Robson Ranch 3rd Annual Pickleball
Tournament
Results and Other Information
Results and Other Information
The Robson
Ranch 3rd Annual Pickleball Tournament has come to a close. This year’s tournament was bigger and better
than the previous two and is expected to continue its growth. Some of this growth should be fueled by the
continued growth and interest in pickleball at the ranch. Growth may also be enhanced as more players
at the national level see the quality of our tournaments and facilities when
the national tournament is held at Robson Ranch in November 2015. There was a total of 442 players registered
to play this year with 413 participating.
The number of matches played was a staggering 485. The total number of pickleballs allocated for
the tournament was 207.
Congratulation to all participants and the following medal winners.
Mixed Doubles
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| 3.0 B - Fay and Bobby Bruns G - Nancy Howe and Terry Guerrant S - Kirsti and Tony Longbrake |
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| 3.5 B - Shelia Parkinson and Barry Schultz G - Donna Davis and Doug Cook S - Jeannine and Kelly McKinna |
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| 4.0 B - Marian Pasela and Barry Wallach G - Allyson Stroeder and Joe Hubbell S - Diane Hill and Steve Owens |
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| 4.5 B - Dianne Zimmerman and David Zapatka G - Sally Dobson and Dennis Fox S - Nancy Stern and Jim Pelletier |
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| 5.0 B - Theresa Orcutt and Maurice Parobee G - Yvonne and Jim Hackenberg S - Carol Lindow and Randy Bourne |
Women's Doubles
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| 3.5 B - Kathy Evers and Stephanie McDonald G - Jan Ardis and Jeannine McKinna S - Cindy Brewster and Debbie Vande Pol |
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| 3.0 B - Katie Halverson and Mims Noble G - Michelle Colbert and Pat Odell S - Susan Phillips and Pat Pennington |
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| 4.5 B - Debi Glogower and Donna Robins G - Sally Dobson and MJ Shin S - Brenda Jmaeff and Nancy Stern |
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| 4.0 B - Cathy Turchan and Susan Baze G - Dianne Zimmerman and Shelia Parkinson S - Marian Pasela and Kathy Morgan |
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| 5.0 B - Dee Rochel and Carolyn Stevens G - Marsha Freso and Carol Lindow S - Susan Buerkens and Yvonne Hackenberg |
Men's Doubles
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| 3.0 B - Bob Hills and Paul Frederickson G - Paul Buchanan and Mike Tully S - RC Weidner and Jeff Hamrlik |
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| 3.5 B - Steve Smitham and Hank Bryce G - Ron Grantz and Doug Stacken S - Ken Betuel and Dan Stricof |
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| 4.0 B - Barry Wallach and Steve Owens G - Mike Cooper and Ted Biggs S - Bill Brown and Dennis Hackney |
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| 4.5 B - Larry Kraus and Craig Palermo G - Robert Koerner and Mark Can Matre S - Dan Jmaeff and Byron Freso |
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| 5.0 B - Yoda Friedenberg and Al Hager G - Jim Hackenberg and Bill Propert S - Maurice Parobee and Randy Bourne |
Following are some statistics from the tournament taken from the registration forms, Tournament Director Hager and various other sources.
Top Ten Participating Clubs by Number of Participants Registered
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Robson
Ranch
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Palm
Creek
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Mission
Royal
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Saddle-brooke
Ranch
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Sun City
Anthem
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Green
Valley
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Saddle-
brooke
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Sun
Lakes
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Ahwatukee
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Venture
Out
Resort
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56
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46
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22
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20
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20
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16
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16
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11
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10
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5
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Number of Players from each Participating State (as reported on the registration forms)
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Arizona
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California
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Canada
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Colorado
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Florida
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Idaho
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Kansas
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Michigan
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Minnesota
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285
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9
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21
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3
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2
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2
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1
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5
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1
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Nevada
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New Mexico
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Oregon
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Pennsylvania
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South Dakota
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Texas
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Utah
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Virginia
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Washington
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4
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1
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5
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1
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1
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7
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3
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1
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2
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Player Mix
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Women
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Men
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Mixed
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Total
Participants
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Oldest Male
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Oldest
Female
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143
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204
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229
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576
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81
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76
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Food Distribution
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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Friday
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Saturday
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Players
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82
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117
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155
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113
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Non-Participants
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105
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130
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142
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250
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Thank You Volunteers !!!!
