Over 350 pickleball players filled the 14 courts at The Piclklr Live Oak last weekend for the fifth annual CommuniCare Classic Pickleball Tournament.
Hosted by the San Antonio Pickleball Association (SAPA) and the Valero Alamo Bowl this three-day event brought together players of all skill levels for spirited competition, community fun, and most importantly, raising scholarship dollars for local students.
The action kicked off Friday with singles play, followed by men’s and women’s doubles on Saturday, and mixed doubles on Sunday. Friday evening also featured the always-popular PartyPICKLE round robin, giving recreational and intermediate players a chance to join in the fun. All pickleballs used in competition were generously provided by Gearbox.
Competitors received commemorative t-shirts courtesy of The Kitchen Dink while H-E-B, Las Palapas, Phorm Energy, and Whataburger keep everyone fueled throughout the weekend. Fans added to the festival-like atmosphere as they cheered on players from the sidelines.
The CommuniCare Classic underscored the ability of sport to unite the community with 100% of net proceeds supporting local scholarships. Each serve, volley, and dink contributed to grow the game and support deserving youth.
Special thanks to all participants, sponsors, and vendors with extra recognition for CommuniCare as the title sponsor, along with CommuniCare, Amegy Bank, BEXX Restoration, DICK’S Sporting Goods, Elmer’s Home Services, Faith Mountain Ranch, Gearbox, Gold’s Gym, Las Palapas, Project Cowork, and The Kitchen Dink
For more information on SAPA memberships, supporting the Scholarship Program and getting discounted entry into future tournaments like 2027 CommuniCare Classic, visit: https://www.sanantoniopickleball.org
Check out action shots from the tournament, along with photos of the medal winners, here: Tournament Photos & Medal Winners.
Division Winners
Women’s Singles
Women’s Singles Skill: (3.0 To 3.49) Age: 35+
Gold: Adrienne Alexander
Silver: Rachel Taylor
Bronze: Jackie M Harris
Women’s Singles Skill: (3.5 To 3.99) Age: 35+
Gold: Lisa Williams
Silver: Chrissy Oliverson
Bronze: Elizabeth Myers
Women’s Singles Skill: (4.0 To 4.49) Age: 50+
Gold: Casi Helbig
Silver: Susie Bergmann
Bronze: Nancy Barrera
Women’s Doubles
Women’s Doubles Skill: (3.0) Age: 12–34
Gold: Samantha Simeone Arredondo / Zoe Hinojosa
Silver: Angelita Bon / Rhoda Custodio
Bronze: Athena Ford / Michaela Debartolo
Women’s Doubles Skill: (3.0 To 3.49) Age: 35–49
Gold: Cassey Dougherty / Lauren Abaii
Silver: Leslie Saenz / Sheila Calumpiano
Bronze: Sara Stanford / Laura Covey
Women’s Doubles Skill: (3.0 To 3.49) Age: 50–59
Gold: Melinda Taylor / Stephanie Talley
Silver: Christine Barnett / Zena Kaihlanen
Bronze: Anne Emshoff / Rita Cuellar
Women’s Doubles Skill: (3.0 To 3.49) Age: 60–64
Gold: Tracy Stark / Beth Rowley
Silver: Norma Trevino / Adeline Waterman
Bronze: Kelli Pariano / Marianna Tanguy
Women’s Doubles Skill: (3.0 To 3.49) Age: 65+
Gold: Judith Kimbell / Glendelia Zavala
