Racquetball at the 1985 World Games

The racquetball competition at the 1985 World Games took place from July 25 to August 4 in London, England.[1] Thirty-eight players competed at David Lloyd's Slazenger Racquet Club.

1985 World Games - Racquetball
Host	London
Dates	July 25-August 4, 1985
Teams	15
Men's Champions
Gold	Andy Roberts
Silver	Roger Harripersad
Bronze	Ed Andrews
4th place	Ross Harvey
Women's Champions
Gold	Cindy Baxter
Silver	Carol Dupuy
Bronze	Crystal Fried
4th place	Mary Dee

In the men's competition, American Ed Andrews was the defending World Games gold medalist, winning the first competition in 1981, and Canadian Ross Harvey was the reigning World Champion, winning that title in 1984. However, neither player made it to the finals.

Instead, the men's final was between two 20-year-olds, with American Andy Roberts defeating Canadian Roger Harripersad, 15-11, 15-10.

On the women's side, Cindy Baxter of the USA won her second World Games gold medal in London defeating Canadian Carol Dupuy in the final, 15-4, 15-9. Crystal Fried of Canada finished third, as Mary Dee, the other American in the competition, injured her back during the tournament.

Men's competition

	Semi-finals				Final
	Roger Harripersad	15, 15
	Ed Andrews	7, 9
					Roger Harripersad	11, 10
					Andy Roberts	15, 15
	Ross Harvey	6, 12
	Andy Roberts	15, 15
					Third place
					Ed Andrews	15, 15
					Ross Harvey	5, 12

Women's competition

	Semi-finals				Final
	Cindy Baxter	15, 15
	Crystal Fried	9, 6
					Cindy Baxter	15, 15
					Carol Dupuy	4, 9
	Carol Dupuy
	Mary Dee
					Third place
					Crystal Fried
					Mary Dee

Team results

Final Player Standings
	Men's Competition	Women's Competition
1	Andy Roberts	Cindy Baxter
2	Roger Harripersad	Carol Dupuy
3	Ed Andrews	Crystal Fried
4	Ross Harvey	Mary Dee
5	Arturo Martin	Marjam Wielhedson
6	Gustavo Retamozo	Ann Marie Whelan
7	Raul Armendariz	Emiko Kiuchi
8	Willie Rodriguez	Marie Duigman

References

1. Source National Racquetball, October 1985, p 18-20