Wimbley event brings the winners

The third annual Wimbley in the Valley took place in Pauls Valley this past weekend.

In honor of its sister tennis tournament, Wimbledon, which is hosted by the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London, Pauls Valley Tennis and Racquet Association and the All Valley Lawn Tennis Club hosted the local touch-tennis tournament on the grass at Wacker Park Saturday, July 11.

There were 63 total entries among several brackets of play including women’s/men’s singles, doubles and mixed doubles. Players came from Kentucky, Iowa, Texas, Owasso, Atoka, Chickasha, Norman and several other local communities.

Wimbley featured a sanctioned division in which players competed for prize money and World Ranking Points. Neal Molitor from Iowa and Meaghan Ocanas from Rowlett, Texas, were the top ranked male and female players present, and both had great success at Wimbley.

Gentlemen’s Singles

1st Neal Molitor (Iowa)

2nd Jacob Medina (PV)

3rd Isaac Green (PV)

4th Grant Hammons (Kentucky)

Ladies’ Singles

1st Meaghan Ocanas (Texas)

2nd Holley Sanders (PV)

3rd Anna Hamilton (Owasso)

4th Lesley Rennie (PV)

Senior Gentlemen’s Singles

1st Joe Daniel (Durant)

2nd Bill Delaplain (PV)

3rd Joey Freeland (PV)

4th Tim Rasnic (Norman)

Gentlemen’s Doubles

1st Grant Hammons (Kentucky)/Neal Molitor (Iowa)

2nd Isaac Green/Jacob Medina (PV)

3rd Cooper Maness/Nate Pool (PV)

4th Tim Rasnic (Norman)/Matt Hamilton (PV)

Ladies’ Doubles

1st Kristy Elkins (PV)/Meaghan Ocanas (Texas)

2nd Laney English (Paoli)/Anna Hamilton (Owasso)

3rd Lesley Rennie/Holley Sanders (PV)

Recreational Doubles

1st Zach Beddow (PV)/Preston Harbuck (Atoka)

2nd Bill Delaplain (PV)/Joe Daniel (Durant)

3rd Joey Freeland/Laura Mantooth (PV)

Mixed Doubles

1st Morgan Ely (PV)/Meaghan Ocanas (Texas)

2nd Neal Molitor (Iowa)/Holley Sanders (PV)

3rd Kristy Elkins/Isaac Green (PV)

4th Amy English (Paoli)/Grant Hammons (Kentucky)