The second annual Association of Pickleball Players (APP) Tour Women’s Open presented by The James is in the books.
The event was held at Pickle N Chill, less than 10 miles away from the presenting sponsor, The Ohio State Comprehensive Cancer Center, “The James”, in Columbus, Ohio.
In honor of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month (October) this was the second annual event put on by the APP and The James.
Pro play started on Friday, with Women’s Singles. Saturday saw competition switch up to the Split Age Pro, which is personally one of my favorite events in pickleball, since it isn’t very common to see. On Sunday, the pro women’s doubles bracket played, along with the other two events’ gold medal matches.
Women’s Singles This one came down to the two favorites - Sofia Sewing had won five gold medals on the APP Tour in singles this year prior to the Women’s Open. Shannon Pretorius was the defending champion in this event from last year, and both made the finals.
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Sewing made quick work of Pretorius in the first game, winning in a dominating fashion, 15-4, in a game of rally scoring. In game two, Pretorius seemed to be mounting a comeback and Sewing needed to take a timeout to regain her energy. However, Pretorius took a fall diving for a ball and had to take a medical timeout to receive treatment on her elbow and knee. After that, it was all Sewing, winning 15-8.
This was Sewing’s sixth sing... FULL ARTICLE FOUND ON: https://www.thedinkpickleball.com/braverman-fudge-walzcak-whitwell-and-sewing-all-win-gold-at-the-app-womens-open/
