Polo’s Top Women Players in Houston This Week for the USPA U.S. Open Women’s Polo Championship

LAKE WORTH, Fla. - Nov. 5, 2014 - PRLog -- The United States Polo Association U.S. Open Women’s Polo Championship takes place at the Houston Polo Club this week culminating in the tournament final on Sunday, November 9.   American polo’s top women’s tournament is sanctioned by the U.S. Polo Association (USPA), the sport’s national governing body and features the sport’s leading women players and teams.    The 2013 US Open Women’s Polo Championship was won by the Goose Creek team consisting of Sunny Hale, Julia Smith, Maureen Brennan and Kristy Outhier.

Playing for the USPA Women’s Polo Championship trophy this year are the following teams and players:

San Saba/Shanghai: Dawn Jones, Clarissa Echezarreta, Tiamo Hudspeth, Dayelle Fargey

BTA:  Brianna Galindo,KC Krueger, Sheila Lequerica, Lia Salvo

Northern Trust:  Maureen Brennan, Julia Smith, Sarah Wiseman, Claire Brougham

Land Rover: Cecelia Cochran, Karen Reese, Erica Gandomcar-Sachs, Tiffany Busch

“The United States Polo Association U.S. Women’s Polo Championship historically features extremely talented athletes, exceptional teamwork, and the great traditions, courage, and sophistication of polo,” said Peter Rizzo, CEO of the United States Polo Association.   “Women constitute one of the fastest growing parts of the polo-playing community and through this tournament we celebrate those who are playing the sport at the highest level, and who inspire all who play to their very best.”

The tournament’s host club, the Houston Polo Club (HPC), was founded in 1928 and has become the largest USPA member club in the nation. The club hosts 2 through 12‐goal polo tournaments during the fall and spring seasons. HPC is also a recognized USPA Regional Polo Center (RPC) and provides a full‐service polo school, junior polo events, and year‐round boarding and riding lessons. The USPA established the RPC program as a network of the most prominent polo centers around the country that train polo players, umpires, managers and others. They also support other clubs nearby and provide resources in an effort to enhance USPA membership.

About the United States Polo Association ®

The U.S. Polo Association was organized and exists for the purposes of promoting the game of polo, coordinating the activities of its Member Clubs and Registered Players, arranging and supervising polo tournaments, competitions, and games, and providing rules, handicaps, and conditions for those tournaments, competitions, and games including the safety and welfare of participants and mounts. For more information, please visit www.uspolo.org.