Pickleball is Live on the East Side!
The 2nd Annual Williams-Emslie YMCA Pickleball Tournament was Saturday, Oct 26, 2024.
12 women and 12 men competed for gold, silver, and bronze in their respective category.
Round-Robin team assignments provided a new teammate for each player’s 6 preliminary games.
Preliminary wins determine playoff levels. Top 4 players played for Gold & Silver. Next 4 played for Bronze.
Medalist Women:
Gold: Erika Copeland, Mary Steffan
Silver: Donna Paschke, Dana Lowry
Bronze: Sue Glowacki, Michelle O’Brien
4th Place: Judi Roberson, Bernice Peachie Beeks
Medalist Men:
Gold: Samuel Neville, Kelvin Ellis
Silver: Ernest Copeland, Mike Makey
Bronze: Ajure Harding, Willie Schult
4th Place: Cleveland Wilson, Greg Johnson
Congratulations to the winners! Invigorating play was had by all. What a great, fun filled afternoon of rec level pickleball competition. Thank You William-Emslie YMCA Staff and Administration for once again supporting this Tournament and pickleball play in every way they can. We look forward to partnering with you throughout 2025!
KUDOS from ALL to:
Maureen Wailand for providing charts for game and playoff scoring; AND to Chris Siminski along with Maureen for managing game and player score tracking for all to see.
NOT to diminish the hectic gathering & recording each score and player result throughout the tournament by Ann Marie Cusella and Trudy Cusella.
Gerry Young for being our specialist on USAPA rules, calculating player/game and Playoff matchup strategies.
Food Table presentation and management graciously provided by Shelly Graves.
A Special Thank You to Caleb, Tyfani, and Madison, who conducted the coin toss and chased down errant balls for every game. Key to keeping games rolling, these youth volunteers were very helpful, limber, and very enjoyable to work with.
A Very Special Thank You to the Tournament Committee Participants who each pitched in to organize and pull things together right up through Tournament Day, with follow up planning for next year.