Vail pickleball players pick up gold medals at Oceanview Pickleball National Championships

Vail pickleball players Juli Young and Mike Leigh came home from San Diego with gold medals after qualifying for and competing in the Oceanview Pickleball National Championships two weeks ago. Young and Leigh teamed up to win the 4.0 mixed doubles title on Oct. 31 in the 75-and-over division and Young partnered with Sherrie Farris two days later to win the women’s doubles 4.0 title in the same age category. “It takes a team and good teamwork to win,” said Young, who has been playing with Leigh since the 2018 Vail Open. While the duo has won many medals together in the past, Leigh said having to go through some of the best teams in the country made this one the sweetest yet. “In mixed doubles, teams usually hit the ball to the woman thinking they are the weaker player,” he said.

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