Aiken Pickleball News

January 2019 Round Robin Results

Congratulations to all of our winners and thank you to the participants in the round riobin on January 12, 2019. For additional pictures, click here.

4.0 Division

1st place - Anil Karn

2nd place - Keith Shaver

3rd place - Rich Williams

Detailed results

3.0 Division

1st place - Gene Murphy and Lawrence Tam

2nd place - Kathie Roberts and Charles Carnaggio

3rd place - Mike Wells and Dick Keeler

3.5 Division

1st place - Dennis Vermilye and Ron Dellamora

2nd place - Dan Christensen and Goerge Dalzell

3rd place - Mark Giddings and Booker Paige

Andre Jamison

We would like to extend our deepest condolences to the family and friends of Andre Jamison, who left us much too soon on January 4th. He had such a kind spirit, always offering words of encouragement. He will be missed by many.

Andre's service will be Wednesday at 11:00 AM at New Life Church on Bobby Jones.

To see a tribute by Scott Golden, click here.

USAPA UTPR Ratings Questions Video Series

The USAPA has provided a video series that may answer some of the questions you have on the new USAPA UTPR ratings. To view these videos, click here.

Reserving Courts for Two Players

To ensure maximum usage of the courts,iIf a court is still open for reservation on the morning of the slot, the court may be reserved for use by only two people.

All courts reserved at any time other than the day that the court is open must still have four names on the reservations.

Christmas Social

Fun was had by all at the Christmas Social on December 6th. The food was delicious and the holiday mood was made even brighter by the live music provided by Bill Wright on his saxaphone.

Debbie Tam and Kathie Robers were presented with their embroidered paddle covers for scoring 96% on the Rules Challenge. For anyone who missed this the first time, we will offer the challege again in January. (Detils will follow.)

Thank you to Barbara Burns and Pat Smith for all their work in setting up the beautiful decorations.

Aiken Pickleball Player Featured in Bella Magazine

Aiken pickleball player Diana Hunt was recently fetured in Bella Magazine for her interaction with tigers in Thailand. Click here to read the story.

First Day of Play at First Presbyterian

After a small opening bump with finicky keys, fun was had by all at the first day of play at First Presbyterian Church. If you want to give the new facility a try, see the calendar for times, and sign up using the appropriate link under "Sign-ups" on the main menu.

Pickleball and Longevity

Click here to check out this article on pickleball and longevity in the Aiken Standard.

October 2018 Round Robin Results

The October Round Robin was a great success. Thank you to Nancy Vermilye for all her hard work in organizing this event, and thank you to all the court monitor volumteers who helped to make everything run smoothly.

Thank you also to all the players and subs. Everyone showed great sportsmanship and played hard. It was great to have players from Columbia and Augusta join us in this event.

Winners from the various divisions are posted below. For more photos, click here.

3.0 division

First place: Paul Deason - Yuriko Palermo

Second place: Mike Wells - Russell Crews

Third place: Carole Mouton- Jim Tegart

3.5 division

First place: Walter Suescum - Vivian Chi

Second place: Richard Pack - Nelson Spitnale

Third place: Chuck Buchanan - Michelle Bullington

4.0 Division

First place: Mo Garcia - Luis Garay

Second place : Jeff Beckner - Jim Kabel

Open position

We are well underway in the new year for the Pickledillys. We do have one open position that needs to be filled immediately.

It would be nice to see some new faces volunteering in the Pickledillys group. In this position, there would be people to assist you as needed.

League Manager

Shadow Mo Garcia this fall season
There are two seasons for league each year - Spring and Fall
Schedule dates for league play - arrange location and time of play
Manage the captains
Manage the Top Dog Sports website
Arrange location and time of play

We appreciate your consideration. iI you are interested in this position, please contact Nancy and Joyce at info@aikenpickleball.com