Pickleball: Locals fare well

October 7, 2013, the-dispatch.com.

High Point, NC

The "Triad's 2nd Annual Pickleball Tournament" held in High Point Oct. 3–5 was well represented by local talent. Nearly 100 players from Pennsylvania to Florida filled the courts.

Local participants from the area include Mary Helen Atkins, Phil Giallombardo, Joanne Hessey, Jim Kelley, Jodie Merrill, Charlie Ryan and Bynum Tuttle. The group from The Springs have been playing approximately two years.

Mary Helen Atkins and John Bullins (Mocksville) finished first in the 40-59 Mixed Doubles, Joanne Hessey and Phil Giallombardo finished second in the 60-69 Mixed Doubles, Mary Helen Atkins and Jodie Merrill finished second in the 40-50 Women's Doubles, Joanne Hessey and June Boswell (High Point) finished third in the 60-69 Women's Doubles and Phil Giallombardo finished third in the 60-69 Men's Singles.

Pickleball is the fastest growing sport in the U.S. It has been described as similar to playing ping pong while standing on the table. For more information on the game and for available courts go towww.usapa.org

Last Call for Nationals! Deadline is this Saturday, October 12! Registration is way ahead of last year's pace so don't delay... secure your spot today! The USAPA Nationals V Tournament (Nov 11-17, 2013) is the pinnacle event for pickleball players and you don't want to miss it!  This fifth annual Nationals Tournament will again be at Sun City Festival in the Phoenix area (Buckeye, AZ).  This is a sanctioned tournament and open to all ages.  Awards are given to the top 3 finishers in each event and there are also CASH PRIZES for open division medal winners! Award winners will also receive Tier 1 tournament points. Visit the Nationals website:  nationals.usapa.org ________________________________ * * * USAPA MEMBERSHIP REQUIRED * * * Participants who are not current USAPA Members or whose memberships will expire prior to or during the tournament, must be members in good standing to participate. Click the buttons below to renew or to complete your new USAPA membership! Once your new membership or renewal is paid, your member number will be assigned to you. ________________________________    REGISTRATION Registration deadline: Oct. 12, 2013 (11:59pm EDT) Registration Fee = $50:  Now - Oct. 12, 2013 (online or postmarked by Oct 12: 11:59pm EDT)   Jr. Registration Fee = $10:  Now - Oct. 12, 2013 (online or postmarked by Oct 12: 11:59pm EDT)   ________________________________     EVENT FEES Open Division: $10 per event entered Young Adult Division: $10 per event entered Senior Division: $10 per event entered Junior Division: $5 per event entered ________________________________ PAYMENT DEADLINE ALSO OCT. 12 Saturday, Oct. 12 is also the deadline for all fees to be paid.  Anyone who has registered for Nationals but fails to submit final payment by midnight on Oct 12will be dropped from any event not paid for. __________________________________________ POSTMARK REMINDER We recommend all players register online. However, for players who will be mailing their registration and payment, please remember that the envelope MUST be postmarked no later than Saturday, Oct 12: 11:59pm EDT.  Any registrations received that are postmarked after this time will not be accepted. If you wait until Oct. 12 to mail your registration, take it to a US Post Office, hand it to a clerk and ask them to postmark it so it readsOct. 12.  Simply dropping your registration in the mail onOct. 12 does not guarantee it will be postmarked that day and therefore will not be accepted. __________________________________________ REFUND POLICY Cancellations and requests for refunds must be postmarked or email dated by 11:59pm EDT November 8, 2013. Requests sent after this date will not qualify for a refund. Event fees will be refunded in full. Registration fees will be refunded less a $20 processing fee. Refund checks will be mailed by the end of November. There will be no refunds for events that are cancelled due to inclement weather. Email requests can be sent tonationalsreg@usapa.org. __________________________________________ REMINDER TO PLAYERS: DOUBLE CHECK CONFIRMATIONS  Please review your confirmations to make sure that all events you intended to sign up for are listed. Adding an event or making a partner substitution is only allowed if all requesting players have registered by theOctober 12, 2013 deadline.  Substitutions may only be from the registered players who are already registered but still need partners for the event in question.  Adding an event will not be allowed after the player lists or the event brackets have been posted online. __________________________________________ EVENT SPONSORS In addition to a great lineup of table vendors, we have a number of sponsors lined up this year! We Get You to the Senior Games! 'Like' Us on Facebook Forward to a Friend Secure Your Spot! Registration ends Oct. 12!Don't miss out... register today!  Nationals V T-Shirts For the 1st time, a USAPA National Tournament T-shirt is available! If you order online, you can select men's and women's cut styles and for $6 extra, you can have your name added on the back!  Your shirt can be mailed in advance or you can save and pick it up at Nationals.  A limited number of unisex t-shirts will also be available for sale at the tournament but why wait... order today! CLICK TO ORDER   Nationals V Hats In addition to Nationals T-Shirts, a limited number of embroidered National V hats are also now available. Click below for details and to order! CLICK TO ORDER Host Hotels The USAPA has made special arrangements with the following three hotels in Surprise, AZ. When booking, be sure to mention "USAPA" to receive the tournament rate. CLICK HERE for details. THE VENUE The National Tournament will once again be held at Sun City Festival in beautiful Buckeye, AZ.  Festival is a Del Webb community located just 15 minutes west of Surprise, AZ and 50 miles northwest of the Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport.  A good selection of food and beverage options will be available plus Festival's Indigo Grille offers great food and atmosphere! ELIGIBILITY Age restrictions apply to Junior Division (age 18 & under), Adult Division (age 19 & older), & Senior Division (age 50 & older). Your eligible age will be the age you will be on December 31, 2013. A player may play in one group of any of the age group events for which he/she is qualified. In addition, any 4.0 or higher rated player may play in Open Division Events. JOIN US! Don't delay... register today and be part of the USAPA's premier tournament!  We have an age division for everyone: Junior (18 & under), Adult (19 & older), and Senior (50 & older). Spend time with family and friends and play (or watch) some of the world's top players!

