August 30, 2009

Results: RARA 1st Annual Greater Rochester Pickleball Fest

Rochester Avon Recreation Authority
1st Annual Greater Rochester Pickleball Fest

Downtown Rochester Municipal Park Tennis Courts
August 26 - August 30, 2009

Tournament Committee Chair:
Marilyn Holladay, USAPA Board Member

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Michigan Pickleball Celebration! Downtown Rochester Municipal Park! 124 Players! 82 USAPA Members! Five Days! Beginners' Clinics! Recreational Speed Pickleball! Mixed Generation Pickleball! USAPA Sanctioned (Tier 4) Competitive Tournament: Women's and Men's Doubles, Women's and Men's Singles, Mixed Doubles!


Mixed Generation Doubles: 18 Teams



Sunday, August 30, 2009
Mixed Generation Doubles: 18 Teams
  • 1st Place Suri Nellogi/Andy Torvinen
  • 2nd Place Mike McLauglin/Sanford Simons

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Saturday, August 29, 2009
Men's Singles 50+: 5 Players

  • 1st Place Jim Hackenberg
  • 2nd Place Sandy Sanford
  • 3rd Place Apollo Ionas

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Saturday, August 29, 2009

Men's Singles 65+: 3 Players

  • 1st Place Dick Manasseri
  • 2nd Place Rich Bauer
  • 3rd Place Hans Spata :::::

Saturday, August 29, 2009

Women's Singles: 9 Players
  • 1st Place Yvonne Hackenberg
  • 2nd Place Sue Cary
  • 3rd Place Nancy Robertson
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Friday, August 28, 2009
Mixed Doubles 50+: 16 Teams
  • 1st Place Amy Kessler/Sanford Simons
  • 2nd Place Donna Clancy/Bennie Shellnut
  • 3rd Place Barb McKinney/Johnnie McKinney

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Friday, August 28, 2009
Mixed Doubles 65+: 4 Teams
  • 1st Place Patsy Belanger/Dick Manasseri
  • 2nd Place Norm Davis/Jean Golden
  • 3rd Place Kathy Pennell/Stan Wilson
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Thursday, August 27, 2009
Men's Doubles 65+: 4 Teams
  • 1st Place Larry Baum/Dick Manasseri
  • 2nd Place Larry Sagowitz/Stan Wilson, Jr.
  • 3rd Place Rich Bauer/Ronald Wagner

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Thursday, August 27, 2009
Men's Doubles 50+: 9 Teams

  • 1st Place Larry Kraus/Bud Stefanko
  • 2nd Place Mike Simoni/Andy Torvinen
  • 3rd Place Mike Cain/Patrick McPhail
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Thursday, August 27, 2009
Men's Doubles "Open": 4 Teams
  • 1st Place Larry Kraus/Bud Stefanko
  • 2nd Place Tom Crowley/Sanford Simons
  • 3rd Place Tom Decker/Lewis Forrest

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Thursday, August 27, 2009
Recreational Speed Pickleball (RSP): 27 Players
  • Perfect Scores: Sue Kramer and Lee Sun
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Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Women's Doubles: 13 Teams
  • 1st Place Nancy Thoenes and Lynn Wittkowski
  • 2nd Place Diane Moore and Pat Secen
  • 3rd Place Amy Kessler and Carla Vaughan

Playing on lite courts was a glorious first for SE Michigan Pickleball. The final matches, played by champions, were like precious jewels set in a platinum circle of crowd pleasing rallies! Well played, friends!