Canadian Player Won Gold in 2013 USAPA Nationals

Congratulations to the top Canadian women's player Luba Zhekhovskaya (Surrey, BC) winning the GOLD Medal in Open Mixed Doubles (this event had 89 teams in 4 groups) with Michael Gates (CA) in the 2013 USAPA Nationals.  Luba also won a Silver medal in 50+ Mixed Doubles with Mark Friedenberg and a Bronze medal in 35+ Women's Doubles with Gigi LeMaster.  Luba is the top women's player in Canada!!!

4rd Day of 2013 USAPA Nationals

Today is the 4th day of 2013 USAPA Nationals in AZ.  Men's Singles and Women's Singles 19+, 35+, 50+, 56+, 60+, 65+, 70+, 75+, 80+, 85+ are playing today.  644 players from the USA, Canada and as far as Netherlands are competing in this largest National Pickleball Tournament.  You can watch the top players of the world playing their top notch matches.  Some exciting matches to watch are coming up:
Friday Nov 15 - 76 teams in Open Men's Doubles and 43 teams in Open Women's Doubles 
Saturday Nov 16 -  92 teams in Open Mixed doubles
Sunday Nov 17  -  54 players in Open Men's Singles and 21 players in Open Women's Singles
Men's Singles 70+ winners: Bill Smith, Ron Holman and Bob Youngren
Men's Singles 85+ winners: Earl Schalin, Frank Dunlap and Lee Subke

Mixed Doubles 2013 USAPA Nationals Winners

Congratulations to 2013 USAPA Nationals Winners!  Below are some of the USAPA Nationals winners who were also Champions at the 2013 Pickleball Canada Nationals.  Mixed Doubles Nov13/13:
Luba Zhekhovskaya (Surrey, BC) won a Silver medal in 50+ Mixed Doubles with Mark Friedenberg (AZ)   Jennifer Lucore (CA) won a Gold medal in 35+ Mixed Doubles with Chris Miller (WA)
Christine Barksdale (CA) won a Gold medal in 19+ Mixed Doubles with Wesley Gabrielsen (OR).

2013 USAPA National Tournament Canadian Winners Women's Doubles

Congratulations to 3 Canadian women who won Bronze medals at the 2013 USAPA National Tournament:  Luba Zhekhovskaya (Surrey, BC) won Bronze in Women's Doubles 35+  Brenda Jmaeff (Kelowna, BC) won Bronze in Women's Doubles 60+  Carol Haworth (Chilliwack, BC) won Bronze in Women's Doubles 70+

2013 USAPA National Tournament Nov 11-17, 2013

2013 USAPA National Tournament 11/11/13 - 11/17/13 Sun City Festival, Buckeye, AZ  http://www.pickleballtournaments.com/cinfo.pl?tid=162  Six hundred forty-four USAPA members from 39 states and as far away as Canada and the Netherlands will converge on Sun City Festival in Buckeye, Arizona November 11-17 for the USAPA National Tournament. Registration for this year’s event reached an all-time high; Nationals V will be the largest tournament in the history of the sport. 

Canadian players include: John Savoy, Stewart Mcwilliam, Harold Osbourne, Laura & Mike Schwarz, Mike Epp, Dave Touchet, Theresa Orcutt, Dan and Brenda Jmaeff, SJ Lehman, Carol Haworth, Luba Zhekhovskaya, Nancy Stern.  We wish everyone traveling to Arizona a safe trip and the very best of luck to all participants of 2013 USAPA National Tournament.

Video of Slamma Jamma Pickleball Tournament

Video of Slamma Jamma Pickleball Tournament on Sept 21-22, 2013 at The Hub Sports Center, Spokane, WA  Click Here:  https://vimeo.com/78400055     
Mike Carter from Oliver, B.C. did an outstanding job of singing both the Canadian and American National Anthems on both days at the Slamma Jamma.  Many more Canadian players are expected to make the trip for next years tournaments at the HUB. It would be wonderful to see a play off between the top American and Canadian teams.

Vancouver Island Pickleball Association Pickleball League

New Pickleball Web Site Vancouver Island Pickleball Association (VIPA)  http://vipickleball.weebly.com   developed by Ken Holman featuring a idea to pursue Pickleball League play on Vancouver Island, B.C.

Find information about where to play on the Island, playing schedules,
details of up-coming tournaments & events and links to related sites.

Is there any interest in having an Island-wide Pickleball league?

Read the suggested format and rules.Let us know what you think: league@vipa.ca