2024 Gold Medalists for the UPASC Champions Divisions
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Nov 20, 2024 01:00 AM ET
Congratulations to these special Gold Medalists. These players qualified for the “Champions Division” by medaling in one of the 50 UPA State Championship tournaments in 2024.
MENS DOUBLES
| Skill: 3.0 To 3.5 Age: 70 To 79 | Tim Boyce (Flower Mound, Texas) | Tom Geppert (Grapevine, Texas) |
| Skill: 3.0 Age: 08 To 49 | Drew Hanna (Edmond, Oklahoma) | William Koebelen (Lone Wolf, Oklahoma) |
| Skill: 3.0 Age: 50 To 59 | Jon Feld (Dallas, Texas) | Todd Kerr (Dallas, Texas) |
| Skill: 3.0 Age: 60 To 69 | Rocky Raney (Greenville, Texas) | Steve Wilton (Rowlett, Texas) |
| Skill: 3.5 Age: 35 To 49 | Eugene Vainshel (Dallas, Texas) | Chase Woodall (Dallas, Texas) |
| Skill: 3.5 Age: 50 To 59 | Tim Arciola (Niantic, Connecticut) | Jeffrey Champion (Niantic, Connecticut) |
| Skill: 3.5 Age: 60 To 69 | Carl Breeden (St Louis, Missouri) | Bryan Gabbert (Chesterfield, Missouri) |
| Skill: 3.5 Age: 8 To 34 | Drew Fahrbach (Aiken, South Carolina) | Dylan Fahrbach (Aiken, South Carolina) |
| Skill: 4.0 Age: 35 To 49 | David Goodman (Farmingdale, New York) | Dan Leo (Lake Ronkonkoma, New York) |
| Skill: 4.0 Age: 50 To 59 | Darren Anderson (New Braunfels, Texas) | Walter Golden (New Braunfels, Texas) |
| Skill: 4.0 Age: 60 And Above | Husam Dia (Casper, Wyoming) | Craig Plante (Buffalo, Wyoming) |
| Skill: 4.0 Age: 8 To 34 | Joshua Gallardo (Fort Worth, Texas) | Michael Torres (Fort Worth, Texas) |
| Skill: 4.5 And Above Age: 50 To 59 | Jeremiah Norton (Medina, Minnesota) | Chris Wilton (Apple Valley, Minnesota) |
| Skill: 4.5 And Above Age: 60 To 69 | Michael Ellington (Fort Worth, Texas) | Michael McMahon (Dallas, Texas) |
| Skill: 4.5 Age: 35 To 49 | Andrew Bernard (Hackensack, New Jersey) | Pablo Shin (Fort Lee, New Jersey) |
| Skill: 4.5 Age: 8 To 34 | Matt Hanlin (McKinney, Texas) | Marko Lovrinovic (Greenwood, Mississippi) |
| Skill: 5.0 Age: 35 To 49 | Beau Fresquez (Pueblo, Colorado) | Dylan Grace (Pueblo West, Colorado) |
| Skill: 5.0 Age: 8 To 34 | Ben Hansbrough (Alvaton, Kentucky) | Tanner Rice (Lewisville, Texas) |
WOMENS DOUBLES
| Skill: 3.0 Age: 35 To 49 | Darla Christensen (North Las Vegas, Nevada) | Shannon Darrow (Las Vegas, Nevada) |
| Skill: 3.0 Age: 50 To 59 | Jodi Hammer (Pinetop, Arizona) | Denise van Zijll (Pinetop, Arizona) |
| Skill: 3.0 Age: 60 And Above | Van Davis (Waco, Texas) | Kay Fromm (Mcgregor, Texas) |
| Skill: 3.0 Age: 8 To 34 | Aarya Gupta (Ontario) | Samaaya Gupta (Ontario) |
| Skill: 3.5 Age: 35 To 49 | Anna Berch (Rancho Cucamonga, California) | Aimee Nolte (Pomona, California) |
