For once, this post will have nothing to do with swimming :-) I played in a pickleball tournament this past weekend, and amazingly, my partner (Randy) and I won the gold medal. We played in the men's doubles 4.0 over-50 division, which meant I was probably the youngest person in the draw, but this was far better than playing against those 20-somethings in the under-50 division. We ended up playing a total of 15 games on Saturday over the course of six hours. Below is the completed draw.
We started off great and won our first two matches, but lost, and ended up having to play a decisive match to get into the gold-medal game. We lost the first game, and survived a number of match points in the second before winning and forcing a third game, which we won. In the gold-medal match, we had to beat the team that beat us, and then we had to beat them again in a winner-take-all game to 15. It was almost dark by the time the match ended. Here is a picture of the gold, silver, and bronze medal teams.
Below is one of Randy and me.
Finally, a picture of the standings.
We have a lot going on with Bode and the high-school swim season. Stay tuned :-)
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