APP Hilton Head: Fri Oct 15 - Sun Oct 19, 2021 (Recap)

APP Hilton Head

Beautiful weather and fantastic Pickleball in Hilton Head this past weekend!

To rewatch the early matches on Center Court #1 and Center Court #2, find those on USA Pickleball's YouTube Channel. (I'm not sure if the late afternoon matches are archived on ESPN+, or only available live? Ways to watch ESPN+)


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RESULTS (GOLD, SILVER, BRONZE):

  • Pro Mixed Doubles – Simone Jardim & Jw Johnson, Jessie Irvine & Jay Devilliers, Vivienne David & Zane Navratil.
  • Pro Men's Doubles – Jw Johnson & Dylan Frazier, Callan Dawson & AJ Koller, Rob Nunnery & Adam Stone.
  • Pro Women's Doubles – Vivienne David & Lea Jansen, Simone Jardim & Catherine Parenteau, Lauren Stratman & Lee Whitwell.
  • Men's Pro Singles – Zane Navratil, Jack Foster, Jay Devilliers.
  • Women's Pro Singles - Catherine Parenteau, Lea Jansen, Lauren Stratman.

SR. PRO RESULTS (GOLD, SILVER, BRONZE):

  • Sr. Pro Mixed Doubles – Kim Kesner & Scott Crandall, Helen Wilhelm & Rick Witsken, Eva Welsher & Scott Moore.
  • Sr. Pro Men's Doubles – John Sperling & Mircea Morariu, Jose Derisi & Rick Witsken, Scott Crandall & Mills Miller.
  • Sr. Pro Women's Doubles – Sarah Mitten & Julie Johnson, Kim Kesner & Helen Wilhelm, Pocket Doc Unnoppet & Chris Karges.
  • Sr. Pro Men's Singles – Paul Olin, Scott Moore, David Spearman.
  • Sr Pro Women's Singles – Julie Johnson, Jen Lassandro, Sue Johnston.

Full bracket results on PickleballTournaments.com

For commentary and random thoughts, see live blog by Slim & Gritty. (Disclaimer: Once again, I have no affiliation with this site, I don't know who the authors are, and I don't agree with everything that they write, but I appreciate their commentary.)


Written before the event took place:

TIDBITS OF INTEREST (Pro Division Notes):

  • Ben Johns was a late withdrawal from this tournament (for reasons unknown), so Simone Jardim is playing MXD with Jw Johnson today (Friday), and Collin Johns is teaming up with Dekel Bar tomorrow (Saturday).
  • APP Hilton Head Open is hosted by hosted by Sarah Ansboury and Patrick Smith, has a $60,000 Purse, and it's a "Gold Ticket Qualifier" for Amateurs and Pros to attend USA Pickleball Nationals.
  • Mixed Doubles (Friday) has a field of 23 teams. A few of the likely favorites include Simone Jardim & Jw Johnson, Catherine Parenteau & Dekel Bar, Jessie Irvine & Jay Devilliers, Vivienne David & Zane Navratil, Lauren Stratman & Pat Smith, Lea Jansen & Callan Dawson, Katie Dyer & Altaf Merchant, Michelle Esquivel & Rob Nunnery, Lee Whitwell & AJ Koller, and Sarah Ansboury & Rafa Hewett.
  • Men's Pro Doubles (Saturday) has a field of 23 teams. A few of the likely favorites include Dekel Bar & Collin Johns, Jay Devilliers & Pat Smith, AJ Koller & Callan Dawson, Jw Johnson & Dylan Frazier, Zane Navratil & Altaf Merchant, Rob Nunnery & Adam Stone, Rob Cassidy & Gizmo Hall.
  • Women's Pro Doubles (also Saturday) has a field of 12 teams. A few of the likely favorites are Simone Jardim & Catherine Parenteau, Lauren Stratman & Lee Whitwell, Jessie Irvine & Susannah Barr, Vivienne David & Lea Jansen, Michelle Esquivel & Sarah Ansboury, and Kasandra Gehrke & Katie Dyer.
  • Men's Pro Singles (Sunday) has a field of 21. A few of the favorites include Ben Johns, Jay Devilliers, Zane Navratil, Jw Johnson, Dekel Bar, Ryan Sherry, Dylan Frazier, Frank Anthony Davis, AJ Koller, Jack Foster, John Cincola, and Rafa Hewett.
  • Women's Pro Singles (also Sunday) has a field of 8. A few of the likely favorites include Lea Jansen, Catherine Parenteau, and Lauren Stratman.

TIDBITS OF INTEREST (Sr. Pro Division Notes, from contributor Ian Michael Moss):

  • Mixed Senior Doubles (Friday) has a field of 22 teams. A few of the likely favorites include Chris Karges & Paul Olin, Sarah Mitten & John Sperling, Julie Johnson & Mircea Moraiu, Eva Welsher & Scott Moore, Kim Kesner & Scott Crandall, Helen Wilhelm & Rick Witsken, Leslie Bernard & Dave Fleming, Linda Thompson & David Spearman, Jen Lassandro & Jose Derisi.  Team to keep an eye on: Kim Kesner & Scott Crandall.
  • Men's Senior Pro Doubles (Saturday) has a field of 22 teams. A few of the likely favorites include Scott Crandall & Mills Miller, Steve Kennedy & Jaime Oncins, John Sperling & Mircea Morariu, Scott Moore & Ken Lehman, Jose Derisi & Rick Witsken, Mattias Johansson & Paul Olin, Dan Granot & Dave Fleming.  Team to keep an eye on: David Spearman & Mark Palus.
  • Women's Senior  Pro Doubles (also Saturday) has a field of 11 teams. A few of the likely favorites are Linda Thompson & Eva Welsher, Kim Kesner & Helen Wilhelm, Chris Karges & Pocket Doc Unnoppet, Teresa Tarn & Nancy Henderson, Sarah Mitten & Julie Johnson. Team to keep an eye on: Amy Yarbrough & Norma Rodriguez-Ward.
  • Men's Senior Pro Singles (Sunday) has a field of 21. A few of the likely favorites include David Spearman, Mircea Morariu, Mattias Johnansson, Paul Olin, Scott Flieglman, Scott Moore, Dan Granot.  Player to keep an eye on: Mark Palus.
  • Women's Pro Singles (also Sunday) has a field of 11. A few of the likely favorites include Jen Lassandro, Charo Chisholm, Sarah Mitten, Julie Johnson. Player to keep an eye on: Erica Gonzalez.

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