Rhonda Rajsich

[13] In 2001–02, Rajsich again won an event - in Rosarito Beach, where she defeated Kerri Wachtel — and was a finalist in Lakewood, Colorado, losing to Jackie Paraiso.

In 2002, Rajsich made her first appearance with Team USA by competing in Women's Singles at the 2002 Pan American Championships (then Tournament of the Americas), where she was bronze medalist after losing in the semi-finals to Josée Grand'Maître of Canada.

She again beat Grisar to win the Miami Open, and also won in New Orleans by defeating Paola Longoria in what was their first meeting in a final.

[13] At the 2006 USA National Doubles Championships, Rajsich and Janel Tisinger were runners-up to Laura Fenton and Aimee Ruiz.

In 2006–07, Rajsich won three events in a row - Fayetteville, North Carolina, Denver and Gaithersburg, Maryland - coming into the 2006 US Open, but then lost in the quarterfinals to Van Hees, 12–10, 7-11, 11–3, 11–6.

[citation needed] For the 2007 US National Doubles Championships, Rajsich again played with Janel Tisinger, and they finished 3rd after losing to Kristen Bellows and Kim Russell-Waselenchuk in the semi-finals.

[19] Rajsich won her third US National Championship in Women's Singles in 2007,[15] defeating Cheryl Gudinas in the final and Kerri Wachtel in the semi-finals.

[13] At the 2008 US Championships, Rajsich was runner-up at National Doubles, where she played with Janel Tisinger, and they lost the final to Jackie Paraiso and Aimee Ruiz.

[24] In 2008-09 pro season, Rajsich won four times: Fayetteville, North Carolina, Tijuana, Arlington, Virginia and York, Pennsylvania, But her most remarkable result that season came at the 2008 US Open, where she was upset by 8th seed Brenda Kyzer in the quarterfinals, which was a surprise result given Rajsich was defending champion and had won two of the three pro events before the US Open.

[13] Rajsich and Tisinger played together for the fifth consecutive year at the USA Racquetball National Doubles Championships, and once again they were runners up to Jackie Paraiso and Aimee Ruiz, 15–8, 15–7.

[28] At the 2010 USA Racquetball National Singles Championships, Rajich lost to Cheryl Gudinas in the semi-finals, and then played Tisinger for 3rd with Rajsich winning 15–10, 15–14.

That scenario repeated itself in the Women's Team final, as Longoria again defeated Rajsich, and Mexico took the gold and the USA silver.

[33] They knocked off the defending champions Paraiso and Ruiz in the semi-finals, 13–15, 15–6, 11–7, and then beat Krystal Csuk and Cheryl Gudinas in the final, 15–11, 15–5.

At the 2012 World Championships in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Rajsich lost to Longoria in the Women's Singles semi-finals, 15–2, 15–12, so finished with a bronze medal.

[13] Rajsich partnered with Sheryl Lotts for the 2016 USA Racquetball National Doubles Championships, and they came second by the narrowest of margins, losing to Aimee Ruiz and Janel Tisinger, 15–12, 12–15, 11–10, in the final.

At the 2016 World Championships, Rajsich played Women's Singles, but she was upset in the Round of 16 by Guatemalan teenager Gabriela Martinez, 15–14, 14–15, 11–7.

[13] Rajsich returned to competition at the 2017 USA Racquetball National Doubles Championships, where she partnered with Sheryl Lotts for the second year.

[51] Rajsich rejoined the pro tour in March 2017, reaching the semi-finals of the New Jersey Open, where she lost to Paola Longoria, 11–1, 11–6, 11–8.

Just two tournaments back after the death of her father, Rajsich was asked to play for the US at the 2017 Pan American Championships in San Jose, Costa Rica.

[citation needed] With little to expect, Rajsich came through in flying colors, winning two medals, including gold in Women's Singles by defeating her long-time rival Paola Longoria in the final, 7-15, 15–13, 11–9.

In Women's Doubles, Rajsich and Sheryl Lotts earned bronze medals, losing to Longoria and Samantha Salas in the semi-finals, 15–8, 15–4.

[13] Rajsich and Sheryl Lotts played together for the 3rd time at the 2018 USA Racquetball National Doubles Championships, and upset the defending champions Aimee Ruiz and Janel Tisinger in the semi-finals, 15–8, 8-15, 11–8, but lost the final to Kelani Bailey and Sharon Jackson, 15–10, 11–15, 11–8.

[53] Internationally, Rajsich successfully defended her gold medal in Women's Singles at the 2018 Pan American Championships in Temuco, Chile, where she defeated Paola Longoria in the final, 15–3, 14–15, 11–7.

Rajsich also played doubles in Temuco with Janel Tisinger, and they lost in the quarterfinals to Chileans Carla Muñoz and Josefa Parada, 15–14, 15–2.

At the 2019 USA Racquetball National Doubles Championships in Tempe, Arizona, Rajsich and Lotts played together for a 4th time, and lost in the semi-finals to Aimee Ruiz and Janel Tisinger-Ledkins in a tie-breaker, 6-15, 15–13, 11–2.

[56] Rajsich went to the 2019 Pan American Racquetball Championships as the two-time defending champion in Women's Singles, but after defeating Chilean Carla Muñoz in the Round of 16, 15–10, 15–14, she lost to Maria Jose Vargas of Argentina, 15–4, 15–8, in the quarterfinals, so failed to reach the podium.

In doubles, Rajsich and Lawrence defeated Bolivians Jenny Daza and Angelica Barrios, 15–4, 15–9, in the quarterfinals, but lost to eventual gold medalists Paola Longoria and Samantha Salas, 15–6, 15–1, in the semi-finals.

In singles, she upset 2nd seed Maria Jose Vargas of Argentina in the Round of 16, 5-15, 15-5, 11-10, and lost to team-mate Kelani Lawrence, 15-12, 15-7, in the semi-finals.

[66] Rajsich competed at the 2022 USA Racquetball National Championships in College Station, Texas, where she was runner up in Women's Singles, beating Kelani Lawrence in the semi-finals, 12-10, 6-11, 11-9, 7-11, 11-9, but losing to Erika Manilla in the final, 11-7, 11-8, 11-1.

Her 28 career tournament wins are fifth all-time, behind Paola Longoria (105), Lynn Adams (47), Michelle Gould (43) and Cheryl Gudinas (40).