Debbie Witten Four members of the SaddleBrooke Ranch Pickleball Association attended a two-day pickleball clinic in Tucson in October. Those attending included Nancy and Ben Eisenstein, Jackie Elphic, and Debora Witten. The clinic was taught by Prem Carnot. The focus of the clinic was to expand a new method of serving and returning a serve,…
Nancy Eisenstein The SaddleBrooke Ranch Pickleball Association (SBRPA) enjoyed a Hawaiian “Aloha” themed party at the Ranch House Grill Sol Ballroom Saturday evening, Nov. 6. It was difficult to recognize many pickleball players because they were dressed in tropical or island-style attire. The Luau buffet-style dinner was served, and dancing with a D.J. followed. Anna…
Debbie Witten For the past year, Anna Ung has held the position of Director of Events on the SaddleBrooke Ranch Pickleball Association (SBRPA) Board of Directors. She was met with the challenge of organizing all extra activities for the club post-pandemic. First, Anna organized, managed, and promoted the spring Cinco de Mayo tournament. In September,…
Debbie Witten The SaddleBrooke Ranch Pickleball Association president, Larry Burchfield, continues to remind his members to play safe. Safety on the court starts with how each player enters and exits the pickleball courts. In the accompanying picture, Raynelle Duhl demonstrates the safest (and only) way to enter and exit the court is by pushing the…
The pickleball courts were the target of a microburst that hit SaddleBrooke Ranch on Sept. 7 at 6:30 p.m. A number of players schedule Sunday night for regular play. The players got in one game and the rain began. Then the wind followed. Most players…
Debbie Witten The new pickleball machine has arrived at the SaddleBrooke Ranch Pickleball Association (SBRPBA) for all members to use and enjoy. Mark Pohler, vice president of the SBRPBA was instrumental in its purchase and providing instruction on the operation of the new Simon X pickleball machine. Mark trained about 75 club members so they can…
Debbie Witten SaddleBrooke Ranch Pickleball Association thanks Debbie McCauley for volunteering countless hours ordering and distributing all of the association’s logoed shirts, hats, and jackets. She took over this task in 2016 and has been offering a variety of styles and colors of shirts for members to show off their club pride. Debbie takes orders three to…
Debbie Witten SaddleBrooke Ranch Pickleball Association (SBRPA) is proud to announce that Rudy Dominguez has now completed his certification to test 4.0 and 4.5 skill levels by the International Pickleball Teaching Professional Association (IPTPA). SBRPA now follows the IPTPA guidelines in testing the advancement of ratings of a player. Rudy had been certified to only test…
Debbie Witten Pickleball games can be played with the same gender or mixed gender. Several couples living in SaddleBrooke Ranch desire to play with their spouse. In the past few months several couples have tested with their spouse to improve their ratings. When requesting to be tested for the next level, SaddleBrooke Ranch Pickleball Association…
Nancy Eisenstein Alastair Stone has resided in Saddlebrooke Ranch for over eight years. He and his wife Helga moved here from Colorado. Alastair immediately began volunteering his time to Saddlebrooke Ranch Pickleball Association (SBRPA). He took over the Communications, Marketing, and News Committee a little over a year ago. The biggest challenge faced by Alastair was…