The 9th Annual Palmetto Indoor Doubles Invitational Pickleball Tournament, held at the Odell Weeks Activities Center August 4-6, 2023, was a great success. Over 170 players participated in twenty-one events - men's, women's and mixed doubles - in all different age divisions up to and including 70 and above! Hats off to Jay Wilson, the Tournament Director, Joyce Noland, the Technical Advisor, Mo Garcia and all of the volunteers that made this possible. You gals/guys are the greatest. And special thanks to the City of Aiken and all our sponsors listed below.
Click on "Read more" below to see a list of all the medal winners. Also go to the Aiken Pickleball Facebook page to see their photos.
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Results Palmetto tournament
Men's Doubles Skill: (3.0) Age: (11 And Above)
Gold
Ronnie Vengua (Grovetown, GA)
Justin Santos (Evans, GA)
Silver
Joshua Pifer (AIKEN, SC)
Robert Schafer(Aiken, SC)
Bronze
Jose Gonzalez (Hephzibah, GA)
Brian White (Grovetown, GA)
Men's doubles 3.0) Age: (70 And Above)
Gold
Andrew Stivanson (Aiken, SC)
Douglas Ditter (Chapel Hill, NC)
Silver Mike Burley (Augusta, GA)
Lester Powell (Augusta, GA)
Bronze
Kenneth Mason (Evans, GA)
Ron Jackson (Evans, GA)
Men's Doubles Skill: (3.5) Age: (11 And Above)
Gold
Ranjeet Singh (Augusta, GA)
Fawzi Naji (Augusta, GA)
Silver Aaron Shelton (Evans, GA)
Ken Oliphant (North Augusta, SC)
Bronze
Will Pethick (Aiken, SC)
Kevin Pethick (Aiken, SC)
Men's Doubles Skill: (3.5) Age: (60 And Above)
Gold
Stan Felkner (Conway, PA)
Steve Jensen (Conway, SC)
Silver
Harry Molloy (Murrells Inlet, SC)
Bob Grueser (Bluffton, SC)
Bronze
Ken Oliphant (North Augusta, SC)
Mike Newman (Martinez, GA)
Men's Doubles Skill: (4.0) Age: (11 And Above)
Gold
Westin Bobadilla (Augusta, GA)
Mark Shearer (Augusta, GA)
Silver
Spencer Smith (Conway, SC)
Ralph Teal III (Myrtle Beach, SC)
Bronze
Marwan Ben-Jebara (Evans, GA)
Jon Roebuck (Evans, GA)
Men's Doubles Skill: (4.0) Age: (50 And Above)
Gold
JoJo Davis (Myrtle Beach, SC)
Thomas Gull (Myrtle Beach, SC)
Silver
Harve Mobley (Aiken, SC)
Phil Breidenbach (Aiken, SC)
Bronze
Drew Walker (Greenwood, SC)
Derek Kidd (Greenwood, SC)
Mixed Doubles Skill: (3.0) Age: (11 And Above)
Gold
Dani Ingle (Fort Eisenhower, )
Ronnie Vengua (Grovetown, GA)
Silver
Andrea Motley Crabtree (Belvedere, SC)
Justin Santos (Evans, GA)
Bronze
Emily Jones (Aiken, SC)
Joshua Pifer (AIKEN, SC)
Mixed Doubles Skill: (3.0) Age: (50 And Above)
Gold
Aimee Kollmansberger (Columbia, SC)
Mike Kollmansberger (Columbia, SC)
Silver
Cookie Gonzalez (Hephzibah, GA)
Brian White (Grovetown, GA)
Bronze
Julie Felder (Evans, GA)
Felix Latorre (North Augusta, SC)
Mixed Doubles Skill: (3.0) Age: (60 And Above)
Gold
Vanessa Rogers (Evans, GA)
Graham Deriso (North Augusta, SC)
Silver
Pamela King (Evans, GA)
Harry Bacheller (Evans, GA)
Bronze
Ratchinee Skinner (Martinez, GA)
