Local area Pickleball Players traveled to Owensboro KY to participate in the 2024 River City Open presented by Visit Owensboro on October 10-13. There were 332 players competing on 14 courts with tennis court surfaces at the Merchant Centre Court Indoors. Divisions included 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5 and 5.0 in Women’s Doubles, Men’s Doubles and Mixed Doubles.
This is one of a handful of tournaments within a few hundred miles that offer 60+ and 70+ age divisions. This was a prize Money payout for the 5.0 and up Division. Kayle Travis and Haley Jamison won $100 each for winning Silver in Women’s Doubles 5.0 Division, Gold was awarded $300 each.
This was the first-ever pickleball medal for Chad Latta, Hunter Archer, and Russ Moore. Hunter has only been playing for a few months. Latta and Archer’s 3.0 Men’s Doubles game and Ricky and Dannette Baker’s 3.5 Mixed Doubles game difference between winning Gold or Silver was only decided by 2 points.
Gold Medal Winners: Jennifer Wilson and Jenny Travis – 4.0 Women’s Doubles; Winnie Smee and Kayla Myers – 3.5 Women’s Doubles; Russ Moore and Darlene Latta – 3.0 Mixed Doubles 60+70+; and Rickie Nimmo and Annette Nimmo – 3.0 Mixed Doubles 60+.
Silver Medal Winners: Haley Jamison and Kayla Travis – 5.0 Women’s Doubles; Justin Crawford and Jackson Crawford – 3.5 Men’s Doubles; Kenzie Wilson and Brigette Thompson – 3.5 Women’s Doubles; Ricky Baker and Dannette Baker – 3.5 Mixed Doubles; and Hunter Archer and Chad Latta – 3.0 Men’s Doubles.
Bronze Medal Winners: Brenden Thomas and Ricky Baker – 3.5 Men’s Doubles.
More results: Brent Thompson and Jennifer Wilson – 4th 4.5 Mixed Doubles; and Kayla Travis and Devin Guisande – 5th 5.0 Mixed Doubles.
Other participants included: Kevin Barrett, Cannon Cornelius, Edwin Moore, Cindy Crawford, Sara Darling, Todd Dotson, Jason Jones, Amanda Melton, Chris Operle, Ethan Rowton, Nathan Rowton, Lisa Tack, and Landon Wilson.
Source: https://www.thelakenews.com/articles/local-pickleball-players-medal-in-owensboro-tournament/