{"id":23755,"date":"2021-03-01T12:22:17","date_gmt":"2021-03-01T18:22:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/brubakers.us\/?p=23755"},"modified":"2021-02-28T21:12:46","modified_gmt":"2021-03-01T03:12:46","slug":"pro-doubles-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brubakers.us\/?p=23755","title":{"rendered":"Pro Doubles Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Saturday was men&#8217;s and women&#8217;s pro doubles day. It was a really long day. The guys started playing at 8 AM and didn&#8217;t finish until almost 10 o&#8217;clock in the evening. Saturday was also the day that I played mixed and even though I didn&#8217;t do well in my event I had a lot of fun spectating. We also got a ton of great pics. <\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/50963493671\/in\/datetaken\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/50963493671_c299c253cd.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"Untitled\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here are a couple of pics from my mandatory player orientation for mixed doubles on Saturday. This is how they start all of the events. <\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/50962782933\/in\/datetaken\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/50962782933_9368ab707b.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"Untitled\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Karen, Chandi, Krista, and I with our #1 female pickleball idol, Lucy Kovalova.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/50964078976\/in\/datetaken\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/50964078976_37727840d5_c.jpg\" width=\"500\" alt=\"Untitled\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Karen and I also got pics with Dayne Gingrich (left) and Dave Weinbach (right). <\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/50963272781\/in\/datetaken\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/50963272781_0bd8c891f5.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" alt=\"Untitled\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And also with our favorite men&#8217;s doubles team, the #WichitaBoys aka #TeamModel aka #TeamEurope &#8212; Patrick Smith (in white) and Jocelyn Devilliers (in blue).<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/50963272751\/in\/datetaken\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/50963272751_0ccf8dc737.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" alt=\"Untitled\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I also got some awesome pics courtside. This is team Waters, Leigh (left) and daughter Anna Leigh (right).<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/50963429201\/in\/datetaken\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/50963429201_7e3c6d07a6.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"Untitled\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Kyle Yates and Matt Wright &#8212; this is the first time I&#8217;ve seen them play together again since <a href=\"http:\/\/brubakers.us\/?p=21482\" >the Franklin Pickleball Masters pickleball invitational tournament at Chicken N Pickle almost two years ago<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/50963078008\/in\/datetaken\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/50963078008_2dbe6e64d5.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" alt=\"Untitled\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/50963788736\/in\/datetaken\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/50963788736_ab1381d4c1.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" alt=\"Untitled\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Lucy and Simone, who I like to call team #Lucimone, are the most dominant women&#8217;s doubles team and super fun to watch.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/50963149068\/in\/datetaken\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/50963149068_6be86a032f.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" alt=\"Untitled\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/50964036462\/in\/datetaken\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/50964036462_1c3b1f500f.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" alt=\"Untitled\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>#TeamSelkirk&#8217;s Tyson McGuffin and Riley Newman. <\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/50963985201\/in\/datetaken\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/50963985201_b8b89c5e63.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" alt=\"Untitled\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/50963985191\/in\/datetaken\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/50963985191_46ef8e0eef.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" alt=\"Untitled\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The #CaliforniaBoys DJ Young and Callan Dawson pictured below both play for #TeamProkennex. <\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/50963996356\/in\/datetaken\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/50963996356_b74d09d0a0.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" alt=\"Untitled\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/50963996361\/in\/datetaken\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/50963996361_eccf4c720d.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" alt=\"Untitled\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>#TeamUtah&#8217;s Tyler Loong and Spencer Smith were so much fun to watch.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/50964363947\/in\/datetaken\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/50964363947_7575a6bc03.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" alt=\"Untitled\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/50963551218\/in\/datetaken\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/50963551218_51f2dc0a71.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" alt=\"Untitled\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/50963551183\/in\/datetaken\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/50963551183_c9443da1c1.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" alt=\"Untitled\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Our #WichitaBoys in action &#8212; Pat in white and Jocelyn in blue.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/50964260811\/in\/datetaken\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/50964260811_967eccc56d.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" alt=\"Untitled\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/50963551258\/in\/datetaken\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/50963551258_075369d179.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" alt=\"Untitled\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Chandi and Krista made a Jocelyn sandwich to keep him warm. <\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/50964519527\/in\/datetaken\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/50964519527_84a514b83b.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" alt=\"Untitled\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Arizona gets really cold at night. Pat was nice enough to let us borrow his clothes to keep warm. Karen got his pants and I got his pullover jacket. Jocelyn also let Karen borrow his hoodie. Our boys are the sweetest. <\/p>\n<p>Though I didn&#8217;t do well, it was a very successful tournament day for the Wichita crew. Lucy and Simone took gold in women&#8217;s pro doubles and Jocelyn and Pat took silver in men&#8217;s pro doubles. It was totally worth sitting in the freezing cold to watch. <\/p>\n<p>More from the PPA Arizona tournament next time. Until then GNG. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Saturday was men&#8217;s and women&#8217;s pro doubles day. It was a really long day. The guys started playing at 8 AM and didn&#8217;t finish until almost 10 o&#8217;clock in the evening. 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