10-22-2023
It was another super Sunday for pickleball at Ezell and the King Kong Tournaments The Villages FL. It was a sweet 16 matchup and boy, was the play en fuego!
After 5 rounds, there were 3 teams still unscathed and 2 teams losing only 1 game by 1 point, bringing the tiebreak system into play to determine who would continue into the playoffs. The differential for making the cut was a 3 slim points, giving the nod to Tony Campbell and James Blaine Williams over Don Deroo and John Rippl.
Team Mark Montgomery and Luis Garcia went all the way defeating Chris Andersen and Tom Psaris 11-3 and then Richard Blythe and Tom Boecker 11-6 for the Gold. Richard and Tom earned the Silver by taking down Tony Campbell and James Blaine Williams 11-6 to play in the winners bracket. Chris and Tom ousted Tony and Jim 11-3 to earn the Bronze.