The Women’s Advanced Doubles did not disappoint at today’s King Kong Tournaments! Not only did we have a super competitive field, mother nature decided to kick it up a notch and threw in steady 12+ mph winds just to make the games all that more interesting.
On courts 1-3, it was Kimberly Hedden and Mary Ellen Dowsett edging out Kim Buffington and Linda Kloeckner, each with 4 wins but Kim H and Mary Ellen having a 51 to 46 total points edge.
On courts 4-6, Jonra Jacoby and Bryana Witt finished their day perfect with 5 wins, 55 total points and a +32 points differential. Coming in as the runner-ups were Anne Gould and Toby Newbig with 3 wins and 42 total points, 1 more than Deb Lindewirth and Randy Friedman.
On courts 7-9, the duo of Ann Marie Gavinsky and Dana Poulsen, powered their way to first with 5 wins, 55 points and a +34 points differential, giving them also the top seed for the playoffs over Jonra and Bryana. In second and getting the 4th overall seed were Debbie Merlock and Ronda Busscher with 4 wins and 51 total points, 5 more than Kim B and Linda.
In the Semis, Ann Marie and Dana continued their hot play and smoked Debbie and Ronda 11-0 to reach the Gold-Silver match. It was much the same story with Jonra and Bryana, taking down Kim H and Mary Ellen 11-2.
In the Gold-Silver game, Ann Marie and Dana stayed hot, jumping to an early 5-2 lead. Jonra and Bryana buckled down and made the turn by taking a 6-5 lead into the second half of the game. They went on to win 11-7 for the Gold, giving Silver to Ann Marie and Dana. Debbie and Ronda battled Kim H and Mary Ellen to a 11-8 victory for the Bronze.
Kongrats to all the medalists and a big round of applause to all the participants and fans. Special thanks to Miriam Bernstein, Fred Veenstra and Tony Chiravolo for assisting with the scorekeeping.
Next Up:
– Women’s Intermediate Doubles on April 13 (10 teams signed up with room for 8 more!)
– Signup for the Women’s Base Doubles opens on Tuesday, April 15 @ 8:30p
Here’s the link to the photos: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjC87Px
Here’s the link to the playlist on the YT channel with the replay of the livestream from court 6 and the footage from the GoPro on court 3 (apologies but lost the coverage for games 1 and 2): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLy0MUnaQ-KX_2K_N8-xazvWhshRFsQTdB
Livestream Court 6
- Intro (0:16:03)
- Game 1(0:19:50) – Anne Gould and Toby Neubig v Mindi Thal and Lea Hoffacker
- Game 2 (0:50:03) – Deb Lindewirth and Randy Friedman v Kaylene Engel and Judi Bullock-Bohr
- Game 3 (1:12:45) – Bryana Witt and Jonra Jacoby v Debbie Ryan and Mo Royal
- Game 4 (1:33:49) – Kaylene Engel and Judi Bullock-Bohr v Mindi Thal and Lea Hoffacker
- Game 5 (1:55:14) – Kaylene Engel and Judi Bullock-Bohr v Bryana Witt and Jonra Jacoby
- Semi (2:18:30) – Ann Marie Gavinski and Dana Poulsen v Debbie Merlock and Ronda Busscher
- Gold-Silver (2:30:41) – Bryana Witt and Jonra Jacoby v Ann Marie Gavinski and Dana Poulsen Medals (2:52:00)
GoPro Court 3
- Game 1 & 2 (0:00:00) – Apologies! I didn’t notice that the GoPro had turned itself off at the start of the tournament so Games 1 (Kim Buffington and Linda Kloeckner v Elizabeth Roberts and Linda Sacre) & 2 (Laura Mayes and Diane Fuleky v Evelyn Good and Rhonda Lakip-Ochoa) did not get recorded.
- Game 3 (0:00:14) – Lisa Farrell and Cheryl Woolley v Kimberly Hedden and Mary Ellen Dowsett
- Game 4 (0:16:47) – Linda Kloeckner and Kim Buffington v Evelyn Good and Rhonda Lakip-Ochoa
- Game 5 (0:30:13) – Evelyn Good and Rhonda Lake-Ochoa v Kimberly Hedden and Mary Ellen Dowsett
- Semi (0:47:06) – Bryana Witt and Jonra Jacoby v Kimberly Hedden and Mary Ellen Dowsett
- Bronze (0:58:37) – Debbie Merlock and Ronda Busscher v Kimberly Hedden and Mary Ellen Dowsett