Avalon Park Pickleball Celebrated 5 Years!

Avalon Park Pickleball celebrated 5 years (2019-2024) of pickleball Friday evening April 5th and also held the 37th South Village pickleball tournament. The tournament playoff was won by Prudence Richards, originally from Jamaica, and Elliana Harvey, a Timber Creek High School student who beat Brenda Greene, originally from Trinidad, and Tressa Juttelstad, originally from South Dakota.

Avalon Park Publix made a delicious vanilla with lemon filling cake for the 5 years of pickleball celebration.

In Cary North Carolina at a pro/am pickleball tournament, former Avalon Park resident Caleb Deckert won a Gold Medal in the 4.5 skill level (5.0 and above is Pro level), men’s doubles competition. Caleb’s father and South Village resident Chris Deckert often plays pickleball on the Tanja King and South Village courts.

Also at the North Carolina tournament, the best female pro pickleball player in the history of the sport, 17 year old Anna Leigh Waters from South Florida, won 3 more gold medals to hit the amazing milestone of 100 gold medals.