Mark Frank fits neatly into the NMRA demographic. He’s an avid 60+ competitor on the Master’s circuit, a successful business owner, proud father, and literal groundbreaker.
In 2014, he began acquiring unique properties to establish the Frank Hotels chain, which continues to grow in both the rugged Northwest and coastal Southeast. A decade later, he’s now expanding his own home front in Washington state by adding a free-standing, regulation racquetball court just past the garage. It eliminates two-hours of drive time into town for practice. It’s every player’s dream.
Also this year, Mark’s off-court commitment advanced to the next level when he secured title sponsorship of the Frank Hotels IRF World Senior Championship. For the first time in the history of both events, the NMRA International and IRF World Seniors have partnered to offer age-group athletes a single, summertime opportunity to seek a major title. There may not be one Frank Hotels room night available for booking in the entire state of Illinois, but Mark Frank will be fully engaged in Chicago.
He returns to the 2024 IRF World Seniors as the defending champion in the Men’s 40+ Doubles, after capturing the title with partner Sudsy Monchik last August. Closer to home at the Golden State Open pro stop in December, he won again with Monchik in M40+, then came back after the holidays for a double-gold finish at the USAR Indoor Nationals in February (with Monchik in M45+ and Ruben Gonzalez in M65+). Most recently he partnered with Steve Wattz at the NMRA Nationals in Baton Rouge, and in April had claimed his first singles win in over 35 years, by taking the M55+ bracket at the Montana Winter Classic.
In a February post, he commented: “Getting back into RB at age 60 was the hardest thing I’ve ever done, but having a blast now … “
Thanks to Mark Frank for his renewed enthusiasm, inspiration, drive and channeling lots of high energy back into the sport at every level.
On Facebook >> Court construction, Phase ONE & Phase TWO … Video GSOpen M40+
On YouTube >> Courtside at National Doubles (courtesy Leo Vasquez), Part ONE & Part TWO …
