A record 134 participants from all over BC attended the Comox Valley Pickleball Association’s 6th Annual Pickleball Tournament held at the Canadian Forces gymnasium in Comox on May 6th & 7th.
Every year the Comox Valley Pickleball Association (CVPA) hosts one of the largest tournaments on Vancouver Island making it a “must attend ” event for the exploding population of pickleballers in B.C.
This year there were seven events held on six indoor courts handling multiple skill levels including Mens and Womens doubles on Saturday and Mixed doubles on Sunday.
As the game has grown, the skill level has increased dramatically and our local players have kept pace with some of the best in B.C. winning 20 of the 42 medals awarded.
An event of this size could not operate without the support of its volunteer group. There were thirty plus volunteers working tirelessly throughout the weekend preparing food and lunches for every participant, setting up the facility and refereeing the matches.
The Medal Winners for this years pickleball tournament were:
Women’s Doubles 3.5
Lina Vallee & Christine Becker (Bronze); Carol Usher & Sally Morten (Gold); Tessa Graham & Vanessa Ramsdale (Silver)
Women’s Doubles 4.0
Sandra Ozero & Deb Marshall (Bronze); Barbara Meihuizen & Sandra Bars (Gold); Glenna Hazeldine & Sharon DeGoede (Silver)
Men’s Doubles 3.5
Michael Tymchuk & Al Lobban (Bronze); Mike Nesbit & Maurice Gillis (Gold); Darcy Miller & Serge Poirier (Silver)
Men’s Doubles 4.0
Wade Dawe & Neil Rich (Bronze); David Blumer & Rob MacDonald (Gold); Tony Toledo & Calvin Woroniak (Silver)
Mixed Doubles 3.0
Geoff Brameld & Donna Turner (Bronze); Tessa Graham & Bob Friesen (Gold); Bryan Mitchell & Sandra Bassett (Silver)
Mixed Doubles 3.5
David Zyla & Beverly Truman (Bronze); Maurice Gillis & Jane Morris (Gold); Shawn Hickman & Vanessa Ramsdale (Silver)
Mixed Doubles 4.0
Murray Serjeant & Megan Mitchell (Bronze); Sandra Bars & Alex Hornby (Gold); Joshua Mitchell & Lee-Ann Mitchell (Silver)
With a current membership of more than 450 active players, the Comox Valley Pickleball Association, in conjunction with our local municipalities continue to provide facilities, programs and events for both it’s current members and the exploding number of new players entering the sport.
Many thanks for Kerry Dawson Photography.