Silver: Sheila Ponce / Deborah Rakestraw
Bronze: Julie Latiolais / Janice Cuccia
Women’s Doubles Skill: (3.5) Age: 12–49
Gold: Hitomi Kinoshita Moore / Karla Alvarado
Silver: Rachel Taylor / Katie Surls
Bronze: Taylor Oliphant / Destiny Geromiller
Women’s Doubles Skill: (3.5 To 3.99) Age: 60–64
Gold: Jackie M Harris / Elizabeth Myers
Silver: Lisa Diebitsch / Debbie Caballero
Bronze: Elaine Blain / Karen Carlisle
Women’s Doubles Skill: (3.5 To 3.99) Age: 65+
Gold: Lisa Williams / Penni Harben
Silver: Jill Lindblade / Tracy Pinney
Bronze: Sandra Haines / Evelyn Schroder
Women’s Doubles Skill: (4.0 To 4.49) Age: 12–49
Gold: Sara Alt / Beth Pempsell
Silver: Grace Slaughter / Lauren Summers
Bronze: Brianna Bankston / Carolyn Douglas
Women’s Doubles Skill: (4.0 To 4.49) Age: 50–59
Gold: Kacee Carlson / Shelly Stinnett
Silver: Erica Atkinson / Ferris Hollis
Bronze: Jessica Guire / Erica Sherwood
Women’s Doubles Skill: (4.0 To 4.49) Age: 60+
Gold: Susie Bergmann / Anne Faryniarz
Silver: Helen Friar / Mary Reeder
Bronze: Pam Doolittle / Robyn Readicker
Mixed Doubles
Mixed Doubles Skill: (3.0) Age: 60–64
Gold: Tracy Stark / David Ferley
Silver: Austin White / Don Cox
Bronze: Mary Helen Lopez / Joe Lopez
Mixed Doubles Skill: (3.0 To 3.49) Age: 12–34
Gold: Karynn Morales-Ledesma / Matthew Durian
Silver: Ashley Salausa / Titoj Macutay
Bronze: Angelita Bon / Alfredo Posada Cano
Mixed Doubles Skill: (3.0 To 3.49) Age: 35–49
Gold: Dallas Ott / Andrew Ramon
Silver: Sara Stanford / Eric Guidry Sr.
Bronze: Ashley Arsena / Tom Hunt
Mixed Doubles Skill: (3.0 To 3.49) Age: 50–59
Gold: Ponciana Peña / Michael Urrutia
Silver: Della Morgan / Henry Leal
Bronze: Sandra Nannini / Rick Hill
Mixed Doubles Skill: (3.0 To 3.49) Age: 65+
Gold: Evelyn Schroder / Lyle Hartz
Silver: Cyndi Trevino / Jesse Magana
Bronze: Joyce Terk / Timothy Cliffe
Mixed Doubles Skill: (3.5 To 3.99) Age: 12–34
Gold: Julissa Jr Cavazos / Ian Pfalzer
Silver: Victoria Garcia / Andrew Awaldt
Bronze: Lucero Davis / Jorge Hernandez
Mixed Doubles Skill: (3.5 To 3.99) Age: 35–49
Gold: Sara Alt / Mike Key
Silver: Rucha Dhanani / Tim Kilford
Bronze: Rachel Taylor / Mario Gallegos
Mixed Doubles Skill: (3.5 To 3.99) Age: 50–59
Gold: Maura Burns / Bob Vale
Silver: Hitomi Kinoshita Moore / Samuel Arceo
Bronze: Penni Harben / Max Robertson
Mixed Doubles Skill: (3.5 To 3.99) Age: 60–64
Gold: Elaine Blain / Rafael Zambrano
Silver: Lori Albright / Michael Henderson
Bronze: Anne Faryniarz / Steve Cowart
Mixed Doubles Skill: (3.5 To 3.99) Age: 65+
Gold: Elaine Eickenroht / Paul Soliz
Silver: Elizabeth Myers / Edwin (Buddy) Loessberg
Bronze: Tracy Pinney / Chris Pinney
Mixed Doubles Skill: (4.0 To 4.49) Age: 12–49
Gold: Allison Cortinas / Alexander Drewes
Silver: Grace Slaughter / Mark McDonald
Bronze: Jordyn York / Dominic Stanford
Mixed Doubles Skill: (4.0 To 4.49) Age: 50–59
Gold: Erica Atkinson / Ben Atkinson
Silver: Casi Helbig / Jeff Coultas
Bronze: Janelle Clark / Lane Lee
Mixed Doubles Skill: (4.0 To 4.49) Age: 60+
Gold: Lisa Diebitsch / Gregg Diebitsch
