Burke Riley [#083] at NSC 2002

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Burke Riley [#083] at NSC 2002

Congratulations to our new National Champion, Joel Sherman!

See also: video clip 1 (2 MB), video clip 2 (2 MB). (video courtesy Roger Cullman)

Background Information
	Given name(s): Burke Surname(s): Riley Home: Ft. Lauderdale, FL, United States Age: 68 Awards: tennis trophies, sales awards Hobbies: tennis, singing, crossword puzzles Occupation: banking, customer relations

Rank Diagram

[rank diagram]
See Legend

Round-by-Round
High score: 494 Average for: 342 Average against: 354
Round 1		Riley played #068 Craig Mobley (Albuquerque, NM) and won 392 to 295 (a spread of 97) . Current ranking: #14. Current record: 1-0, +97.
Round 2		Riley played #033 Jim Fonti (Port Jeff Station, NY) and won 420 to 293 (a spread of 127) . Current ranking: #6. Current record: 2-0, +224.
Round 3		Riley played #063 Paul McCurdy (Santa Paula, CA) and lost 351 to 378 (a spread of -27) . Current ranking: #23. Current record: 2-1, +197.
Round 4		Riley played #060 Rita Mayes (Elizabethtown, KY) and lost 341 to 388 (a spread of -47) . Current ranking: #42. Current record: 2-2, +150.
Round 5		Riley played #042 Sylvia King (Calgary AB) and lost 311 to 338 (a spread of -27) . Current ranking: #57. Current record: 2-3, +123.
Round 6		Riley played #111 Kitty Yamauchi (Campbell, CA) and lost 269 to 380 (a spread of -111) . Current ranking: #74. Current record: 2-4, +12.
Round 7		Riley played #047 Charles Lindsey (Jackson, MS) and won 365 to 335 (a spread of 30) . Current ranking: #60. Current record: 3-4, +42.
Round 8		Riley played #113 Justine Zollinger (Memphis, TN) and won 494 to 299 (a spread of 195) . Current ranking: #46. Current record: 4-4, +237.
Round 9		Riley played #096 Neill Spector (Los Angeles, CA) and won 364 to 217 (a spread of 147) . Current ranking: #34. Current record: 5-4, +384.
Round 10		Riley played #035 Frances Gross (Coconut Creek, FL) and lost 291 to 422 (a spread of -131) . Current ranking: #46. Current record: 5-5, +253.
Round 11		Riley played #038 J Michael Jacobs (Riverside, CA) and lost 282 to 414 (a spread of -132) . Current ranking: #62. Current record: 5-6, +121.
Round 12		Riley played #061 Jean McArthur (Austin, TX) and lost 299 to 309 (a spread of -10) . Current ranking: #71. Current record: 5-7, +111.
Round 13		Riley played #016 Grace Brooks (Calgary AB) and lost 314 to 367 (a spread of -53) . Current ranking: #81. Current record: 5-8, +58.
Round 14		Riley played #062 Nancy McCarroll (Grand Junction, CO) and won 418 to 275 (a spread of 143) . Current ranking: #66. Current record: 6-8, +201.
Round 15		Riley played #078 Lorraine Pariser (Covina, CA) and won 341 to 279 (a spread of 62) . Current ranking: #59. Current record: 7-8, +263.
Round 16		Riley played #101 Ben Villanueva (National City, CA) and lost 392 to 422 (a spread of -30) . Current ranking: #68. Current record: 7-9, +233.
Round 17		Riley played #090 Brian Sebastian (Cincinnati, OH) and lost 268 to 499 (a spread of -231) . Current ranking: #77. Current record: 7-10, +2.
Round 18		Riley played #075 Rebecca Owen (Los Angeles, CA) and won 390 to 346 (a spread of 44) . Current ranking: #72. Current record: 8-10, +46.
Round 19		Riley played #085 Stella Russell (Manchester, NH) and won 377 to 317 (a spread of 60) . Current ranking: #63. Current record: 9-10, +106.
Round 20		Riley played #027 Al DeMers (Sparks, NV) and lost 291 to 372 (a spread of -81) . Current ranking: #70. Current record: 9-11, +25.
Round 21		Riley played #103 Dan Wedeking (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 324 to 439 (a spread of -115) . Current ranking: #77. Current record: 9-12, -90.
Round 22		Riley played #030 Barbara Epstein (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 328 to 383 (a spread of -55) . Current ranking: #83. Current record: 9-13, -145.
Round 23		Riley played #011 Louis Block (Culver City, CA) and won 402 to 294 (a spread of 108) . Current ranking: #77. Current record: 10-13, -37.
Round 24		Riley played #078 Lorraine Pariser (Covina, CA) and lost 277 to 386 (a spread of -109) . Current ranking: #86. Current record: 10-14, -146.
Round 25		Riley played #059 Tracey Martin (Marina Del Rey, CA) and won 399 to 262 (a spread of 137) . Current ranking: #78. Current record: 11-14, -9.
Round 26		Riley played #004 Penny Baker (Laguna Woods, CA) and lost 247 to 427 (a spread of -180) . Current ranking: #85. Current record: 11-15, -189.
Round 27		Riley played #036 Bruce M Halverson (Santa Barbara, CA) and won 378 to 362 (a spread of 16) . Current ranking: #79. Current record: 12-15, -173.
Round 28		Riley played #011 Louis Block (Culver City, CA) and won 283 to 260 (a spread of 23) . Current ranking: #73. Current record: 13-15, -150.
Round 29		Riley played #062 Nancy McCarroll (Grand Junction, CO) and lost 267 to 367 (a spread of -100) . Current ranking: #79. Current record: 13-16, -250.
Round 30		Riley played #031 Nicholas Fall (Thunder Bay ON) and lost 366 to 420 (a spread of -54) . Current ranking: #84. Current record: 13-17, -304.
Round 31		Riley played #095 Sylvia Sparkman (Belgrade, MT) and lost 350 to 417 (a spread of -67) . Current ranking: #88. Current record: 13-18, -371.

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