We now know who reigns supreme – it’s Mary Ellen Dowsett and Kaylene Engel in the Women’s Doubles Combined 8.0 Tournament today!
The morning started sunny, cool and crisp but as the day wore on, it became overcast and downright windy, wreaking havoc as the fifth person on the courts. The women took it all in stride and rode out the weather and handed out their own punishment on their opponents.
Only one team managed to stay unbowed through the first 5 games, that of the eventual Gold medalists, Mary Ellen and Kaylene. In second were newcomers to these tournaments, Sue Larrow and Colleen Drury. Third went to Jojo Koscheski and Tracy Herzog and fourth were Dana Dodge and Lisa Graham.
In the Semis 1 v 4, Dana and Lisa made a game of it after making the turn at 0-6 but the combo of Mary Ellen and Kaylene met the challenge and finished the game, 11-7. In the Semis 2 v 3, Jojo and Tracy were on fire and dished out a pickle, 11-0, against Sue and Colleen.
For the Gold-Silver game, Jojo and Tracy kept it close but Mary Ellen and Kaylene completed their perfect day and scored the final 3 unanswered points to win it 11-7. In the Bronze game, Sue and Colleen put the pickle behind them and showed Dana and Lisa why they finished second with only a single loss by 1 point to go on and win, 11-3.
Kongrats to all the medalists and thanks again to my volunteers today, Eric Greene, Tony Chiravolo and Curtis Black, and all the fans who came to watch.
Up Next:
• Men’s Combined 8.0 next Sunday, 3/31, 10a at Ezell
• Signups/Confirmations for the Men’s 3.0 (rained out twice!) Tuesday, 4/2, 8:30p (I will contact those who signed up in the past to see if they are still available to play for Sunday, 4/7)
Here are the link to the photos from the Women’s Combined 8.0
- My photos: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjBiAjm
- JSPHOTOGRAPHX photos: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjBiAhs
Here are the links to the videos on the King Kong Tournaments YouTube channel.
- Gold-Silver: Mary Ellen Dowsett and Kaylene Engel v Jojo Koscheski and Tracy Herzog
- Bronze: Sue Larrow and Colleen Drury v Dana Dodge and Lisa Graham
- Semis 1 v 4: Mary Ellen Dowsett and Kaylene Engel v Dana Dodge and Lisa Graham
- Semis 2 v 3: Sue Larrow and Colleen Drury v Jojo Koscheski and Tracy Herzog
- Game 5: Dottie Soufy and Leslie Carron v Diane Fuleky and Laura Mayes
- Game 4: Eva Peters and Cheri Saneholtz v Dana Dodge and Lisa Graham (Note: recording did not start until 3-6-1)
- Game 3: Judi Bullock Bohr and Debbie Roy v Billie Fay Petty and Tina Rosenquist
- (recovered) https://youtu.be/2j-FfeSMimo
- Game 2: Melissa Six-Westerfeld and Mary Dalu v Vickie Ostrander and Meta Smith
- Game 1: Julie Van Sambeek and Lee Anne Cooke v Michaele Danielson and Freda Allen
- Playlist