Kylie Sheehan takes the ball, supported by KC Krueger, while Hazel Jackson and Mia Cambiaso try to catch up.
All-American BTA/The Villages takes Women’s Open By Gwen Rizzo • Photos by David Lominska/Polographics
BTA/The Villages was victorious in the U.S. Open Women’s Polo Championship, March 20, at International Polo Club Palm Beach in Wellington, Florida, avenging the 2020 defeat played just a month earlier. The all-American BTA/The Villages team (Paige Boone, Kylie Sheehan, KC Krueger, Tiffany Busch) fell to Hawaii Polo Life (Dolores Onetto, Pam Flanagan, Mia Cambiaso, Nina Clarkin) in the 2020 championship, which had been canceled last year due to COVID-19. The final was rescheduled for late February, when Hawaii Polo Life narrowly edged out BTA, 6-5. 38 POLO P L A Y E R S E D I T I O N
A week later, the two teams met in the final of the Tabebuia Cup played at Port Mayaca Polo Club in nearby Okeechobee, Florida. Hazel Jackson took over for Nina Clarkin on Hawaii Polo Life, and the team went on to double up BTA, 6-3. But BTA doesn’t know how to quit. The women all played unselfish polo, working hard for each other every game, and didn’t look back. “This team plays with so much heart, so much dedication to the sport,” Busch said after this year’s final match. “It is a true honor to take the field with these ladies. We had an amazing coach, and after losing two other finals to the same team we were able
