What an awesome fall Sunday for the King Kong Tournament Women”s 6.5 and Under matches! Conditions were sunny with light winds but nevermind the weather report, how about the 36 women who came to play? And boy, did they played!
Only 1 team came through the round robin games unbeaten to earn the top seed and that was Julee Johanson and Cheryl Hallgren on the back courts. In the front two courts. we had 4 teams go 4-1 and with the deciding games coming from game 4. On the front court, Carolyn Roan and Irene Ingolglia defeated Christina Jones and Liz Sinicropi, 11-5 to earn their way to the palyoffs. In the middle courts, Syndee Daugherty and Lynn Hummer took down Barbara Garcia and Jean Roberts, 11-7, punching their ticket into the playoffs. Syndee and Lynn also earned the #2 seed, edging out Carolyn and Irene 53 to 51 in total points. For the 4th and final seat, it came down to between Barbara and Jean and Christina and Liz, with Barbaa and Jn in out Christina and Liz by 2 points, 51 to 49 in toal points.
Bith the Semis and Finals were decided by oddly symmetrical scores of 11-5 and 11-8 in each playoof games. In the match between Julee and Cheryl with Barbara and Jean, it was the latter coming in on top with a 11-5 win. for the game with Syndee and Lynn, they won over Carolyn and Irene, 11-5 setting up a rematch with Barbara and Jean for the Gold and Silver.
The Gold-Silver match saw both teams going back and forth with Barbara and Jean exacting revenge on their earlier loss and beating Syndee and Lynn, 11-8, for the Gold. In the Bronze game, Carolyn and Iene also battled back and forth with Julee and Cheryl before finally taking control and winning 11-8 for the Bronze.
Great job everyone and Kongrats to the medalists! Thanks. once again to my volunteers, Chas Popplestone, Miriam Bernstein, Fred Veenstra, and Glen Smith for their support and to all the fans who came to watch!
For what’s going on for the rest of the year and the start of 2025, check out this post at https://kingkongtournaments.com/upcoming-womens-6-5-and…/ on the website.
Here is the link for the photos: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjBS7di
Here is the link to the playlist on the YT channel with the replay for the livestream on court 6 and the GoPro footage from court 1: https://www.youtube.com/live/rJiPLlOJxUE?si=Y1gj-qV98cvs26ER
Livestream:
- Intro (0:25:14)
- Game 1 (0:29:20) – Barbara Garcia and Jean Roberts v Janice Capdepon and Sharon Damren
- Game 2 (0:52:12) – Jeanan Delp and Renee Krick v Syndee Daugherty and Lynn Hummer
- Game 3 ( 1:17:48) – Lee Blessing and Debbie Smith v Julie Shore and Jackie Mantegna
- Game 4 (1:34:45) – Barbara Garcia and Jean Roberts v Syndee Daurgherty and Lynn Hummer
- Game 5 (1:53:51) – Syndee Daugherty and Lynn Hummer v Julie Shore and Jackie Mantegna
- Who made the Playoffs (2:40:00)
- Semis (2:44:10) – Julee Johansen and Cheryl Hallgren v Barbara Garcia and Jean Roberts
- Who’s playing for Medals (3:01:10)
- Gold-Silver (3:02:05) – Barbara Garcia and Jean Roberts v Syndee Daugherty and Lynn Hummer
- Awards (3:26:07)
GoPro:
- Game 1 (0:00:00) – Denise Striano and Pam Gray v Carolyn Roan and Irene Ingoglia
- Game 2 (0:16:02) – Carolyn Roan and Irene Ingoglia v Kecia Badem and Patti DeGraff
- Game 3 (0:34:33) – Christina Jones and Liz Sinicropi v Julie Ferron and Cory Gimourginas
- Game 4 (0:49:11) – Denise Striano and Pam Gray v Kecia Badem and Patti DeGraff
- Game 5 (1:02:15) – Kecia Badem and Patty DeGraff v Julie Ferron and Cory Gimourginas (Camera shut down at 6-9-1, Kecia serving. Game was won by Julie and Cory 11-10)
- Semis (1:19:20) – Carolyn Roan and Irene Ingoglia v Syndee Daugherty and Lynn Hummer
- Bronze (1:31:29) – Julee Johanson and Cheryl Hallgren v Carolyn Roan and Irene Ingoglia