This year ’ s debutant , Pro Split Age , was to follow . The darling of the show brought pros and senior pros together for the first time since we had to explain how to find a court assignment on a smartphone . The showcase of wisdom and youth saw Dayne Gingrich and Ben Johns join forces to win the Men ’ s division over Dekel Bar and the living legend Mills Miller .
The Women ’ s Pro Split Age final featured Irina Tereschenko and Cammy MacGregor taking gold over Jennifer Dawson and Leigh Waters . Finally , in the Mixed Pro Split Age match , amidst several rain delays forcing a format change , it was Catherine Parenteau and Steve Kennedy who proved victorious over the threesome of Joey Farias , Eva Welsher and Joey ’ s mustache .
The main events soon followed and didn ’ t disappoint . In the semifinals , Dekel Bar and Adam Stone afforded themselves brilliantly to defeat final favorites Riley Newman and Tyson McGuffin , while brothers Ben and Collin Johns took down the powerhouse team of Patrick Smith and Jay Devilliers . In the final , Stone and Bar looked like they could pull off the upset but fell short at the end of game 1 — leaving the door open for a
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Former triple-crown winner Jennifer Dawson won gold over Cammy MacGregor in three games .
PHOTO BY STEVE TAYLOR
David Spearman took the crown over Mark
Palus in the Men ’ s Senior Pro Singles .
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