| Skill: 3.5 Age: 50 To 59 | Cecy Feld (Dallas, Texas) | Holly Kerr (Dallas, Texas) |
| Skill: 3.5 Age: 60 And Above | Teri Smith (Apex, North Carolina) | lou stephenson (Raleigh, North Carolina) |
| Skill: 3.5 Age: 8 To 34 | Yahaira Arneros (Fort Worth, Texas) | Christina Spivey (Fort Worth, Texas) |
| Skill: 4.0 Age: 35 To 49 | Nancy Hensley (Knoxville, Tennessee) | Cheri Hogrefe (Knoxville, Tennessee) |
| Skill: 4.0 Age: 50 To 59 | Heather English-Goode (Versailles, Kentucky) | Ansie Schoeman (Versailles, Kentucky) |
| Skill: 4.0 Age: 60 And Above | Jody Miller (Bend, Oregon) | Petra Vernon (Bend, Oregon) |
| Skill: 4.0 Age: 8 To 34 | Judy Gaunt (Newburgh, New York) | Tin Wai Kwan (Monroe, New York) |
| Skill: 4.5 And Above Age: 50 And Above | Mary Apeland (Hillsboro, Oregon) | Randi Welch (Holladay, Utah) |
| Skill: 4.5 Age: 08 To 49 | Hayden Dillard (Amarillo, Texas) | Brooke Skypala (Amarillo, Texas) |
| Skill: 5.0 Age: 35 To 49 | Rachel Janssen (Farmers Branch, Texas) | Dragana Moran (Shreveport, Louisiana) |
| Skill: 5.0 Age: 8 To 34 | Abbigal Hatton (Fort Worth, Texas) | Emma Nelson (Omaha, Nebraska) |
MIXED DOUBLES
| Skill: 3.0 Age: 35 To 49 | Chad Fugitt (Plano, Texas) | Emily McRae (Plano, Texas) |
| Skill: 3.0 Age: 50 To 59 | Evelyn Yue (Palo Alto, California) | Raymond Yue (Palo Alto, California) |
| Skill: 3.0 Age: 60 And Above | Elisabeth Marks (Laguna Woods, California) | David Waldowski (Laguna Woods, California) |
| Skill: 3.0 Age: 8 To 34 | Devorah Hayman (Belen, New Mexico) | Jayden Tsao (Las Vegas, Nevada) |
| Skill: 3.5 To 4.0 Age: 70 To 79 | Janet Green (Green Bay, Virginia) | Wayne West (Chester, Virginia) |
| Skill: 3.5 Age: 35 To 49 | Shellen Chak (Vancouver, British Columbia) | Jamal Harb (Vancouver, British Columbia) |
| Skill: 3.5 Age: 50 To 59 | James Bitterman (Dallas, Texas) | Holly Kerr (Dallas, Texas) |
| Skill: 3.5 Age: 60 To 69 | Bob Brooks (Raleigh, North Carolina) | Louisa Garvey (Raleigh, North Carolina) |
| Skill: 3.5 Age: 8 To 34 | Lucy Baker (Norwalk, Connecticut) | Max English (Wilton, Connecticut) |
| Skill: 4.0 To 4.5 Age: 60 To 69 | Rick Marshall (Shawnee, Kansas) | Tricia Skibell (Overland Park, Kansas) |
| Skill: 4.0 Age: 35 To 49 | Davis Robson (BROKEN ARROW, Oklahoma) | Galina Semenova (Bixby, Oklahoma) |
| Skill: 4.0 Age: 50 To 59 | Danny Bretherton (Washington, District of Columbia) | Thuy Ho (Warrenton, Virginia) |
| Skill: 4.0 Age: 8 To 34 | Sugey Ortega (Fort Worth, Texas) | Michael Torres (Fort Worth, Texas) |
| Skill: 4.5 And Above Age: 50 To 59 | Chris Wilton (Apple Valley, Minnesota) | Benjamin Breuninger (Grand Rapids, Michigan) |
