Fall Events, New Private Facility, Open Play at Serve
- pickleballep
- 23 hours ago
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Updated: 2 hours ago
Announcements
Congratulations to Jose Luis Herrera (or "J-Lu" as he is known at Serve) and Ivan Molina for winning the money division of the July 4th tournament at Rio Grande Valley Ranch. Sixteen teams competed in an intermediate and an open division.
Galatzan: There will be limited court availability tomorrow morning, Wednesday, July 30, due to a beginner's clinic. The gym has has new between-court barriers; thank you Carlos Rodriguez! On another note, Patty Morrow is working with Carlos on getting tinting on the windows at Grandview.
Serve, at 1633 Cimarron Emporium, is offering open play Monday - Friday, from 8AM to 11AM for $7.50, for the entire 3 hour block. The facility boasts four outdoor and five indoor courts. Traffic is sometimes light on weekday mornings so you may want to take your own group. Their regular rental rate is $50 - $55 per hour so this is a good opportunity.
Also at Serve - your Pickleball El Paso Board is working on a member appreciation event at that location. Watch for details.
The Ascarate courts will be closed on Sunday, August 3, as is done every year for the ceremonies to be held at the Walmart memorial, just across the street from the pickleball courts.
Also, there are some issues with the resurfacing at Ascarate. Players are reporting that the ball is skidding. We have notified the County and we will keep you posted.
New Private Facility
El Paso's newest private venue opened about one month ago at El Paso County Club. They did a really nice job on these five dedicated courts. The out-of-bounds is a regulation 10 feet, and the courts were built by the pool, well away from tennis and golf to accommodate the noise. Shade is available on each court and there is a small viewing grandstand.
It is a members only facility.
When Pickleball El Paso formed in 2021 and started advocating for facilities, there were only two places to play on the westside: Galatzan and the YMCA on Snow road. Who remembers that? Â In just the last two years, El Paso's west side grown to four private facilities, two gyms, and two parks with mutli-use lines.
EVENTS
As the weather cools, tournaments pop up. Here are a few in our area.
September in Carlsbad
Two Las Cruces Events - October
Benefit Concert and Tournament
October 10th – Community Benefit Concert at Blue Moon Bar & Grill
Players will receive FREE entry to the concert!
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October 11th & 12th – Pickleball Tournament at East Mesa Sports Complex (4502 Sonoma Springs Ave.)
Proceeds provide aid for wildfire and flood victims in southern New Mexico.
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SOMO
This year the SOMO is a NON-sanctioned event (you do not have to be a member of USA Pickleball), to be held at the same location as last year - Centennial High School in Las Cruces. Registration is $60.
Play happy,
Jamie Fisher
President, Pickleball El Paso Association