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Translate this page  Courtesy photo. Gail Penacho medaled in all five events she entered. She won a silver medal in Open Women’s Doubles and a bronze in Open Women’s Singles. She also received a silver tray and cash prizes.  Courtesy photo. Mike Gates and Steve Wong, who took the silver medal in Men’s Open Doubles pose with the youngest player at the tournament, Jeremy Gates, 10, and his brother, Drew Gates, 16.  Courtesy photo. Nancy Sass won three medals in the tournament. Thursday, December 3rd, 2009. Issue 49, Volume 13. BUCKEYE, Ariz.- The first national pickleball tournament sponsored by the USA Pickleball Association was held November 2-8 at Sun City Festival in Buckeye, Ariz. Over 400 athletes from 26 states and Canadian provinces participated.The youngest athlete was 10 years old and the most senior was 85 years old. This was the largest pickleball tournament ever. The following are the San Diego County players who medaled. Overall, six gold, 11 silver and seven bronze medals were won by local pickleball players.
Open Women’s Singles - Gail Penacho – bronze Open Men’s Doubles - Mike Gates/Steve Wong – silver Open Women’s Doubles - Gail Penacho/Sarah Gaines – silver Men’s Singles 60-64 - Paul Coletta – silver Women Singles 60-64 - Gail Penacho – silver Women’s Singles 65-70 - Nancy Sass – gold, Pat Carroll – silver Men’s Doubles 65-70 - Bob Youngren/Richard Juarez – silver Women’s Doubles 50-54 - Pam Jensen/Cindy Upton – bronze Women’s Doubles 60-64 - Gail Penacho/Pat Carroll – bronze Women’s Doubles 65-70 - Nancy Sass/Jo Hancock – silver Women’s Doubles 70-74 - Carleta Jones/Joanne Browning – gold Women’s Doubles 75-79 - Gigi Sartor/Pat Dingacci – silver Senior Women Master Advertisement Senior Women’s Legends 65-99 - Nancy Sass/Jo Hancock – gold Adult Mixed Doubles 35-97 - Tony & Treena Negrete – silver Junior Men’s Singles - Drew Gates – gold; Jeremy Gates – bronze Junior Men’s Doubles 1-18 - Drew Gates/Jeremy Gates - silver Junior Mixed Doubles 1-18 - Drew Gates/Rylee Mendez – bronze
"We are especially proud of Gail Penacho, one of our players who medaled in all five events she entered," said Beverly Youngren, ambassador for USA Pickleball Association. "She won silver in Open Women’s Doubles and a bronze in Open Women’s Singles." "Our North County Picklers group won as many medals as some of the larger clubs," said Youngren. "We have about 150 members. Some clubs have over 1,000 in their membership. This was truly an awesome achievement!" To view all the tournament results, visit www.usapa.org. Pickleball access is available in San Diego County. For more information, contact Beverly Youngren at IgotITpickleball@aol.com or Pat Carroll at
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