Age:
Skill Level: Open
Racquet: E-Force
Location: Winnetka, IL
Occupation:Chief Architect at Allstate Financial
Place of Birth: Udaipur, India
Alok Mehta plays competitive racquetball at the open (highest) level division in the amateur category. He has been playing racquetball since 1990. In addition to playing competitive racquetball he is also involved in promoting the sport by providing formal and informal lessons to other players, along with participating in fundraisers.
Recently, he was awarded “2009 Male Player of the Year” award by the Illinois State Racquetball. This award is given to the player who has not only completed the season at the top but also has demonstrated sportsmanship. Alok played 8 tournaments in open/pro and 40+ divisions in 2009 and he was finalist in all 8 of them with winning 6 out of 8.
Alok has also participated at the international level. In August 2010 and 2006, he partnered with Tina Hagen in World Masters Mixed Doubles Championship and won gold and bronze medal respectively.
Alok has won numerous local, state, regional and national tournaments in the US since 1990. Highlight of his career has been 2001 and 2003 where he was finalist in his age categories 30 A and 35 A respectively. He won the gold medal in 2003 and silver in 2001.
Below is a partial list of the tournament results in last two years:
- August 2010 NM World Masters Mixed 35+ Winner
- July 2010 IL Summerfest 40+ Winner
- April 2010 IL Regional Open/Pro and 40+ Semi Finalist March 2010 IL Shamrock 40+
Open Winner
- March 2010 IL Travel League Open Winner
- Feb 2010 IL State Open/Pro and 40+ Semi Finalist
- Fall 2009 IL Vest a Dog Open/Pro and Dbls Winner
- Fall 2009 IL IRT Halloween Open/Pro Second Place Summer
- 2009 IL Regional 35+ Open Winner Summer
- 2009 IL Regional 40+ Open Winner Summer
- 2009 IL Summer-fest 40+ Open Winner Spring
- 2009 IL State 40+ Open Winner Spring
- 2009 IL Travel League Open Winner Winter
- 2009 IL Halloween Open Second Place Winter
- 2009 IL Turkey Shoot 40+ Open Winner Winter
- 2009 IL Reevie Sorey 40+ Open Winner Summer
- 2008 IL Summer-fest Open Second Place Summer
- 2008 IL Summer-fest 40+ Open Second Place Spring
- 2007 CO Regional 40+ Open Winner Summer
- 2007 CO State Games Open Winner
“In racquetball you definitely have to be in good shape, be quick on your
feet and have good hand-to-eye coordination. But over the years is when you
develop the mental strength to stay with your opponent. You get a little
smarter, so you can adjust your game accordingly.”
Current National Ranking: 227
Current State Ranking: 6