Silver: Caryn Kelley / Dean Colley
Bronze: Susie Bergmann / Jose Linares
Mixed Doubles Skill: (4.5 & Above) Age: 12–49
Gold: Martha Cernicchiaro / Alejandro Mondragon
Silver: Paris Cammack / Ruben Herrera
Bronze: Gabriela Moni / Alejandro Parada
Men’s Doubles
Men’s Doubles Skill: (3.0) Age: 50–59
Gold: Rick Hill / Dan Geddes
Silver: Henry Leal / Donald Finn
Bronze: Angel C / Vernon Haven
Men’s Doubles Skill: (3.0) Age: 60–64
Gold: Richard Dutson / Scott Armstrong
Silver: JB Everitt / Don Cox
Bronze: Phil Lindblade / Bob Massey
Men’s Doubles Skill: (3.0 To 3.49) Age: 12–49
Gold: Matthew Durian / Emmanuel Vazquez
Silver: Alfredo Posada Cano / Jayden Posada
Bronze: Michael Brandes / Jonathan Zuniga
Men’s Doubles Skill: (3.0 To 3.49) Age: 65+
Gold: Paul Soliz / Cecil Eager
Silver: David Dretzka / Perry Hendrickson
Bronze: Tim Taylor / Byron Danielson
Men’s Doubles Skill: (3.5) Age: 12–59
Gold: Jesse Hancock / Dominic Stanford
Silver: Austin Hall / Nathan Acosta
Bronze: Jef Sherwood / Franco Cuminato
Men’s Doubles Skill: (3.5 To 3.99) Age: 60–64
Gold: John Yonker / Chris Catlett
Silver: Mike Key / Kurt Gates
Bronze: Kevin Haley / Edwin Arbuckle
Men’s Doubles Skill: (3.5 To 3.99) Age: 65+
Gold: Chris Pinney / John Hoelter
Silver: JD Beltran / Richard Fears
Bronze: Eric Saenz / William Jaume
Men’s Doubles Skill: (4.0) Age: 35–49
Gold: Guy Taylor / Randy Ruybal
Silver: Tom Bergeron / Alejandro Mireles
Bronze: Donovan Brown / Dennis Brown
Men’s Doubles Skill: (4.0 To 4.49) Age: 12–34
Gold: Alejandro Parada / Chris Stanley
Silver: Adrian Espinoza / Alexander Drewes
Bronze: Caleb Cable / Eli Cable
Men’s Doubles Skill: (4.0 To 4.49) Age: 50–59
Gold: Jeff Coultas / Josh Paddison
Silver: Gaspar Santos / Rafael Zambrano
Bronze: Lane Lee / Dean Colley
Men’s Doubles Skill: (4.0 To 4.49) Age: 60+
Gold: Liem Mansfield / Matt Rutherford
Silver: Gary Martin / Jose Linares
Bronze: Ezequiel Cortez / Ronald Burton
Men’s Doubles Skill: (4.5 & Above) Age: 12+
Gold: John Desmet / Nicholas Bond
Silver: Eliel Herminas / Jesse G
Bronze: Rafael Filippini / Kevin Booth
Men’s Singles
Men’s Singles Skill: (3.0 To 3.49) Age: 12–59
Gold: Kurt Franke
Silver: Henry Leal
Bronze: Jose Gonzalez
Men’s Singles Skill: (3.0 To 3.49) Age: 60+
Gold: Ezequiel Cortez
Silver: Jesse Magana
Bronze: Don Cox
Men’s Singles Skill: (3.5) Age: 35–49
Gold: Dominic Stanford
Silver: Adrian Espinoza
Bronze: Nestor Arredondo Parra
Men’s Singles Skill: (3.5 To 3.99) Age: 12–34
Gold: Kaeden Taylor
Silver: Austin Hall
Bronze: Dominique Kashe
Men’s Singles Skill: (3.5 To 3.99) Age: 50–64
Gold: Jimmy Carpenter
Silver: Eric King
Bronze: Dean Colley
Men’s Singles Skill: (3.5 To 3.99) Age: 65+
Gold: Paul Soliz
Silver: Jose Linares
Bronze: Eric Saenz
Men’s Singles Skill: (4.0 To 4.49) Age: 12–59
Gold: Mark McDonald
Silver: Alfredo Posada Cano
Bronze: Dennis Brown
Men’s Singles Skill: (4.0 To 4.49) Age: 60+
Gold: Guy Taylor
Silver: Liem Mansfield
Bronze: Donovan Brown
Men’s Singles Skill: (4.5 & Above) Age: 12+
Gold: Nicholas Bond
Silver: Jesse G
Bronze: Ruben Herrera