Sudsy Monchik @SudsyM
Husband I Father I Family I🏆 World Champion 🌎 | 5 X Ranked #1 in the World 1️⃣ | Pan American Gold Medalist 🥇 | Every man dies, not every man really lives🗡️
Recently, at the World Singles & Doubles Racquetball Championships in Colorado, I sat down with racquetball pro Sudsy Monchik to talk about his 7 years in Ecuador, his Ecuadorian wife Vero Sotomayor and their two young kids, his relationship with fellow New Yorkers and racquetball champions Jason Mannino and Ruben Gonzales, the reasons racquetball's popularity is declining and how to revive it.
Sudsy Monchik was born in Staten Island, New York and began playing racquetball at age 7. By age 19, he was playing on the pro tour. He's one of four kids. His parents and Jason Mannino's parents owned racquetball clubs, which helped the two boys to develop their games and become lifelong friends.
In 2015 the Ecuadorian racquetball association invited Sudsy to teach in their country. Already somewhat fluent in Spanish and ready for adventure, Sudsy moved to Cuenca, Ecuador where he lived for seven years. He met and married one of Ecuador's top players Vero Sotomayor and their two kids Juliana, 5, and Mateo, 3, were born in Ecuador before the family moved to the U.S. in 2022.
As a player, Sudsy has accumulated a long list of accolades: 11-time Junior World Champion, 11 USA Jr. National Championships, played 7 seasons on tour, finished 5-Time #1 Player in the World, 4-time US Open Champion, Pan American Gold Medalist, USA Hall of Fame Member, over 50 professional singles titles, 7 professional doubles titles, 3-time USA National Doubles Champion, Staten Island Sports Hall of Fame, and USA High School National Champion.
As a coach, Sudsy is also well renowned: Ecuador National Team Coach (2015-2017); Coached National Team to their best results in team history; Pan American Games, Toronto, Canada July 2015; Junior World Championships, Dominican Republic 2015; Pan American Championships, San Luis Potosi, Mexico 2016; World Championships, Cali, Colombia 2016; Junior World Championships, San Luis Potosí, Mexico 2006; Pan American Championships, San José, Costa Rica 2017 and currently coaching various players of all levels.
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27 авг 2024