Ron Jackson (Evans, GA)
Mixed Doubles Skill: (3.5) Age: (11 And Above)
Gold
Sarah Lancaster (Evans, GA)
Marwan Ben-Jebara (Evans, GA)
Silver Jane Grange (Germantown, MD)
Will Pethick (Aiken, SC)
Bronze
Anna Parviainen (Augusta, GA)
Jules Gouron (North Augusta, SC)
Mixed Doubles Skill: (3.5) Age: (50 And Above)
Gold
Diane Pepple (Evans, GA)
Ranjeet Singh (Augusta, GA)
Silver June Melton (Asheville, NC)
Ronald Nelson (Tryon, NC)
Bronze
Tammy Pruitt (Graniteville, SC)
Mike Chaput (Aiken, SC)
Mixed Doubles Skill: (3.5) Age: (60 And Above)
Gold
Diane Miller (Florence, SC)
Paul Miller (Florence, SC)
Silver
Victoria Miller (Myrtle Beach, SC)
Stan Felkner (Conway, PA)
Bronze
Christy Pritchard (Aiken, SC)
Michael Howard (Aiken, SC)
Mixed Doubles Skill: (3.5) Age: (70 And Above)
Gold
Pat Truesdale (Camden, SC)
Harry Molloy (Murrells Inlet, SC)
Silver Mimi Borchers (Evans, GA)
Mike Burley (Augusta, GA)
Bronze
Sally Serago (Aiken, SC)
Douglas Ditter (Chapel Hill, NC)
Mixed Doubles Skill: (4.0) Age: (11 And Above)
Gold
Joni Walls (Myrtle Beach, SC)
JoJo Davis (Myrtle Beach, SC)
Silver
Cameron Frank (Evans, GA)
Jose Vega (Martinez, GA)
Bronze
Leslie McCowan (Aiken, SC)
Brian Eberhard (Aiken, SC)
Mixed Doubles Skill: (4.5) Age: (50 And Above)
Gold
Lisa Barrett-Johnson (Augusta, GA)
Terry (Woody) Irons (Grovetown, GA)
Silver
Cheryl Breidenbach (Aiken, SC)
Harve Mobley (Aiken, SC)
Bronze
Amy Buck (Aiken, SC)
Jeff Simizon (Aiken, SC)
Women's Doubles Skill: (3.0) Age: (11 And Above)
Gold
Aimee Kollmansberger (Columbia, SC)
Crystal Manzi (Lexington, SC)
Silver
Christine Lightsey (Seneca, SC)
Lauren Young (Clemson, SC)
Bronze
Kissila Gunther (Aiken, SC)
Pamela King (Evans, GA)
Women's Doubles Skill: (3.0) Age: (50 And Above)
Gold
Diane Miller (FLORENCE, SC)
Billi Jager (Lexington, SC)
Silver
Julie Newman (Martinez, GA)
Van Fleming(Evans, GA)
Bronze
Lori King (Aiken, SC)
Christina Thompson (Aiken, SC)
Women's Doubles Skill: (3.0) Age: (60 And Above)
Gold
Bebe Murphy (Aiken, SC)
Jan Snipes (Aiken, SC)
Silver
Andrea Motley Crabtree (Belvedere, SC)
Anna Wilds (Martinez, GA)
Bronze
Victoria Miller (Myrtle Beach, SC)
Margo Harrison (North Myrtle Beach)
Women's Doubles Skill: (3.5) Age: (11 And Above)
Gold
Sarah Lancaster (Evans, GA)
Tonya Roebuck (Evans, GA)
Silver
Jessica Coon (Evans, GA)
Faith Van Rengen (Clarks Hill, SC)
Bronze
Leslie McCowan (Aiken, SC)
Amy Myers (Aiken, SC)
Women's Doubles Skill: (3.5) Age: (60 And Above)
Gold
Valerie Karrasch (Graniteville, SC)
Christy Pritchard (Aiken, SC)
Silver
Miriam James (Matthews, GA)
Barbara Outley (Martinez, GA)
Bronze
Sally Serago (Aiken, SC)
Barbara Dellamora (Aiken, SC)
Women's Doubles Skill: (4.0) Age: (19 And Above)
Gold
Cheryl Breidenbach (Aiken, SC)
Lisa Barrett-Johnson (Augusta, GA)
Silver
Mary Gull (Myrtle Beach, SC)
Joni Walls (Myrtle Beach, SC)
Bronze
Rhonda Fink (Greenville, SC)
Amy Buck (Aiken, SC)