Tournament Director Al Hager and Registrar Sandi Feller performed admirably in preparing for and conducting this tournament. Al and Sandi were assisted by a number of volunteers from Robson's pickleball club. (See these persons and their functions later in this post.) We would also like acknowledge Robson's Tennis Club, who allowed us to use their courts during this tournament. Thanks to the restaurant staff for the early morning coffee and the food services provided. Finally to all those who volunteered to referee matches or serve as line judges for the medal rounds, thank you so much as the tournament and matches could not have been held without your assistance.
In addition to the Robson volunteers, the club would like to acknowledge and thank those volunteers from other communities who assisted with refereeing matches. We would also like to acknowledge the vendors who attended our tournament. Without all of the volunteers and their assistance, this tournament would not have been nearly as successful as it has been. Identified below are the persons who assisted with the tournament with pictures of those able to attend the after party.
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| Tournament Director Al Hager addressing the Pickleball Club at the After Party |
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| Director Hager and the Women behind his success (Sandi Feller and Barbara Hager) |
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| Scorer/Tournament Table Volunteers (Sandi Feller and Paula Steger) Barb Hager, Ron and Laurell Graf, MJ Wong, Sylvia Schupbach, Barbara Sewell |
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| Referee Desk and Referee's from Robson (Steve Arthur) Ann Arthur, Terri Yates, Cris and Jim Campbell, Mike and Pat Pennington, Sue Sherwood, Doug Kant, John Bigos, Nancy and Larry Kraus, and Jerry Steger |
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| First Aid Team (Donna Duran) Jim Duran, Sherry Wright, Layne Jones, Bill and Patty Sturgeon, Verna Baril, Mary Elyn Bigos, Joy Fecho, Karen and Allie Woodcock, Jim and Cris Campbell, Linda Farestad, Dave Anderson, Jim Bloam, Dawn Gout, Cindy Sorensen, Karn King, Pam Phillian, Betsy and Don Chase, Ron Herzog, Leslie Meurer, Dave Wong, Brenda Amans, Maureen and R.C. Weidner, Charlotte Andrews, Phyllis Gayer, Chrissy Schroeppel, Red Vermeire, Beth Durfee, Bob Burtch, Iris Elderkin, Deb Stenerson, Kristy Shine |
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| Lunch Table and Snack Area Maintenance (Ray and Shelia Corey) Kristy Shine, Cindy Burnside, Willie Repp |
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| Tournament Traffic, Parking, and Shuttle Team (Jerry Steger) Dave Amans, Veronica and Greg Long, Jim and Sue Price, Bob Williams, Guy Sorensen, Ron and Diane Dunsford, Larry and Crissy Suskevich, Ken and Karn King, John and Trish Ambrose, Don Gibson, Dave and Lana Owen, Dave Reese, Kristy Shine, Red Vermeire, Jim Peterson, David Handlen Chuck Bonesteel, Dave Lawell, Kathy Campbell, Larry Mason, Tom Burnside, Jeff Hamrlik, R.C. Weidner |
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| Manual Posting of Brackets (Sylvia and Norm Schupbach) Mike and Pat Pennington, Karn and Ken King, Dard Price |
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| Tournament Announcements/PA System (Richard Shine) Don Chase, Ken Mulbehier, Greg Long, Larry Burchfield, Ann Arthur, Nancy Kraus, Izzy and Gary Ocheltree, Bob Burtch, Steve Falek, Artie Wachter, Dave Wong, Gerard Wittman, Sue Sherwood |
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| Raffle and 50/50 Drawing Bonnie and Don Pixley |
