The 2024 USHA Three-Wall Nationals brought together our handball family for another phenomenal week of handball and camaraderie at the George D. Miller Three-Wall Courts.

The Toledo Handball Club again went above and beyond by providing their unmatched tournament hospitality, keeping players and spectators well fed and happy throughout the week. The amount of work put in by the members of the Toledo Handball Club is tremendous and it is appreciated by all.

We had a pair of first time open champions in 2024, with Killian Carroll winning the Men’s Open title and Mikaila Esser winning the Women’s Open title.

With Sean Lenning hurt, Carroll was one of the favorites to win the tournament, but faced stiff competition from the likes of Luis Cordova, Tyree Bastidas, Shorty Ruiz, Sam Esser, Ivan Burgos and more.

Carroll left no doubt he was the best player in the tournament and cruised past Cordova in the finals by the scores of 21-4, 21-7. He was relentless in every rally and never let Cordova get comfortable. A laser serve earned him several free points, and he was able to push Cordova all around the court.

Carroll earned his finals spot ousting Ray Ure in the quarterfinals in two competitive games. Burgos awaited Carroll in the semis but stood little chance. Carroll looked unbeatable, winning the match 21-3, 21-0 in the span of just 20 minutes.

Cordova had a shaky start to his tournament and needed a tiebreaker to overcome Abraham Montijo in his quarterfinal, but looked strong in his two game sweep in the semifinals against Sam Esser.

On the Women’s side, Mikaila Esser took down three-wall legend Megan Dorneker in a tiebreaker. After a strong game one and a commanding 14-7 lead in game two, Esser looked in control. Dornerker made a run though that was fueled by a strong serve and a right hand down the right kill shot. She came all the way back to force the tiebreaker. Esser was able to regroup, and started the tiebreaker fast and never looked back, winning the match 21-11, 15-21, 11-0.

Esser defeated Jennifer Schmitt in the semifinals in two games while Dornerker took down Irish star Clodagh Munroe in a tiebreaker.

In the doubles, Shorty Ruiz and Sam Esser returned to the top by winning their third open title together, taking down Killian Carroll and Tyree Bastidas in the finals.

In the Women’s Open, Mikaila Esser completed the slam by teaming with Jen Schmitt to defeat Kristen Hughes and Leah Kirk in the finals.

Thank you again to the Toledo Handball Club for their efforts in putting on the best event of the year and all of the tournament volunteers who make it possible.

Congratulations to all of our 2024 Three-Wall National Champions:

Open Singles: Killian Carroll

Women’s Open Singles: Mikaila Esser

Open Doubles: Shorty Ruiz and Sam Esser

Women’s Open Doubles: Mikaila Esser and Jennifer Schmitt

Big Ball Open Doubles: Ray Ure and John Bike

A singles: Matt Job

Women’s A singles: Audrey Peters

A doubles: Anthony Collado and Chandler Straw

B singles: Vincent Yam

B doubles: Cameron Lowe and Zach Dybal

C singles: Antonio Rivera

35 singles: Abe Montijo

Women’s 35 singles: Sabrina Zamora

35 doubles: Cary Dohman and Tony Clarke

40 singles: Tyler Stevens

40 doubles: Dave Munson and Mike Munson

45 singles: Carlos Chavez

45 doubles: Adam Szatkowski and Shane Conneely

50 singles: Dan Zimet

50 doubles: Dan Zimet and Alan Frank

55 singles: Rick Leonard

60 singles: Thomas Valenzuela

60B singles: Greg Burns

60 doubles: Thomas Valenzuela and Agustin Herrera

65 singles: Dave Dohman

65 doubles: Dave Dohman and Scott Rosenthal

70 singles: John Friedrich

70 doubles: Kevin Jarvis and Ray Estevez

75 doubles: Jim Smith and Rick Graham

80 singles: Rick Graham

MAUMEE, Ohio – HOLY TOLEDO, Three-Wall Nationals Week is here! The 73rd USHA Three-Wall National Championships will commence Thursday afternoon at the Lucas County Rec Center’s George D. Miller Handball Courts. This year’s event is particularly notable as it will see the crowning of a new Men’s Pro Singles champion for the first time in a decade. The last player to win not named “Sean Lenning” was Tyree Bastidas, who claimed the title in 2013. Bastidas returns to the competition, facing a field of determined contenders, including 2023 runner-up Luis Cordova Jr. and first-time entrant Killian Carroll.

In the Women’s Open Singles draw, nine-time champion Megan Dorneker is aiming to reclaim the title after falling short in last year’s final. Her path to victory will be challenging, with formidable opponents such as Mikaila Esser, Jen Schmitt, Clodagh Munroe, Kristen Hughes, and others standing in her way.

Follow all the action and check out the brackets HERE for the latest results from the Championships!