A 3-day tournament for the Grand Pickleball Club members. Photo credits go to Elissa Kravitz, Connie Rosano, and Bob Eckart.

A 3-day tournament in frigid weather at Sun City Grand. Participants came from all over the valley including Casa Grande. Photo credits go to Nancy Eckart, Wayne & Kathy Squires, and Joe Stotts all of the Grand Pickleball Club.

Three divisions of mixed doubles teams competed in a compass format. Each division was comprised of 16 teams. One Gold medal was earned in each division, everyone else earned a Silver or a Bronze.

Here is a CHALLENGE: See if you recognize all these pickleballers without their hats!

The Grand Pickleball Club invited members of pickleball clubs from around the valley to participate in a three-day tournament. Medals were awarded for Gold, Silver, Bronze in each of 5 skill levels (Novice, C, B, A, Open) for each division (Men's Doubles, Women's Doubles, Mixed Doubles). There were 150 doubles teams competing over a span of 3 days.

This was a 2-day tournament. Participants were ranked by skill level, then divided into two groups: Wednesday Group was comprised of players in B,C,N skill levels, Thursday Group was comprised of players in O and A skill levels. Names in each group were drawn from two hats to form the teams. The tournament was played in a Compass Format, thereby having 8 Gold medals and 8 Silver medals awarded in each group. Each team was guaranteed to play at least 4 matches, so fun was had by all.

This album contains photos of ASO finalists and spectators who are SCG residents. For all ASO photos, see http://usapa.org/gallery/ASO2008

Kathy Lawless, N Ladder Captain for 2006 and 2007, receives recognition from the N Ladder players.