If it weren’t for the wind, what a fine day it was for pickleball! We had the Men’s “6.5” and Under. Despite having a couple of teams that were a bit out of the range, everyone played pretty competitively and no team was truly out of the contest.
Only 1 team came away undefeated and the other 3 teams making it into the finals only had a single loss. From the top bracket, the 2 top teams each shared a 3-1 record and the deciding factor was the head to head loss where Mike Fritz and Lee Pearson defeated Fernando Garcia and Paule Kiefer 11-7 tomtake the #1 seed. In the bottom bracket, Rich Fuleky and Joe Verber went undefeated, followed by thecteam of Wes Capdepon and Paul Damren took the second seed with a 3-1 record.
In the Semis with Mike and Lee versus Wes and Paul, Mike and Lee procceded to the Gold-Silver game by taking out Wes and Paul, 11-6. In the other Semis, Fernando and Paul handed Rich and Joe their first loss, 11-8, setting up a revenge match for pairs in the medal rounds.
In the Gold-Silver match, Fern and Paul gave it their all, but the result was the same: Mike and Lee walked away with the Gold with another 11-7 win. For the Bronze, things didn’t go as smoothly for Rich and Joe as Wes and Paul pulled it together and exacted their revenge with a 11-6 win and the Bronze. Kongrats to all the medalists and participants!
Thanks once again to Chas Popplestone, Sue Reich and Diane Fuleky for keeping everything square and the fans who came to watch!
Next Up:
– Halloween Charity Event, 10/27
– Pickle N’ Poker – Night Owls, 11/1 (signup now!)
– Pickle N’ Poker – Night Owls, 11/1 (signup now!)
– Women’s 6.5-8.0 , 11/3
Here is the link to the photos: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjBNZc8
Here is the link to the video playlist on the YT channel. This includes the replay of the live stream and the footage from the GoPro on court 9. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLy0MUnaQ-KX-lyWoS-MHivV6msYaQZdQB
These are the timestamps for the livestream:
- Intro (0:27:21)
- Game 1 (0:34:40) – Fernando Garcia and Paul Kiefer v Mike Fritz and Lee Pearson
- Game 2 (1:00:20) – Fernando Garcia and Paul Kiefer v Gavin Mason and Ken Smiley
- Game 3 (1:14:25) – Mike Fritz and Lee Pearson v Gavin Mason and Ken Smiley
- Game 4 (1:30:00) – Gavin Mason and Ken Smiley v Jeffrey Constantz and Peter Bernard
- Game 5 (1:44:30) – David Baker and Kevin Frasz v Fernando Garcia and Paul Kiefer
- Final 4 (2:04:00)
- Semis (2:05:40) – Mike Fritz and Lee Pearson v Wes Capdepon and Paul Damren
- Gold-Silver (2:22:45) – Fernando Garcia and Paul Kiefer v Mike Fritz and Lee Pearson
- Medals (2:43:10)
These are the timestamps for the GoPro footage:
- Pre-Tournament Warmup (0:00:00) – Diane Fuleky and Mark Shaffer v Fernando Garcia and Paul Kiefer
- Intro (0:13:50)
- Game 1 (0:21:29) – Tom Cicalese and Scott Konkel v Wes Capdepon and Paul Damren
- Game 2 (0:34:56) – Tom Cicalese and Scott Konkel v Rich Fuleky and Joe Verber
- Game 3 (0:51:02) – Wes Capdepon and Paul Damren v Rich Fuleky and Joe Verber
- Game 4 (1:02:52) – Rich Fuleky and Joe Verber v Ted Abelson and Eric Jones
- Game 5 (1:22:16) – Doug Delp and Bob Nunn v Tom Cicalese and Scott Konkel
- Semis (1:39:32) Rich Fuleky and Joe Verber v Fernando Garcia and Paul Kiefer
- Bronze (1:54:19) – Rich Fuleky and Joe Verber v Wes Capdepon and Paul Damren
- Medals (2:12:58)