Second Annual Pickleball in the Clouds Tournament Results, Photo Essay
Fierce play filled the packed courts on June 6 and 7
The second annual Pickleball in the Clouds Tournament wrapped up on Sunday afternoon with stands full of spectators, students, and community volunteers.
The event drew players from El Paso, Las Cruces, Alamogordo, Midland, Artesia, and Ruidoso to the village to play indoors at the Cloudcroft High School and Middle School gyms, which volunteers from Pickleball Addicts of Cloudcroft and We Love Cloudcroft had prepared for the tournament.
The village is laying a new acrylic surface on the outdoor Zenith Park courts this month. Their completion was delayed by rain, leaving them unready in time for this year’s tournament—they should be ready for summer play soon.
Sunday’s final championship game was filled with fierce play by Mixed Doubles teams, with Whitney and Jesse Emberley taking the championship in a battle against Tami Alexander and David Coor. Samantha and Bruce Odom won bronze.
On Saturday, the Advanced Men’s Doubles team of Tom Krall and Steve Marlow won gold. Jason Alexander and Bruce Odom took silver. Jaxon Spencer and Cameron Duchene won bronze.
Tami Alexander and Hannah Dean won first in Intermediate Women’s Doubles against Paula Allen and Joy Johns, who gained silver. Ronda Suggs and Gloria Vaccaro secured the bronze.
Men’s Intermediate Doubles team Kent Kaneer and Samuel Legarreta took gold, with Jerry Weaver and John Krall taking silver. Eric Rodriguez and Lucas McGuire won bronze.
Beginner Mixed Doubles team Josiah Quinlan and Hannah Prudencio took gold against Stacey and Caleb Dodd, who won silver. Micah and Adlai Gutierrez won bronze.
Sportsmanship awards went to Debbie Hood, Kathryn Langdale, and Brian and Theresa Donisthorpe.
Sponsored by a range of local businesses and paid for in part by Lodger’s Tax funding, proceeds from the tournament benefit We Love Cloudcroft, a local fundraising group that supports student programs.
Organizer Samantha Odom told the Reader that the tournament was a successful fundraiser and will send out a survey to players soon, asking about their time in “beautiful Cloudcroft.”
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