Here is a profile of one of Prof. Swains’ students:

BRAD SCHOPIERAY
IRT Professional

State Titles

• 6 Junior Singles Championships (All 1st Place)

• 6 Junior Doubles Championships (All 1st Place)

• 2nd place State Doubles Men’s Open Division

Junior Regional Titles

• 10 & under Semi-Finalist 2004

• 12 & under Champion 2005

• 14 & under Runner up 2005

• 12 & under Champion 2006

• (This last year at State Singles I broke my foot so I wasn’t able to compete in the 2007 Regional Event.)

National Titles

• 10 & under Singles Red Division Champion 2004 (Eau Claire, Wisconsin)

• 10 & under Doubles Red Division Champion 2004 (Eau Claire, Wisconsin)

• 12 & under Singles Red Division Champion 2005 (Portland, Oregon)

• 12 & under Doubles Gold Division 4th place Overall 2005 (Portland, Oregon)

• 12 & under Singles Gold Division Quarter Finalist 2006 (Lansing, Michigan)

• 12 & under Doubles Gold Division 2nd Place Overall 2006 (Lansing, Michigan)

• 12 & under Mixed Doubles Gold Division 3rd Place Overall 2006 (Lansing, Michigan)

• 14 & under Singles Gold Division Round of 16’s 2007 (Tempe, Arizona)

• 14 & under Doubles Red Division Finalist 2007 (Tempe, Arizona)

• 14 & under Mixed Doubles Gold Division 4th place Overall 2007 (Tempe, Arizona)

• 14 & under Doubles Gold division quarter finalist (Concord, California)

• 14 & under Mixed Doubles Gold division 2nd place (Concord, California)

• 14 & under Singles Gold division 4th place overall (Concord, California)

• 16 & under Quarter finalist (East Lansing, Michigan)

• 16 & under Singles Gold Division 3rd Place Overall (Minneapolis, Minnesota)

Men’s Titles/Pro Titles

• 2009 West Michigan Open Men’s Pro Quarter-Finalist

• 2009 West Michigan Open Men’s Pro Doubles 1st place

• 2009 Kalamazoo Open Men’s Open Semi-Finalist

• 2009 Kalamazoo Open Men’s Open Doubles 2nd Place

• 2009 Cincinnati Pro Stop Men’s Pro Quarter-Finalist

• 2009 Cincinnati Pro Stop Men’s Pro Doubles 2nd Place

• 2010 Chicago Pro Stop Men’s Pro Quarter-Finalist

• 2010 Chicago Pro Stop Men’s Pro Doubles 1st Place

• 2010 Adult Nationals Men’s Elite Semi-Finalist

Special Awards/Acknowledgements 

• 2006 Racquetball Association of Michigan’s “Junior Player of The Year”

• 2007 In a Sandusky Baywinds Tournament I got the “JTO (Junior Team Ohio) Sportsmanship Award”

• 2008 Racquetball Association of Michigan’s “Most Improved Junior of the Year”

• 2009 Racquetball Association of Michigan