Home Hill Pickleball Players Serve Up First Club Competition

Back: (L - R) Michael, Karen, Brendan and Merv; Front: Jacob

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Home Hill pickleball players have taken to the court for their very first competitive club competition, with 18 players signing up across three divisions.

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The competition was designed to give players some valuable match practice ahead of the upcoming Cane Country Cup pickleball team event in just a couple of weeks’ time.

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Matches were closely contested throughout the competition, with several teams bouncing back after heavy first-set losses to level the scores in the second set before going on to comfortably win the third.

In A Grade, the competition could not have been any tighter. Toni and Amelia finished tied with Jacob and Michael, with both teams recording 1 rubber, 4 sets and 62 games for the competition. Ben and Michele also got one win, 2 sets and 48 games.

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B Grade was just as competitive, with rubbers and games also ending in a tie. Merv and Tracey narrowly edged out Carol and Mark by a single set, with both teams finishing on 1 rubber and 52 games. Merv and Tracey claimed 3¾ sets, while Carol and Mark finished with 3 sets. Kate and Debbie were close behind in third place with 1 rubber, 2 sets and 44 games.

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C Grade was dominated by Karen and Mara, who finished with 2 rubbers, 5 sets and 66 games. Their only set loss for the competition came against Cliff and Linda. Adam and Brendan also had a strong showing, finishing with 1 rubber, 2 sets and 44 games.

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The next Home Hill pickleball competition begins on 21 May and will run for three weeks.

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Contributed with thanks to Kate Casswell

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