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In the Men ’ s Senior Pro Doubles event , Scott Moore and Rick Witsken defeated
Mircea Morariu and Dan Granot .
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decisive game 2 by the eventual 2021 Men ’ s Pro Doubles Champions , Ben and Collin Johns . In the Senior Pro Men ’ s event , future Hall of Famer Scott Moore teamed up with Rick Witsken to defeat Mircea Morariu and Dan Granot , taking the honors in two games .
Nothing lasts forever . One day the benchmark that Simone Jardim has set for the better part of a decade was bound to be met . The 2021 US Open Women ’ s Doubles Pro final saw two young ladies meet that mark . Catherine Parenteau and Callie Smith are not new to the game — nor each other — and whether they caught lightning in a bottle on that day , or if it is indeed the changing of the guard , this pundit doesn ’ t want to wager . It was women ’ s pickleball at its glorious best . Patient and calculated , yet fast and furious , Lucy Kovalova and Simone Jardim — undeniably the favorites — were solid , but the raw energy of the underdogs kept them at bay to win the match and title in two games . Parenteau and Smith , the 2021 US Open Champs .
In the Senior Mixed Pro final , former US Open gold medalist Bonnie Williams graced the courts again and almost pulled off an upset win with her partner
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Dayne Gingrich and Ben Johns join forces to win the Men ’ s Pro Split Age division over Dekel Bar and Mills Miller .
PHOTO BY STEVE TAYLOR
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