NSC 2010: Marina A Villena [#95]

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On this page, you will find information about Marina A Villena, who is competing at the 2010 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 15-16, -793, and is ranked #61 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, United States Awards: Accessibility Employee of the Quarter, Employee of the Quarter Hobbies: Listening to Music, watching tv

Round by Round
High score: 431 Average for: 360 Average against: 385
Round 1		Villena played #17 Samuel Smith (Indianapolis, IN) and won 410 to 304 (a spread of 106). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 1-0, +106.
Round 2		Villena played #41 Helena Gauthier (Merrimack, NH) and won 395 to 383 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 2-0, +118.
Round 3		Villena played #53 Barbara Drinkwine (Menasha, WI) and won 384 to 324 (a spread of 60). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 3-0, +178.
Round 4		Villena played #59 Waheed Thompson (Mesquite, TX) and lost 315 to 383 (a spread of -68). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 3-1, +110.
Round 5		Villena played #71 Cynthia Hughes (Houston, TX) and won 387 to 305 (a spread of 82). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 4-1, +192.
Round 6		Villena played #63 Diana Spiller (Ashby, MA) and lost 431 to 488 (a spread of -57). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 4-2, +135.
Round 7		Villena played #68 George Rogers (Tamarac, FL) and won 359 to 351 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 5-2, +143.
Round 8		Villena played #28 Marc Carnegie (New York, NY) and lost 414 to 422 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 5-3, +135.
Round 9		Villena played #62 Oliver Roeder (Austin, TX) and lost 265 to 395 (a spread of -130). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 5-4, +5.
Round 10		Villena played #3 Tijan Jeng (Baltimore, MD) and lost 335 to 444 (a spread of -109). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 5-5, -104.
Round 11		Villena played #69 Yolanda Ushry (McDonough, GA) and won 359 to 345 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 6-5, -90. Villena is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12		Villena played #72 Aditya Kini (Indianapolis, IN) and won 365 to 323 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 7-5, -48.
Round 13		Villena played #57 Lorraine Burton (Baltimore, MD) and won 351 to 345 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 8-5, -42.
Round 14		Villena played #47 Alice Goodwin (Seattle, WA) and won 339 to 321 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 9-5, -24.
Round 15		Villena played #44 Keil Shults (Corinth, TX) and won 403 to 393 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 10-5, -14.
Round 16		Villena played #12 George Asaka (Omaha, NE) and lost 272 to 525 (a spread of -253). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 10-6, -267.
Round 17		Villena played #42 Anna Miransky (Toronto ON) and won 391 to 361 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 11-6, -237.
Round 18		Villena played #19 Phyllis Koselke (Hammond, IN) and lost 331 to 427 (a spread of -96). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 11-7, -333.
Round 19		Villena played #1 Wesley Eddings (Bryan, TX) and won 412 to 384 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 12-7, -305.
Round 20		Villena played #39 Robert Fenske (San Antonio, TX) and lost 358 to 433 (a spread of -75). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 12-8, -380. Villena is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 21		Villena played #55 Lee Brooks (Arlington, TX) and lost 382 to 395 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 12-9, -393.
Round 22		Villena played #35 Sarah King (Cave Creek, AZ) and lost 359 to 445 (a spread of -86). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 12-10, -479.
Round 23		Villena played #10 Murray Weber (Surrey BC) and won 358 to 352 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 13-10, -473.
Round 24		Villena played #22 Miriam Green (Las Vegas, NV) and won 368 to 333 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 14-10, -438.
Round 25		Villena played #6 William Giblin (Hahnville, LA) and won 379 to 368 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 15-10, -427.
Round 26		Villena played #9 John Redding (Dallas, TX) and lost 360 to 369 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 15-11, -436.
Round 27		Villena played #18 Harry Decker (Norman, OK) and lost 307 to 426 (a spread of -119). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 15-12, -555.
Round 28		Villena played #49 Charlene White (Kearny, NJ) and lost 337 to 370 (a spread of -33). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 15-13, -588.
Round 29		Villena played #31 Sandra Bloom (Tamarac, FL) and lost 287 to 436 (a spread of -149). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 15-14, -737.
Round 30		Villena played #37 Cheryl Melvin (Muskegon, MI) and lost 369 to 400 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 15-15, -768.
Round 31		Villena played #51 Judy Cole (Concord, MA) and lost 364 to 389 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 15-16, -793.

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