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
	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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		Villena played #98 Shelley Kirk (Cincinnati, OH) and lost 316 to 339 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #98. Current record: 11-15, -85.
Round 27		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		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		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		Villena played #88 Marilyn Pomeroy (Pinehurst, NC) and lost 215 to 366 (a spread of -151). Current ranking: #111. Current record: 12-18, -306.
Round 31		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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