career 3 International career 4 Other honors 5 See also 6 Sponsors 7 References 8 External linksEarly life EditMunoz was born in Concepcion Chile the daughter of Glenda Montesinos and Fernando Munoz She was raised in the capital city of Santiago along with two sisters and one brother and was the youngest child In Santiago she attended De La Salle School competing in numerous sports and studied Flamenco dancing for 8 years At the age of 14 Munoz began playing racquetball after being fascinated by her own father playing the sport who later taught her the game After just a few months of playing she began winning tournaments in the girls division then later started to compete with and win against boys her age At the age of 17 she enrolled in Adolfo Ibanez University studying business amp engineering and quit racquetball for nearly two years to focus on her studies She returned to the sport to compete in the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara Mexico where she took home the bronze medal with her doubles partner Angela Grisar It was then where Munoz decided that she wanted to become a professional racquetball player She began traveling to the United States to play in more tournaments and train knowing it would be difficult due to having no junior career and very little experience in high level competition In 2014 Munoz moved to the United States settling in the San Francisco Bay Area to receive more training and play in more tournaments while also furthering her educational aspirations of becoming an accountant Professional career EditMunoz currently plays for the Ladies Professional Racquetball Tour where she is currently ranked 10 in the world International career EditMunoz has performed well in international competition In 2011 she won the bronze medal in doubles at the Pan American Games She took home the silver medal in doubles at the World Racquetball Championship in 2012 The 2013 Pan American Racquetball Championship saw her winning the Bronze medal in doubles Munoz won another Bronze medal in doubles the next year at the 2014 World Racquetball Championship and became ranked 13 in singles Munoz earned a bronze medal in Women s Singles at the 2022 Pan American Racquetball Championships She defeated American Rhonda Rajsich in the quarterfinals 15 13 10 15 15 11 15 13 but then lost in the semi finals to Argentina s Maria Jose Vargas 11 15 15 11 15 7 15 13 3 In Women s Doubles Munoz and Paula Mansilla lost in the quarterfinals to Bolivians Micaela Meneses and Yazmine Sabja 15 9 15 5 15 11 4 In Mixed Doubles she and Rodrigo Salgado Jr lost in the quarterfinals to Argentines Valeria Centellas and Diego Garcia 15 5 15 6 15 12 5 Other honors EditHighest LPRT ranking 8 Munoz received the 2014 Best Racquetball Player of the Year award from the Chilean Journalist Association See also EditList of racquetball playersSponsors EditRacquetball World Reaching Your Dream Foundation Gearbox Racquetball Chilean Olympic CommitteeReferences Edit http www teamusa org USA Racquetball Features 2016 April 03 2016 Intercollegiate Championships Conclude bare URL Reaching Your Dream Foundation Munoz receives scholarship at CSUP Archived from the original on 2016 08 15 Retrieved 2016 07 18 XXXIII Pan American Racquetball Championships Women Singles IRF IRF Retrieved 23 September 2022 XXXIII Pan American Racquetball Championships Women Doubles IRF IRF Retrieved 23 September 2022 XXXIII Pan American Racquetball Championships Mixed Doubles IRF IRF Retrieved 23 September 2022 External links EditUSA Racquetball page for Carla Munoz Carla Munoz s Twitter page Carla Munoz s Instagram page Carla Munoz s Facebook page Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Carla Munoz amp oldid 1132543330, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
