Pickleball players compete in Big Dill at the Ville tournament

Winning Gold in Hopkinsville – (left) Dana Marshall and Jason Williams in 4.0 Mixed Doubles and Dana Marshall and Meagan York in 4.0 Women’s Doubles.

Planters Bank Jennie Stuart Health Sportsplex in Hopkinsville hosted the Big Dill at the Ville pickleball tournament March 8-9. This was a Southern Pickleball Association Sanctioned Tournament with winners from this event qualifying for the 2025 Southern Pickleball Championships in Macon, GA Dec 31-Jan 4. Sixty-eight players competed on nine courts in Men’s Doubles, Women’s Doubles and Mixed Doubles in 2.5 to 4.0 divisions.

Gold Medal Winners:
Jason Williams and Taylor Myers – 4.0 Men’s Doubles
Dana Marshall and Meagan York – 4.0 Women’s Doubles
Dana Marshall and Jason Williams – 4.0 Mixed Doubles

Silver Medal Winners:
Cannon Cornelius and Edwin Moore – 4.0 Men’s Doubles
Cannon Cornelius and Meagon York – 4.0 Mixed Doubles
Winnie Smee and Holly Locken – 4.0 Women’s Doubles
Rebekah Talbert and Vickie Gamble – 3.5/4.0 Women’s Doubles

Bronze Medal Winners:
Marty Gamble and Shane Cosby – 3.5 Men’s Doubles
Justin Crawford and Abbi Crawford – 3.5/4.0 Mixed Doubles
Emily Edwards and Angie Skees – 3.0 Women’s Doubles

More results
­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­Anna Crawford and Abbi Crawford – 4th 3.5/4.0 Women’s Doubles
Justin Crawford and Austin Loveless – 4th 4.0 Men’s Doubles
Anna Crawford and Donald Sirls – 4th 3.5/4.0 Mixed Doubles 

Submitted by:
Darlene Latta
USA Pickleball Ambassador Marshall County

Silver medal winners were (left) Cannon Cornelius and Meagon York in 4.0 Mixed Doubles and Cannon Cornelius and Edwin Moore in 4.0 Men’s Doubles.
Winning Silver in Hopkinsville – (left) Rebekah Talbert and Vickie Gamble in 3.5-4.0 Women’s Doubles and Winnie Skee and Holly Locken in 4.0 Women’s Doubles.
Bronze medal winners – (left) Justin Crawford and Abby Crawford in 3.5-4.0 Mixed Doubles and Marty Gamble and Shane Cosby in 3.5 Men’s Doubles.