Reyna Pacheco

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Reyna Pacheco
Full nameReyna Isabel Pacheco Rios
CountryFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Born (1994-07-01) July 1, 1994 (age 30)
Height149 cm (4 ft 11 in)
Weight52 kg (115 lb)
RetiredActive
PlaysRight Handed
Coached by Natalie Grinham, Renato Paiva
Racquet usedPrince
Women's singles Squash pictogram.svg
Highest rankingNo. 70 (September 2017)
Current rankingNo. 77 (February 2018)
Last updated: February, 2018.

Reyna Pacheco (born 1 July 1994 in Mexico) is an American professional squash player. [1] As of February 2018, she was ranked number 77 in the world. [2]

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Early life

Pacheco grew up in San Diego after immigrating from Tijuana, Mexico with her mother and brother at the age of 4. [3] [4] She received her Permanent Resident Card shortly before attending Columbia University, on a Bill and Melinda Gates Millennium scholarship. [5]

Pacheco's story was featured in the true stories collection "Little America" from Epic Magazine. [6] and served as the storyline for the second episode of the TV Series Little America. [7] [8]

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References

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