| Skill: 4.5 Age: 35 To 49 | Kathryn Breuninger (Grand Rapids, Michigan) | Matthew Gilbert (Minneapolis, Minnesota) |
| Skill: 4.5 Age: 8 To 34 | Coley Rezabek (Long Lake, Minnesota) | Rachel Janssen (Farmers Branch, Texas) |
| Skill: 5.0 Age: 35 To 49 | Loc Lam (Dallas, Texas) | Haley Frank (Westminster, Colorado) |
| Skill: 5.0 Age: 8 To 34 | Oliver Frank (Westminster, Colorado) | Darla Christensen (North Las Vegas, Nevada) |
MENS SINGLES
| Skill: 3.0 Age: 35 To 49 | David Nguyen (Memphis, Tennessee) |
| Skill: 3.0 Age: 50 To 59 | Michael Weaver (Cortland, New York) |
| Skill: 3.0 Age: 60 To 69 | Jay Maust (Lake Charles, Louisiana) |
| Skill: 3.0 Age: 70 To 79 | Roger Gore (Cary, North Carolina) |
| Skill: 3.0 Age: 8 To 34 | Drew Fahrbach (Aiken, South Carolina) |
| Skill: 3.5 To 4.0 Age: 70 To 79 | Brad Grant (Del Mar, California) |
| Skill: 3.5 Age: 35 To 49 | Michael Duong (Miami, Florida) |
| Skill: 3.5 Age: 50 To 59 | Earl Burdick (McKinney, Texas) |
| Skill: 3.5 Age: 60 To 69 | Steve de Luca (St George, Utah) |
| Skill: 3.5 Age: 8 To 34 | Jayden Tsao (Las Vegas, Nevada) |
| Skill: 4.0 Age: 35 To 49 | Jeff Orkin (Plano, Texas) |
| Skill: 4.0 Age: 50 To 59 | Darren Anderson (New Braunfels, Texas) |
| Skill: 4.0 Age: 60 To 69 | Craig Pendrys (Carlsbad, New Mexico) |
| Skill: 4.0 Age: 8 To 34 | Chris Popke (Lake Forest, California) |
| Skill: 4.5 Age: 35 To 49 | Greg Vasquez (Prosper, Texas) |
| Skill: 4.5 Age: 50 And Above | Simon Corney (New York, New York) |
| Skill: 4.5 Age: 8 To 34 | Marko Lovrinovic (Greenwood, Mississippi) |
| Skill: 5.0 Age: 35 To 49 | Khoa Duong (Grand Rapids, Michigan) |
| Skill: 5.0 Age: 50 And Above | Mark Hemelt (Havre de Grace, Maryland) |
| Skill: 5.0 Age: 8 To 34 | Ryan Berg (Anchorage, Alaska) |
WOMENS SINGLES
| Skill: 3.0 Age: 35 To 49 | Caitlin McGuire (Nashville, Tennessee) |
| Skill: 3.0 Age: 50 To 59 | Jill Ko (Aurora, Illinois) |
| Skill: 3.0 Age: 60 And Above | Donna Woodruff (Santa Rosa Beach, Florida) |
| Skill: 3.0 Age: 8 To 34 | Karen Wentz (Noblesville, Indiana) |
| Skill: 3.5 Age: 08 To 49 | Lucy Baker (Norwalk, Connecticut) |
| Skill: 3.5 Age: 50 To 59 | Jennifer Walsh (Port Washington, New York) |
| Skill: 3.5 Age: 60 To 69 | Ruth Anne Phillips (Mammoth Spring, Arkansas) |
| Skill: 4.0 And Above Age: 50 And Above | Alice Ramirez (Arlington, Texas) |
| Skill: 4.0 Age: 35 To 49 | Yuki Goto (El paso, Texas) |
| Skill: 4.0 Age: 8 To 34 | Nursharneem Shamsuddin (North Carolina) |
| Skill: 4.5 Age: 35 To 49 | Elaine Li (Prosper, Texas) |
| Skill: 5.0 Age: 08 To 49 | Lorena Duknic (Nashville, Tennessee) |