Tom Dean Quail Creek Pickleball Club held an exposition by four professional players Joey Fariar 6.0 Sean Rickard 5.5 Brian Baker 5.5 and Mark Renneson 5.0 for the Saint Jude’s Children’s Hospital. The pros put on a show for 240+ who attended. They saw a great show of talent and shots that were made by…
The first annual Professional Pickleball Exhibition for St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital was held at the Quail Creek Country Club pickleball courts on March 20, at 5:00 p.m. The professional players were Joey Farias, a 6.0 player from Tucson and director of pickleball at the Tucson Country Club; Sean Rickard, a 5.5 player, pickleball instructor…
Quail Creek pickleball players won the gold medal in the Venture Out Tournament in Mesa on February 5, 2019. 5.0 Women’s Doubles winners were Gold, Sharon Kolarik and Melanie VanDelden; Silver, Carolyn Stevens and Dex Decker and Bronze, Ruth Elliott and Jennifer Witous. Congratulations!
The Quail Creek Pickleball Club welcomed back the snowbirds in the Snowflakes in the Desert social. 65 pickleballers participated. Pickleball is one of the fastest growing sports and lots of new people are starting to play.
Quail Creek pickleball players welcome Helle Sparre, the first professional female instructor to teach at Quail Creek. Helle was the national champion at the USAPA nationals this past November and is a very sought-after instructor. She lives in Mesa, Arizona. She offered a small group lesson and gave a seminar on doubles strategy called dynamite…
Quail Creek’s Pickleball Club celebrated five years. Plus, they celebrated the holidays with fine food, great decoration and, of course, awesome pickleball round robin. The pickleball celebration also included festive Christmas costumes.
Four and a half of the outstanding Quail Creek pickleball costumes are shown here; Steve S. as Popeye, Doug Christa is the clown; Tom De as a high school student, Gary Q as Batman and Jeff Glass as your average pickleball player.
Six hardy souls braved the high heat to install 16 brand new nets at the Quail Creek Pickleball courts. The workers that installed the nets were Gary, Steve, John, David, Sharon and Georgine.
Quail Creek Pickleball Homecoming Social Committee welcomes back the snowbirds with the king and queen and their court. A round robin tournament of 56 pickleball players was played and a wonderful potluck followed the awesome play.
Dusty Friedman The second annual Quail Creek Classic Pickleball Charity Tournament was held at the Quail Creek Country Club pickleball courts in Green Valley, AZ on March 24 and 25. The event was a fundraiser for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, the 2018 charity of choice of the USAPA. The 2017 tournament raised $3600…