National Pickleball League in Wichita
Posted on August 19, 2023 by Ching under Community, Pickleball.
I had the best time when National Pickleball League (NPL) came to town for one of the NPL tour stops. We had a couple of pros from the OKC Punishers team stay with us – Carrina de Vera and Jenny Marcos. I’ve known Jenny for some time now through mutual friends and then it was my first time meeting Carrina. They are both Filipino so it was perfect.
Here are some pictures from the NPL kickoff party on Friday night. Jenny is in pink. Carrina is in black. The red-haired lady is Carrina’s wife, Deb.
This is Mark Milner, OKC Punishers GM and top male player along with Jaime Oncins (below). These two men are probably the most handsome men’s doubles duo in the entire league.
Two full days of competition followed the opening night party. Saturday play featured OKC Punishers vs. Indy Drivers. They split the matches and had to go into a super exciting teambreaker.
Check out this awesome scorpion that Jenny hits early in the game.
Karen Fox and Vickie Hancock were two of our best volunteers.
Day two pictures next…
Jen Reifschneider was such a trooper. She volunteered on both days.
Brian Evenson was on hand to take photos all weekend.
No one was volunteering for broadcast booth help so I signed Brian up for it on Sunday and he really enjoyed his volunteer job. It was right up his alley.
I was court monitor on court 6, which was actually a great volunteer job for me because I got to watch amazing matches all morning. I caught a snap of Jenny taking a nap in between matches. It had been a long two days.
It was a busy weekend but I had so much fun. It was great to see and meet all the senior pros and watch them play. I can’t wait until NPL returns next year.
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