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NSC 2009: Marina A Villena [#119]

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On this page, you will find information about Marina A Villena, who is competing at the 2009 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 13-18, -253, and is ranked #105 in Division 3.

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

[photo of Marina A Villena]

Given name(s): Marina A
Surname(s): Villena
Home: San Pablo, CA, USA
Awards: Accessibility Employee of the Quarter, Employee of the Quarter
Hobbies: Listening to Music, watching tv
Round by Round

High score: 485
Average for: 361
Average against: 370

Round 1

[photo of Stephen Sneed]

Villena played #20 Stephen Sneed (Ft. Worth, TX) and lost 348 to 385 (a spread of -37).

Current ranking: #88.

Current record: 0-1, -37.

Round 2

[photo of Lynda Finn]

Villena played #36 Lynda Finn (Madison, WI) and lost 305 to 413 (a spread of -108).

Current ranking: #108.

Current record: 0-2, -145.

Round 3

[photo of Michael Donegan]

Villena played #95 Michael Donegan (Austin, TX) and lost 386 to 410 (a spread of -24).

Current ranking: #117.

Current record: 0-3, -169.

Round 4

[photo of Peg Pywar]

Villena played #124 Peg Pywar (Houston, TX) and won 485 to 246 (a spread of 239).

Current ranking: #88.

Current record: 1-3, +70.

Round 5

[photo of Nancy Scott]

Villena played #82 Nancy Scott (San Antonio, TX) and won 298 to 288 (a spread of 10).

Current ranking: #71.

Current record: 2-3, +80.

Round 6

[photo of Liz Gottlin]

Villena played #61 Liz Gottlin (Chapel Hill, NC) and lost 359 to 390 (a spread of -31).

Current ranking: #87.

Current record: 2-4, +49.

Round 7

[photo of Evelyn Enszer]

Villena played #101 Evelyn Enszer (Saginaw, MI) and won 378 to 314 (a spread of 64).

Current ranking: #68.

Current record: 3-4, +113.

Round 8

[photo of Cathy Poole]

Villena played #123 Cathy Poole (Winston-Salem, NC) and won 360 to 308 (a spread of 52).

Current ranking: #49.

Current record: 4-4, +165.

Round 9

[photo of Dallas Johnson]

Villena played #94 Dallas Johnson (Stow, OH) and won 395 to 324 (a spread of 71).

Current ranking: #38.

Current record: 5-4, +236.

Round 10

[photo of Verna Richards Berg]

Villena played #5 Verna Richards Berg (Manhattan, NY) and lost 351 to 393 (a spread of -42).

Current ranking: #56.

Current record: 5-5, +194.

Round 11

[photo of Anne Hay]

Villena played #57 Anne Hay (Raleigh, NC) and won 388 to 374 (a spread of 14).

Current ranking: #45.

Current record: 6-5, +208.

Round 12

[photo of Tina Cur]

Villena played #92 Tina Cur (Buffalo, NY) and lost 358 to 425 (a spread of -67).

Current ranking: #57.

Current record: 6-6, +141.

Round 13

[photo of Paul Hagelstein]

Villena played #69 Paul Hagelstein (Waco, TX) and lost 388 to 406 (a spread of -18).

Current ranking: #68.

Current record: 6-7, +123.

Round 14

[photo of Marcia Wade]

Villena played #47 Marcia Wade (Muncie, IN) and lost 421 to 439 (a spread of -18).

Current ranking: #81.

Current record: 6-8, +105.

Round 15

[photo of Terry Oblander]

Villena played #53 Terry Oblander (Medina, OH) and lost 286 to 445 (a spread of -159).

Current ranking: #94.

Current record: 6-9, -54.

Round 16

[photo of Jo Anne Cohen]

Villena played #89 Jo Anne Cohen (Montgomery, NY) and won 449 to 360 (a spread of 89).

Current ranking: #80.

Current record: 7-9, +35.

Round 17

[photo of Diane Weinerman]

Villena played #117 Diane Weinerman (Minneapolis, MN) and won 368 to 343 (a spread of 25).

Current ranking: #70.

Current record: 8-9, +60.

Round 18

[photo of Trevor Sealy]

Villena played #31 Trevor Sealy (Toronto ON) and lost 382 to 429 (a spread of -47).

Current ranking: #82.

Current record: 8-10, +13.

Round 19

[photo of Nancy Druskin]

Villena played #44 Nancy Druskin (Ardsley, NY) and lost 356 to 371 (a spread of -15).

Current ranking: #89.

Current record: 8-11, -2.

Round 20

[photo of Ossie Mair]

Villena played #90 Ossie Mair (Lauderhill, FL) and won 398 to 339 (a spread of 59).

Current ranking: #79.

Current record: 9-11, +57.

Round 21

[photo of Diane Joseph]

Villena played #100 Diane Joseph (Fremont, OH) and lost 319 to 390 (a spread of -71).

Current ranking: #89.

Current record: 9-12, -14.

Round 22

[photo of Linda Wancel]

Villena played #128 Linda Wancel (Flushing, NY) and won 379 to 317 (a spread of 62).

Current ranking: #80.

Current record: 10-12, +48.

Round 23

[photo of Richard Ganguet]

Villena played #16 Richard Ganguet (Cuba, AL) and lost 318 to 412 (a spread of -94).

Current ranking: #88.

Current record: 10-13, -46.

Round 24

[photo of George Rhyne]

Villena played #83 George Rhyne (Carlisle, PA) and won 438 to 373 (a spread of 65).

Current ranking: #82.

Current record: 11-13, +19.

Round 25

[photo of Diana Ittner]

Villena played #80 Diana Ittner (Menomonee Falls, WI) and lost 345 to 426 (a spread of -81).

Current ranking: #91.

Current record: 11-14, -62.

Round 26

[photo of Shelley Kirk]

Villena played #98 Shelley Kirk (Cincinnati, OH) and lost 316 to 339 (a spread of -23).

Current ranking: #98.

Current record: 11-15, -85.

Villena is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

Round 27

[photo of Evelyn R Davis]

Villena played #110 Evelyn R Davis (Anaheim Hills, CA) and won 401 to 341 (a spread of 60).

Current ranking: #88.

Current record: 12-15, -25.

Round 28

[photo of Robb Griffith]

Villena played #48 Robb Griffith (Durham, NC) and lost 297 to 421 (a spread of -124).

Current ranking: #98.

Current record: 12-16, -149.

Round 29

[photo of Olivia Durant]

Villena played #97 Olivia Durant (Webster, NY) and lost 384 to 390 (a spread of -6).

Current ranking: #104.

Current record: 12-17, -155.

Round 30

[photo of Marilyn Pomeroy]

Villena played #88 Marilyn Pomeroy (Pinehurst, NC) and lost 215 to 366 (a spread of -151).

Current ranking: #111.

Current record: 12-18, -306.

Villena is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

Round 31

[photo of Dallas Johnson]

Villena played #94 Dallas Johnson (Stow, OH) again and won 333 to 280 (a spread of 53).

Current ranking: #105.

Current record: 13-18, -253.


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