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Asheville spots to think (and sweat) pink

citizen-times.com - Oct. 3, 2013

 Asheville, NC - Rally for the Cure invites area residents to Raise a Racquet Against Breast Cancer on Oct. 4 at the Hendersonville Sports Club, at 88 Oak Creek Lane in Hendersonville. The event kicks off at 9:30 a.m. with a mixed doubles tennis round robin, followed by an hour of pickleball. At 10 a.m., a mixed round robin of racquetball begins.

At 6 p.m., there are tennis drills and a clinic with pros, followed by pickleball and dinner.

Morning activities cost $35, evening drills and clinic cost $40, and an all-day participation combo costs $60 with proceeds going to support the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. All participants will receive a T-shirt, goodie bag and magazine subscription.

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Cancer research benefit racquet tourney at HSC Oct. 4 includes pickleball

Published on September 28, 2013 in Hendersonville, News Stories

By Pete Zamplas-Hendersonville Sports Club’s Rally for the Cure mixed doubles, round-robin racquet tournament Oct. 4 benefits breast cancer research.

There will be mixed doubles in tennis, racquetball and the rising sport of pickleball.

Proceeds from Rally for the Cure: Raise a Racquet for Breast Cancer go to the 31-year-old non-profit Susan B. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. HSC owner Bill Seward and manager Mary Catherine Ward, the tourney director, both described the breast cancer benefit as a crucial cause they eagerly support.

The tourney entry fee is $35 per person per morning or evening session including a meal, or $60 for both. The morning session has tennis 9:30-11 a.m. on six clay courts outdoors and two cushioned indoor surfaces, then pickleball 11 to noon; or racquetball is 10 am. to noon. Lunch is at noon.

The evening session starts with an optional $40 drill clinic by HSC teaching pro and prior owner Bobby Garrett, features pickleball at 7-8 p.m. then dinner.

Entry perks include a Conde Nast magazine subscription, Rally for the Cure T-Shirt, “goodie” bag, and prize raffle ticket. Donor 5×7 cards will be displayed in the clubhouse. Tennis balls are pink, color of Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October.

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Online Registration Now Open Registration is now open for the 2013 Florida International Senior Games and State Championships. Visit the Florida Sports Foundation wesbite for more information and to register today Senior Games on Facebook Be sure to like the new Senior Games page on Facebook The Florida International Senior Games and State Championships has launched a new Facebook page.  Be sure to like it to stay up to date on all things Florida Senior Games and access to giveaways and contests! Support the Olympic Movement Through the programs of the Sunshine State Games and the Florida Senior Games, the Florida Sports Foundation has been providing amateur sports opportunities for the state of Florida for over 30 years.  Support the Sunshine State Games and Florida's Olympians by purchasing an Olympic License plate today!  Your $15 annual plate fee is tax deductible.

