NSC 2008: Katya Lezin [#63]

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On this page, you will find information about Katya Lezin, who is competing at the 2008 National SCRABBLE® Championship. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 15-13, -177, and is ranked #45 in Division 4.

Lower on this page, you can find brief self-reported biographical details of the player, statistics on the player’s past several years of rated tournament play in North America, a graphic showing the player’s ups and downs at this tournament, and a round-by-round report on the player’s opponents and games.

Background Information
	Given name(s): Katya Surname(s): Lezin Home: Charlotte, NC, United States

Round by Round
High score: 475 Average for: 363 Average against: 369
Round 1		Lezin played #41 Lynn Gunn (Mission Viejo, CA) and lost 365 to 370 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 0-1, -5.
Round 2		Lezin played #98 Sylvia Sparkman (Bozeman, MT) and won 437 to 266 (a spread of 171). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 1-1, +166.
Round 3		Lezin played #66 Andy Ludwig (Tempe, AZ) and won 394 to 332 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 2-1, +228.
Round 4		Lezin played #7 Mary Ellen Bergeron (Northampton, MA) and won 387 to 336 (a spread of 51). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 3-1, +279.
Round 5		Lezin played #76 Michael Perl (Ithaca, NY) and lost 358 to 421 (a spread of -63). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 3-2, +216.
Round 6		Lezin played #42 Ruchi Gupta (Knoxville, TN) and lost 308 to 369 (a spread of -61). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 3-3, +155.
Round 7		Lezin played #69 Vivienne Muhling (Toronto ON) and lost 367 to 484 (a spread of -117). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 3-4, +38.
Round 8		Lezin played #61 Marty Levine (Bozeman, MT) and won 438 to 371 (a spread of 67). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 4-4, +105.
Round 9		Lezin played #19 Jennifer Devaney (Northwood, NH) and won 365 to 352 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 5-4, +118.
Round 10		Lezin played #106 Marina A Villena (San Pablo, CA) and lost 337 to 392 (a spread of -55). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 5-5, +63.
Round 11		Lezin played #104 Waheed Thompson (Houston, TX) and won 340 to 315 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 6-5, +88.
Round 12		Lezin played #96 Bruce Shuman (Wilmington, NC) and won 356 to 319 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 7-5, +125. Lezin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		Lezin played #114 Dianne Wittman (Pittsford, NY) and lost 305 to 337 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 7-6, +93.
Round 14		Lezin played #73 Hans Oh (Mississauga ON) and lost 285 to 440 (a spread of -155). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 7-7, -62.
Round 15		Lezin played #3 Mary Becker (Madison, WI) and won 426 to 293 (a spread of 133). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 8-7, +71.
Round 16		Lezin played #113 Tim Wise (Fort Lauderdale, FL) and won 365 to 324 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 9-7, +112.
Round 17		Lezin played #85 Dion Saldanha (Richmond BC) and won 381 to 315 (a spread of 66). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 10-7, +178.
Round 18		Lezin played #34 Marie Gier (Gainesville, FL) and lost 296 to 500 (a spread of -204). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 10-8, -26.
Round 19		Lezin played #38 Edward Gowash (Ft. Worth, TX) and won 391 to 352 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 11-8, +13.
Round 20		Lezin played #93 Kevin Sears (Louisville, KY) and won 383 to 362 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 12-8, +34.
Round 21		Lezin played #39 Cornelia Guest (Ridgefield, CT) and won 384 to 374 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 13-8, +44.
Round 22		Lezin played #84 Sam Rothbart (Southampton, NY) and won 357 to 341 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 14-8, +60.
Round 23		Lezin played #48 Daniel Hellmann (Fort Myers, FL) and lost 379 to 412 (a spread of -33). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 14-9, +27.
Round 24		Lezin played #57 Joan Knobelsdorf (Palm Harbor, FL) and lost 340 to 358 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 14-10, +9.
Round 25		Lezin played #99 Richard Spence (Tucson, AZ) and won 475 to 405 (a spread of 70). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 15-10, +79.
Round 26		Lezin played #9 Chris Bonin (Toronto ON) and lost 303 to 338 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 15-11, +44.
Round 27		Lezin played #37 Liz Gottlin (Chapel Hill, NC) and lost 307 to 432 (a spread of -125). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 15-12, -81.
Round 28		Lezin played #94 Rick Settle (Stephens City, VA) and lost 333 to 429 (a spread of -96). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 15-13, -177.

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