{{short description|American professional racquetball player (born 1958)}} '''Debbie Tisinger-Moore''' (born April 2, 1958) is an American professional racquetball player.<ref>[http://www.simivalleyacorn.com/news/2012-08-17/Sports/Sweetheart_of_racquetball.html "Janel Tisinger battles obstacles to grip sport’s triple crown"]. ''Simi Valley Acorn'', by Stephanie Sumell</ref> She is an inductee to the USA Racquetball Hall of Fame.<ref>[http://www.vcstar.com/sports/simi-valleys-racquetball-royalty "Simi Valley's racquetball royalty"]. ''Ventura County Star''.</ref><ref>[http://www.tennisindustrymag.com/articles/2013/07/22_industry_news_29.html "Peoplewatch"]. ''Tennis Industry News''.</ref>
==Early years== {{BLP unsourced section|date=April 2019}} Debbie Tisinger-Moore was born in Phoenix, Arizona, the oldest of seven children. In 1980, she was introduced to racquetball by her father who played handball then switched to racquetball. Tisinger-Moore attended Simi High School.
== Career == Tisinger-Moore started competing in racquetball during the 1980s.<ref name=boomers>[http://www.thefreelibrary.com/HAVING+A+RAQUETBALL+BABY+BOOMERS+RETURNING+TO+THE+SPORT+OF+THEIR...-a0142986877 "HAVING A RAQUETBALL BABY BOOMERS RETURNING..."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171231155509/https://www.thefreelibrary.com/HAVING+A+RAQUETBALL+BABY+BOOMERS+RETURNING+TO+THE+SPORT+OF+THEIR...-a0142986877 |date=2017-12-31 }}. ''Simi Valley News'', Rick Coca, March 8, 2006</ref> During her career she was named Peggy Steding Athlete of the Year six times. She won 25 U.S. Open titles,<ref>[http://www.vcstar.com/news/simi-valley-mother-daughter-rule-racquetball-court-ep-292535315-351658021.html "Simi Valley mother, daughter rule racquetball court"]. ''Ventura County Star'', July 20, 2013, Jim Carlisle.</ref> 23 World Senior titles, 21 U.S. National Doubles titles and 12 U.S. National Singles titles.
By 1995 Tisinger-Moore was the director of Racquetball World at Canoga Park in Los Angeles. There she organized professional and amateur tournaments.<ref>[https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-10-11-sp-55733-story.html "Racquetball Bounces Back"]. ''Los Angeles Times'', October 11, 1995|IRENE GARCIA</ref> She continued to play in the masters events<ref>[http://jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/100607/nes_205375737.shtml#.V7XzZ6IxCHk "Pair from Neptune win racquetball nationals"]. ''Florida Times-Union'', October 6, 2007</ref><ref>[https://issuu.com/jimmyoliver/docs/march-april_2001 "12th Women's Senior/Masters Championships"]. ''Racquetball Magazine'', March/April 2001, page 14. by Jimmy Oliver</ref> and earned 11 Women's Senior National titles<ref name=boomers /> and 12 National Master titles. In 1998 she was named US Racquetball Association Athlete of the Year.<ref>[https://issuu.com/jimmyoliver/docs/may-june_1998 "USRA Athletes of the Year"]. ''Racquetball Magazine'', May/June 1998, page 50.</ref>
By 2006 Tisinger-Moore was coaching racquetball at Simi Valley.<ref>[http://www.thefreelibrary.com/WHAT+A+RACQUET+SUN+VALLEY+BUSINESSMAN+STICKS+WITH+SPORT+THROUGH...-a0142986880 "WHAT A RACQUET SUN VALLEY BUSINESSMAN STICKS WITH SPORT THROUGH CHANGES."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190307173811/https://www.thefreelibrary.com/WHAT+A+RACQUET+SUN+VALLEY+BUSINESSMAN+STICKS+WITH+SPORT+THROUGH...-a0142986880 |date=2019-03-07 }}. ''Simi Valley News'', Rick Coca, March 6, 2006.</ref><ref>[https://www.palipost.com/racquetball-runs-in-the-family-for-elkins/ "Racquetball runs in the family for Elkins"]. ''Palisadian Post'', Aug 29, 2013.</ref> In 2013, she was inducted into the USA Racquetball Hall of Fame.<ref>[https://patch.com/california/brentwood/brentwood-ca-junior-racquetball-team-wins-4-gold-at-national-singles-championships "Brentwood Ca Junior Racquetball Team Wins 4 gold at National Singles Championships"]. ''Brentwood Patch'', Brett Elkins June 3, 2014</ref>
In 2016 Tisinger-Moore was an assistant coach to her daughter Janel Tisinger, who won the Women's Doubles World Championship with Aimee Ruiz.<ref>[https://www.nj.com/hunterdon-county-democrat/index.ssf/2016/07/aimee_ruiz_of_whitehouse_station_wins_third_racque.html "Aimee Ruiz of Whitehouse Station wins third Racquetball Doubles World Championship"]. ''NJ.com'', July 27, 2016</ref>
== Personal == Tisinger-Moore is married to Gary Moore and lives in Simi Valley, California. She is the mother of three. Her daughter Janel is on the USA racquetball Team.<ref>{{cite web |title=Team USA Strikes Gold |url=https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Racquetball/Features/2016/July/25/Team-USA-Strikes-Gold |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160806120238/http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Racquetball/Features/2016/July/25/Team-USA-Strikes-Gold |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 6, 2016 |website=teamusa.org |accessdate=March 6, 2019 |date=July 25, 2016}}</ref>
== See also == * [https://www.usaracquetballevents.com/profile-player.asp?UID=43797 Official USA Racquetball Player Profile]
== References == {{reflist}}
== External links == *https://myplace.frontier.com/~kdtutsch/WSMRA/WSMRANews.htm *http://www.r2sports.com/website/event-website.asp?TID=11698 *https://web.archive.org/web/20140422185438/http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Racquetball/About/Annual-Awards/2002 *[https://web.archive.org/web/20140121094024/http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Racquetball/About/Record-Books/US-Open-Champions/Mixed-40-Doubles] *https://web.archive.org/web/20140228094608/http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Racquetball/About/Record-Books/Doubles-Champions/Womens-C *https://web.archive.org/web/20140811064448/http://www.teamusa.org/usa-racquetball/about/hall-of-fame *[https://web.archive.org/web/20140121093814/http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Racquetball/About/Record-Books/US-Open-Champions/40]
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