Pickleball Players Continue In Florida
Bermudian pickleball players faced stiff competition at the Humana APP Fort Lauderdale Open, with mixed results in various age divisions.
Sue Chiappa and Sarah Fox competed in the Women’s Doubles UTR-P 4.5: 65+ division, finishing with a 0-4 record. They faced tough opposition, falling to several American pairs, including Michelle Foster and Susan Henderson [15-7], Holly Hancock and Jeannie Kirby [15-7], Christine Ford and Maria Ramos [15-2], and Robin Crider and Dahlia Hirsch [15-3].
In the senior men’s doubles 65+: UTR-P division, Danny Fox and Michael J Burns battled hard, securing one victory in their six matches.
They started strongly with a 15-10 win over American duo Charlie Muller and Ron Schwenk. However, they then faced a series of defeats, falling to Milan Kolundzija and Bob Gries [15-12], Abe Grohman and Ed Holofcener [15-4], Edward Rieman and Kevin McCarthy [15-7], Victor Espinosa and Patrick McAllister [15-2], and Ron Cortese and James Gerson [15-2].
