USAPA NATIONALS
NATIONAL OPEN CHAMPIONS
OPEN MEN ’ S SINGLES Gold : Marcin Rozpedski Silver : Tyson McGuffin Bronze : Daniel Moore
OPEN MEN ’ S DOUBLES Gold : Wesley Gabrielsen and Kyle Yates Silver : Marcin Rozpedski and Morgan Evans Bronze : Daniel Moore and Matthew Staub
OPEN WOMEN ’ S SINGLES Gold : Irina Tereschenko Silver : Lucia Kovalova Bronze : Simone Jardim
OPEN WOMEN ’ S DOUBLES Gold : Simone Jardim and Corrine Carr Silver : Sarah Ansboury and Christine McGrath Bronze : Lucia Kovalova and Irina Tereschenko
All podium photos courtesy of USAPA / Tom Gottfried
On Sunday , the Men ’ s 70 +, 75 +, 80 +, & 85 + competed alongside all 10 of the women ’ s age brackets . Like with the men , the most-viewed match pitted Sarah Ansboury and Christine McGrath against Irina Tereschenko and newcomer Rachel Elliott . Ansboury and McGrath took the gold in a well-fought battle .
Mixed Age groups were divided up over Monday and Tuesday so that players would have to wait hours between rounds – and wind up playing until midnight . The younger age groups ( 19 + up to 55 +) played on Monday and the Mixed 70 + up to 85 + played on Tuesday ). Sarah Ansboury continued her success with Wes Gabrielsen by defeating Chris Miller and Irina Tereschenko in the finals of the Mixed 19 +.
Wednesday revealed singles talent never before seen in pickleball . Daniel Moore defeated Tyson McGuffin in the 19 +, while Marcin Rozpedski stepped down to 35 + to earn gold over Rob Davidson . In the women ’ s age singles , Jessica Stout defeated Torie Chase for the 19 + gold in the women ’ s premier matchup .
Thursday was a day of rest for the players in preparation for the Open Championships . All age tournaments prior to these were well-fought warm-ups for these events . Scott Moore and Glen Petersen took gold in the Senior Men ’ s Doubles over Scott Burr and Michael Gates . In the Senior Women ’ s brackets , Jennifer Lucore and Alex Hamner
captured yet another gold – this time over Mona Burnett and Kris Anderson .
The tournament climax for many , the Men ’ s and Women ’ s Open gold medal rounds , did not disappoint . The Men ’ s was won by Wesley Gabrielsen and Kyle Yates over Marcin Rozpedski and Morgan Evans ; while the Women ’ s was taken by Simone Jardim and Corrine Carr over Sarah Ansboury and Christine McGrath . Kris Anderson and Scott Moore won the Senior Open Mixed over Alex Hamner and Brian Staub . At the same time , the Open Mixed witnessed Simone Jardim picking up her second gold , in back-toback days , with Aspen Kern , defeating Lucia Kovalova and Matt Wright . The crowd was at capacity as all players left everything they had on the court .
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