Nga Nguyen takes two golds as Sarnia Golf and Curling Club wraps pickleball season

Proceeds from the event and a raffle will support programs at Pathways Health Centre for Children.

Nga Nguyen won two gold medals at the Sarnia Golf and Curling Club’s Fall Pickleball Invitational, which crowned champions in six divisions over a weekend of 153 games. The tournament closed out the club’s pickleball season.

Saturday’s play covered the 3.5+ divisions, with 71 games over the day. The women’s division opened with a game that lasted 37 minutes and went on to play 17 games in total. Nguyen and Reign Fisher won gold. Angie Dawes and Heather Stewart took silver, and Ann Thompson Wambua and Han Nguyen won bronze.

Mixed doubles followed. Nguyen teamed with Rob Tully to win gold, making it back-to-back wins for her. Dawes and Andre Clelland took silver, and Han Nguyen and John Wright won bronze.

The afternoon session moved to men’s doubles, where Emillio Rocca and Brian Hutchins cruised to gold. Mike Barron and Gord Annear won silver, and Wright and Brandon Owen took bronze.

All three brackets were full on Sunday, with 82 games played. In the women’s bracket, Liz Kelly and [first name] Borges, of Kingston, won gold. Karen Allen and Paula Blair took silver, and Sheri Kelly and Karen Tully won bronze.

In mixed doubles, Diane Molean and Michael Brown won gold. Becky Dickson and Henry Dickson took silver, and Hyunsook Kim and Brad Gray won bronze.

The final session featured men’s doubles. Jeff Blackbird and George Jose, of Wallaceburg, took gold. Angelo Mendezabal and Jonrhey Limson won silver, and Colin Prentice and Morgan Braun took bronze.

Two-time sponsors Wright Construction and Northend Appliance supported the event. Proceeds from the tournament and the Luzz Pickleball raffle will go to programs at Pathways Health Centre for Children.

Pickleball at the club aims to:

• Build positive, complementary relationships with pickleball activities in surrounding communities, including London, Chatham and Windsor
• Raise public awareness of the game and introduce new players to it
• Run programs that encourage youth participation
• Offer programs for players who want to improve through organized play, in either a recreational or competitive setting

Pickleball at the club starts up again in May 2027.