Reyna Pacheco Explained

Reyna Pacheco
Fullname:	Reyna Isabel Pacheco Rios
Birth Date:	1 July 1994
Birth Place:	Mexico
Height:	149cm
Weight:	52kg
Retired:	Active
Plays:	Right Handed
Coach:	Natalie Grinham, Renato Paiva
Racquet:	Prince
Event:	Women's singles
Highest Ranking:	No. 70
Date Of Highest Ranking:	September 2017
Current Ranking:	No. 77
Date Of Current Ranking:	February 2018
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]

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]

In popular culture

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]}

References

1. Web site: PSA World Tour Rankings - The Professional Squash Association. psaworldtour.com.
2. Web site: Squash Info - Reyna Pacheco. www.squashinfo.com.
3. News: Keates . Nancy . Ivy League Imports Squash Stars From Unlikely Places . 22 January 2020 . Wall Street Journal . 12 December 2013.
4. News: Terrazas . Alexis . Squashing the odds: Latina immigrant breaks stereotypes . 22 January 2020 . El Tecolote . 8 October 2015.
5. News: Watkins . James . The Squash Pro Who Grew Up an Undocumented Immigrant . 22 January 2020 . OZY . 16 December 2016.
6. Web site: Little America . Epic Magazine . 22 January 2020.
7. News: Stuever . Hank . 'Little America's' vignettes of the immigrant experience sometimes feel a little too sunny . 22 January 2020 . Washington Post . 16 January 2020.
8. News: Patton . Rebecca . The True Stories 'Little America' Is Based On Are Incredibly Inspirational . 22 January 2020 . Bustle . 16 January 2020.