NSC 2010: Marilena Souza [#29]

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On this page, you will find information about Marilena Souza, 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 16-15, +149, and is ranked #25 in Division 5.

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): Marilena Surname(s): Souza Home: Pembroke Pines, FL, United States Awards: Ft. Lauderdale City Champ - Tennis - Div. A & B Hobbies: tennis, scuba dive

Round by Round
High score: 422 Average for: 333 Average against: 330
Round 1		Souza played #17 Sarah Lowery (Washington, DC) and won 334 to 297 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 1-0, +37.
Round 2		Souza played #9 Marla Riff (Boynton Beach, FL) and lost 235 to 432 (a spread of -197). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 1-1, -160.
Round 3		Souza played #38 Mary Logullo (Dallas, TX) and won 413 to 291 (a spread of 122). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 2-1, -38.
Round 4		Souza played #21 Patricia Oppenlander (Denton, TX) and lost 284 to 313 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 2-2, -67.
Round 5		Souza played #5 Hannah Lieberman (Charlotte, NC) and lost 243 to 437 (a spread of -194). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 2-3, -261.
Round 6		Souza played #8 Israr Ahmad (Ajax ON) and won 373 to 142 (a spread of 231). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 3-3, -30.
Round 7		Souza played #4 Jayne Boniface (Centennial, CO) and lost 315 to 316 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 3-4, -31.
Round 8		Souza played #31 Ruth Brower (New Castle County, DE) and lost 256 to 361 (a spread of -105). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 3-5, -136.
Round 9		Souza played #36 Merran Dunlop (Brantford ON) and won 385 to 294 (a spread of 91). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 4-5, -45.
Round 10		Souza played #18 Irene Bookbinder (Tulsa, OK) and lost 344 to 372 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 4-6, -73.
Round 11		Souza played #32 Jean Trotman (West Memphis, AR) and won 422 to 335 (a spread of 87). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 5-6, +14.
Round 12		Souza played #7 Burke Riley (Ft Lauderdale,, FL) and lost 325 to 354 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 5-7, -15.
Round 13		Souza played #19 Dan Horowitz (Wilmington, DE) and lost 318 to 373 (a spread of -55). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 5-8, -70.
Round 14		Souza played #13 Josephine Flowers (West Memphis, AR) and lost 293 to 439 (a spread of -146). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 5-9, -216.
Round 15		Souza played #16 Annie Adkins (Waukomis, OK) and won 383 to 353 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 6-9, -186.
Round 16		Souza played #42 Sandy Poulin (Milwaukee, WI) and won 343 to 287 (a spread of 56). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 7-9, -130.
Round 17		Souza played #39 Michael Lavoie (Seattle, WA) and won 351 to 322 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 8-9, -101.
Round 18		Souza played #10 Emily Lichtman (New York, NY) and won 357 to 328 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 9-9, -72.
Round 19		Souza played #30 Janice Konkol (Amherst, WI) and lost 312 to 342 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 9-10, -102.
Round 20		Souza played #20 Jim Laris (Altadena, CA) and lost 341 to 361 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 9-11, -122.
Round 21		Souza played #37 Kathy Johnson (Houston, TX) and won 324 to 320 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 10-11, -118.
Round 22		Souza played #41 Paul Wood (Central City, IA) and lost 329 to 369 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 10-12, -158.
Round 23		Souza played #40 Eva Bartholomeusz (Winnetka, CA) and won 296 to 260 (a spread of 36). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 11-12, -122.
Round 24		Souza recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 12-12, -72.
Round 25		Souza played #15 Polly Lenzen (Fort Lauderdale, FL) and won 384 to 333 (a spread of 51). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 13-12, -21.
Round 26		Souza played #14 Wilfredo Birondo (Palatine, IL) and lost 311 to 312 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 13-13, -22.
Round 27		Souza played #35 Percy Fernando (Mississauga ON) and won 403 to 287 (a spread of 116). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 14-13, +94.
Round 28		Souza played #27 Katherine Rybak (Evansville, IN) and won 372 to 294 (a spread of 78). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 15-13, +172.
Round 29		Souza played #22 Phyllis Spence (Tuscon, AZ) and lost 288 to 314 (a spread of -26). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 15-14, +146.
Round 30		Souza played #28 Sharon Freeman (San Antonio, TX) and lost 313 to 328 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 15-15, +131.
Round 31		Souza played #7 Burke Riley (Ft Lauderdale,, FL) again and won 354 to 336 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 16-15, +149.

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