It's Not Too Late To Qualify Upcoming 2013 Local Senior Games Jacksonville Senior Games September 30- October 5 Ph: (904) 630-2681 The Villages Senior Games Golf and Softball October 1-13 Golf - October 1 Softball - October 10-13 Ph: (352) 753-1716 Tampa Bay Senior Games October 7-18 Ph: (813) 744-5871 Gainesville Senior Games October 11-19 Ph: (352) 338-9300 Kissimmee/St. Cloud Senior Games October 12-19 Ph: (407) 742-8218 Ormond Beach Senior Games October 26- November 2 Ph: (386) 676-3291 Golden Age Games November 2-9 Ph: (407) 688-5129 Martin County Senior Games November 2-11 Ph: (772) 221-1419 Florida International Senior Games & State Championships December 7 – 15, 2013 Lee County, Florida Florida Sports Foundation 2930 Kerry Forest Parkway Suite 101 Tallahassee, FL 32309 Ph: (866) 354-2637 games@flasports.com

Pickleball is Coming Along in Palm Beach County, Florida

Submitted by Josh Kalin, Ambassador, Delray Beach, Florida

Ambassador Josh Kalin, Delray Beach, and wife Harriet, handled the Demo/Clinic that was held recently at the YMCA in Boynton Beach, Florida. Thanks to players, Bob Wybinow, Eileen Tuckman, Karyl Lewis, Richie Liss and Steve Levine for their help. People were surprised at how relatively easy it was to learn. Officially the sport will be part of the activities program on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9 – 1 p.m.  

In addition, Ambassador Dick Freshley and Art Pumpian were responsible for having the Demo/Clinic at South Olive Community Center, West Palm Beach. Helping out were: Ambassador Bob Friedman, Charlie Linkov and Bob Wybinow. Play will be Friday mornings. Art recently taught some youngsters to play. Who knows, maybe there will be open time for the kids on weekends. 

Avid players are patiently waiting for the eight courts to be built and Caloosa Park, Boynton Beach, FL. These will replace the three that were used in the practice area between two hockey rinks. What a group of fun players!  Everyone squeezed in for this shot. 

Pictured are: Steve Pearlstein, Mike Tuturro, Charlie Linkov, Bob Wybinow, Saul Solomon, Josh Kalin, Ambassador, Steve Levine, Harriet Berks Kalin, Steve Wolman, Dennis Morley, Effie Goldberg, Lynn Tillman, Art Pumpian, Norma Warmund and Charlie Leone. Thank you to Shep Parr for taking the picture.

Tampa Bay Senior Games - Register NOW

Hi to all Pickleball Players,

The Tampa Bay Senior Games will be held October 25-27 at 1910 Pebble Beach Blvd, Sun City Center, Florida.  The format will be double elimination this year.  We have also made this a three day tournament.  Online registration closes this week, but mail in forms must be postmarked by October 15.  We have attached the flyer and the registration form for your convenience.

You will notice on the form, that there is no place to enter your partner's name.  Please write it to the side or somewhere on the form so that we know who your partner is.

We are looking forward to a great tournament and hope to see you there!!

Nancy and Cindy

CLICK HERE for tournament flyer

CLICK HERE for Registration Form

Attention - Space Coast Players!

KIWI Pickleball Challenge #2  

The KIWI Tennis Club in Indian Harbor Beach is hosting its 2nd Pickleball Challenge Nite 

On Friday, October 4^th, the Kiwi Club will sponsor a Pickleball Challenge.

At 6:30 there will be an informal bracketed Pickleball Challenge for Pickleball players & Tennis players in a single elimination with consolation doubles tournament style format. The pairing will be a blind draw.

There is no cost for playing the event and there are no guest fees that will be charged. Pre-registered players need to be on site at 5:15PM

This is a pre-registration first come first serve event. If you are interested in playing this fun event please let me know or email ASAP.     There are only a total of 16 slots available.

At 5:45 -There will be an exhibition pickleball match that will feature two top ranked pickleball players against top ranked local tennis pro’s- this should be fun to watch.

For those of you that just want to have a fun night out. 
If you do not care to participate or can not participate because of bracket capacity and since this event is open to the public, please plan on coming up and watch some great pickleball matches being played while enjoying Hors d'oeuvresand drinks at the highly rated restaurant that over looks the two championship courts. The restaurant also features a lite menu as well as a full dining menu and will feature special pickle items for that night. For a pickleballer.... is there a better way to spend a TGIF? Please invite your friends and family to watch as well.

Event Schedule:

5:15- Pre-registered players should be on-site for check in

5:30- Spectators should get there early for preferred seating, this will be a well attended event

5:45- Exhibition Match (two top tennis pro's vs. two top level Pickleball players (TBA).

6:30- Pickleball Competition begins

9:15- Last matches played

Site Address: Kiwi Tennis Club, 30 Tradewinds Dr.,Indian harbor Bch, FL 32937

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Scott Nelson | USAPA Space Coast Pickleball Ambassador

Satellite Beach, Florida

321-626-4937